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Thursday, March 5, 2015

LOVE, PEACE, KINDERGARTEN!

Some teachers at my seminar in Baltimore last week had these shirts.  This is what it said on the back:
I am a ...
shoe-tying,
tear-drying,
line-leading,
book-reading,
multi-tasking,
question-asking,
never-resting,
seat-arranging,
life-changing,
kindergarten teacher!!

Out of My Mouth (Dori Bailin)

To engage children and help them remember tell them:
OUT OF MY MOUTH, INTO MY EAR, UP TO MY BRAIN!

Rhyming Game (Dori Bailin)
Mama Llama Ding Dong (Chant and clap to a beat.)
Leader: Say Mama
Class: Mama
Leader: Say Llama
Class: Llama
Leader: Say Mama Llama
Class: Mama Llama
Leader: Say Fox
Class: Fox
Leader: Say Box
Class: Box
Leader: Say Fox Box
Class: Fox Box
*Continue with as many rhyming pairs as you choose. After playing the game the children can take turns presenting a rhyming pair.
For the final verse end with "Mama Llama Ding Dong."