Slow and Steady: Stor e Telling April May 2012

Hare and Tortoise
Children's Illustrations, 1880

I have penned the Stor E Telling column since January of 2002 and the articles from 2002-2006 are the publications page of my website found here http://tinyurl.com/llnn47y . I will be adding the columns from 2007 to 2012 to that page as well. However, I am in the process of checking what link URL's have changed or are now defunct. It is a time consuming process so I am taking the “slow and steady” approach via Aesop and will post the individual columns on my blog for now.

I will not be adding current columns until the following year, so if you want immediate access to the newest websites, consider becoming a member of the National Storytelling Network.
Please feel free to comment on the blog and let me know if you find this useful.

APRIL MAY 2012

It is fitting that the theme of this issue is Storytelling World. Buckle up and get ready for a story and song filled trip around the globe!

The Children of Odin by Padraic Column, 1920. Retellings of the Norse Eddas and the Volsung Saga for young adults.
http://tinyurl.com/6rmc8tc

 

Gypsy Folk-Tales by Francis Hindes Groome, 1899 - Welsh, English, Slovak, Bohemia Gypsy Stories and more. “…fascinating reading for everyone interested in the Roma people. These are not watered down 'fairy tales,' but sophisticated and often earthy stories, with 'Adult situations.'”
http://tinyurl.com/74gufue

Kaffir (Xhosa) Folk-Lore by George McCall Theal, 1886 - From the South African Xhosa people, a scholarly collection of Xhosa tales; part of the cultural heritage of South Africa .
http://tinyurl.com/742v3cp

 

Korean Tales: Being a Collection of Stories Translated from Korean Folk Lore, 1889. Legends of Rabbit and Other Animals, The Faithful Dancing Girl-Wife, The Enchanted Wine Jug and other lesser known tales can be found her.

http://tinyurl.com/7oogx3a

 

Polish Legends, Folktales and Myths – “Many of these legends have been around for a thousand years or more. These legends, myths and stories recount the meaning behind Poland's national symbol and flag, about several of its early rulers and first king, and the dragon of Krakow.”

http://tinyurl.com/7v2p3mq

Portuguese folk-tales by Consiglieri Pedroso, 1882.  Meet The Enchanted Maiden, The Vain Queen, The Spell-bound Giant and more interesting characters among these thirty folktales. http://tinyurl.com/77ydwss

Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales -  “Art is not only a thing of bound volumes and of exhibitions; and the Scottish peasant has shown perhaps as keen a sense of it--of the story-teller's art…” Words shared by Sir George Douglas in the introduction to this lovely collection of Scottish fairy and folk tales. Printed in 1901 the work is now in the public domain.
http://tinyurl.com/5curxx

Story-telling Ballads by Frances Scott Jenkins, 1920. Seventy-seven storytelling ballads and poems; mermaids, witches, sad maidens and fearless lovers await.
http://tinyurl.com/7puk4hd

Tibetan Folk Tales by A.L. Shelton, 1925. “The little stories in this book are told as the people sit around their boiling tea made over a three stone camp-fire… through them all run a vein of humor and the teachings of a moral truth which is quite unexpected.”
http://tinyurl.com/7nlxdaa

West Irish folk-tales and Romances by William Larminie, 1893. County Mayo, Donegal, Galway are just a few of the places you will visit as you wind your way through the Irish countryside through story.
http://tinyurl.com/6qh9pt4

I wrote four blog posts in 2011 listing a wide variety of books, filled with legends, fairy tales, folklore, etc., that are now in the public domain. You may access them with a click of the keys, and in most cases, download the entire text directly to your computer.

Public Domain: Folktales, Fairytales, Myths and Legends

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2011/10/public-domain-iv-folktales-fairytales.html

Public Domain III: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends and Myths

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2011/09/public-domain-iii-folktales-fairy-tales.html

Public Domain II: Folktales, Myths and Legends Oh My!

