Have you heard? There may be a shortage of pumpkins for Fall
2015! OH NO!
Miss Carole here, of Macaroni Soup –Active Music for Active Learners! We
grow a lot of pumpkins here in Illinois, and I LOVE PUMPKINS!
Pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, pumpkin cookies,
pumpkin soup, pumpkin donuts, pumpkin custard – if it’s got the yummy squash –
I’m all over it!
There’s no shortage of pumpkin songs
in my music classes! I’ll share three of
my favorites today.
PUMPKIN, PUMPKIN! Lyrics by C.Peterson ©2001
Tune:
“10 Little Indians”
Hear it HERE, or on my “SeasonSings!” cd.
LYRICS:
Pumpkin, pumpkin, orange pumpkin
Pumpkin, pumpkin, orange pumpkin
Pumpkin, pumpkin, orange pumpkin
Hi Ho! Autumn is here!
V.1
Give him eyes like two triangles
V.2
Give him a nose that’s round, like a circle
V.3
Give him a mouth to make him smile!
V.4
Give him eyebrows – very scary! (optional - see below!)
V.5 Original Pumpkin Pumpkin verse!
V.5 Original Pumpkin Pumpkin verse!
My favorite way to do this song is
with a flannelboard. Cut a big orange
felt circle with a “stem.” Cut black or felt shapes for eyes, nose and mouth.
We recently added eyebrows – very scary!
Be sure to change the feature shapes occasionally – it keeps it
interesting. One of my students
suggested the features should be yellow, as if the jack o’lantern is lit from
within – good thinking!
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| In concert! |
You might make a book, as my Massachusetts teacher buddy Carol Hartery did above and below. The children can "read" along while they
sing the song!
When I'm doing this with a concert crowd, I use a large pumpkin board with funfoam pieces that children in the audience can come up and place on the pumpkin.
Children enjoy making their own pumpkin faces afterward - either on paper, with shape blocks or on a smartboard!
PUMPKIN BALL PASS! Lyrics by C.Stephens ©2015
Who’s gonna get that pumpkin
as it goes around the room?
as it goes around the room?
Who’s gonna get that pumpkin
as it goes around the room?
as it goes around the room?
Who’s gonna get that pumpkin
as it goes around the room?
as it goes around the room?
Who’s gonna get that pumpkin?
We’re gonna find out now!
I just love using my Bear Paw Creek Pumpkin Balloon Ball – but any ball can be used.
Passing is a skill that must be learned and practiced. Demonstrate placing the ball carefully in the
hands of the person next to you – not pitching it at them. With repetitions, children will find the
process fun and exciting.
PASS THAT PUMPKIN ‘ROUND Lyrics by C. Stephens ©2015
Tune:
“Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Pass it very slow-ly.
Pass!
Pass! Pass! Pass!
Now it’s time to STOP!
Another passing game – this time varying
the tempo and volume. Pass (and sing) it slowly,
quickly, quietly, or loudly. Dynamics
make a big difference. When it’s quiet, it can also be slow, when it’s loud,
it can also be fast! Children need
practice in cooperative behavior in a group setting, as well as with how to follow musical
cues. Again, for this song I use my Bear
Paw Creek Pumpkin Balloon Ball – but a beanbag, a small artificial pumpkin (softer is better) or ball will work, too.
Add one of these songs to an art or
cooking project, or explore the taste and texture of a pumpkin – inside and
out! Pumpkins are a delightful subject –
they are all different, kind of like the children we teach!
Giant pumpkins? I found them at
The Chicago Botanic Garden! Amazing –
and they might be tasty, too!
Yours for a Pumpkin Song!
Carole Stephens
Macaroni Soup! Active Music for Active Learners!
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