Thanksgiving Line Up Chant

Have you ever heard the expression when it rains, it pours?  Well, I think I just went through a hurricane!  Let's just say, I am still here and so very much want to share what we've been doing but just haven't managed to upload photos and documents and everything else.  I have been sick and my voice has improved from a squeaky whisper to a cracking hum. In the midst of it all I have had sick kids, master's class homework and a list a mile long that I'm sure you don't want to hear about.  I was so excited to post about a project we are doing tomorrow... along with some freebies but I left my jump drive at school (Ugh!)  I plan on taking lots of pictures tomorrow and share them with you this weekend.  In the meantime, I wanted you to know that I'm still here and am looking forward to catching up.  I literally could not muster up the energy to sit at my computer.  I'm feeling better, sounding better and hope I am on my way to a full recovery!  I wrote this little line up chant for my first graders as they are so into Turkey Books, Turkey Stories, Turkey Facts.... so my little turkeys line up singing this:

I can't wait to do some of the activities I've already found online tonight! You guys rock and I'm so excited to be cruisin' in blogland again!  My printer is working overtime.  Until tomorrow... have a wonderful evening!

How do you line up? ~ Freebie

At times it can be noisy and chaotic as we are transitioning and lining up.  I found a couple of line up chants and found that my students loved them.  They became bored with the same ones and some were just a little too long, so I sat down and wrote some of my own that are short and sweet, get them moving and quiet before we enter the hall.  I got tickled today how my kiddos just started one of these little chants as they were lining up and were quiet by the time I walked over to the door.  Too cute!!  So tonight I typed up my a few of the chants I wrote and thought I would share them with you here.

 I had to take out my iphone today and take a quick video of my students in line, saying one of their favorite chants.  Hope this gives you an idea of how quick they are and how they all really get into it!  Enjoy ~