Ginger Tim (and I hope he'll excuse me, for jumping in here) can probably tell you more about this...but I heard him advise teachers to have the kids write new lyrics for known tunes! I have gone on to do so and the kids LOVE it. You can give the kids examples of what to do by using the book "Take Me Out of the Bathtub." If you haven't found it yet...you are missing a treasure! The title song is to the tune of Take Me out to the Ballgame....one of my favorites is "Stinky, Stinky Diaper Change..." that goes to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. It is a real kid pleaser! Jennifer Maryland In a message dated 6/24/2007 7:58:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Tim I have a question about having my kids reread songs we have learned. I would teach them a song and then they would each get a copy for their poetry/song folder. During these repeated reading times as I would observe them it seemed that most of them were not reading the text, but simply singing. (They LOVED the singing!!) This happened in shared reading as well as in partner reading. How can I guarantee that they are reading the words each time? Especially when they "know" the words. Ginger ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
