Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Music for Learning Recommended Reading Activities & Curriculum Arts & Crafts Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! We'll send you regular emails filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now   ACTIVITY Repeat After Me By Debbie Butters An Activity for Preschoolers Children will enjoy sitting around the "campfire" as they participate in a "Repeat After Me" song. This fun activity helps reinforce children's listening and direction following skills. Curriculum Area Language Before You Start Clear an area in the room where you can create a "campfire" out of the above materials. Place the rocks in a circle, layer the stick or empty paper towel rolls in the center of the circle, and place the crepe in the sticks to represent the fire. Let's Begin 1. Gather the children to sit in a circle around the "campfire." 2. Tell them that when people or groups go camping they often sing songs around the campfire and that today you are going to sing a "Repeat After Me" song called Boom Chicka Boom. 3. Explain that this means that you (the leader) will sing part of the song and they will repeat each part of the song as you tell them to. Boom Chicka Boom I said a-boom-chick-a-boom! [Group echoes I said a-boom-chick-a-boom!] I said a-boom-chick-a-boom! [Group echoes.] I said a-boom-chick-a-rock-a-chick-a-rock-a-chick-a-boom! [Group echoes.] Uh-huh! [Group echoes.] On Yeah! [Group echoes.] This time! [Group echoes.] We sing! [Group echoes.] HIGHER! Each time add a different variation such as: LOWER, WHISPER, LOUDER, FASTER, SLOWER, etc. Furthermore Gather children around the "campfire" and read Camp Knock Knock by Betsy Duffey or Danny and the Dinosaur Go to Camp by Syd Hoff.   Sticks or empty paper towel rolls Rocks Yellow and orange crepe paper Articles and activities listed on this website may be printed for single use. No article or activity may be duplicated or distributed in any form, in whole or in part, without permission from the publisher, Excelligence Learning Corporation. Contact Permissions Department.

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