Barefoot Books- LadyD: Children

No Peeking!

Taking a swing!


Waiting your turn!


Girl's turn!

Photo Edit

Elizabeth Dulemba provided this cute pinata illustration and I enjoyed adding a bit of color to it in PhotoShop. If you enjoy creativity projects, be sure and visit her fun blog

We celebrated my grandson's 6th birthday at the park with family and friends. Of course, the hitting at the pinata was the hit of the party! Have you ever made your very own pinata?

What Is A Pinata?

A piñata is a container often made of papier-mâché, pottery, or cloth; it is decorated, and filled with small toys or candy, or both, and then broken as part of a ceremony or celebration. Piñatas are commonly associated with Mexico. The idea of breaking a container filled with treats came to Europe in the 14th century, where the name, from the Italian pignatta, was introduced. Read more, wikipedia

Children's Birthday Party on YouTube

Pianata Song

I have heard folks sing this song while the children are swinging at the pinata!

Spanish:
Dale, dale, dale.
No pierdas el tino.
Porque si lo pierdes.
Pierdes el camino.
Ya le diste una.
Ya le diste dos.
Ya le diste tres.
Y tu tiempo se acabÃ³.

English:
Hit it, hit it, hit it.
Donâ€™t lose your aim.
Because if you lose it.
You lose the way.
You hit it once.
You hit it twice.
You hit it three times.
And your time is up.

Chords

(D)Dale, dale (A7)dale
No pierdas el (D)tino
Por que si lo (A7)pierdes,
Pierdes el (D)camino
Ya le diste(A7)uno
Ya le diste (D)dos
Ya le diste (A7)tres
Y tu tiempo se (D)acabo

Making A Pinata

How To Make A Pinata

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Kindergarten Music Class: Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow

Linking up with Blue Monday and Mandarin Orange Monday

I miss the days of being a kindergarten music teacher. The children and I had so much fun singing songs, using rhythm sticks and dancing along to some of our favorite tunes. Here's one that we like...

"Oats Peas Beans and Barley Grow" is a traditional British and American folk song. For more information on the history of the song, visit Wikipedia.

Yes, it's true that barley is a grain of the grass family. They even have a resource on Amazon: The Oats, Peas, Beans & Barley Cookbook I know these foods are discouraged in the Paleo Diet but nonetheless, I think it's a cute song. Are you familiar with the tune and have you sung a round or two?

Group of children dancing together in a playroom in a nursery school.

There's a teacher online that I highly recommend, Heidi. She shared some statistics about boosting memory power and I totally agree. It works effectively to have children hear music, sing along and use movement. Here's a quote from Heidisongs:

Have your students use as many senses as they possibly can while practicing the material.

10% of what we hear we retain

30% of what we hear and see we retain

40% of what we hear, see and say we retain

70-100% of what we hear, see, say and do we retain.

Example: Children on YouTube Video

Chord Chart

C
Oats, peas, beans, and barley grow,

F                      G7
Oats, peas, beans, and barley grow,

C
Can you or I or anyone know

G7                     C
How oats, peas, beans, and barley grow?

C
First the farmer sows his seed,

F                G7
Stands erect and takes his ease,

C
He stamps his foot and claps his hands,

G7              C
And turns around to view his lands.

Key of F

I play this song brightly and upbeat with a 6/8 time signature in the Key of F. I like to harmonize the melody with the right hand, so the single notes (3rd intervals) look like this:

AC AC AC CBb / FA FA FA /

GBb GBb GBb FA / EG EG EG EG /

FA GBb AF GBb / FA FA GBb AC FA /

EG GBb FA EG / F F F /

F                   C7   F
Oats, peas, beans, and barley grow,

C7                   F C
Oats, peas, beans, and barley grow,

F       C7 F C7 F C7 F
Can you or I or anyone know

G7    F      C7   F
How oats, peas, beans, and barley grow?

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