I am posting this is a series of posts. I hope I do it correctly.
Songs, games, and chants for the Library: Hit I
I. Materials that can be purchased:
One book I use all the time is I'm a Little Teapot
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0969866607/qid=1151602657/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2
/102-6456026-4632936?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
It's a thick collection of songs and finger plays arranged by subject
(Farms, Halloween etc) and also includes some book suggestions.
You can get it from Amazon for about $15. Judy Freemans's book is equally
wonderful.
Guusje Moore
Librarian
Housman Elementary School
Spring Branch ISD
Houston, TX
guusje@mindspring.com
Blog= http://guusjem.blogspot.com/
>From: "Jean Koch" <jckoch@cox.net>
>To: "Jean Pacheco" <jpacheco44@HOTMAIL.COM>
>Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Songs, Chants, Games
>Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 14:19:15 -0400
>
>Judy Freeman has some cute songs re: library and skills. I have the info at
>home so I can't tell you the source. You might search her name on the
>archives and see what you can find.
>Good luck,
>Jean
I followed the suggestion that Jean Koch gave me and found the book
available at Amazon.com It is called Hi, Ho Librario and Amazon has both
new and used copies. It comes with a CD.
From: "Marie Ferner" <mhferner@gmail.com>
To: "Jean Pacheco" <jpacheco44@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Songs, Chants, Games
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:29:25 -0400
I also do a Hunt for Laura online trivia hunt with Laura Ingalls
Wilder and
fourth graders... when they read her books in the classroom...
I've attached the lesson and the hunt with answers....
Marie Ferner
State Road Elementary
Webster, NY
http://www.websterschools.org/classrooms/state_library/library.html
mhferner@gmail.com
I am sending these two attachments that Marie sent to me:
HuntforLauraIngallsWilderLessonPlan.doc >>
LauraIngallsWilderScavengerHunt.doc >>
>Jean, for Jeopardy, I have created a Folklore game, and one that uses a set
>of world almanacs. You can search in Google for Jeopardy template and find
>directions. You can set up the game, usually in Powerpoint, and put in
>questions for whatever you need.
> FTC publishing http://www.ftcpublishing.com/mcart/index.cgi?code=3&cat=9
>has templates for several types of games you can buy. I went to one of
>their
>workshops at a conference and have one that I use. You can also create your
>own using powerpoint, but of course why spend time when there are templates
>available for you online.l...
> For the almanacs, I teach them how to use the index and then we play the
>game with 4th and 5th graders.
>~Marie
>
>________________________
>Marie Ferner
>State Road Elementary
>Webster, NY
>http://www.websterschools.org/classrooms/state_library/library.html
>mhferner@gmail.com
II.
Jean: Good luck. Glad you got so many nice ideas. I am an LMS in two
schools: Grades 1 & 2 in one school and PreK-K in the other. This past year
I began every lesson with "The Library Song." All 4 grades loved it and
welcomed the same introduction to each class, sort of like the theme song
for their favorite television program. I can play guitar a little bit, so I
accompanied the song on the guitar which helped to keep them focused and
engaged. Believe it or not, I didn't get sick of it either, amazing since I
taught 35 classes a week. (Don't ask, but this coming year I will split my
time between the schools, by doing one week at each, and will have 22 and 17
classes a week). The song came from one of those teacher magazines, maybe
Mailbox, and it called for the tune to "Pussycat, Pussycat." I didn't care
for that, and also decided to shorten it. So here is my version, sung to
the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" ---
Library, library, what's on the shelf?
All kinds of books I can read by myself.
Library, library, what do I see?
Lots of good books I can check out for free.
Library, library, you're what I need.
A place I can visit, to learn and to read.
I have a lot of songs in my little book that I've gathered over the years.
Many go along with a theme, like the Applesauce Song, sung to the tune of
Yankee Doodle:
Peel an apple, cut it up, put it in a pot,
When you cook it you will find,
It's applesauce you've got.
Many of these kinds of songs can be found in books for Storytimes. OR, on
the web at sites like:
http://www.geocities.com/mystorytime/themes.htm
Enjoy your summer. All the best-
Martha Taylor, LMS
Peekskill City School District
Peekskill, NY 10566
marliztay@msn.com
________________________________________________________________________
>From: "Mary Flanagan" <mcflanagan@adelphia.net>
>To: "Jean Pacheco" <jpacheco44@HOTMAIL.COM>
>Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Songs, Chants, Games
>Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:14:08 -0400
>
>Hi Jean-
>I work in a K-2 school and songs are lots of fun, good fillers, and a great
>teaching tool for me. In addition to Freeman's "Author song" (sung to the
>tune of "Farmer in the Dell") and her FICTION cheer, I use a song to help
>each class remember what day is Library day. It is like this:
>
>Sing to the tune of "Popeye the Sailor Man" and substitute any day of the
>week for Monday.
>
>Monday is library day (clap, clap),
>Monday is library day (clap, clap),
>We bring back our old books and check out some new books,
>'Cause Monday is Library day (clap, clap).
>
>Mary Flanagan, Librarian
>Chandler School
>93 Chandler Street
>Duxbury, MA 02332
>mcflanagan@adelphia.net
>781-934-7680
>From: "Martha Arrington" <marrington10@hotmail.com>
>To: jpacheco44@HOTMAIL.COM
>Subject: RE: Songs, Chants, Games
>Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 22:40:44 -0400
>
>Jean:
>Here are two that I use. (They are modifications of ones I found on LM_Net
>last year.)
>K-3:
>First my hands are by my side,
>Then behind my back they hide.
>Shake them high,
>Shake them low,
>Shake them fast,
>Then, shake them slow.
>Now my hands go clap-clap-clap
>Then I put them in my lap.
>Now they're quiet as can be
>Sh-h-h it's storytime you see.
>
>4-5th grade
>Where can you go to learn history?
>L-I-B-R-A-R-Y
>Where can you go to find poetry?
>L-I-B-R-A-R-Y
>Where can you go to find a great book to try?
>L-I-B-R-A-R-Y
>That's how you spell it, whatcha gonna tell it?
>It's been at Russell since '61.
>Let's give the library three quiet cheers--
>Hip-Hip-Hooray, Hip-Hip-Hooray, Hip- Hip- Hooray!
>
>Marty Arrington
>Russell Elementary
>Smyrna, GA
III. >From: "Judith Finucane" <jfinucan@griswold.k12.ct.us>
IV. >To: <jpacheco44@HOTMAIL.COM>
V. >Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Songs, Chants, Games
VI. >Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:17:58 -0400
VII. >
VIII. >There was a "shelf marker Hokey Pokey" on this list a couple of years
back. You might try the archives and see if it comes up. We had a intern who
used it w/the kindergarten kids to teach them how to use the shelf markers
when selecting books.
Judy Beahan, LMS
Griswold Elementary School
303 Slater Avenue
Griswold, CT 06351
jfinucan@griswold.k12.ct.us
Judy suggested the archives. I found it very easily at the archives by
typing in Shelf Marker Hokey Pokey.
LM Net Arhives: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/
1.”Shelf Marker Hokey Pokey: “ Number 897: posted on September 9, 2004
From: schulter <schulter@WTN.K12.SD.US>
Jean Pacheco, Elementary Media Librarian
Sparta Elementary
Sparta, Missouri 65753
jpacheco44@hotmail.com
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