Play Poison Rhythm

Echo every pattern - except the poison pattern

Sing "Welcome Welcome"

This will be our welcome song for August - welcome to music class!

Option 1: Listen to the story, "All Are Welcome" or jump ahead

Listen to the story, "All Are Welcome."
Pause the video and sing the welcome song each time you hear the words, "All are welcome here."

If you did this storybook in week one, jump ahead to the story, "Be Kind"

Optional Orff Arrangement "Welcome Welcome"

If you have Orff instruments in your classroom you can use this to teach the arrangement.

How to.... What if?

Teach or review procedures.

Read and Discuss the Music Room Rules

Teach or review the Music Room Rules
Have the students give examples of good choices, being responsible, good manners, etc.

Alternate Story: Listen to the story, "Be Kind"

The story "Be Kind" discusses many ways that you could be kind.
Listen to the story, and brainstorm a list of the ways that you could be kind!
Then practice the JJ song, "Wave of Kindness."

Omit if you did this in week 2.

Teach or review "Wave of Kindness"

Listen to the whole song.
After listening, invite students to tell you what they think the song means. (If discussion is taking too long, have the students think-pair-share for 30 seconds with their neighbor)

Play a phrase, pause and have students echo. Continue until they have learned the song. Then try singing along.

Learn some choreography to use with "Wave of Kindness"

Learn some choreography to use with "Wave of Kindness"

Sing and move to "Wave of Kindness"

Sing and move to "Wave of Kindness"

Teach the song "Let us Chase the Squirrel"

This is an optional activity, if time permits.

Teach the song either as a rote song or reading song if students can read rhythms and/or solfa.

Watch the kids demo of "Let Us Chase the Squirrel"

Watch the kids demo of "Let Us Chase the Squirrel"

If time and space permit, play the game!

Game Directions: “Let Us Chase the Squirrel” is a chase game. Have the students that are playing the game make a circle. Choose one student to be the “hunter” and one student to be the“squirrel.” The hunter breaks out of the circle at the end of the song, and chases the squirrel around the circle, trying to tag the squirrel before the squirrel reaches the hole that the hunter made in the circle.

Denise Tip: I choose the “squirrel” and “hunter” from my immediate right. After they have had their turn, they join the circle on my left side. They remain part of the circle, and I know who has had turns. We play this game around a large tree in the school yard.

Optional: Complete the Music and Me Booklet

Print and complete the Music and Me booklet to show your teacher or someone in your family.
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Make your own booklet and answer the same questions. Share the booklet with your teacher or family.

Sing "The Music Time is Over"

Watch the video and sing along!