I remember singing this song when I went to outdoor camp and acting out the part where Tommy sits on a red-hot clinker (a hot coal)! It makes for a rousing round when four groups are standing with alarm and crying, "Ma! Ma!"
Sources: Zanzig, Augustus D. 101 Rounds for Singing. Published by World Around Songs Inc. p.19
Stephanie Trinneer from song sung in childhood.
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Showing posts with label Rhy/06a/Ti-Ticka/Prep/Pres. Show all posts
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10.7.12
Round and Round
My first and second grade students who love to walk in a crouch go crazy for this song that commands, "Down (Mr. or Miss) (So and So), you must go."
Source: Ed. by Locke, Eleanor G. Sail Away: 155 American Folk Songs to Sing, Read, and Play. p. 14
Source: Ed. by Locke, Eleanor G. Sail Away: 155 American Folk Songs to Sing, Read, and Play. p. 14
Frog in the Meadow
Though there is a classroom game described in Sail Away, it can also be played as a leap-frog game.
Sources: Locke, Eleanor G. Sail Away: 155 American Songs to Sing, Read, and Play. p. 7
Brown, Frank C. Collection of North Carolina Folklore, Vol. V p. 535
Dic-Dictation
This Scottish counting-out chant is great for preparing and presenting ti ticka.
Source: Brumfield, Susan. Hot Peas and Barley-O: Children's Songs and Games from Scotland
Source: Brumfield, Susan. Hot Peas and Barley-O: Children's Songs and Games from Scotland
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