Music: 10 Little Bumblebees
Joy Manning
It’s Friday!!! That means I get to share one of my favorite things. This week I want to share with you one of my favorite circle time songs.
I think one of the reasons I like this song so much is because I love the props my staff helped me make. They’re so cute, and so easy to make!
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What you need: black gloves, yellow duct tape
We just took strips of tape and put them around the fingers to make little bumblebees. We also made cute little antennas, but if I were doing it again, I would just forego that part. Most of them were either ripped off or chewed off.
Why I love this song and the props, in no particular order 🙂
- We’re learning about numbers
- Putting on gloves is good fine motor work
- Getting tactile input from the soft gloves
- Learning to tolerate gloves for the winter season
- Kids ask for help when they need it
- Finger isolation when singing the song
- Imitation skills
- Proprioceptive input with tickling. I like to tickle when the bees are buzzing all around
- Kids share as we have one or two students pass out the gloves
- Clean up, learning to put things away and waiting a turn to put their props back int he box
- Attending. Music is always a great motivator for attending and staying seated
Here are the words. Sung to the tune of 10 Little Indians
1 little, 2 little, 3 little bumblebees
4 little, 5 little, 6 little bumblebees
7 little, 8 little, 9 little bumblebees
10 little bumblebees buzzing all around
You can listen to a sample or buy the song with this amazon link: Ten Little Bumblebees.
You can also listen to it for free by going to Prime Music, then clicking on Try Amazon Music Unlimited to set up your free account. Just remember to cancel your account after the free trial if you don’t want to continue to pay for it 🙂
