There are many more activities from Camp K SD and
MN in our Downloads section including a book, Three Brave Hunters
(Marilyn Williams, Miller, SD).
You can download a pdf file with all of the activities
from Camp K South Dakota and Minnesota using the Downloads link or
click here.The
following examples should give you some idea of what you will find
in the downloads.
1. Thank You Song (Deanna Hofmeister & Tami
Zwaschka, Mankato, MN)
Sing and sign this song to the tune of “Happy Birthday” to thank a parent helper or others.
We say thank you to you.
We say thank you to you.
We say thank you for helping or whatever.
We say thank you to you.
Sign language:
“We”- make a “w” by chin and round out
“Say” – pointer fingers by mouth and shake back and forth
“Thank you” – touch chin with fingers and move out and down
“To” – tap pointer fingers
“You” – point to person
“Helping” – fist on palm and move hands upward
2. Blessing (Deanna Hofmeister & Tami Zwaschka, Mankato, MN)
Here’s a sweet blessing to the tune of “Twinkle Little Star.” (Although you can’t use this in a public school, you could use it in a church school or with your children at home.)
Thank you, thank you, Lord we pray
For this food we have today.
We love you so very much.
God bless every one of us.
Thank you, thank you, Lord we pray
For this food we have today.
3. Fire Cracker Cheer with a Grand Finale (Laura Schlossmacher, Roseville, MN)
Do the fire cracker cheer and then add a grand finale by popping hands and fingers open and closed in the air over your head.
4. State and City Song (Holly Koop, Grand Forks, ND – Traci Plante / Singer)
Children will easily remember their city and state when you sing them to “Yankee Doodle.”
Here I am in name of state
Living happily!
All my friends and relatives are
Nice as they can be!
City, I love you!
City, is my home!
State is my state
And for this we celebrate!
5. Attention Grabber (Kelley DiBella, East Greenbush, NY)
Teacher says, “Spaghetti.”
Children respond with “Meatballs.”
This means the teacher needs their attention and they stop and freeze.
*Change this for different months and seasons. For example:
hot/chocolate
trick or/treat
6. Line Up Chant (Kelley DiBella, East Greenbush, NY)
1, 2 Listen and do.
3, 4 Face the door.
5, 6 Fingers on lips.
7, 8 Stand up straight.
9, 10 Let the quiet walking begin.
7. Tattle Hot Line (Kelley DiBella, East Greenbush, NY)
Put an old phone in the classroom. When the children start to tattle send them to the phone and say, “Leave a message. I’ll check it later.”
8. Zip It, Hip It, Lip It! (Erin Mensing, East Greenbush, NY)
To get the children ready for the hallway or for directions say:
Zip it. (Pretend to zip lips.)
Hip it. (One hand on hip.)
Lip it. (One finger on lips.)
*Get a large foam finger (like they use at sports events) and write “Zip, Hip, Lip” on it to use as a visual cue.
There are many more activities from Camp K SD and
MN.
You can download a pdf file with all of the activities
from Camp K South Dakota and Minnesota using the Downloads link or
click here. |
