Sing and move to the song "Go Bananas."

Copy the movements of Mrs. Gagne and the class.

Use this song to read rhythms and melody. At this point in the year, the students may be able to read the song instead of teaching it by rote. Read the rhythms first.

Form a standing up circle. The teacher walks with an apple around the inside of the circle, tapping a student on the head on each beat. The student tapped on the word “out” is the next person to walk with the apple. If it’s difficult for your students to reach the tops of the heads, have the students hold out their hands and tap hands instead. You can also play this as an elimination game, where the student that is “out” sits down. Elimination games sometimes lead to someone having hurt feelings. Instead of eliminating, the student that is “out” could go to a barred instrument and play an F-C bordun. If you don't have Orff instruments, you could have a selection of unpitched rhythm instruments to play.

As the story is read, put your characters in order.

If you don't have a printer, print their names, and draw the character.

Watch the video of the "Chicken Little Story."

Mrs. Gagne is adding sound effects to the story.

What instruments did Mrs. Gagne use in the story?

A copy of the text + sound effects for the story is in supporting resources.

These are the instruments that Mrs. Gagne used in the story: glockenspiel, drum, woodblock, castanets, and triangle.

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Read the story and play/create the sound effects.

Watch "Hens and Roosters" from Carnival of the Animals.

When the hen pecks, is the music smooth or separated? It's separated.

If you didn't do this worksheet in March, complete it now.