Often, however, reticent children are not that eager to share. Teachers long to see these children open up and share. The other day I had a little one who was withdrawing from the group and I knew that "Morning News" would be just too much for her comfort level to enjoy participation, so I switched to my "Boo-Boo" song. I'm sure we've all noticed that every child relishes the chance to display his or her "Boo-Boo" to friends and teachers. It's almost as if the injury is some kind of an award, so I created a little song to allow the children to share in the group and show their "Boo-Boo."
Well, the little girl who was pulling away, quickly joined the group and raised her hand to show us her little cut on her thumb. The song is quick and easy, I beat it out with some percussion instruments to keep it moving and I thought, perhaps you would like to try it the next time you feel like your little ones are just not ready to share their news. This is also a great song for ELL students, because they don't have to say much. Here's the song for you to try. Enjoy! PS "The ouch-ooch-ooch-ouch" always gets a laugh. I always pull the kids who are sharing into the middle of the circle to show their boo-boo.
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