Aiken drum

Aiken Drum

This traditional song is so adaptable and participatory that unless you’re working with a felt story, you probably sing it differently every time. It’s delightfully fun to hear the chil…

I really really really wanted to be part of the first flannel friday of the new website, so I went into my archives and found this flannel that I made years ago. Aiken Drum seems to be the original…

So remember when I was talking about my spatial perception issues? Case in point: this flannel kit. I made it to accompany The Nields' vers...

Now that we are done with our concerts for the year we try and cram in a ton of fun things before the end of the year. One of them I haven't done in years is the great nonsense song of Aiken Drum. This is a very old folk song that originated in Scotland. There are many different versions of it, and the possibilities are endless. Today my 2nd graders sang the version I had by Music K-8. They thought the song was hilarious as it's very catchy and easy to sing. Then I asked students to help us…

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Aiken Drum is a feltboard activity that goes along with a song about a man who lived in the moon and is made out of food.

Aiken Drum chart/activity

Flip Flap Jack flannel story - sung to the tune of Aiken Drum There was a man made of food, made of food,made of food, There was a man made of food, And his name was Flip Flap Jack His head was made of a pancake, etc. His ears were made out of oranges, etc. And so on! Easy to make with pictures cut out of magazines and you can change the foods too!