"Pattern Song" Now a Digital Release!

PATTERN SONG: A LISTENING GAME

Jeopardy BONUS question's answer of the day: 

"Where do these songs of yours 'come' from?"

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Once upon a time, ages ago, a dreamy music-lady was zipping thru Ye Olde' Worthington library on north High Street. While rushing in to gather her yet-to-be-driving daughter doing research, she was stopped in her tracks by a book prominently on display. Stepping in closer, it was like the natural hush of the library exploded with confetti and balloons a plenty. Oh happy day! 



Immediately. That instant. Completely. Totally.  (ABAB)
I was in LUV. In LUV. Total LUV! I tell you, it was LUV!!!! (ABAB)

I knew without reading about Trudy Harris, that she was a teacher. She got it. She knew how to break it down. She knew how to dissect and make simple the complex. Of course she was a teacher. Brilliant. LUV'd it in that moment! 

With her delightful word-play, she established a pattern: 

"Bubble-pop, bubble-pop, bubble-pop, bubble......"

and then the oh-so-clever illustration came to an end. You were forced to turn the page, you'd run out of text, there were no more words. What comes next? Every person ever reading the book forevermore would be squealing: POP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Algebra. Algebra I tell you! LUV'd it! Inspired me!!! Solve for X!
So I went home and started thinking... how can I create this same experience of establishing a pattern IN A SONG and then give only that initial bit/front end of the pattern so that listeners must solve for X, as they sing? Easy, peasy, lemon squeezy!

As was my way at the time, I got immediately to the writing and then recording of this whole concept and "Pattern Song" was born. {Clever title, that one?} I was also sufficiently brilliant to include the 'instrumental only' track on the CD recording. That way brilliant teachers everywhere could have their students create their own verses with their own patterns. For those of you keeping track, that was back in the day of "Debbie's Ditties 4: Come Dance S'more!" 

ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?

Have I got some INCREDIBLE NEWS!!! I put out the all-call for 'pattern blog posts.' THIS JUST IN! My own bestie, Carolyn had already given her 'royal-est-of-all-royal treatments' to this very book! Turns out my favorite is one of her favorites, too! Well, duh! It's an instant classic! She has given me special permission to dip joyously into her article! GET THIS! She has a 47 page FREE printable that goes with this very book! We are kindred spirits, Carolyn and meeeeeeeee! 

***By the way. If you're as excited as I was about this whole concept, once you find "Pattern Fish" you owe it to yourself to go whole hog and get "Pattern Bugs" on your wish list as well! Ya think? 

    

Guess what I learned just today? Pattern recognition has never been a part of the Common Core Standards!?!?! This comes as real news to me. Dinosaur Debbie here. 
I wrote this song when patterns and pattern recognition were en vogue pour les enfants. NOT so much, 2013? Seriously? 

{Don't get me started.} Ye ol' art teacher in me just wants to cry. Sad. How can we 
not be 'teaching' patterns to young children? As a visual learner I'm ALLLLL about patterns! I LUV me my patterns. I LUV 'em so much I wrote 'em this song! 

So I've spent today in 'conversation' with the experts. 

They have attempted to bring me out of my bubble. 

They have shared all manner of correlation of CCSS standards for my project 

"Pattern Song" 

are you ready for this? 

They're ELA standards rather than Math. 

We were getting just slightly flippant and opinionated. 

(It's a little think-tank under the radar, so we're allowed to share opinions.) 

I don't want to get anyone into trouble, 

so I'll just share the standard that we determined: 

DCSS. Patterns.K.1!!!!!!!!!!!!

***That stands for: Debbie Clement thinks Patterns are critical in Kindergarten!

and YES. You may quote me on that! 

Due to all of this 'research-among-friends'.... 

I have learned via my FB fanpage that Kansas has ADDED patterns to their interpretation of CCSS. 

So people it can be done. 

MAKE A RUCUS! 

If Kansas can do it, so can others. 

Oh. And of course Texas is doin' its own thang anywho. 