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2011/09/public-domain-iii-folktales-fairy-tales.html

Public Domain: Folktales, Myths and Legends Oh My!

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2011/05/public-domain-folktales-myths-legends.html

 

And if you missed any of the previous “Slow and Steady…” blog posts here are the links to the series so far.

 

2007

January February 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/06/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
March April 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/06/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_30.html
May June 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
July August 2007
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_15.html
September October 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_20.html

November December 2007
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_29.html

2008

January February 2008
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
March April 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_11.html
May June 2008
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-may-june-2008.html

Summer 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_25.html
Fall 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html

 

2009

January February 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_10.html
May June 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_14.html
July August 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_21.html
September October 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_29.html
November December 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html

 2010

January February 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_13.html
April May 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_28.html

July August 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-july.html

September October 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling.html
November December 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html

2011

January February 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-january.html

April May 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-april.html 
July August 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-july.html
September October 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling.html
November December 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-november.html

2012

January, February, March 2012

http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-january.html

 

Karen Chace 2013 ©

This blog post was researched and compiled by Karen Chace. Permission for private use is granted. Distribution, either electronically or on paper is prohibited without my expressed written permission. For permission please contact me at storybug@aol.com. Of course, if you wish to link to my blog via your website, blog, newsletter, Facebook page or Twitter please feel free to do so; I greatly appreciate your support and personal integrity.

Slow and Steady: Stor e Telling January, February, March 2012

Hare and Tortoise
from
Children's Illustrations, 1880

I have penned the Stor E Telling column since January of 2002 and the articles from 2002-2006 are the publications page of my website found here http://tinyurl.com/llnn47y . I will be adding the columns from 2007 to 2012 to that page as well. However, I am in the process of checking what link URL's have changed or are now defunct. It is a time consuming process so I am taking the “slow and steady” approach via Aesop and will post the individual columns on my blog for now.

I will not be adding current columns until the following year, so if you want immediate access to the newest websites, consider becoming a member of the National Storytelling Network. Please feel free to comment on the blog and let me know if you find this useful.

JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH 2012

Women in American Folklore

Heroines, strong women, witches, ghosts and curious girls await you.
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/10/women_in_american_folklore.html

The Horned Women - Celtic

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/cft/cft07.htm

The Miserly Old Woman – India
http://tinyurl.com/blwgcu6

The Old Woman and Her Pig - England
http://tinyurl.com/8yagce3

The Story of Two Old Women - Bangladesh

http://tinyurl.com/cdwxy7v

Old Wives Tales: an exhibition of women's fairy tale art, old and new
http://tinyurl.com/6reh7eb

A Celebration of Women Writers – “A comprehensive listing of links to bibliographical information about women writers, and complete published books written by women.”
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/writers.html

January 23 ushers in the Chinese New Year and this is the Year of the Dragon.

Dragons - Mythical, Mystical, Magical Creatures! This link http://tinyurl.com/7nhwxhx will take you to a blog post on dragons I wrote in May of 2011. This post from 2008 offers information and the legend of the twelve animals of the zodiac.
http://tinyurl.com/yfqejbk

Chinese Folklore -Short Stories for Children
http://tinyurl.com/6rdsb92

Chinese Fables and Folk Stories – Download this book by Mary Hayes Davis, Chow-Leung, from 1908.

http://tinyurl.com/yda28q4

The Royal Bridegroom
http://tinyurl.com/bmr7s8p

The Young Head of the Family

http://tinyurl.com/dx8a9l3
 
The Willow Leaf Eyebrow
http://tinyurl.com/c9qlctj

Looking for some strong heroines to add to your storytelling repertoire? The books below are filled with stories of women who definitely don’t need rescuing!

