Warm up voices by echoing what the first puppet says.

Freeze dance or play along with the music

Play freeze dance with the selection.
-or-
Play instruments with the music.
Play the beat. (not rhythm patterns with PreK)

Say the poem. Teach the actions demonstrating on a child. Have the children make a line so that each child can draw on the back of the child in front of them. The teacher draws on the back of the last child in the line. Say the poem using different voice levels - high, medium, and low. Actions can be found in the song activities under this song in the song list.

You could do this activity in your class without the video - play high/low sounds on a xylophone or a big drum, small drum.

If using the video, have students identify the sounds and tell if they are high or low.

This is a difficult concept for little ones to grasp. It might take all year for some kids to understand high and low.

Let's Get You Moving - move to show high, middle and low sounds

Listen and move as the song suggests. Then remember how to move to the music without the words.

Learn to sing "Five Little Pumpkins".

This setting was written to give the children practice singing so-mi pitches.
This setting is non-Halloween as it uses the words "leaves in the air".

If you have Orff instruments, have the children accompany their singing with a C-G bordun.

Optional - Create an Illustration of the song "Five Little Pumpkins"

This is an "Ask Me" page. You can send this home with students to encourage them to sing the songs from class at home too!

Review the poem "Little Miss Muffet".

Review the movements for "Little Miss Muffet".

Can you say the poem by yourself?

Review the song "Spider on the Floor".

Review "Eensy Weensy Spider".

Sing the Letter C song.

Review the song "Cool Cat".

Review "Bony Skeletons".

Can you make up movements to go with the song?

Sing our closing song "Skinnamarink".