I know I saw some cute songs for the children to sing to the volunteers, but can not find them now. I want my students/school to be able to see what is happening on the playground from a safe, not in the "Build Zone," area. The classroom teachers have been making up cheers etc., but I would love to hear from our community online what they did on their build day to let the kids get close, but not to close. They have several other activities on their schedule to do for the day, but the cheering the volunteers is driving the classroom teachers crazy.
Does anyone have any lyrics or activities for tinaneal? Hurry, her build day is in a couple more days!
I was just at a build south of Chicago, Illinois at the end of April. The kids kicked off the opening ceremonies with a stirring rendition of "We're All in this Together" from High School Musical, complete with some light choreography. Given the catchiness, popularity, and relevance of the lyrics, this would be a great option ot consider. Here are the lyrics (think about substituting "volunteers" where it says "Wildcats"):
"Together, together, together everyoneTogether, together, come on lets have some funTogether, were there for each other every timeTogether together come on lets do this rightHere and now its time for celebrationI finally figured it out (yeah yeah)That all our dreams have no limitationsThat's what its all about(yeah yeah)Everyone is special in their own wayWe make each other strong (we make each other strong)Were not the same Were different in a good wayTogether's where we belongWe're all in this together Once we knowThat we are We're all stars And we see thatWe're all in this togetherAnd it showsWhen we stand Hand in handMake our dreams come trueTogether, together, together everyoneTogether, together, come on lets have some funTogether, were there for each other every timeTogether together come on lets do this rightWe're all here and speaking out with one voicewe're going to rock the house (YEAH YEAH!)the party's on now everybody make some noisecome on scream and shoutWe've arrived becuase we stuck togetherChampions one and allWe're all in this together Once we knowThat we are We're all stars And we see thatWe're all in this togetherAnd it showsWhen we stand Hand in handMake our dreams come We're all in this togetherWhen we reachWe can flyKnow insideWe can make itWe're all in this toghether Once we see Theres a chance That we have And we take itWild cats sing along Yeah, you really got it goin' onWild cats in the houseEverybody say it nowWild cats everywhere Wave your hands up in the airThat's the way we do itLets get to itTime to show the worldWe're all in this together Once we knowThat we are We're all stars And we see thatWe're all in this togetherAnd it showsWhen we stand Hand in handMake our dreams come trueWe're all in this togetherWhen we reachWe can flyKnow insideWe can make itWe're all in this together Once we see Theres a chance That we have And we take itWild cats everywhere Wave your hands up in the airThat's the way we do it Let's get to it Come on everyone!"
One activity that was really special on one of my builds was having each child hold a balloon full of helium and sing a song at the end of the closing ceremony. At the end of the song they all let go of the balloons at the same time. It was a great visual effect with the kids cheering and balloons flying everywhere. It was even better because the principal danced around while the kids sang, so having the adults in on the kids performances is always fun too.