Teach or review procedures.

Teach or review the Music Room Rules
Have the students give examples of good choices, being responsible, good manners, etc.

Listen to the story, "All Are Welcome."
Pause the video and sing the welcome song each time you hear the words, "All are welcome here."

The story "Be Kind" discusses many ways that you could be kind.
Listen to the story, and brainstorm a list of the ways that you could be kind!
Then practice the JJ song, "Wave of Kindness."

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.

Have the students show the phrases with arm motions. Discuss which phrases are the are the same and which are different. Phrase form for this song is abac.

Show the students the melody on the tone ladder. Teach the students to read the melody from the tone ladder or from your hand signs.

“Let Us Chase the Squirrel” is a chase game. Have the students that are playing the game make a circle. Choose one student to be the “hunter” and one student to be the“squirrel.” The hunter breaks out of the circle at the end of the song, and chases the squirrel around the circle, trying to tag the squirrel before the squirrel reaches the hole that the hunter made in the circle.

Denise Tip: I choose the “squirrel” and “hunter” from my immediate right. After they have had their turn, they join the circle on my left side. They remain part of the circle, and I know who has had turns. We play this game around a large tree in the school yard.

Divide the class into 2 groups and play the game.
Try a few of the options.

Watch the video and sing along!