Okay…so I had a flashback today…a first grade moment…as I like to call them. Before moving up to 5th grade I taught first grade for 11 years. I have many fond memories of teaching first grade and today while on recess duty I witnessed a class of first graders lining up. As they stood there–not so quietly, their teacher began singing a little lining-up diddy. Flashback trigger…while teaching first grade, I had songs for most everything.
So, for today’s post…yes, it really is a rambling…I thought I’d share one of my favorites tunes…and yes, I did make it up all by myself…
This was my lining up song (sung to the tune of “Down By the Station”)…
Down at ‘Washington‘. (insert your school name here)
Lining up to go to ‘lunch‘. (insert where you are going)
See all the children lined up in a row.
Can’t hear their voices,
Arms are hanging at their sides,
Facing the front…
Off we go!
The kids would sing with me through the line “Can’t hear their voices,” I would then sing the rest alone…pausing after each line to make sure all were doing what the song said.
Occasionally, I would have a leader sing the song all the way through instead of me.
Hope you enjoyed my flashback…
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