Review the song and make up movements to the music.

Watch the video and do the body percussion shown.

Have fun with this new game.
Divide the class into 2 teams or play teacher vs. students.

Teach the song by rote, showing with arm motions how the notes go higher and lower. Play the game.

The students stand in a circle with a “cat” on the inside and a “farmer” on the outside. At the word “scat,” everyone claps and the cat goes outside the circle to be chased by the farmer. The class claps and counts to ten, the time limit for the chase. Choose a new cat and farmer and continue the game.

Pat the beat. Tap the beats on a beat strip as you say the poem. Clap the rhythm of the words showing the beats as you clap. You may want to do this with picture/word cards. The students could do this with heart shapes and popsicle sticks as you model it for them.

Clap the word “naughty” and ask the students how many sounds they heard. (two) Tell them that two sounds on a beat is called ti-ti and draw two lines in the hearts. (or the notes) Clap the word “kitty” and ask the students how many sounds they heard. (two) This is also a ti-ti. Clap the word “cat” and ask them how many sounds they heard. (one) Tell them that one sound on a beat is called ta and draw a line in the heart (or the note as shown). The beat with no sound is a rest. You may delay the introduction of symbols until Grade 1 if you wish. Many music teachers do not teach symbols at all to Kindergarten.

Listen to the story about Oscar the cat, and sing the song when it occurs in the story.

Teach the song by rote. Teach the actions given or create your own.

Miss Polly had a dolly who was sick, sick, sick, (rock arms as if holding a baby)
So she called for the doctor to come quick, quick, quick! (telephone)
The doctor came with his bag (show bag)
And his hat, (hand on head to show hat)
And he rapped on the door with a rat-tat-tat! (knock on the door)
He looked at the dolly (hands on hips)
And he shook his head, (shake head)
And he said, “Miss Polly put her straight to bed!” (wag pointer finger 4 times)
He wrote on a paper for a pill, pill, pill. (motion writing)
“I’ll be back in the morning with my bill, bill, bill.” (motion putting on hat, picking up bag)

Teacher note: We don't have a kids demo for "Miss Polly". If your students would like to see themselves on MusicplayOnline please review the submission requirements here: https://help.musicplay.ca/can-i-submit-a-kids-demo

Review "The More We Get Together".

Play one verse. Play the video again and sing along!

Make up movements to go with the song.

Draw and color a picture of people you'd like to get together with!

Use the worksheet or save printer paper and ink by using your own paper.