In honor of Johnny Appleseed's birthday,
I wanted to share a rendition of the song
from Walt Disney's American Legends.
I've never heard it.
(Go To Youtube...it's on there, I promise!)
I've never heard it.
(Go To Youtube...it's on there, I promise!)
I have always loved the song
Disney has Johnny Appleseed sing,
but I haven't used it in my classroom
because of the word "Lord" in it.
Love that word, personally,
but I just don't want to
be on the news for
having my kids singing a
"religious" song in school.
I know, life in the realm of PC
is getting ridiculous.
is getting ridiculous.
I also know that
John Chapman
WAS a religious man,
he'd understand
he'd understand
but I'm still not going to
teach my kids that song....sorry!
Bill O'Reilly and Pierce Morgan
do not need to have me
on their shows.
("I just wanted to have my Kindergarteners
sing a song about Johnny Appleseed,
America, that's all...I promise!")
You know, TV does
add on an additional 10 lbs...
not something that I (or you)
need to see!
Hmm....So THAT'S it?!
I've had a camera on me lately.
Aw snap! Nope that's just me.
Hmm....So THAT'S it?!
I've had a camera on me lately.
Aw snap! Nope that's just me.
Having said all that....
I still LOVE the song,
and there's nothing available
like it...believe me, I've looked!
So, I reworded the song,
made it into a book,
made it into a book,
and I'm sharing it with all of you
teachers out there that get stumped
every year looking for age appropriate,
fun material to celebrate
Johnny Appleseed's Birthday.
(He falls under our Social Studies +
I wanted rhyming words
for my students to practice
Common Core reading skills.)
Yes, I needed to say that bit,
because I know that there
are people out there saying,
"Why are you teaching about
Johnny Appleseed, anyway?"
So, now, you know why.
I figure that Johnny Appleseed
I hope you enjoy the book/song
which now includes references to the Earth.
Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks so much for sharing!
Johnny Appleseed Song: The Earth Is Good To Me
This would be a nice intro for
Earth Day in April
now that I think about it.
Introduce it in September and
revisit it again in April
when the kiddos are really reading?
BTW....the clip art in the above poster is
MY Johnny Appleseed clip art
You're so talented.
I can draw a stick figure.
Jealous much?
(Ok....let me tell you a little secret:
I can't NATURALLY draw...
I'm just so broke,
that I've had to just buckle down
and make things that I want for my classroom.
When I went back to teaching
after taking a break to be a
Stay At Home Mom,
my husband made me promise
that I wouldn't spend my whole paycheck
on my classroom this time around.)
You're so talented.
I can draw a stick figure.
Jealous much?
(Ok....let me tell you a little secret:
I can't NATURALLY draw...
I'm just so broke,
that I've had to just buckle down
and make things that I want for my classroom.
When I went back to teaching
after taking a break to be a
Stay At Home Mom,
my husband made me promise
that I wouldn't spend my whole paycheck
on my classroom this time around.)
I used other clip art for the book/song....
I just didn't want to post other
people's clip art on this post....
Oh, all these internet rules are starting to
make me wacky!
Disney, please don't sue me...
See my disclaimer?
Seriously!
I don't have enough money
to bail her out of jail.
Just saying...
(This Is For Educational, Classroom
Purposes Only: Not For Profit)
I'm just a poor teacher making $500.00
a month after paying for daycare
and the gas to get me to school.
(You know, during a month that has
5 weeks in it that averages out
to $20.00 a day....
Holy Schnikes Batman!)
True that!
I just wanted to share with others...
that's OK, right?
It's not what you do that's important,
It's why you do what you do that's important.
You're a teacher helping out
other teachers. A jury of your
peers would understand.
make me wacky!
Disney, please don't sue me...
See my disclaimer?
Seriously!
I don't have enough money
to bail her out of jail.
Just saying...
(This Is For Educational, Classroom
Purposes Only: Not For Profit)
I'm just a poor teacher making $500.00
a month after paying for daycare
and the gas to get me to school.
(You know, during a month that has
5 weeks in it that averages out
to $20.00 a day....
Holy Schnikes Batman!)
True that!
I just wanted to share with others...
that's OK, right?
It's not what you do that's important,
It's why you do what you do that's important.
You're a teacher helping out
other teachers. A jury of your
peers would understand.
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