Hey, cowboys and
cowgirls! I rounded up some great
ideas for you last week in Texas.
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Chilli Pepper Cheer (Teresa Palmer)
Open the jar. (Pretend
to open a jar.)
Pick out a pepper. (Pretend
to hold a pepper.)
Take a bite. (Take
a bite.)
I yi yi yi! (Hand
up and shake like it’s hot!)
Truck Driver Cheer (Teresa Palmer)
Boys do the truck driver
cheer with a deep voice as they say, “Good job, good buddy!”
Girls do the truck drive
cheer with a feminine voice and end with, “Honk! Honk!”
Super Star (Teresa Palmer)
Reach for the stars. (Reach
up in the air.)
Catch it! Grab it! (Pretend
to grab something.)
Stick it! (Pretend
to lick and stick to forehead.)
Super star! (Spread
hands out.)
I’m So Smart! (Janet Forney)
I am so smart. (Fingertips
touch back of head.)
And nobody can take it
away!
And no one can take it
away! (Shake
head no.)
Ba da da! (Shake
fists.)
Yeah! (Jazz
hands.)
Class Cheers (Amy Thomas)
Let children come up with
their own cheers and write them on a poster. For example:
Pete the Cat Cheer
My buttons, my buttons, my
4 groovy buttons…
Count backwards to one and
then say, “Great job done!”
Turn off the TV and Go
Outside!!! (Ginny Hurley)
Turn (Turn
in a circle and jump as you say “turn.”)
Off (Make
an “O” like the Hulk as you say “off.”)
T (Make
arms in a T as you say “T.”)
V (Arms
make a V overhead as you say “V.”)
And Go (Jump
forward with arms extended as you say “go.”)
Out (Big
overhead O as you say “out.”)
Side (Turn
sideways and say “side.”)
Stretch Break (Paige Benyacoub)
Stretch to the left! (Arms
stretch left.)
Stretch to the right! (Arms
stretch right.)
Stand up! (Stand.)
Sit down! (Sit.)
Fight! Fight! Fight! (Punch
in the air.)
Working Out the Vowels (Melanie Parras)
When working on the vowels
the long vowel says it’s name like a strong man with muscle arms and a loud
voice.
The short vowel sounds
soft like a little girl.
Long A
(Make
long a sound and flex muscles.)
Short A (Make
/a/ sound with a high girlie voice as you hold
hands
under your chin.)
Let’s Work Together
(Amy Murray)
Put student sin pairs and
have them create one product with both names to turn it in. This can be done with a craft, writing,
writing the alphabet, etc.
Listening Center (Tracie Williams)
Put Dr. Jean’s CDs at the
listening centers so the students can sing while working puzzles. “I love it because no one argues over
who is going to turn the pages or hold a book! The kids sound so precious singing!”
Attention Getter
Teacher says… Ice
cream soda pop.
Kids say… Cherry
on top!
*Use songs as a
reward. They get to earn pompoms
etc. and when the get ten they get to sing a favorite song.
Roll a Heart Word (Erin Lloyd & Angie Plunk)
How about calling high frequency words “heart words” because you have to know them by heart. Here is a great game called roll a heart. Take six words and make a grid as shown. Children roll a die and then write the word in that grid (starting at the bottom). They keep rolling and writing until time is called.
Line Up Song (Teacher Tipster – This teacher needs
to be on the Comedy channel!)
Here we go just a walkin’
down the hall
Thinkin’ shh shh shh shh
shh shh shh shh shh!
Here we go just a walkin’
down the hall
Thinkin’ shh shh shh shh
shh shh shh shh shh!
We look good. (Children
echo.)
We look fine. (Children
echo.)
We look good, we look
fine.
We can really make a line.
Here we go …
Potty, Flush, and Wash (Cindy and Tracy)
Tune: “London Bridge”
Potty, flush, and wash
your hands,
Wash your hands, wash your
hands.
Potty, flush and wash your
hands
Everytime!
Jappy Jirthday (Cyndi Washington)
When it’s the child’s
birthday sing the birthday song the correct way, and then sing it by
substituting the first letter of the birthday child’s name.
Jean’s birthday would be:
Jappy Jirthday Jo Jou.
Jappy Jirthday Jo Jou.
Jappy Jirthday Jear Jean.
Jappy Jirthday Jo Jou!
Bear Hunt (Donna Hester)
Get the entire school to
play along as you take your class on a bear hunt. Get your backpacks, flashlights, and snacks. Leave honey in the room and let someone
come in and mess up the room with honey and fake fur while you are gone. When you return ask, “What
happened?” Let the children make a
book about what they saw and heard.
*This has become a
tradition at our school and everyone plays along.