Archive for May 20th, 2012
What fun it was to discover this Singable Gift on the rocking chair in Ms. Anctil’s room this past Thursday afternoon!
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The Bear Went Over the Mountain
Traditional Words and Tune
Words Adapted by Iza Trapani
Ms. Anctil pointed out to the children that the bear has experiences with all five senses, one for each verse. The bear’s journey also takes us through each season until finally, at the end, he settles in to hibernate for the winter. Delightfully, this book offers the opportunity to open many doors for discussion.
We did struggle just a tad trying to remember the tune, and the book is laid out so that the last two lines of the second verse are on subsequent page and if you are unsure of the tune, this could be confusing.
So I have sung it for my friends to learn the tune.
To sing with me, just click here:
http://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/bear-went-over-the-mountain
Book’s video trailer with fiddle accompaniment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLChXEEiRcI
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The Bear Went Over the Mountain (Children’s Favorite Activity Songs)
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Michelle Dorenkamp
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And adaptation
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The Bear Came over to My House
Traditional Words and Tune
Words Adapted by Rick Walton
Illustrated by James Warhola
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Thanks to this wikipedia article, I finally made the connection that “The Bear Came Over the Mountain” is sung to the tune of “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow” (How could I have missed that?),
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bear_Went_Over_the_Mountain_(song)
The Kiddles page offers a lyric sheet and printable music:
http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/b005.html
A YouTube sing-along:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtN9lHro96g
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