Everyday with my little kiddos we go over our circle time rules:
eyes watching
ears listening
voices quiet
bodies calm
We frequently sing a song that goes with these rules. In setting out to create an Animoto I decided what would be better than giving my students a visual to correspond with the song and circle time rules. To make it more personal for my kiddos I also took pictures of them doing the motions to use for the Animoto.
Now everyday the first thing I do with each of my classes is watch this video. The kids actually ask for it. We play it on our eno board and the kiddos sing along, do the hand motions and even my most distracted student is engaged and following along. I absolutely love the final product and the visual it provides for my students. Will certainly be continuing the use Animoto in my classroom.
