Aine, darling, were you sneaking around outside my classroom today? I started teaching De Colores this very day! I've got the 3d-5th graders singing both verses in Spanish, the 1st and 2d graders just singing the second verse, and the kindergarteners chiming in with "quiri quiri quiri!" "cara cara cara!" and "pio pio pio!" where appropriate!

Our school is planning a "Rainbow Day" (don't ask- it was a 5th grader's idea!) for April 30 and we'll be singing this song and a few others ("Rainbow Tribe" by Steve Schuch for one) as well as enjoying the Maypole dances. It would certainly be appropriate for the dance to have the same tune. I wonder how it will sound on concertina- probably not all that bad!

Thanks for the great idea.

Now, anyone know some good German polkas??
(I'm too tired to think for myself just now...)

Allison