Cut from the Same Cloth: American Women of Myth, Legend and Tall Tale by Robert D. San Souci

Fearless Girls, Wise Women and Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World by Kathleen Ragan

Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales and True Tales by Virginia Hamilton

The Serpent Slayer and Other Stories of Strong Women by Katrin Tchana

Tatterhood and Other Tales: Stories of Magic and Adventure by Johnston Phelps

The Woman in the Moon: And Other Tales of Forgotten Heroines by James Riordan

Women Folk and Fairy Tales by Rosemary Minard

Feminist Collection of Folktales – A Bibliography

http://www2.ferrum.edu/applit/bibs/fem.htm

March is Women’s History Month. This link will take you to a blog post I wrote in March of 2010 with stories, curriculum and more. If you are developing a storytelling venue on women  history these sites will offer valuable resources.

Storybug.net – Women in ‘Her’story!
A blog post I wrote with many resources for Women’s History Month.

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2010/03/women-in-herstory.html

February always brings Valentine’s Day to mind but did you know that February 27 is Polar Bear Day? Here are some stories to wake you up from your deep winter hibernation!

The Bear, the Eagle and the Fish – Czechoslovakian
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/kog/kog10.htm

Bear Lake – United States

http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/the_bear_lake_monster.html

The Bear Who Married a Peasant’s Daughter - Latvia

http://www.4to40.com/folktales/index.asp?p=The_Bear_Who_Married_A_Peasants_Daughter

The Fisherman and the Bear – Maine
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/10/the_fisherman_and_the_bear.html

The Magic Bear - Inuit

http://learningtogive.org/materials/folktales/MagicBear.asp

Masha and the Bear - Russian

http://russian-crafts.com/tales/masha.html

March winds will blow our way soon; stories and more connected to the wind. You may find them here at the link.

The Wayward Wind: Folktales for March
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2011/03/the-wayward-wind-folktales-for-march.html

 And if you missed any of the previous “Slow and Steady…” blog posts here are the links to the series so far.

2007

January February 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/06/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
March April 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/06/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_30.html
May June 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
July August 2007
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_15.html
September October 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_20.html November December 2007
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_29.html

2008

January February 2008
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
March April 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_11.html
May June 2008
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-may-june-2008.html

Summer 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_25.html
Fall 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html

2009

January February 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_10.html
May June 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_14.html
July August 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_21.html
September October 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_29.html
November December 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html

 2010

January February 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_13.html
April May 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_28.html

July August 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-july.html

September October 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling.html
November December 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html

2011

January February 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-january.html

April May 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-april.html 
July August 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-july.html
September October 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling.html
November December 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-november.html

 

Karen Chace 2013 ©

This blog post was researched and compiled by Karen Chace. Permission for private use is granted. Distribution, either electronically or on paper is prohibited without my expressed written permission. For permission please contact me at storybug@aol.com. Of course, if you wish to link to my blog via your website, blog, newsletter, Facebook page or Twitter please feel free to do so; I greatly appreciate your support and personal integrity.

 

 

 

 

 

Slow and Steady: Stor e Telling November December 2011

Tortoise and Hare
from
Children's Illustrations, 1880

I have penned the Stor E Telling column since January of 2002 and the articles from 2002-2006 are the publications page of my website found here http://tinyurl.com/llnn47y . I will be adding the columns from 2007 to 2012 to that page as well. However, I am in the process of checking what link URL's have changed or are now defunct. It is a time consuming process so I am taking the “slow and steady” approach via Aesop and will post the individual columns on my blog for now.

I will not be adding current columns until the following year, so if you want immediate access to the newest websites, consider becoming a member of the National Storytelling Network.Please feel free to comment on the blog and let me know if you find this useful.

 

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2011

I offer you some sites to complement this issues theme.

