Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part I of an ongoing pancocojams series on the ways that Covid-19 may impact (or, perhaps, what should be the impact on) children's recreational activities- with particular attention to children's singing games, hand clap games, and hand slap games.
Read my editor's note below for more information about this pancocojams series.
Part I showcases some YouTube videos of children's hand clap games and hand slap games. All of those videos were taped before the Covid 19 pandemic.
Part I also provides an explanation of the differences between hand clap games & hand slap games and showcases two videos of hand slap games.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-probable-impact-of-covid-19-on_28.html for Part II of this series. Part II showcases some YouTube videos of children's circle singing games in which children hold hands and/or touch each other. Part II also showcases some videos of children performing play party songs. All of those videos were taped before the Covid 19 pandemic.
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The content of this post is presented for educational, disease prevention, and cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all who are featured in these videos. Thanks also to all those who published these examples on YouTube.
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE:
This post was revised on April 13, 2020 to refer to this post as part of an ongoing pancocojams series and not as Part I of a two part series.
During the Covid 19 pandemic, as part of that disease's preventative guidelines, people in many parts of the world have begun to change the ways that they greet and say goodbye to each other (i.e. no more handshakes, hugs, or kisses).
This pancocojams series suggests that people should also consider the ways that Covid-19 impacts (or should impact) children's recreational activities, with particular attention to children's singing games such as "Ring Around The Rosie", children's hand clap games such as "Shame Shame Shame" and children's hand slap games such as "Stella Ella Ola".
The videos featured in Part I and Part II of this series serve as examples of how those recreational activities conflict with the guidelines during Covid-19 of not touching other people's hands and not touching other parts of another person's body. Those recreational activities also conflict with Covid-19 prevention guidelines of maintaining at least six feet of social distance between people to help prevent against getting Covid-19.
Subsequent posts in this series will focus on examples of children's recreational singing games and comments about other children's recreational activities such as foot stomping cheers that don't necessarily conflict with Covid-19 safety rules. These subsequent post will continue the labeling as indicated in this post (i.e. the post after Part III will be labeled "Part IV" etc.) Google search the words "children's recreational games Covid 19 pancocojams for other posts in this series or click the "impact of Covid-19 on children's recreational games" tag for more pancocojams posts in this series.
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PART I- Hand Clap Rhymes and Hand Slap Rhymes
Definitions:
Hand clap games are those recreational activities in which two, three, or four people stand in place or sit in place and chant a rhyme while clapping each others' hands. These games are usually mildly competitive.
Hand slap games are those mildly competitive recreational or stress reduction activities a group of people stand or sit in place and chant a rhyme while passing along a light slap on the hand of the person to their right. At the end of each iteration of that rhyme, the person whose hand is slapped is out and the chant starts from the beginning. When there are only two people left, the two clap each other's hands or engage in some other exercise until there is only one person left. That person is the winner. Two relatively well known examples of hand slap games in the United States are "Down By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky" and "Stella Ella Ola".
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Notice that some of these videos are of children in their school's music class.
Example #1: Sesame Street: Handclapping Chants
Sesame Street, Mar 27, 2009
If you're watching videos with your preschooler and would like to do so in a safe, child-friendly environment, please join us at http://www.sesamestreet.org
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Example #2: Studying tempo with "Miss Mary Mack" in 3rd Grade!
Casey Hall, Jan 17, 2014
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Example #3: Down by the banks
Philip Fiorio, Feb 24, 2015
Gva second grade hand clapping game
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Example #4: Rockin' Robin Hand Game 2017!
Costa Rica Rich, Jan 6, 2017
Today we decided to try the rocking robin hand game! We started to get the hang of it and had lots of fun!
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This hand clap portion of this video begins at 017. I believe that it's very rare for people to clap hands to the "Rockin Robin" record. Usually, children (and/or teens and adults) chant a rhyme while doing this four person hand clap routine.
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Example #5: Stella Ella Olla Action Song Demo
Themes & Variations, Aug 9, 2017
Singing Games Children Love Vol. 4 has 40 singing games that children love to sing and play. Volume 4 includes games and activities for students in Grades 3-6. A variety of singing games and activities are included: traditional singing games from North America and from around the world, original singing games for special days, movement canons, and active rhythm games. The games are organized by melodic concept, making this a useful collection for the teacher looking for activities to reinforce student's music reading abilities
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"Stella Ella Ola" is also known as "Quack Diddley Oso", "Slap Billyola" and other names.
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Example #6: ABC HIT IT hand clapping game step by step
Just Grace, May 15, 2019
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Example #7: Hand Clap Games
EL. J. Awa, Jun 24, 2019
Welcome back BFF's! Today I want to show you some of my favorite clap hand games! My brother will help me :) Come on, let's play!
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This concludes Part I of this two part pancocojams series.
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