What's the Weather Like Today & I like the Sun

(to the tune of London bridge is falling down)
What's the weather like today?
...like today
...like today?
What's the weather like today?
It's ____(temperature) and ______(weather)
...cool and cloudy
...hot and sunny
...warm and rainy
...cold and snowy

(to the tune of the farmer in the Dell)

I like the sun!I like the sun!
I don't like the rain,
I like the sun!


--teach 1st in lesson unit one
--teach second song in conjunction with 1st during lesson unit 3. split class in half and sing in a round! it's fun!

Can You Join Us?

Sing this to the tune of Eener meener miner mo':

it's a good ol' camp-song; youtube it if you don't know the tune.

To the tune of Yankee Doodle Dandee:

Have the students bang on the tables or clap hands to the beat.

this way you can speed it up as you go.

They love to see how fast they can sing!

5.14 Past Tense song

To the tune of !La cucaracha!

*To make it more challenging, you can sequentially delete each pair as you sing until all you have are I ____, I ____, I _____, I ______.....and on and on.

I made it a game,--> if you forget the words, you must sit down. and like in a dance competition, I walk around the classroom and tap on your shoulder to sit down if I see your lips not moving!

I've had a horrible time trying to teach past tense to my 5th graders. The term beating a dead horse comes to mind. To them, it's a whole new language they have to learn all of a sudden. I have found the best way to teach irregular verbs is through song. here's my verse for the KEY past tense terms we use in lesson 14 for 5th grade. Feel free to make up your own verses!

*Special thanks to Senora Gomez @ Sehome High School, Bellingham, WA. for teaching me irregular spanish past-tense verbs using the same song!

5.6 SONG: I get up at seven

I love this song because of the handmotions! and because Way-oh in Korean means WHY WHY WHY? the students think this is hilarious

It's a repeat and answer song to the tune of the camp song, "Fred the Moose"

You can hear the tune on this youtube video of some kids singing that song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7HaVakpVFA

I get up at seven

I wash my face at seven-ten

(x2)

CHORUS:

singin way-oh way oh

way-oh way-ohway-ohway-ohway-oh

way-oh, way-oh

way-oh way-ohway-ohway-ohway-oh

I go to school at 8

I come home at 315

(x2)

CHORUS

I like to study English

I do my homework everyday

(x2)

CHORUS

Can you Help Me? for class gr4 lesson 3

to the tune of Frère Jacques (or Where is thumbkin?)

Can you help me?
Can you help me?

Sure I can
Sure I can

Thank you thankyou thankou
You're very welcome

Have a nice day
Have a nice day

if they get it down, then have them do it in a round

Where Oh Where is Namdaemun?

I don't know the name of this tune, but you've probably heard it. It's not to hard to figure out. I made this song to go with Lesson 5.5

Oh where oh where is Namdaemun?
Namdaemun?
Namdaemun?
Where oh where is Namdaemun?
Namdaemun, Please?
Turn LEFT
and Go STRAIGHT
Turn RIGHT
AT THE BANK
Where oh where is Namdaemun,

Namdemun, Please!

Namdaemun burned down in spring 2008 due to arson.
But it's still part of the GEPIK curriculum.
It's a little harder to find it these days.