Sing the Echoes and do the Movements to "Mountaintop Monster"

Sing the echoes and do the movements to "Mountaintop Monster."

Play the Circle name game

This game is a fun way to learn the names of the students and to get to know each other.

In this game, pat a steady beat. Pat-pat - then gesture with hands out 2 times.
When the hands go "out" you say your name.

Say names, favorite food, a sport they like, someplace they went in the summer etc.

How to... What if???

Discuss your class procedures with your class.
(Skip ahead if you've had several classes already.)

Learn to sing "Snail Snail"

1. Read the words of the song

If students can read rhythms and solfa, read them.

If not, teach the song by rote.

Rote Teaching:
Sing or play a phrase and have students echo.
Combine phrases and have students echo.
Sing or play the whole song and have students echo.

Play the Game "Snail Snail"

Watch how the kids in the video play the game "Snail Snail."

Play the game! Game Directions:
Make a line with all students holding hands; lead them into a spiral, and then lead them out. After the students know it well, they enjoy being the leader. Exaggerate the beat with your feet when singing "snail."

Optional - make playdough Snails

Optional - make playdough Snails and show how the song goes higher and lower

Point to the "Snail Snail" Pointing Page as You Sing

Print and color the pointing page.
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Make your own pointing page.
Draw 8 hearts on the paper and draw snails under them.

1. Point to the hearts as you sing. (the beat)
2. Point to the snails as you sing. The snails show how the melody goes higher and lower. If you've made playdough snails, you could point and sing using your playdough snails.

Sing the Echoes in our Closing Song "The Music Time is Over"

Sing the echoes in our closing song "The Music Time is Over."