Ricka Bamboo

2nd Graders started off the year with an echo song to remind them of how to use their singing voices after a long summer off.  Echo songs are great for learning about singing because students need to only remember a short song fragment and immediately sing it right back.  After singing the song as a class, students sang the fragments as solos.

We practiced active listening by naming the details in the song.  What is Ricka Bamboo?  What colors is it?  Where is it?

Can your child lead you in singing this echo song?  The words are:

Oh Ricka Bamboo (echo: Oh Ricka Bamboo)
What do I see? (What do I see?)
It is a bird, (It is a bird,)
High in a tree. (High in a tree.)
It's red and gold, (It's red and gold)
And purple too. (And purple too.)
That's why it's called (That's why it's called)
Old Ricka Bamboo. (Old Ricka Bamboo).

Did your child sing this song with you?  Let Mrs. Hiltz know by filling out this form.  Your child will earn a sticker!