Thank You Daddy

The first official observance of Father's Day in the U.S. was in 1910 in Spokane, Washington.  Sonora Louise Smart Dodd came up with the idea while listening to a Mother's Day sermon at church in 1909.  She rounded up community support and the following year on June 19, the birthday of her revered father who raised six children on his own after his wife died during childbirth, Father's Day was observed. (Thanks to Kids Domain for the info.) 

With Father's Day a few days away, check out Nancy Stewart's very sweet song of the month, Thank You Daddy, a definite ear-worm with a chorus that even emerging speakers will enjoy singing.  You can also find some more ideas for Father's Day  Songs at Preschool Education.com.

Nancy also links to a site I use a lot when choosing gestures to use with songs we sing in class, the ASL Browser.

For more on children and signing, have a quick listen to NPR's story from a couple of weeks ago, Toddlers Find Their Voice in Sign Language.  And for some Father's Day activity ideas, start here.

Comments

[lena]

i need a nice simple fathers day song for my students ,they have just 2 or 3 days to get ready for celebration...
thx alot