Turns out Texas believes in patterns, too! 

So there's two states to craft into my upcoming travel plans! 

I have the t-shirt from the Kansas airport that says,

"Don't make me send my flying monkeys."

{OK. Mine's slightly different than this choice, but once I remembered how to insert Amazon links, I couldn't resist. Besides my shirt's in FL currently.} 

It's a great song. 

You'll LUV it. 

PowerPoint slides of the 5 verses, plus intro and conclusion, too! 

It's NOW in a zipped file!

The file has a powerpoint presentation of the words of the song! 

There are 2 Mp3's included, too. 

One for the sung song with instrumental. 

One for JUST the instrumental version.....

so you can make your own patterns! 

The product will be offered for FREE for 24 hours at our Early Education Emporium. 

Just click on the picture above to go get your FREE COPY. 

Now for some brilliant ideas from around the web. 

These links are being shared with the permission of their authors. 

Please visit their sites to see everything about the image that I'm sharing with you. 

THANKS to my blogging sisters for your willingness to share! 

Blogging brothers? I'm waiting to hear from you! 

Take a look at this CLASSIC concept 

from Tutus and Tea Parties. 

Pipe cleaners and beads. Fine motor and math!!

Brilliant! LUV it!!

Author Lauren has suggestions for adaptations of this idea in her article. 

You'll want to read all the way to the bottom for her insight and suggestions. 

Here's an amazingly simple way to jazz up those sticks that accumulate following nature walks. Since our WonderPeeps were just up here in the great north, I know what I'm talking about..... sticks that accumulate. Get on over to TuTus and Tea Parties to see how they created these natural sculptures. 

Do you 'do' a calendar at home? At school? 

Here's an incredible set of AB AB patterned images. 

Get thee to "RoyalBaloo" to download yours for FREE!

Did you hear me say, FREEEEE?

You can thank me later.  

Now let's plan further ahead, just a bit....... 

Think Valentine's Day and patterns and candy hearts. 

Get over to "RoyalBaloo" to see where she downloaded these printable sheets and a ton of other ideas. 

*You'd better pin this one to your V-day board, so you'll remember when the time comes. 

Just sayin', wink-wink.

Speaking of free printables.......... 

Counting and numbers are of course the original pattern opportunity. 

Go over to "Buggy and Buddy" to find FREE Printables and ideas galore. 

Everything about the "NurtureStore" is? NURTURING! 

Including patterns! 

You'll be inspired by all of these ideas, I just know it! 

The other reason you need to go there? 

You will receive an explanation for her pattern dance!! 

Of course I'm wild about all of these ideas. 

I LUV patterns. 

This next one just gets my heart skipping along for the younger crowd. 

There is so much inspiration at "The Imagination Tree"..... 

plan on refreshing your cuppa cuppa right about now. 

While you're at "The Imagination Tree" just keep digging around. 

Here's another gem. 

Can't tell you what's holding those beads in place.

Can you tell? 

Go to the article to find out for sure! 

For the trifecta win! 

How do patterns and symmetry relate?

"The Imagination Tree" has this glorious article using nature's beauty. 

Go see how she got this outcome. 

Deb Chitwood used Carolyn's printable mentioned above 

in her incredible Ocean RoundUP 

at our collaborative blog "PreK+K Sharing." 

I instigated a dig through photographs at

"Teaching with Grace" 

and she was able to locate an activity from years back that hadn't made the blog. 

Special thanks for the extra-credit effort! 

We're always motivated to make patterns when we can EAT THEM! 

Here's a terrific idea from Terri at "Kinder Kapers"

think 'paper chains' and think pattern possibilities. 

Can you imagine the excitement at "Kindergarten Faith" when her kiddos 

get to go outside and make GIGANTIC AB patterns on the playground in chalk? 

Faith also has a printable for sale in her winter pack that features pattern making. 

This article went live prematurely. 

There are additional ideas to be added. 

Sorry for the confusion. 

Under construction as usual. 

You'll be glad that you came back, I promise.