Move to the Beat 2

Copy the teacher in the video.

Play the audio below to make up your own movements or play Freeze Dance.

Make up your own movements or play freeze dance

Make up your own movements or play Freeze Dance.

Optional: Teach "I Like Turkey"

Teach the song by rote and play the game. This song is a call and response in which the response is an echo.

Optional: Play the "I Like Turkey" Game

Have the students make a circle. Choose one student to be the turkey. The "turkey" struts around the outside of the circle while all the students sing the song. At the end of the song, the "turkey" tags a student, who chases and tries to tag the "turkey" before the "turkey" reaches the inside of the circle. Both the “turkey” and the “chaser” sit in the middle of the circle until all the students have had a turn.

Optional: Teach "Turkey Tango"

Optional: Do the "Turkey Tango" Dance

Teach “Old Navy”

This action song is included in case you want to talk to your students about men and women who served in wars for Veteran’s Day or Remembrance Day. This is a great action song for your class. John Jacobson calls action songs “choreographed wiggling.” Action songs are engaging, they help children to remember the lyrics, and they help children to focus on the teacher. Learn the actions in the next procedure.

Learn the movements for "Old Navy"

Teach "Take My Little Car"

Teach the song by rote. You may want to use the process where you listen to a verse and ask questions about it. Another way to teach the song would be to have the students listen to the singer, but perform all the actions the first time they hear the song. Each time they hear the song, they’ll remember more of the verses. You could put the following words in the pocket chart with little pictures as reminders of what the verses are about: car, wipers, horn, door, brakes, fast, slow.

Do the movements with "Take My Little Car"

Do the movements with the song "Take My Little Car"

Learn about fast and slow

Fast and slow was introduced in October week 2. This lesson is to reinforce the students understanding of the concept. Ask them which verse in the song was fast. Then ask which verse was slow, and why it was slower.

Play the Fast Slow game

Play the Fast Slow game

Teach "Days of the Week"

This song is included to teach the children the days of the week. The students can snap as indicated in the music. If they can’t snap fingers yet, tell them to “rub their fingers together.” If they rub their thumb and middle finger together enough times, a snap will eventually result. You could also play the snap on rhythm sticks.

Teach "Rainbow World"

This song is included to give you an opportunity to discuss with your students ways that they can act that will help them to get along better with other students and with their family. Point out the line in the song “But when we work together it’s the most beautiful sight you’ve seen!” Ask how students can work together

Create movement for "Rainbow World"

Watch the Kids Demo video for movement ideas with paper plates.

Sing along with the chorus if you can!

Review "Tommy Thumb"

Review the song "Tommy Thumb" and do the movements with the demo.

Review "Can't Wait to Hibernate"

Review song "Can't Wait to Hibernate".

Copy the movements to go with the chorus.

Invite students to choose an instrument to play along with the verses.

Play the song again and sing along on all the choruses.

Listen to the story "Bear Snores On" by Karma Wilson

Sing our closing song, "Skinnamarink"

Sing our closing song, "Skinnamarink".