Category Archives: Camp Acorn 2013

Five Little Fishes

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Hilary Yip

Five little fishes swimming in the sea, Teasing Mr. Shark, “You can’t catch me!” Along comes Mr. Shark, silent as can be. And CHOMP! Then there were four. The Dinosaurs loved acting and singing “Five Little Fishes.”  First, we did … Continue reading →

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The Vegetable Orchestra: Vegetable Instruments

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Hilary Yip

The Chefs experienced a whole new level of music making: with vegetables!  We watched a video about The Vegetable Orchestra where the musicians create all their instruments based on vegetables: carrots, leeks, celery, pumpkin, beans, bell peppers, and more.  They … Continue reading →

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Bumblebee Drumming and Singing

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Hilary Yip

The Pandas drummed their way on a bumblebee hunt.  We played fast on the drum as to run to find some bees.  Then we drew circles with our mallets on the drum head while we buzzed with our voices, listening … Continue reading →

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Hula Dancing: Slow and Fast

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Hilary Yip

The Turtles, Bears, Zebras, Belugas, Owls, and Agents are getting their dance on, Hula style.  We focused on dancing fast and slow in two different songs with several moves: waving arms to the side, shaking hips back and forth, moving … Continue reading →

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Music By the Campfire

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Hilary Yip

With a faux campfire out of red, orange, and yellow construction paper with towel rolls, the Ducks had our music time by the campfire.  We sang some favorite songs where a few students sang “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” “ABCs,” “Old … Continue reading →

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