Review quickly if you did this in Aug. lesson 1.

Read and Discuss the Music Room Rules
Have the students give examples of good choices, being responsible, good manners, etc.

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"

Sing and move to "Wave of Kindness"

Have the students read the rhythm of the song from the projectable slides. Phrase form is aabc. You could read the melody from projectable slides or you could show the contour of the melody with arm motions.

Form a single circle. Join hands and raise arms to form windows. Choose one student to be the bluebird. The bluebird weaves in and out the windows. On the words, “Takes him a partner, ” the bluebird takes a partner and hops up and down in the circle. Now both students are bluebirds and the game continues until the entire class has been involved. The last student chosen becomes the first bluebird when the game repeats.

Teach the Orff arrangement for this song. Set the barred instruments up using the notes FGA CD. Brainstorm for a list of birds. For example: blackbird, swallow, sea gull, crow

Use the rhythm of your bird words to create melodies that they play between repetitions of the song. You could have each instrument take a turn for 16 beats. If you don't have Orff instruments create rhythmic or melodic ostinatos to accompany this song.

Print and complete the Music and Me booklet to show your teacher or someone in your family.

Watch the video and sing along!