Songs From Yesteryear

My mom found this great piano song book in her box of old teaching things. It was published in 1951...made especially for Kindergarten teachers.  

I love looking at the pictures! (I secretly wish I was a Kindergarten teacher in 1951)

When I got my piano this summer for my classroom (remember how excited I was?!) I searched and searched for "Kindergarten" piano music and kept coming to dead ends. It's just no where to be found.  The majority of Kindergarten teachers no longer have pianos in their classrooms like they used to long ago.  

My students love when I play for them. 

"Are you going to play that on the piano today?"

I found a cute little number to play from the old song book and made it our clean up song.  

It's been so great being able to share my love of music with my students.  

Stop by sometime and we'll sing you some songs!

Must Be Friday

Today was your typical Friday in elementary school...times NINE MILLION!

Every few minutes someone broke out into song..."Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells!..."

"Mrs. Wolfe, I LOVE Santa Clause!"

The good news is I got my testing all done a week early! Now next week can return back to normal.

I told my students my good news this morning.

Student 1: "What's normal mean?"

Student 2: "It means the same 'ole same 'ole"

Student 3: "Mrs. Wolfe, my dad's not around anymore 'cause he's lazy"

{?} 

This afternoon I was adventurous and got out the white glue...which any teacher knows is risky business. We were working on gluing our reindeer patterns. 

We talked about how "a little dot is a lot!"

I showed them.

I said it a few hundred more times.

Then I watched as one student used every ounce of strength to squeeze the glue in a continuous flow    

all     over     the     table.

lovely 

Just then a student was called to the office to go home.  As I walked him to the door he turned and said, "Bye Mrs. Wolfe! I'll miss you!"

No amount of glue on the tables or singing at an annoying pitch can make me forget why I do what I do :)

happy friday 

Don't Bother me Tuesdays at 7

I'm obsessed people!

I can't get enough of Glee (if you don't watch it I can't be your friend...juuussst kidding, but seriously you really should).

My entire life I have secretly wanted to be a great music sensation.  I can hold a tune, but it's geared more towards a five year old audience.  I stand up everyday and sing in front of a crowd, you know, the typical Kindergarten song..."Five little ducks went out one day, over the hill and far away..." And my attentive audience is usually picking their nose or putting their shoe lace in their mouth or doing both at the same time. Glee is so much cooler than that.  

Tonight as I was watching my show, Martin turned to me and said, "Wow, your favorite show singing your favorite music" (it was their Christmas episode)

I know right?!!

And tomorrow morning I'll pop in my Glee CD and sing at the top of my lungs on my way to school...that is until I'm totally embarrassed because the person in the car next to me is judging me :)

It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas!

I added a little holiday cheer to my classroom this week!

Today I pulled out the Christmas tree along with a few eight-legged friends...they were not saved by my holiday cheer.

I love this time of year! 
I love being inside watching my favorite Christmas movies...
White Christmas, Meet Me In St. Louis, and Miracle on 34th Street. 
I love snuggling with my little family in piles and piles of blankets. 
I love the smell of my Mistletoe candle.
I love the glow of our tiny Christmas tree.


We were driving home from my sisters house last week and apparently these fine folk love Christmas too...

Nothing says Christmas like eight bajillion twinkly lights

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