PreK Lesson 35
StartBeat, Timbre of VoicesThemes(s):
Alphabet Songs, Animal Songs
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Introduction
In this lesson, you will:
- Sing the echoes for “Time for Music”
- Say the “Hello Beat Chant”
- Where is Bunny?
- Play along with body percussion
- Warm up your voice with animal sounds
- Review “When Cats Get Up in the Morning”
- Make Animal Rhythms with your Animal Sounds Cards
- Review “Old Gray Cat”
- Review the game for “Old Gray Cat”
- Sing and play the game “Old Gray Cat”
- Read the “Quest for the Queen” story
- Teach “Letter Q”
- Teach “Quest for the Queen”
- Sing “Quest for the Queen” and copy the movements
- Optional: Practice printing the letter Q
- Sing “Skinnamarink”
Objectives
- I can sing and move to music.
- I can keep the beat.
- I can create rhythm patterns
- I can sing a solo.
Teaching Procedures
Sing the echoes for “Time for Music”
Copy LinkSing Time for Music with the lyrics video.
Count the beats at the end of each verse.
Count the beats out loud.
Think up new ways that you could keep a beat, and sing your new verses.
Numeracy: Counting is numeracy! Duplicate the beat strips in supporting resources and give one strip to each child.
Say the “Hello Beat Chant”
Copy LinkWhere is Bunny?
Copy LinkHide a bunny and sing, "Where is Bunny?" When the child sings, "Come out!" reveal the bunny and tickle the child's nose with the bunny. Practice solo singing.
Play along with body percussion
Copy Link- do the body percussion as shown in the video
- you can speed up or slow down the video using the "gear wheel" in the bottom right corner
Warm up your voice with animal sounds
Copy LinkReview “When Cats Get Up in the Morning”
Copy LinkPrint and cut out the animal sounds cards or save paper and ink, and make your own. Listen to the song "When Cats Get up in the Morning".
Put your animal cards in order as you sing the song.
Make Animal Rhythms with your Animal Sounds Cards
Copy LinkAfter singing the song, make patterns with animal sounds. Say or say and play the patterns with body percussion and/or instruments.
Review “Old Gray Cat”
Copy LinkTeach the song "Old Gray Cat".
Pretend to be the cat and then the mouse in this song.
Review the game for “Old Gray Cat”
Copy LinkWatch the kids play the "Old Gray Cat" game.
The kids are pretending to be the cat and the mouse.
Play the video again and act out the song like the kids in the video.
Sing and play the game “Old Gray Cat”
Copy LinkRead the “Quest for the Queen” story
Copy LinkWatch Mrs. Herro to hear the story and learn the songs.
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Download the PDF from supporting resources and read the story yourself to your students. Then teach the songs by rote yourself.
Teach “Letter Q”
Copy LinkTeach “Quest for the Queen”
Copy LinkListen to the song. Then play the video again and sing along.
Sing “Quest for the Queen” and copy the movements
Copy LinkWatch the kids in the video and do the movements that they do.
Sing and do the movements.
Optional: Practice printing the letter Q
Copy Link- copy the worksheet and have students complete it
- if printing isn't possible, practice printing Q and draw two things that start with the letter q
Sing "Skinnamarink"
Copy LinkSing "Skinnamarink" to end the lesson.