![]() I can’t get over how much I love folk dances, and if you’ve ever tried teaching them, you probably love it too.Īlabama Gal is one of the more popular and simple ones out there. This folk song is great for teaching dotted quarter notes and eighth notes as well as low ti for those who like teaching in sequences. ![]() If they pull too early, they’re still out. The rule, though, is that they have to pull it out only right before the beat occurs. They leave the circle, and the game begins again.Īdvanced version: I allow the person who is on the last beat to pull their hand out of the way to “stick” the person in front of them. On the number 5 at the end of the song, whoever’s hand is last clapped is out. It sounds a lot less complicated than I’m explaining it trust me! Their right-hand rests in their neighbors left hand.Īs they sing the song, one student starts the clap on the steady beat by reaching their right hand over to clap the right hand of the neighbor whose hand is resting on their left hand. This is a game first collected in Israel, and it’s an elimination game, which is always a favorite at this age group.įor this game, students sit in a circle, both palms up on their knees. This song also lends itself to some great rhythm activities. If your students are reluctant to take hands, consider using scarves or rhythm sticks to hold to make the circle bigger so they don’t have to touch each other. Kids love this song and game once they get it, but it takes a bit at first. At the end of the song, they all fall down. In the last verse, they jump to the right as the tempo of the song goes much faster. This continues with each person going under until we’ve formed a tight woven circle. Now, we repeat with number 2 on the second verse. Their arm rests on the shoulder of number 1. At the end of the first verse, where it says “…number 1 pops under,” the person number 1 puts their head under the arm of 2 and 4 in front of them. ![]() It makes a sort of tic-tac-toe pattern.ĭuring each verse of the song, the circle rocks back and forth to the beat. ![]() 1 and 3’s hands are on the bottom of 2 and 4’s hands. In the circle, partners 1 and 3 are across from one another, and 2 and 4 are across from each other.Īll partners take hands with their partners. Each student needs to be given a number, either 1, 2, 3, or 4. It does not store any personal data.To play this game, students need to be in a small circle of four people. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |