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While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Beat, Melodic Direction (high-middle-low), Scale
In this lesson, you will:
Extension:
Musicplay is a menu. The teacher is not expected to teach every song or activity. Choose the songs and activities from the list that will best fit your schedule and the needs of your students.
This is an excellent activity for practice in keeping a steady beat and reading the notes of the major scale.
Artie Almeida does a really fun activity with this song. She makes three bags of one syllable sounds. Choose a syllable from each bag and make up a new word. Sing the song using the new word instead of “chumbara.”
Bag One: zap, fly, bug, gun, pop, sat, yip
Bag Two: letters A E O U
Bag Three: boo, moo, may, day, dee, flee, goo, zoo
Playing and Creating: Teach the melody of this song to the students and have them play it as an instrumental selection.