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Windy Old Weather (Fish of the Sea) Folksong
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Our folk song this month is another Sea Shanty (Blow the Man Down was earlier this year!) There is something so catchy about this genre of folk music and if your family is similar to mine, these tunes become major ear worms!!! My kids sing them all.the.time! I found several recordings on YouTube that I liked but ended up purchasing a recording of Pete Seeger singing it on the album "Living in the Country." In the downloadable lesson plan you can print off a page of lyrics to sing along with the Pete Seeger version. In our Charlotte Mason co-op meeting the kids had a blast creating their own lyrics to a verse. This song really lends itself easily to composition. You can prompt the kids with "Up jumped a ____" and then finish the verse however you'd like! My son (age 7) has been having a blast making up verses at home! They don't always rhyme and that's ok! For me, I want him to cultivate those creative juices and have a joyous time singing!!! This is not a writing composition activity - simply an aural/oral way for kids to be creative! Here's my son's favorite verse that he made up...."Up jumped an eel with a big shock! He said 'Skipper, you better watch out or I'll shock you again!" The verses that our co-op kids came up with were so adorable and I wish I had written them down! We had dolphins, tuna, and mermaids represented in the song!
Download the PDF with lyric sheet hereClick here to read more about the history of this particular shanty!
And finally, enjoy this short video of a live performance of Pete Seeger singing the song!
Community dancing is such a wonderful activity for all ages! I have seen the question pop up in many homeschool groups about suggestions for resources to teach folk dances so I want to share some of my favorites from teaching music and dance to elementary students in public school and our homeschool groups! If you have the opportunity to find a group already in place to attend and learn dances and observe how they teach you will have a better understanding of how to approach this in a group setting! You may feel like at the beginning like you are herding a bunch of cats but that's ok!!! Practice and consistency will improve the process! Cited Material First, I want to just say how blessed I am that I have been fortunate to have training under the most talented folk dance and movement specialists. I feel like my education and experience has been in the "golden" age through first hand workshops by the following professionals. New England Dancing Mast
While planning and working on preparations for Year 1 Ambleside , I have found some amazing resources for study guides. Unfortunately, one of the resources is no longer free so I came up with my own document that you are welcome to download and use! CLICK HERE to download the coloring pages I also wanted to have a resource to see the color versions of the birds so I created a photo guide to each bird. CLICK HERE to download the photo companion. Here are some other helpful resources! Burgess Bird Study Guide Burgess Bird Images and more links
I am not a native Tennessean but always felt drawn to the state even when I was a kid growing up in Michigan. My grandma loved watching Hee Haw and the Grand Ole Opry and was a huge Minnie Pearl fan! My first trip to the state was in 1992 to East Tennessee and over several other trips I landed in the state for good at 17 years old in 1997 and moved to the Nashville area in 2002. I feel very blessed to have landed here after graduating college and I LOVE raising my kids in this part of the state. As part of our homeschool curriculum, I taught a Tennessee history class and enjoyed several years of studying the history on my own! There are several public domain resources that I combined into a free guide that you can download here . Within the guide you will find a schedule of lessons that can guide you through learning about the history of our state. Charlotte Mason lessons approach learning as a method, not a system so I am not detailing lesson plans of objectives, tests,
Our folk song this month is another Sea Shanty (Blow the Man Down was earlier this year!) There is something so catchy about this genre of folk music and if your family is similar to mine, these tunes become major ear worms!!! My kids sing them all.the.time! I found several recordings on YouTube that I liked but ended up purchasing a recording of Pete Seeger singing it on the album "Living in the Country." In the downloadable lesson plan you can print off a page of lyrics to sing along with the Pete Seeger version. In our Charlotte Mason co-op meeting the kids had a blast creating their own lyrics to a verse. This song really lends itself easily to composition. You can prompt the kids with "Up jumped a ____" and then finish the verse however you'd like! My son (age 7) has been having a blast making up verses at home! They don't always rhyme and that's ok! For me, I want him to cultivate those creative juices and have a joyous time singing!!! This is not a writing composition activity - simply an aural/oral way for kids to be creative! Here's my son's favorite verse that he made up...."Up jumped an eel with a big shock! He said 'Skipper, you better watch out or I'll shock you again!" The verses that our co-op kids came up with were so adorable and I wish I had written them down! We had dolphins, tuna, and mermaids represented in the song!
Download the PDF with lyric sheet here
Click here to read more about the history of this particular shanty!
And finally, enjoy this short video of a live performance of Pete Seeger singing the song!
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