Agua de Limones
Game:
Students form a circle with a leader in the middle.
The circle joins hands and sings the song while walking in a steady beat. At the end of the song, the leader calls out a group formation (people wearing blue, groups of three, birthday month, etc.)
If there is a student without a group, they are out. The game continues until “el que quede solo, solo quedorá,” the last one who remains is the winner.
Acka Backa
Bow Wow Wow
Students stand in a circle, facing a partner.
M. 1 - stamp three times
M. 2 - shake finger at partner
M. 3 - take hands with partner and spin - each partner takes the other’s place.
M. 4 - stamp three times, turn around to face partner
Bluebird Bluebird
Students stand in a circle with hands connected above their heads to create “windows.” One student is the bluebird. They go in and out the windows, walking underneath students’ joined hands.
At “take a little partner,” the bluebird taps three other students on the shoulder. Those three chosen students fly behind the head bluebird in and out the windows. In the next round of the game, the head bluebird taps three more students on the shoulder. Continue until there are no students left in the circle.
Bell Horses
Song Analysis:
Tone Set: m s l
Scale: sol tritonic
Form: AB
Classroom Use:
Rhythm: ta ta-di ta ta-di; ta-di ta ta-di ta; ta rest
Melody: s m; s l s
Comparatives: loud/quiet; high / low
Game: Movement to text
Subject: Animals
Grade: Pre-school, Kindergarten, 1st
Duermete Mi Nina
Dona Arana
Miss spider went for a stroll,
She spun a thread and tried to climb up,
Along came the wind that caused her to dance,
Along came the rain storm that made her come down.
Tinker Tailor
Teddy Bear
Frog in the Mill Pond
Ickle Ockle
Students walk in open space singing the song. At the end of the song, each student joins hands with a partner. In the next round of the song, partners join with another group. Continue singing and combining groups until the class is in a circle.
Pajarito Tan Bonito
Song Analysis:
Tone Set: d m s
Scale: do tritonic
Form: AB
Classroom Use:
Rhythm: beat; ta-di ta-di ta-di ta-di; ta-di ta-di ta-di ta; 2/4 meter; ta rest
Melody: s m ; s m s
Comparatives: loud/quiet; fast / slow
Subject: Animals
Grade: Pre-school, Kindergarten, 1st
Naughty Kitty Cat
Johnny Works with One Hammer
I See the Moon
Quien es esa gente?
Zapatitos Blancos
Information on pedagogical use and song background is available in the repertoire section of The Planning Binder.
Students sit in a circle with both feet extended. One student sits in the middle.
As the class speaks the rhyme, the student in the middle passes the beat around the circle on the students’ shoes. At the end of the rhyme, the person on whom the last beat lands gives their age. The beat continues around the circle according to the age of the student (5 more shoes for 5 years old, 7 more shoes for 7 years old, etc.). The person on whom the final beat lands is out.