Kindergarten Lesson 6
StartBeat, Form, Timbre of Unpitched InstrumentsTone Set(s):
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Introduction
In this lesson you will:
- Sing the echoes in “Welcome to School”
- Sing and move to “Hey! Hey! Look at Me!”
- Sing “Hey! Hey! Look at Me” and make up your own movements.
- Review “Autumn Leaves”
- Sing “Autumn Leaves” and show the body scale while you sing
- Make a word rhythm pattern with fall leaves
- Learn the words to the poem “Criss Cross Applesauce”
- Learn the movements to the poem “Criss Cross Applesauce”
- Listen and move to “Air” by J. S. Bach
- Make up your own movements to “Air” by J. S. Bach
- Find paper plates or cut out circles and move to “Badinerie” by J. S. Bach
- Make up your own movements to “Badinerie” by J. S. Bach
- Draw shapes on paper plates to use as instruments in the “Shape Song”
- Sing and play along with “Shape Song”
- Sing our closing song, “Skinnamarink”
Extensions:
- Learn “We Cook Turkey” – Canadian Thanksgiving, fast/slow
- Learn “I’m Glad I Have a Nose” – Canadian Thanksgiving
Objectives
- I can sing, move and play with music.
- I can show how notes go higher and lower.
Teaching Procedures
Sing the echoes in “Welcome to School”
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Copy LinkSing the song again, but this time, make up your own verses and movements.
For example: (You will need 5 different ideas)
1. Hey! Hey! Look at me! I am twisting you can see!
2. Hey! Hey! Look at me! I am jumping you can see!
3. Hey! Hey! Look at me! I am swaying you can see!
4. Hey! Hey! Look at me! I am twirling you can see!
5. Hey! Hey! Look at me! I am nodding you can see!
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View ContentReview “Autumn Leaves”
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The leaves show how the song goes higher and lower.
Play it again and sing along.
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The body scale shows how the notes go higher and lower.
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View ContentMake a word rhythm pattern with fall leaves
Copy LinkMake a word rhythm pattern with fall leaves.
You could print the page located in supporting resources or better still, draw your own!
Color your leaves red, yellow, orange, brown or green.
Say the first line of "Autumn Leaves" as your A section:
"Autumn leaves are falling, falling the to ground."
Then say your color words as a B section. Say your words two times.
You could play on an instrument while you say.
For example: Yellow, yellow, yellow, red.
If you are in class, say the A section, then have 2 students say their patterns.
Learn the words to the poem “Criss Cross Applesauce”
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Is this music fast or slow?
It's slow!
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View ContentMake up your own movements to “Air” by J. S. Bach
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You could use two stuffed animals, or you could use scarves.
Find paper plates or cut out circles and move to “Badinerie” by J. S. Bach
Copy LinkFind two paper plates or cut out two circles and move to "Badinerie" by J. S. Bach.
Is this music fast or slow?
It's fast!
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You can dance, move with stuffed animals or paper plates.
Draw shapes on paper plates to use as instruments in the “Shape Song”
Copy LinkDraw shapes on paper plates to use as instruments in the "Shape Song"
Hold up the plate when the shape is called for in the song, and tap on the drum with a dowel or a pencil.
If you don't have paper plates, draw the shapes on construction paper or paper.
Sing and play along with "Shape Song"
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Use the paper plate instruments you made in the previous activity.
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