The Learning Station CD Review and Giveaway

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:30:00 GMT

While subbing I have had the chance to play lots of music especially in Kindergarten. One of the teachers at one of my favorite schools told me about "The Learning Station" and left me a CD called "Here We Go Loopty Loo - And Songs To Make You Move." I fell in love with this CD instantly and the children just had so much fun with it! The Learning Station comprises of Don Monopoli, Laurie Monopoli and Jan Hrkach.

First check out my review of the CD and then come enter the contest. I am also posting a picture of the CD, which you can click on if you would like to purchase a copy. The review is completely my own opinion.

The title track "Here We Go Loopty Loo", I bet you have heard before and the kids have fun so much fun as they form a circle and put their right foot in and shake it or their left hand and so forth!
The next song is "Heads, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes," which we all probably know from childhood and is just so much fun.
The third song is called "Keep Moving" and has the children holding up different body parts: two hands, one thumb, one foot, etc.
Another one of my favorites on the CD and the one that really got me into The Learning Station is a song called ***-A-Doodle Doo. The children get to act out being a rooster. The lyrics go like this "Put your hand on your hip (***-a-doodle doodle doo!). Put the other on your head (***-a-doodle doodle doo!) Stick out your lips (***-a-doodle doodle doo!) And do like this (***-a-doodle doodle doo!) (Strut!) It is so much fun and the kids just get a kick out of it!

There's also the favorite that many of you know "Going on a Bear Hunt." You can see YouTube video here:

I Know An Old Lady is fun to go with all the Old Lady books that are out there! Another one that I just absolutely love is called Chuckle Bug. It is a song to get the kids laughing and I am telling you they won't stop laughing so you'll have time this at the right time like maybe right before activity or time to go home!

Now for the contest, if you would like to be entered to win a copy of the CD "Here We Go Loopty Loo - And Songs To Make You Move" all you have to do is follow my blog. If you share this contest on your blog, FB page, pinterest, or twitter you can get 2 more entries! The contest will end on Sunday March 25th at midnight (which is technically Monday morning). Be sure to leave your e-mail address on the form or in the comments. Thanks so much for hoppin' by!

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Positive Fridays - Week of March 12th, 2012

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:30:00 GMT

Happy Friday everyone!!! Some of you may be ending Spring Break and others about to start it. We have another week to go!

Time for some hoppin' positives that I hope will make you smile!

- My blog has over 16,000 views! I can't believe so many of you keep coming back to my blog. You make me smile every time that I see those numbers shoot up like that. Amazing!

- I was in the same Kindergarten class all this week. I didn't have hardly any plans as it was due to a big emergency so I got to try some of my own things out, which was so much fun! I also got to play a lot of music from my favorite CDs by "The Learning Station." They happen to be located in Melbourne, FL and I'm from Brevard County so it is so excited to have a children's group so close by! I loved seeing their excited faces a they did the movements to the CD.

Here's a fun song you may enjoy:

- A parent from the class wrote me a few very nice notes and also said she complimented me in the front office! It makes me feel so good when parents go that extra mile and especially since I'm only a sub right now!

- Walking into the cafeteria was just so much fun this week as I had Kindergarten children and 3rd graders who were just beyond excited to see me! It's so nice to see so many get so excited. That's the nice part of subbing that I feel so loved by so many different classes of children and different grade levels!

- Today, I head off to 1st grade at another school that I sub at a lot. The Kindergarten children will have another sub as I was already booked and I hope their teacher will be back next week, they miss her so much!

Until next time keep Hoppin' with me at Hopkins' Hoppin' Happenings!

Brian :-)

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The Learning Station CD Review and Giveaway

Positive Fridays - Week of March 12th, 2012