Start April with a smile and a song with this new video!
And, check out drjean.org for great ways to celebrate Poetry Month. You'll find ideas for a poetry club, how to reinforce standards through poetry, how to extend poems with art, and how to turn your students into poets.
When your give children a song and rhyme,
You give them a gift that will last for all time!
Rise and Shine
Rise and shine, (Bend down, then rise and put arms in air.)
And welcome to school today. (Clap to the beat.)
Rise and shine, (Bend down, then rise and put arms in air.)
And welcome to school today. (Clap.)
Rise and shine, (Bend down, then rise and put arms in air.)
And welcome to school today. (Clap.)
We’re so glad you’re here! (Shake hands.)
A little louder… (Sing loud.)
A little softer… (Sing soft.)
Whisper version… (Whisper words.)
A little softer… (Sing soft.)
Whisper version… (Whisper words.)
Hint! When you end songs with a whisper voice it will calm children and prepare them for the next activity.