Sing and Play with Song #7 "Poor Little Bug on the Wall"

Have you ever used a fly swatter?

When you sing #7 "Poor Little Bug on the Wall", at the end of each line of the song, pretend to swat a fly. You could hit your hand on a desk or maybe you could use an instrument to play "Hit! Hit!".

Sing and play along with #7 "Poor Little Bug on the Wall".

Teach "I Can Sing a High Note"

Teach the "I Can Sing a High Note" by rote.
Create movements to show the high and low sounds.

Sing and move to show high and low

Can you show with arm movements how the sounds go higher and lower?

Sing along and move with the kids in the demo.

Play the High Low Game

Play the High Low game.

Watch the Listening Map of "Personages"

Watch how the melody goes high and low.
Can you move to show the high and low sounds?

Move to show high and low sounds

Find a scarf and copy the movements in the demo video.

Could you hear when the music was high and when it was low?

Try Mirror Movement in "Grave"

Copy the mirror movement in "Grave".
Choose a partner, and have one be the leader and the other the follower. Play the selection again and create movement. Switch leader and follower.

Is this music fast or slow?

What are some instruments that you hear?

Teach "Bounce High"

Teach "Bounce High" as a reading song.
(students read rhythms, solfa, then sing)
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Teach the song by rote

Sing "Bounce High" with the note highlights

Sing #10 "Bounce High".

Play "Bounce High" with teacher or partners

Watch the Kids Demo video and see how students play "Bounce High" with a ball.

Play the game. Start with the teacher in the middle, then try the game with partners.

How Many Sounds Are There in a Beat?

How many sounds are there on a beat?

Try the next interactive exercises if you like.

Sing the Echoes in "The Music Time Is Over"

Sing the echoes in "The Music Time Is Over".