Ask your child to sing the song for you:
Pumpkin, pumpkin
Round and fat.
Turn into a jack 'o lantern
Just like that.
Or a fall variation:
Leaves are falling
All around.
Rake them in a big leaf pile
On the ground.
After learning this song, we added a rhythmic ostinato (repeating pattern). This help students develop independence between parts of music. It is difficult to sing and clap a rhythm at the same time!
Third graders moved on to singing this song as a round (singing in two groups and starting at different times). This added an extra challenge!
Then, both grades added some movement to the song with a partner switching, clapping game!
