An array of Valentine’s Day-connotated candy decor. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Valentine’s can be a great time to pull out some traditional folk songs. A few are:
- Down In the Valley (maybe just the selected verses)
- Clementine
- Lavenders Blue (dillie, dillie)
- Lil Liza Jane
Another one I like is Woody Guthrie’s “Mail Myself to You”. It is one that also works for mixed ages.
One of my favorite “love” songs to sing with chidden is “Love Somebody” – a traditional American folk song. The version I learned when like this:
Love somebody. Yes, I Do! Love somebody. Yes, I Do! Love somebody. Yes, I Do! And I hope somebody loves me, too!I’ve made a recording of the song with a drum option I have used.
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Looking forward to using this today, JoAnn! I will be in a group, about 20 and it will be nice way to work on syllables and attending behaviors. Thanks! We can extend the activity a bit too, by adding a question “Who do You Love?” and having the child play his/her answer.
Ooo – love the extension, Meryl!