Echo do-mi-so melody patterns.

Optional: Print copies of the staff. Give each student pennies, bingo chips or markers to practice writing so-mi-do melodies.

A fun way to do this is to play "Match the Melody" and have students write their answers on the staff instead of indicating 1-2-3 with fingers.

Play Match the Melody.

This is Level 3, game #6. Try other levels at the end of class if you like!

Read the song from the notation.
The students may be able to read the rhythms and the solfa (so-mi-do) notes.

Game Directions: Stand in a single circle. While you sing, pass a beanbag around the circle. One student is outside the circle holding a pair of cymbals. When the outside student crashes the cymbals, the person who is holding the beanbag is out and becomes the next cymbal crasher. If two people have hands on the beanbag, they are both out and share the cymbal crashing responsibility jointly. If someone drops the beanbag, they are also out.

Find instruments to play with Shake the Papaya during the B, C, D sections.

Consider having:
Woods - play the B
Shakes/Scrapes - play C
Drums play the D. (or have Woods, Shakes/Scrapes play together on the D)

Print the composition template and have students compose a 16 beat rhythm to play during the B, C, D sections.

Find instruments to play with Shake the Papaya during the B, C, D sections.

Consider having:
Woods - play the B
Shakes/Scrapes - play C
Drums play the D. (or have Woods, Shakes/Scrapes play together on the D)

Compose a 16 beat B section for "Shake the Papaya" using the composition tool. When you have a composition you like, copy it to a piece of paper.
Then practice playing it on your instruments.

Find instruments to play with Shake the Papaya during the B, C, D sections.

Consider having:
Woods - play the B
Shakes/Scrapes - play C
Drums play the D. (or have Woods, Shakes/Scrapes play together on the D)

Listen to "Shake the Papaya" and play your composition on instruments during the B and C sections.

Watch kids play the cup game.

While you are watching, copy the movements for the B, C, D sections when the kids stop passing cups.

Find a plastic or paper cup. Try the cup game pattern that is used:
clap, clap, ti-ti ta (on the cup), clap, pickup, set down.
In the video the last move is to pass the cup.

Now try the cup game and the movement with the kids on the video.

Show the form from "Viennese Musical Clock". You can use the interactive Form Tool below, draw it on the board, or print the responders and have the students show the form by raising up the right section's letter as they listen to the piece.

Optional: "Turkey Lurkey" (for Canadian Thanksgiving)
Watch the note highlights video to learn the words and the solfa.
This is another do-mi-so song - can you sing it in solfa?

Play the video again and sing the words and the solfa.

If time permits (or in a second lesson) play the "Turkey Lurkey" game.
This is a chase game.

Optional: "I'm Thankful" (for Canadian Thanksgiving)

Draw and color a picture that shows what you are thankful for.