Sing Books with Emily, the Blog

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Link to the THANKS A LOT flickr.com album

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmba2o1U

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I adapted Raffi’s beautiful meditative song THANKS A LOT for my own guitar and for singing with kids in classrooms especially at Thanksgivingtime. My idea was to give kids a chance to express things for which they are thankful and incorporate those into the song. Pictured below is the first run and it worked great. With Ms. Anctil and Mr. Mitchell’s Kindergartners, 4 children said they were thankful for: the swimming pool, a soft warm bed, the big school, and a toy robot.
This song is very easy to play with a lovely, almost hypnotic melody. It was an excellent exercise and I’m looking forward to repeating it!

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Related Post

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Thanks A Lot, an Illustrated Song
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2013/09/08/thanks-a-lot-by-raffi-a-singable-picture-book-by-eleg-for-sbwe/

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THANKSGIVING
A Song List to Help Us Celebrate Thanksgiving!
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/11/06/thank-heavens-singable-picture-books-for-thanksgiving/