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Can You Sit in a Circle?
Copyright 2004 Nancy Stewart
September is a great time to begin using
this song when you are establishing new traditions and habits. I have used
this song successfully for many years, and hope it works for you as well!
Sing or play this song for the children, and tell them whenever they hear
it, to try to sit in a circle before the song ends. The counting seems to
motivate them to move quickly! I have included the second version which you
can use if they are really fast and ready to actually do something before
the song has ended.
TIP:
Use the last line of the song only, when you have completed an activity in
music time, and want the children to get back in the circle (the last line
is just the count). It’s a fun way to regain order after the children have
been scattered.
Can You Sit in a Circle?
VERSION 1
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
Can you sit in a circle before I count to ten again
Let’s see how fast you are
today,
Can you sit in a circle before I say
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
Can You Sit in a Circle?
VERSION 2
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
Can you sit in a circle before I count to ten again
Put your hands on your head, hands on your toes,
Hands on your elbows, hands on your nose
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
A Note for Guitar Players:
If you play guitar, you may not know the Ebdim (diminished) chord on the
sheet music page. It’s not as complicated as the name looks, and below
you'll find a chord diagram for it. for it. Diminished chords are fun
because you can move the whole chord up every four
 frets, and it will be
essentially the same chord. Listen to the
song, and you’ll hear what I mean. You can either just keep the first
position pictured below, or slide it up three times as you will hear me do.
Have fun!
Don’t play the two low strings (that’s what the X’s mean).
Optional: slide the whole chord up 4 frets at a time and strum once in each
position.
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October
2004 Song of the Month