Another accomplishment
Child, Parenting, Preschool, School-study, Videos June 16th, 2008This June has been great so far! Lots of excitement and lots of achievements for the kids.
Keatkeat finds it hard to remember which day comes after which. So I created a Song using “My Darling Clementine” tune.
In case you think I was smart, nah, its a habit. I just pick words from the air and throw in new lyrics to tunes that the kids are familiar with, most of the time, its for the fun of it, rather then for educational purposes.
But this time was meant to help my little 4-year-old remember the sequence of the days, which he became so good at it now, after it was made easy with this catchy new song. Now my 3-year-old can sing it too! LOL
Well, over the years of teaching in Child Care Centre, I realise that to make kids remember ‘Anything’, turn them into songs.
So the lyrics goes like this:
Monday
Tuesday
Wed-nes-day-
Thursday
Friday
Saturday.
After Saturday is Sunday
And then Monday comes again.
In case some of you may not know the tune, I’ve attached it below.
June 16th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Smart mommy! My kids was taught by the school with another song but I can’t remember what song was that :)
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June 16th, 2008 at 11:42 am
Very creative~! :D
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June 16th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
thanks for sharing! I use “You are my sunshine” to teach her to remember the days.
And you are right, to make the kids remember anything, turn them into song! hehe!
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June 16th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
interesting…
hahaa, i also enjoy using songs to put in my own lyrics!
but it always turn out ALL WRONG…
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June 16th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
What a great idea!!
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June 16th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
that is a really great idea. i have done similar with my kids, but making up stupid song lyrics instead about them lol
thanks for your nice comment on my new blog Game FreakZ too. appreciated x
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June 16th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Girl,you are brilliant!LOL!I’ve never thought of something just as cool as that! ;)
XOXO
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June 17th, 2008 at 12:11 am
wah lau ehhhh…such a creative mummy!
June 17th, 2008 at 1:21 am
VERY smart!
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June 17th, 2008 at 7:55 am
What a neat idea!
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June 17th, 2008 at 8:17 am
Funny, my big kids asked me to sing our days of the week song last night and it has been YEARS. To London Bridge:
Every week has seven days, seven days, seven days,
Every week has seven days, and here is what they are:
Sunday (hand shielding eyes from sun)
Monday
Tuesday (two fingers up)
Wednesday
Thursday
Fly-day (airplane arms)
SAT-ur-day (sit on imaginary chair)
Sunday
Monday…
SAT-UR-DAY!
Maybe you can’t get it without hearing me and I’m sorry…you’re out of luck on that one!
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June 17th, 2008 at 8:48 am
Hey very smart!!! Good job!!!
Yuvan likes to learn thru songs as well..
With rhymes,he has picked up a lot of words…
And he tries to sing the alphabet song..
He is more interested if i teach him that way as well…
One eg is I was teaching him apple,tree six months back and he never used to b interested..then in the playschool they taught him ” three apples on the tree..shake shake shake..” song.. He learned apple,tree.shake,three all in one shot ,the day they taught him the song!!!
I know it works wonders!! Will keep this song in my mind!!!
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June 17th, 2008 at 9:05 am
That’s a really neat idea! I’m going to have to try that with Aidan.
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