and i KNOW some of them will be crying *cough*maggie*cough*hehehe.
but this year i actually kno ppl really well and it will be sad to see them go. graduation this year will be really embarrassing and sad because i will prolly cry. then ur left saying "seems liek only yesterday" then its time for band banquest and graduation and summer school and vacations and HOT WEATHER and del mar fair and the beach/pool. so firstly.SCHOOLS OUT IN 5 WEEKS AND COUNTING!!! woah!! and we all kno how fast 5 weeks can slip by. gosh! so much to catch up on.well not really as nothing ever really exciting happens in my life. last entry i was complaining my ass off abotu spring break sucking and now i WISH i had that much time on ym hands again. (Some of my classes had a tendency of speeding it up.Dammit! i was gonna try to go a month without writing in this thing but noo.i went ahead too been so long. You can make it more challenging by adding more movements and lowering the count to one or two counts.This activity is also good for keeping the beat. You could easily turn this activity into a game by eliminating those who make a mistake. I've been doing this activity with my fourth graders, and they really enjoy it. Life is but a dream = make circles around your head with both hands for four counts (like making the motion "you're crazy") Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily = snap for four counts Gently down the stream = clap for four counts Row, row, row your boat = pat for four counts I would like to get it up to four movements and begin to use the round "Row, Row, Row Your Boat." Here's how it would work:The leader would do two movements, and then sing the first two lines before the next person begins. Once my students got the hang of this activity, we changed the counts to four and added another movement.
If someone messes up, the class will say, "Oh, Fiddle Sticks!" and everyone must find a new spot in the circle. I started this activity with just two movements (patting and clapping), and I told the students to notice how every other person was doing the same movement. Each movement is passed onto the next person until it gets back around to the teacher. As the student does the first movement, the teacher will start a new movement. The student to the teacher's right will then start the movement. The teacher (leader) will do a movement for eight counts. I came up with this activity that I call "Oh, Fiddle Sticks!" to help my students with a visual for teaching rounds.Goal: To pass the movements around the circle without making a mistake. Submitted by Tami Mangusso, Aurora, Colorado
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