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Serious Learning Can Happen in Playful Moments!
An Excerpt From The Learning Power of Laughter
By Jackie Silberg
Games from The Learning Power of Laughter
Silly Singing
1. Choose a familiar song and change the words to something silly.
2. For example, sing "Yankee Doodle" and change "macaroni" to "pizza" or "ice cream."
3. Other ideas include:
- Sing "Skip to My Lou" and change "flies in the buttermilk" to another insect and something else to drink, such as "ants in the orange juice."
- Sing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and ask what else could twinkle, such as snow, the moon or a lightning bug.
4. Make up new verses. Ask for suggestions.
Learning Power!
With this activity, children will laugh their way to learning about the following skills/concepts: Creativity and Imagination.
b>Imaginative Talking