Friday, November 30, 2012

White Sands and Grey Sands

White sands and grey sands. 
Who'll buy my white sands? 
Who'll buy my grey sands? 


(I wonder where this one came from? -m)

score with Orff instruments

tune with Orff accompaniment

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

You And Me, We're Gonna Be Partners


You and me we're going to be partners.
    You and me we're going to be pals.
You and me we are going to be partners,
     buddies, and pals.


Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Bye'n Bye


Bye'n bye, by'n bye.
Stars shining, number, number one,
number two, number three,
O Lord, bye'n bye, bye'n bye,
O Lord, bye'n bye.

Monday, November 26, 2012

Here We Go Round the Mountain

Sugar's on the floor!!

Here we go round the mountain, two by two. 
Here we go round the mountain, two by two. 
Here we go round the mountain, two by two. 
Rise up, sugar, rise!

Give us a little motion, two by two.
Give us a little motion, two by two.
Give us a little motion, two by two.
Rise up, sugar, rise!

That's a fine motion, two by two.
That's a fine motion, two by two.
That's a fine motion, two by two.
Rise up sugar, rise!.

Circle game.
Vs 1: Partners promenade around IT couple.
Vs 2: IT couple does a motion.
Vs 3: Everyone does the motion.
Vs. 1 again: Everyone promenades, IT couple slips into the circle behind another couple, and that couple becomes IT, goes to the center and decides what the next motion will be.

Tune: 3331335- 3331332- 3331335- 54321----





Source: Richard Spalding

Friday, November 16, 2012

Singing game for smart kids.


Ride, Sally Ride

(Circle game, standing, holding hands.  The circle moves to the right.
 IT jams in the center, uses hand to portray "shooting thru the atmosphere and home in a glide.")

Ride, Sally Ride!   Ride, Sally Ride!       535-- 535--
   Shooting thru the atmosphere, and home in a glide!  5353535--
(Stop, hold the circle taut.)

Ride, Sally Ride!   Ride, Sally Ride!        535-- 535--
   Shooting thru the atmosphere, and home in a glide!    
  (On the second "glide," IT glides toward someone in the circle, breaks thru their arms,  and the circle explodes outward.)

IT taps one of the two people whose arms IT went between, who becomes the new IT, who runs to the center shouting:
      "10 (pause), 9(pause), 8 (pause), 7 (pause), 6…"

The circle reforms around the new IT, continuing:
        "...5, 4, 3, 2, 1,  Liftoff! Give us a law!" 

The new IT shouts "Isaac Newton's first (or second or third) law!"
 The group chants the appropriate law, pumping hands :

(1) An object at rest wants to stay at rest.  (ta ta titi ta)
          An object in motion will stay in motion.     (ta ta titi ta)
or
(2) Force equals mass times acceleration.     (ta ta titi ta)
           Force equals mass times acceleration.      (ta ta titi ta)
or
(3) Action/reaction! action/reaction!     (ta ta ta ta)
          Equal and opposite, action/reaction.    (ta ta ta ta)
Then the circle moves to the right and the game starts again.


Tuesday, November 13, 2012

In the glowing embers


In the glowing embers, by the fireside.
  I can see the fairies in their spritely ride.
In the glowing embers, mingling with the flames,
  I can see the fairies in their spritely games.

Louise Robyn