Warm up your voices with echo patterns

Warm up your voices by echoing so-mi patterns

Sing "Welcome Welcome"

Listen to the song.
Play the video again and sing along!

Listen to the story, "All Are Welcome" (or skip ahead)

Pause the video and sing the welcome song each time you here the words, "All are welcome here." If you have the storybook, accompany the refrain on C-G or D-A on Orff instruments. Then, you can use this as a way to review how to hold mallets and play the instruments.

Skip ahead to the story "So-me and the Boss" if you read this story last week.

Alternate story - Read the story "So-me Meets the Boss"

Listen to the story on video. Pause the video and echo each time there is singing.

After the story, invite children to sing their names to you.

Teach or Review - How To.... and What If?Review quickly if you did this in Aug. week 1. Talk about procedures if this is your first week.

Review quickly if you did this in Aug. week 1.
Talk about procedures if this is your first week.

Read and Discuss the Music Room Rules

Have the students give examples of good choices, being responsible, good manners, etc.

Make Me a Circle chant

Make Me a Circle chant is a way to have students make a circle quickly. Chant the poem starting quietly and getting louder, then count how many beats it takes to make a circle. You might have to count higher than 10 the first time!
Each time you make a circle, use the chant and see how quickly your students can make a circle!

Hello Circle Chant

Learn the names of the students in your class with this simple name game!
Continue to use this activity until you know your students names - and they know each other's names. Try the variations!

Teach the song "New Friends"

Teach the song "New Friends"
1. Read the words and have the students echo
2. Sing a phrase and have students echo
or
Play a phrase and have students echo

Sing the song "New Friends"

Sing along with the video.

Practice Rhythm with Vegetable Rhythms

Watch the video and say the vegetable rhythms and clap right after the teacher.

You'll say the rhythms with the kids on the recording.

Sing the "Wash Your Hands" Song!

Watch the video to learn the "Wash Your Hands" song.

Play the video again and sing along!

When you wash your hands, sing the song twice to make sure you wash for 20 seconds!

Can you create actions to go with the music?

Optional: Complete the All About Me Worksheet

Optional: Complete and colour the All About Me worksheet.
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Save paper and ink and draw your own pictures on plain paper and write all about you!

Share your "All About Me" sheet with your teacher or someone in your family!

Listen to the song "She'll be Comin' Round the Mountain"

Listen to the song "She'll be Comin' Round the Mountain".

After hearing verse one, can you sing along with it?

Can you make up actions to go with the song? For ideas, watch the kids demo video that follows.

Learn the actions for the song "She'll be comin' Round the Mountain"

Watch the video to learn the actions for the song "She'll be comin' Round the Mountain".

Sing along and do the actions!

Learn to sing "The Music Time is Over"

Watch the video and sing along!