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↑ imasinger ↓

Sun, Dec 04 2011, 9:36 am

I'll let someone else offer craft advice.

We're focusing on Chanukah right now, but if I were to do a parsha song, I'd do this to the tune of "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt" (otherwise known as Uncle Moishe's "Uptown, Downtown, all around the town")

Yaakov's name was changed to Yisrael
That's our name, too
Whenever we go out,
So proudly we can shout,
"We are B'nai Yisrael!"
Da da da da da da da...

(The schtick of the song is that you sing the words softer and softer as you repeat 3 or 4 times, but always sing loudly on the last 2 lines.)

amother ↓

Sun, Dec 04 2011, 11:40 am

imasinger: your songs are great!!!
The kids must have so much fun being with you.
Thanks for posting....I love your ideas.

↑ opinionatedbubby ↓

Tue, Dec 06 2011, 2:13 am

I love this topic . It is so helpful!

Imasinger- THANX!

In my grandchildren's class, they learn fire saftey in connection with Chanukah.
A song: ttto: Sevivon, Sov Sov Sov)

Aish is fire, Fire is hot
Don't go near a fire, please do not!
Aish is fire, fire is hot
Will I touch a fire? I WILL NOT!

↑ Hashem_Yaazor

Tue, Dec 06 2011, 10:15 am

Or in Hebrew....
Aish, aish, aish
Cham, cham, cham
Aish davar mesukan
Aish, aish, aish
Cham, cham, cham
Aish davar mesukan!

↑ abmom ↓

Sun, Dec 11 2011, 11:42 pm

What songs are you teaching for vayeshev? What projects are you making?

↑ opinionatedbubby ↓

Wed, Dec 14 2011, 12:10 am

Yosef's stripey coat, of course!
Give the kids a coat cut out - a T shaped thing, with a sort of V at the neckline. And give them two kinds of stripes ( colored paper cut into strips, preferably with the aid of a paper cutter), longer ones for the torso of the coat and shorter ones for the sleeves. The challenge is to glue the correct size strips to the appropriate part. And if they can challenge them to do it with a pattern.

And talk about jealousy, both being jealous and making others jealous of you.
But even as I do this every year, it makes me nervous to teach a negative trait using the shevatim, who were big tzaddikim. Any thoughts?

↑ abmom ↓

Wed, Dec 28 2011, 12:02 am

Anyone know of a song about Serach Bas Asher?
What else are you teaching this week?

↑ abmom ↓

Wed, Dec 28 2011, 9:43 am

Bump. Any song for Serach Bas Asher? What instument did she play for Yaakov?

↑ imasinger ↓

Wed, Dec 28 2011, 1:43 pm

This week, I was only teaching pre-k and k, so this activity may not work for younger kids. You have to know something about music to do it, too. We created our own tune and words, like Serach.

In answer to above post, Serach played the harp. I saw a cute project in one class where the kids colored a harp shape and then strung yarn through cut-out holes to make the strings.

I did an activity where we practiced stepping, skipping, and jumping. Then, I showed them what steps, skips and jumps sounded like on the keyboard. (a step is a whole or half tone up, skip is major or minor third, and jump is anything larger).

I made cards that said "up" and "down" (with arrows), and then cards that said "step", "skip", and "jump" (with appropriate pictures). I invited kids to pick either "up" or "down", and then "step", "skip", or "jump". I would get a combination like "step up" or "jump down", or whatever. Then, I played that combination on the piano, using my sense of melody and harmony to put it where it would be easy for them to sing. Whoever chose step, I actually played several steps -- 3 or 4 -- to make a better tune. By the time 4 or more kids had chosen, we had enough to make a simple melody. We then decided what the words should be -- something like "Zaidie, zaidie, Yosef is still alive." I put the keyboard on a harp setting and let the kids hear what a harp sounded like. Then, we sang our song with the harp.

I know this activity isn't for everyone -- I'm sorry!

↑ abmom ↓

Sun, Jan 01 2012, 10:46 pm

Thanks imasinger! Your ideas are great! I did the harp with strings last week. (Sorry I didn't have a chance to thank you right away and later I f'got.) Thanks again!

↑ abmom ↓

Sun, Jan 01 2012, 10:55 pm

Other than the brachos Yaakov gave Menashe & Efraim and that he crossed his hands, what else are you teaching 3 yr olds this week?
Any songs on this topic?
What about arts&crafts? Last year I used fasteners to cross the hands. But I'm out of fasteners now and probably won't be going out this week. Any other ideas?
TIA!

↑ abmom ↓

Sun, Jan 01 2012, 11:17 pm

Oh. And I would love to start teaching brachos this week. Any song for that?

↑ abmom ↓

Mon, Jan 02 2012, 11:07 am

Bump! looks like everyone was sleeping when I posted.
So I need a song about Yaakov blessing Menasha & Efraim. And another song for brachos.
TIA!

↑ Chayalle ↓

Mon, Jan 02 2012, 12:20 pm

Get the tape Baruch learns his Berachos. The opening song is very catchy

Please say a beracha
That's the Halacha
before you eat or drink
Follow the din
before you bite in
to your favorite treat

Please say a beracha
that's the halacha
before you start to chew
remember the blessing
before you start "essing"
Show that you are a grateful Jew!

Hamotzi and Shehakol, Hoadama and Haeitz
Are meant to thank Hashem for all the food that he creates
Delivered from the east and west and from the north and south,
Right into your mouth!

(TTO Am Yisrael Chai)

↑ Chayalle ↓

Mon, Jan 02 2012, 12:22 pm

For parasha, you can just teach them a nice Hamalach Hagoel. Or the song Yesimcha Elokim K'efrayim U'ch'menashe...Yivarechicha Hashem....I forget where it's from but it's a beautiful song.

↑ abmom ↓

Mon, Jan 02 2012, 12:34 pm

Thanks Chayalle! I actually have Baruch Learns His Brachos. I love this song! Donno why I didn't think of it. Thanks for the idea!

↑ abmom ↓

Mon, Jan 02 2012, 12:54 pm

Chayalle wrote:

For parasha, you can just teach them a nice Hamalach Hagoel. Or the song Yesimcha Elokim K'efrayim U'ch'menashe...Yivarechicha Hashem....I forget where it's from but it's a beautiful song.

I will do this if I don't have anything else. But I'd rather have an English song. Anyone?

↑ imasinger ↓

Mon, Jan 02 2012, 1:51 pm

For brachos, I like KidZemer's rendition of Elmo's Song -- The Brachos song:
Na na na na, na na na na, the brachos song...
What is the bracha for vegetables? Ha'adama! (etc.)

I just did hamalach hagoel, but will think of something simple in English for you later today, if you like. I'd like to come up with something about Ephraim and Menashe.

↑ abmom ↓

Mon, Jan 02 2012, 1:59 pm

For meee??? Wow! Thanks!

↑ imasinger ↓

Thu, Jan 05 2012, 8:33 pm

OK, sorry it took a while for me to come back to this thread...

To the tune of "am yisrael chai":

Ephraim and Menashe, Ephraim and Menashe
Yaakov crossed his hands;
Ephraim and Menashe, Ephraim and Menashe
They stayed good friends

So every Shabbos, we give our boys a bracha
To be just like them
Loving brothers, not jealous of each other
'Cause everything comes from Hashem.

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