Getting to Know the Authors
Dr. Holly Karapetkova
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Dr. Jean Feldman
Dr. Jean Feldman has been actively involved in education for over 40 years as a classroom teacher, instructor of adults, author, and consultant. Dr. Feldman has a B.A. from the University of Georgia, a D.A.S.T. from Emory University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Georgia State University. She is a member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the National Kindergarten Alliance, and the International Reading Association.
Dr. Holly Karapetkova has over ten years of teaching experience at Georgia State University, University of Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina University, and Marymount University. Currently she is an Assistant Professor of Language and Literature at Marymount. Holly received her B.A. from Rice University, her M.F.A. from Georgia State University, and her Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati.
Did you know... © 2010 Rourke Publishing LLC All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher. www.rourkepublishing.com Lyrics by: Jean Feldman and Holly Karapetkova Music Arrangement by: Mark Dye PHOTO CREDITS: Cover: © Nathan McClunie; Title Page: © Konstantin Sulima; Page 2: © andrey pavlov; Page 3: © Stanko Mravljak; Page 4: © Rafal Glebowski; Page 5: © Duncan Noakes; Page 6: © Barbara Youngelson; Page 7: © Kelvin Yam; Page 8: © Wong Hock Weng; Page 9: © Christian Musat; Page 10-11: © Inzyc; Page 12: © marcus jones Edited by Luana Mitten Cover designed by Teri Intzegian Interior designed by Tara Raymo ISBN 978-1-61590-230-9 (Big Book) ISBN 978-1-61590-231-6 (Small Book)
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Well over 100,000 CDs of songs written by Dr. Jean and Dr. Holly have been sold to date. In the last three years, over 2,000 teachers have given up summer vacation time to attend Dr. Jean’s Camp Kindergarten trainings. Together, Dr. Jean and Dr. Holly have presented at national conferences, such as NAEYC and IRA. Dr. Holly has written over 20 books for children. Dr. Jean has been the keynote speaker at the National Kindergarten Conference and over 20 state early childhood conferences. Dr. Jean is currently a popular presenter with Staff Development Resources, presenting 20 trainings each year.
Insect’s Body
Jean Feldman and Holly Karapetkova Tune: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
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Head, thorax, abdomen – abdomen! Head, thorax, abdomen – abdomen! And eyes And mouth And antennae, two Six legs And there’s an insect for you!
Head Thorax Abdomen
Thorax
Head
Abdomen
Antennae
Mouth Eye Leg
Hmmm, thorax, abdomen – abdomen! Hmmm, thorax, abdomen – abdomen!
And eyes And mouth And antennae, two Six legs And there’s an insect for you!
Head
Hmmm, hmmmmm, abdomen – abdomen! Hmmm, hmmmmm, abdomen – abdomen!
And eyes And mouth And antennae, two Six legs And there’s an insect for you!
Thorax
Hmmm, hmmmmm, hmmmmmm – hmmmmmm! Hmmm, hmmmmm, hmmmmmm – hmmmmmm!
And eyes And mouth And antennae, two Six legs And there’s an insect for you!
Abdomen
Abdomen
Hmmm, hmmmmm, hmmmmmm – hmmmmmm! Hmmm, hmmmmm, hmmmmmm – hmmmmmm! Hmm hmmm
And mouth And antennae, two Six legs And there’s an insect for you!
Eyes
Hmmm, hmmmmm, hmmmmmm – hmmmmmm! Hmmm, hmmmmm, hmmmmmm – hmmmmmm! Hmm hmmm Hmm hmmmm
And antennae, two Six legs And there’s an insect for you!
Mouth
Hmmm, hmmmmm, hmmmmmm – hmmmmmm! Hmmm, hmmmmm, hmmmmmm – hmmmmmm! Hmm hmmm Hmm hmmmm Hmm hmmmmmmm, hmm
Six legs And there’s an insect for you!
Antennae
Antennae
Hmmm, hmmmmm, hmmmmmm – hmmmmmm! Hmmm, hmmmmm, hmmmmmm – hmmmmmm! Hmm hmmm Hmm hmmmm Hmm hmmmmmmm, hmm Hmm hmmm
And there’s an insect for you!
Legs
Adding actions to songs helps gets the wiggles out AND helps children remember the lyrics. It doesn’t matter whether you have your class create a set of actions or use the actions provided, the important thing is to get your class moving to the music!
Insect’s Body
(Tune: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes) Note to Teacher: Repeat the actions below each time you sing or hmmm the word. Head = touch head with both hands Thorax = touch chest with both hands Abdomen = touch stomach with both hands Eyes = point to eyes Mouth = point to mouth Antennae = put index fingers on top of head and wiggle them Six legs = hold up three fingers on each hand
Verse 1
Head, thorax, abdomen – abdomen! Head, thorax, abdomen – abdomen! And eyes And mouth And antennae, two Six legs And there’s an insect for you! Verse 2 Hmmm, thorax, abdomen – abdomen! Hmmm, thorax, abdomen – abdomen!
And eyes And mouth And antennae, two Six legs And there’s an insect for you! Verse 3
Hmmm, hmmmmm, abdomen – abdomen! Hmmm, hmmmmm, abdomen – abdomen!
And eyes And mouth And antennae, two Six legs And there’s an insect for you!
Verse 4 Hmmm, hmmmmm, hmmmmmm – hmmmmmm! Hmmm, hmmmmm, hmmmmmm – hmmmmmm!
And eyes And mouth And antennae, two Six legs And there’s an insect for you!
Verse 5 Hmmm, hmmmmm, hmmmmmm – hmmmmmm! Hmmm, hmmmmm, hmmmmmm – hmmmmmm! Hmm hmmm
And mouth And antennae, two Six legs And there’s an insect for you!
Hmmm, hmmmmm, hmmmmmm – hmmmmmm! Hmmm, hmmmmm, hmmmmmm – hmmmmmm! Hmm hmmm Hmm hmmmm
And antennae, two Six legs And there’s an insect for you!
Verse 7 Hmmm, hmmmmm, hmmmmmm – hmmmmmm! Hmmm, hmmmmm, hmmmmmm – hmmmmmm! Hmm hmmm Hmm hmmmm Hmm hmmmmmmm, hmm
Six legs And there’s an insect for you!
Verse 8 Hmmm, hmmmmm, hmmmmmm – hmmmmmm! Hmmm, hmmmmm, hmmmmmm – hmmmmmm! Hmm hmmm Hmm hmmmm Hmm hmmmmmmm, hmm Hmm hmmm
And there’s an insect for you!
Verse 6
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Sing along with Dr. Jean and Dr. Holly to learn about the parts of an insect’s body. Tune: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes A n o th e r
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