CHINA

Chinese Wonder Book - Meet The Nodding Tiger, The Man Who Would Not Scold, among others in these fifteen stories from Norman Hinsdale Pitman, c. 1919.

http://tinyurl.com/3jzdjmf

Chinese Fables and Folk Stories – Download this free book by Mary Hayes Davis, Chow-Leung, published in 1908.

http://tinyurl.com/yda28q4

Storybug.net – This link will lead to a blog post I wrote in 2008 to Celebrate the Chinese New Year. You will find additional stories and resources there.

http://tinyurl.com/yfqejbk

JAPAN

Kid’s Web Japan - “Folk Legends of Japan… boy heroes, terrible ogres, animal antics, and more.”

http://tinyurl.com/3zzy3w2

Children of the Camps – Internment History – From the Public Broadcast System (PBS)
http://tinyurl.com/3eejcrk

Smithsonian Education: Letters from the Japanese American Internment –A children’s librarian in San Diego gave stamped, self-addressed postcards to Japanese American’s sent away. She urged them to write to her. In 1993 more than 250 postcards and letters were donated to the museum.

http://tinyurl.com/3ptbp6a

Smithsonian Education – A set of lesson plans for grades K–12. Historical documents, information on the camps and a timeline tell this tragic tale.

http://tinyurl.com/3rgkomt

Tales of Japan: Sharing Their Stories – A blog post I wrote in reaction to the devastating earthquake in Japan, containing seven public domain books of Japanese folktales. Each book is a free download.
http://tinyurl.com/42rt96x

 

MIDDLE EAST

Ali Cogia & the Merchant of Baghdad – A folktale from Iraq.
http://tinyurl.com/44enm82

The Bronze Ring – From the Middle East or Central Asia. http://mythfolklore.net/andrewlang/325.htm

The Enchanted Storks: A Tale of Bagdad - Retold by Aaron Shepard
http://tinyurl.com/3ka43do

The Gifts of Wali Dad – A Tale of India and Pakistan retold Aaron Shepard.

http://tinyurl.com/3ot3945

The Three Princes – Saudi Arabia

http://tinyurl.com/3uzufjq

Kashmiri Folktales -Folktales and information on culture, religion, customs and music of the Kashmir people.
http://www.koausa.org/folktales/

Nasreddin Hodja - A collection of stories from the Middle East would not be complete without Hodja! Contains a historical introduction and bibliography.

http://tinyurl.com/3nd6brq

 

November is National American Indian Heritage Month. Below are four sites filled with legends and myths from many nations.

The Algonquin Legends of New England by Charles G. Leland, c. 1894.  “This work contains a

collection of the myths, legends, and folk-lore of the principal Wabanaki, or Northeastern Algonquin,
Indians…”
http://tinyurl.com/3d2b5nk

The Encyclopedia of Hotcâk (Winnebago) Mythology - The most comprehensive site I have found on Native American folktales.  There is an extensive index of stories by subject matter, myths, maps, and legends.

http://hotcakencyclopedia.com/

Myths and Legends for American Indian Youth

An extensive list of Native American tales from various tribes that "represent large themes of human existence: where we came from, how we should live, reconciliation to the tragedies of life. There are smaller stories: teaching, humorous, answering "Why?" questions about natural phenomena and behavior."
http://tinyurl.com/3jlobp6

And if you missed any of the previous “Slow and Steady…” blog posts here are the links to the series so far.

2007

January February 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/06/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
March April 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/06/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_30.html
May June 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
July August 2007
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_15.html
September October 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_20.html November December 2007
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_29.html

2008

January February 2008
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
March April 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_11.html
May June 2008
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-may-june-2008.html Summer 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_25.html
Fall 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html

2009

January February 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_10.html
May June 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_14.html
July August 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_21.html
September October 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_29.html
November December 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html

 2010

January February 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_13.html
April May 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_28.html July August 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-july.html September October 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling.html
November December 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html

2011

January February 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-january.html

April May 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-april.html 
July August 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-july.html
September October 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling.html

 

Karen Chace 2013 ©

This blog post was researched and compiled by Karen Chace. Permission for private use is granted. Distribution, either electronically or on paper is prohibited without my expressed written permission. For permission please contact me at storybug@aol.com. Of course, if you wish to link to my blog via your website, blog, newsletter, Facebook page or Twitter please feel free to do so; I greatly appreciate your support and personal integrity.

