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Saturday, May 7, 2016

Singalong–You and Me and Family (includes Sensory-Friendly Version Notes)

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Celebrate Mother’s & Father’s Day, sisters & brothers and all kinds of families in song.  Sensory-friendly program is limited to 10 children
and takes place in a quieter, slower-paced environment.

Sensory-friendly room set-up – large cozy puppets and squeeze toys scattered around the room. ABC squares so kids can define where they want to sit.

(Opening music) Fred Penner’s “Happy Feet”

Sensory Friendly – start program by with holding a mirror up to each child so they can see themselves as we sing “Hello to name…so glad to see you.”

You’ll Sing a Song (action song: You’ll sing a song and I’ll sing a song and we’ll sing a song together. You’ll sing a song and I’ll sing a song in warm or wintry weather….clap hands, stomp feet, turn around, wiggle knees…sit down)

MOMMY & DADDY (flannel:  “BINGO” variations)  -- lyrics to this and others below.

Parents are People (flannel) Song by Carol Hall from album "Free to Be You and Me."


Oh, By the Way (puppets & props) Song from Joe Scruggs “ Deep in the Jungle”

 

Heads, Shoulders, Knees & Toes (action)

Helping by Shel Silverstein (flannel) Song from “Free to Be You and Me”

Magic Penny Song by Malvina Reynolds from her album “Ear to the Ground”

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We’ve Got the Whole World in our Hands (puppets) Song from “Sing Along with Bob” – sat in a circle and passed around puppets.

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Family Tree (sign language) Played song by Tom Chapin & John Forster, on album “Family Tree” track #8 – signs on their video “This Pretty Planet,” here: www.tomchapin.com/docs/lft.htmland and handout:  www.tomchapin.com/docs/ftsigns.html .  We did the signs (“dancing with our hands”) on the choruses & did a kind of square dance swing on the verses.

Free to Be You and Me (scarf dancing to track #1  of "Free to Be You and Me." )

What a Wonderful World singable book by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele, illustrated by Ashley Bryan

S*I*N*G (song by Joe Raposo available on many Sesame Street albums) – parents & kids together standing in a circle, started singing quietly, everyone moved in & out on the “la las”, second time through sang together and louder.

Hand stamping to Louis Armstrong singing
“What a Wonderful World” (many albums)
Recommended album:  “A Child’s Celebration of Family”

Lyrics handout – editable copy available on request.

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5.16 BWL

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