Great Beginner C.D.

I am a firm believer that children respond well to delightful, engaging music. A great c.d. to have in your collection is On the Good Ship Lollipop by The Persuasions. Songs like "On Top of Spaghetti" and "I'm So Glad (I've Got Skin)" are fun for children to sing and dance to when they need wiggle time or to listen to while playing games. I liked to start my mornings by playing track #3 "Good Morning to You" as a welcome song each day. It is a fun cheery song that sets a happy, welcome tone for the day.


The Persuasions: On The Good Ship Lollipop

I start the year by teaching that students need to be settled down and gathered in a circle by the end of the song each morning so we can have our morning meeting. The students became familiar with this song and enjoyed singing along. By using the same song every day for either the whole year or perhaps even a new gathering song each month, trimester, etc. children know the song well enough to know how much more wiggle time they had before they needed to be ready for the day in the circle. This also helped me have good starts to my day each day as I didn't have to start the day "nagging" students to settle down and join the circle.

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