Holidays

I have many, many versions of I know an Old Lady… it’s become almost an obsession to find new versions!  I could (and probably will) do a whole blog just on those.

You can find all the items she “swallows” here:

http://lilcountrykindergarten.blogspot.ca/2011/11/i-know-old-lady-who-swallowed-pie.html

I just printed the “spinner” page and they were the perfect size to go with my full size Old Lady head that I got from:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/-odpfs3AmsVo/TsHIlJ93E6I/AAAAAAAAAOs/eQ8lbkg-6cQ/s1600-h/grandma_head_colored%25255B9%25255D.jpg

I put Velcro in the lady’s mouth and on a line below, switching out the objects for each special occasion! For spring she has a lovely hat to cover her bun!

These activities really meet a lot of the goals I have for clients: to expand vocabulary, sequencing and following directions.

I KNOW AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A PIE

C

I know an old lady who swallowed a pie,

G
A Thanksgiving pie, which was really too dry,

C
Perhaps she’ll die

C

I know an old lady who swallowed some cider,

G
that rumbled and mumbled and grumbled inside her,

C
She swallowed the cider to moisten the pie,

G
The Thanksgiving pie, which was really too dry

C
Perhaps she’ll die

I know an old lady who swallowed a roll
Just swallowed it whole – the entire roll!
She swallowed the roll to go with the cider
that rumbled and mumbled and grumbled inside her,
She swallowed the cider to moisten the pie,
The Thanksgiving pie, which was really too dry
Perhaps she’ll die

I know an old lady who swallowed a squash
Oh my gosh, a fat yellow squash
she swallowed the squash to go with the roll
She swallowed the roll to go with the cider
that rumbled and mumbled and grumbled inside her,
She swallowed the cider to moisten the pie,
The Thanksgiving pie, which was really too dry
Perhaps she’ll die

I know an old lady who swallowed a salad
She was looking quite pallid from eating that salad!
She swallowed the salad to go with the squash
she swallowed the squash to go with the roll
She swallowed the roll to go with the cider
that rumbled and mumbled and grumbled inside her,
She swallowed the cider to moisten the pie,
The Thanksgiving pie, which was really too dry
Perhaps she’ll die

I know an old lady who swallowed a turkey
her future looked murky after that turkey!
she swallowed the turkey to go with the salad
She swallowed the salad to go with the squash
she swallowed the squash to go with the roll
She swallowed the roll to go with the cider
that rumbled and mumbled and grumbled inside her,
She swallowed the cider to moisten the pie,
The Thanksgiving pie, which was really too dry
Perhaps she’ll die

I know an old lady who swallowed a pot
I kid you not – she swallowed a pot
she swallowed the pot to go with the turkey
she swallowed the turkey to go with the salad
She swallowed the salad to go with the squash
she swallowed the squash to go with the roll
She swallowed the roll to go with the cider
that rumbled and mumbled and grumbled inside her,
She swallowed the cider to moisten the pie,
The Thanksgiving pie, which was really too dry
Perhaps she’ll die

I know an old lady who swallowed a cake
for goodness sake, a ten-layer cake
she swallowed the cake to go with the pot
she swallowed the pot to go with the turkey
she swallowed the turkey to go with the salad
She swallowed the salad to go with the squash
she swallowed the squash to go with the roll
She swallowed the roll to go with the cider
that rumbled and mumbled and grumbled inside her,
She swallowed the cider to moisten the pie,
The Thanksgiving pie, which was really too dry
Perhaps she’ll die!

I know an old lady who swallowed some bread…
I’m full she said.”

This is my version of Five Fat Turkeys which I adapted slightly to be a counting song from 5 -1.  Warning:  this song WILL get stuck in your head!

C            G              C

Five fat turkeys are we.

C                      G            C
We spent all night in a tree.

C                                    G                        C                  G
When the cook came around, only one could be found

C                   G               C
And that’s why we’re here you see!

Four fat turkeys are we… etc

Three fat turkeys are we….

Two fat turkeys are we….

One fat turkey, that’s me!

I hid all night in a tree

When the cook came around, I couldn’t be found

And that’s why you won’t eat me!

Music from:

http://www.gmajormusictheory.org/Freebies/Holidays/Thanksgiving.html

I also teach the melody by rote to some of my piano students.

You can find a cute visual book to accompany the song (Free via Google Docs) from:

http://firstgradealacarte.blogspot.ca/2011/11/5-fat-turkeys.html

Well, it’s finally here!  My favourite month.  Thanksgiving (for us Canadians at least), my birthday (!) and then Halloween.  I have about two hours worth of Halloween songs that I love to do with my clients, but this year I needed to beef up my Thanksgiving songs!  It took me a while to search all of these up so I hope that these posts will save you some time.  I decided it would be easier to split each song up into one post so be sure to check out all posts under Holidays – Thanksgiving!

If You’re Thankful and You Know It (to the tune of Happy and You Know It)

C                                          G
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.

C
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.

F                                C
If you’re thankful and you know it, then your face will surely show it.

G                                C
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.

This song is pretty self-explanatory… you can do stomp your feet, shout hooray, say thank you, and/or eat some turkey (gobble gobble).  I also ask each client one item that they are thankful for and insert it.  I said I was thankful for the music so we sang “If you are thankful for the music clap your hands!”.  TWO of my clients in one session both said they were thankful for me. Ah shucks!!