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End of the School Year Ideas - 11 views

started by edie hardin-steiner on 15 May 12
  • edie hardin-steiner
    #1 edie hardin-steiner on 15 May 12
     
    I hope everyone is having a productive and exciting end of the school year. I was hoping that everyone may have a little time to post a couple fun end of the year interventions. Post away!!
  • edie hardin-steiner
    #2 edie hardin-steiner on 21 May 12
     
    I'm using Bruno Mar's THE LAZY SONG with my kiddos ages 10-16 and improvise lyrics for the chorus only.

    1. Distribute tambourines.
    2. Introduce the rhythm (or for lower groups have them keep the beat): tap shhh tap shhh
    3. Introduce the chorus, leaving out the last word for the kids to fill in: "Today I swear I'm not doing....."
    4.. Sing chorus with group (including the ooooooo, oooooo section).
    5. Give the group 30 seconds of think time to answer the following, "Today is your lazy day! I'm giving you 30 seconds of think time to think of 1 thing you don't want to do today and one thing you wish you were doing instead. Maybe you have to do the dishes after dinner and instead you wish you were at the beach?! Keep your ideas to yourself until I ask for what you don't want to do and what you wish you were doing instead--go!! (set timer 30 seconds)."
    6. Ask for 2 volunteers to indicate their lazy choice and their wish.
    7. Reintroduce the beat or rhythm.
    8. Improvise, "Today Kim doesn't want to wash the dishes. She wants to go to the beach instead. And Joe he clean his room, he'll be busy playing his Xbox! Because today these friends aren't doing anything. Nothing at all. Oooo! Ooooo!"
    9. "The beach and playing Xbox! I love it! What a great way to spend a lazy day! Let's give some shakes (on the tambourines) for Joe and Kim!"
    10. Continue until all members have had a turn.
    11. After final turn, sing the Bruno Mars chorus again.

    Enjoy!!

    http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/b/bruno_mars/the_lazy_song_crd_992284id_01102010date.htm?no_splash
  • Debra Gombert
    #3 Debra Gombert on 21 May 12
     
    ICE CREAM! Even though I can't eat ice cream, it is still fun to sing about!

    I'm using the song "Ice Cream" by Joanie Leeds from her "City Kids" album.
    http://joanieleeds.com/index.html
    http://joanieleeds.com/listen.php

    My intention is to make a video of me singing it today :)

    The song touches several possible goal areas, and so I'll be using it with different age groups.
    1. Counting - the ice cream cone has 11 scoops, and the way I sing it we count them three times.
    I'll be making a visual for the SMART board of a cone with 11 scoops.
    2. Singing - the words and melody are simple.
    3. Choices - the way Joanie wrote the song, she has 4 flavors and 4 toppings. Using PECS or other ways of making choices, I will ask the students what their favorite flavors of ice cream are, and sing using those choices.
    4. Melting. OK, I guess this is actually a verbal or physical imitation goal :) In the second chorus the ice cream melts, and it is great fun to all stand up, or raise our arms, or touch a switch to make the sound, or do what is physically /verbally appropriate and melt like the wicked witch does in the Wizard of Oz.

    OK, off to record myself!
    Best,
    Debbie Gombert
  • Debra Gombert
    #4 Debra Gombert on 21 May 12
     
    Here you have it - my version of ICE CREAM.
    Let me know if the youtube video doesn't work - I made it unlisted...
    http://youtu.be/dfEExq6gCFw

    Phoey. Here is Joanie Leeds herself. I didn't have to record myself!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQCMwaOAAs0

    You might want to check out some of her other music!
  • edie hardin-steiner
    #5 edie hardin-steiner on 21 May 12
     
    When you make the SMARTBOARD visual, would you mind posting the link?

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