Down by the Bay

I am guessing by the title of this post, some of you already know what I am going to talk about!  I know we have been talking about it a lot in the classroom.  

One day during meeting time, we were joking about rhyming words (making up silly nonsense words) when I started to sing "Down by the Bay."  Only a few children knew what I was talking about, so I went into detail.  We have been experimenting with rhyming words and singing about it helped us think of these words in a different way.  

We sang over and over, and played the song on the radio.  We got used to the usual lyrics so we started to think of more.  One day we made a list of all the different types of lyrics we could think of and even drew quick sketches to help us remember.  This led to the thought of creating a book for the classroom because it is a great option to help us remember the lyrics.  

Some of our favorite lyrics have been:

Have you ever seen a bear combing his hair?

Have you ever seen a goose kissing a moose?

Have you ever seen a snake baking a cake?

Have you ever seen a mouse painting a house?

Have you ever seen a grandma eating her pajamas?

Have you ever seen a lizard getting ready for a blizzard?

Have you ever seen a bee with a sunburned knee?

There are no right or wrong answers, so even nonsense rhymes work too!  It can get hard to think on the spot of a quick rhyme and we are always testing out new ideas.  Take the time to sing along with your child sometime.  It is great practice!