Materials
photos of patterns in buildings (parking lots, decks)
wrapping paper with patterns
paper strips
scissors
markers
magazines and catalogs
Instructions
1. Echoes of laughter will fill the room when children repeat not only the words
but also the movements to the song. Set up a music center featuring the fun
"echo" song, "My Aunt Came Back." This is a "call and response" song; the
children repeat each line after the teacher says it. For example, say the first
line, "My aunt came back," and the children repeat (like an echo) and say, "My
aunt came back," and so on.
2. In advance, locate illustrations of a woman (the aunt) and a picture of each of
the items mentioned in the following song.
3. Color the illustrations and mount them on colored tagboard. Laminate them
for durability, and cut out. Prepare them for flannel board use by backing
them with felt using rubber cement.
4. Teach the children the words, tune, and movements to the song. Record the
children singing the song. Put the illustrations, the cassette recording, and
flannel board in the music center. You may also want to challenge the
children to continue each movement throughout the song, adding a
movement after each verse.
My Aunt Came Back
My aunt came back (Children repeat.)
From Istanbul (Repeat.)
And she brought with her (Repeat.)
Some taffy to pull. (Repeat.)
(Pretend to pull taffy.)
My aunt came back (Children repeat.)
From Tokyo (Repeat.)
And she brought with her (Repeat.)
A mosquito. (Repeat.)
(Pretend to swat a mosquito.)
My aunt came back (Children repeat.)
FromTimbuktu (Repeat.)
And she brought with her (Repeat.)
Some gum to chew. (Repeat.)
(Pretend to chew gum.)
My aunt came back (Repeat.)
When she was able (Repeat.)
And she brought for me (Repeat.)
A ping-pong table. (Repeat.)
(Pretend to hit a ping-pong ball.)
My aunt came back (Children repeat.)
From old Algiers (Repeat.)
And she brought with her (Repeat.)
A pair of shears. (Repeat.)
(Pretend to cut something.)
My aunt came back (Children repeat.)
From old Japan (Repeat.)
And she brought with her (Repeat.)
A paper fan. (Repeat.)
(Wave hand in a fanning motion.)
My aunt came back (Children repeat.)
From the county fair (Repeat.)
And she brought with her (Repeat.)
A rocking chair. (Repeat.)
(Pretend to rock back and forth.)