 

 

 

Celebrate the New Year in Style with the Small Ones

Father Time
by
Edmund Dulac, 1906

Last year I offered a lapsit program to celebrate the New Year. Listed below are the fingerplays, songs and story stretchers I used in the program. These are found all over the Internet without attribution so please to feel free to use them in your work.

I hope you will find something to use with your little ones.  If you do, please let me know how much fun you had!



FINGERPLAYS/ACTION RHYMES

January

January's a very cold month,
Shiver, shiver, shiver, (Hug yourself and pretend to shiver.)
Button up and cover your ears, (Pretend to button coat: cover ears with your hands.)
Or quiver, quiver, quiver. (Shake all over)

Five Little Snowmen (Tune: Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed)

Five little snowmen riding on a sled,
One fell off and bumped his head,
Frosty called the doctor and the doctor said,
No more snowmen riding on that sled!

Count down from four to one…

No more snowmen riding on the sled

Mother but them all to bed!

SONG

Cheer the Year (Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)

Cheer, cheer, cheer the year,
A new one's just begun.
Celebrate with all your friends,
Let's go have some fun!
Clap, clap, clap your hands,
A brand-new year is here.
Learning, laughing, singing, clapping,
Through another year.

STORY STRETCHERS

The People on the Bus (Tune: The Wheels on the Bus)

Oh, the people on the bus wear party hats,
Party hats, party hats. (Children place hands together in a point over their heads)
Oh, the people on the bus wear party hats,
All through the town.

Oh, the people on the bus are blowing horns,
Blowing horns, blowing horns. (Children place fist over their mouth)
Oh the people on the bus are blowing horns,

All through the town.

Oh, the people on the bus say, “Happy New Year”,
“Happy New Year”, “Happy New Year”.
Oh, the people on the bus say, “Happy New Year”,
All through the town.

A New Year Has Begun (Tune: If You're Happy and You Know It)

A new year has begun -- clap your hands! {clap} {clap}
A new year has begun -- clap your hands! {clap} {clap}
A new year has begun; a new year has begun.
A new year has begun -- clap your hands! {clap} {clap}

A new year has begun -- stomp your feet! {stomp} {stomp}
A new year has begun -- stomp your feet! {stomp} {stomp}

A new year has begun; a new year has begun.
A new year has begun -- stomp your feet! {stomp} {stomp}

A new year has begun -- give a shout! HURRAH!
A new year has begun -- give a shout! HURRAH!
A new year has begun; a new year has begun.
A new year has begun -- give a shout! HURRAH!
A new year has begun -- give a shout!

  
For additional New Year’s Day resources visit Preschool Express. http://www.preschoolexpress.com/music_station05/music_station_jan05.shtml 

SONGS

New Year’s Day (To the tune of Jingle Bells)

New Year’s Day, New Year’s Day,
Comes but once a year.

On New Year’s Eve we celebrate,
And ring it in with cheer!

New Year’s Day, New Year’s Day
Comes but once a year.

On New Year’s Eve we celebrate
And ring it in with cheer!

Ring the Bells (Give each child a bell.)

Ring ring ring the bells,
Ring them loud and clear.
Let’s tell everyone around
That the New Year is here!

BOOKS

We Are Teachers - A lovely list of children’s books to celebrate the New Year.
https://www.weareteachers.com/new-years-eve-books/

CRAFTS

Care.com - 16 New Year’s crafts for kids to help get the party started
https://www.care.com/c/new-years-crafts-for-kids/

Redtedart.com - Several cute, easy and inexpensive crafts for the small ones.

https://www.redtedart.com/new-years-eve-crafts/

SOMETHING EXTRA

Enchanted Learning – Say Happy New Year in many languages.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/calendar/newyear.shtml

Fun Family Time for New Year’s Eve
https://moremomma.com/kids-new-years-eve-party/

Karen Chace 2013 ©

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