[HANASHIR:9442] Re: Torah in song for 5-6 year olds

[Meris Ruzow <meris...>]

Raquel (and others):  Yes there are a lot of words in "Shnayim Shnayim" (Sam
Glaser's song about Noah); however, the kids only sing on the chorus for
that one.  They sing WITH the recording and I have to say it's one of their
favorite songs.  They love doing different things with music through the
year and that's one song that we like to sing along WITH instead of having
me play for them.    It happens to work well from K-3ish.   The kids HAVE
learned about sanitation (and cleaning up the ark).... etc.  As Carole so
eloquently put it in another email, if explained, acted out and truly
understood, kids are capable of more than we think!  Maybe because it's a
day school situation I have more time with them than a supplemental school
situation.  In any event, the chorus alone is a wonderful "get into the act"
part of the song and it's truly a hit in our school.   The older kids didn't
enjoy this one as much because they thought it was a tad "babyish."  But the
beauty of that cd is that there are songs for all age groups which makes the
entire production so worthwhile.    Happy listening everyone!
Meris Ruzow
meris (at) nycap(dot)rr(dot)com

-----Original Message-----
From: QuelliPG (at) aol(dot)com <QuelliPG (at) aol(dot)com>
To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Thursday, June 28, 2001 12:19 PM
Subject: [HANASHIR:9432] Re: Torah in song for 5-6 year olds


>Meris -  the songs on Kol Bamidbar ARE great ....for OLDER kids... too many
>words for K. (not to mention too many big, hard words "salvation",
>sanitation", etc.)
>The "regular" (not music) teachers play it in the classroom tho as
background
>music and of course some kids learn the songs subliminally. :)  Since I
teach
>older kids as well, I like to do new things every year so I save those.
the
>b'reishit song, by the way, I don't use because there are mistakes in it.
(it
>happens)
>
>and I think "rise and shine"  is on the Zim tape.  Our K does a whole unit
on
>Noach.  (day school)
>
>Raquel
>
>
>

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