Sing to Learn with Dr. Jean

Gumball
(Tune: "Good Night, Ladies")


I put a penny in the gum slot.
I watched the gum roll down.
I get the gum and you get the wrapper,
Cause I put the penny in the gum slot.

Sing substituting the initial consonant sound of each word with "B," "N," "P," "G," "L," and "F."

Sing and Sign
(Tune: "Where Is Thumbkin?")

Where is A? (Hands behind back.)          
         Where is A?
Here I am. (Make sign for "a.")
         Here I am.
What do you say, A?

           What do you say, A?
/a/, /a/, /a/.
        /a/, /a/, /a/.
Continue using other letters and making the manual signs.

Tooty Ta
(Use initial consonant substitution in this favorite echo chant.)

_ooty _a, a _ooty _a, a _ooty _a _a.

Thumbs up. . .
Elbows back. . .
Feet apart. . .
Knees together. . .
Bottoms up. . .
Tongue out. . .
Eyes shut. . .
Turn around. . .

Macarena Math
(Tune: "Ten Little Indians")


It's Macarena Math time. Everybody dance!
One , two, three, four,
Five, six, seven, eight,
Nine, ten, eleven, twelve,
We can count by ones.
By twos. . . By fives. . . By tens. . .

The Numeral Song
(Tune: "Skip to My Lou")


Come right down and that is all.
Come right down and that is all.
Come right down and that is all
To make the numeral one.

2 - Curve around and slide to the right. . .
3 - Curve in and around again. . .
4 - Down, over, down some more. . .
5 - Down, around, put on a hat. . .
6 - Curve in and around again. . .
7 - Slide to the right and slant it down. . .
8 - Make an "s" then close the gate. . .
9 - Circle around then come right down. . .
10 - Come right down, then make a zero. . .


We can sing the "Numeral Song". . .
And make numerals all day long!

 

 

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