Jump Jim Joe: Great Singing Games for Children
46 pp. Plastic binding. Edited by Peter and Mary Alice Amidon.
Instructions to 21 of the Amidon's favorite traditional singing games from the US and British Isles. Includes tips on teaching dance in the classroom, transcriptions of the melodies and a glossary of dance terms. Cassette recording features the Amidon family singing all the songs accompanied by a variety of instruments. Great tape for learning the songs at home or in the car!
Book $15.00
CD $15.00
Cassette: $10.00
Table of Contents: CD
click on a title to sample it! (Mp3 format)
- Circle Round the Zero
- Head and Shoulders
- Old King Glory
- Noble Duke of York
- Thorn Rosa
- Skip to My Lou
- Sally Go Round the Sun
- When I Was a Baby
- Alabama Gal
- Round de Doo Bop
- Little Sally Walker
- Jump Jim Joe
- Shoo Fly
- Zodiac
- Bobolinka
- Old Bald Eagle
- Little Johnny Brown
- Dinah's Dead
- Draw Me a Bucket
- Bulldog
Table of Contents: Book
- I. Introduction
- II. Choosing Leaders and Partners
- III. Dancing in the Classroom
- IV. The Singing Games
- Circle Round the Zero
- Head and Shoulders
- Old King Glory
- Noble Duke of York
- Thorn Rosa
- Skip to My Lou
- Sally Go Round the Sun
- Sally Sunshine
- When I Was a Baby
- Alabama Gal
- Round de Doo Bop
- Little Sally Walker
- Jump Jim Joe
- Shoo Fly
- Zodiac
- Bobolinka
- Old Bald Eagle
- Little Johnny Brown
- Dinah's Dead
- Draw Me a Bucket
- Bulldog
- V. Appendixes
- Glossary of Dance Terms
- Other Resources
- Words to the Singing Games
- Index of Singing Games by Formation
- Alphabetical Index of Singing Games