Teach or Review What if? How to...

Review quickly or skip if you did this in Aug. week 1-2-3
Talk about procedures if this is your first week.

Sing the song "If You're Happy and You Know it "

If You're Happy and You Know it - by JJ is in the Jump into Music section.

Sing and move as shown in the video

John makes up new verses in this song. Can you make up new verses and sing/move to them?

Move to the song Jump to the Music (JJ - new)

Copy John and the Jumparoo's movements to the song.

Listen to the story, "All Are Welcome". (or jump ahead)

3 storybooks are given in August. If you've read all 3 omit or read a storybook of your choosing.

Listen to the story, "All Are Welcome."
Pause the video and sing the welcome song each time you hear the words, "All are welcome here."

Or jump ahead to the So-me Story or the Listening Walk Story.

So-Me and the Spider. (or jump ahead)

If this is your week 2 of school, you could listen to the So-Me and the Spider storybook instead of All Are Welcome. If this is week 3, jump ahead to the story "The Listening Walk."
• Every time you hear so-me (so-mi) sung, pause the story and echo.
• Use this as an introduction to sounds around us. Have the children listen to the sounds they can hear in the classroom and make a list of the sounds on the board.

If this is week 2 or 3, read/review the story "The Listening Walk"

If this is Week 2 or 3, read the story "The Listening Walk"
Then listen with eyes closed to sounds you hear in your classroom.
Make a list of the sounds.

Play Freeze Dance with the Music

Teachers: Have the students free dance to the music.

When you pause the music, the students freeze!

Play a game with kids vs teachers.
If any student moves after the music stops, the teacher gets a point.
If all the students freeze when the music stops, the students get a point.

Move to the beat of the drum and freeze! (Teacher led activity)

Teacher led activity: Tell the students that they are going to move to show when there is a beat and when there is no beat.

Play a beat on the drum and have students move to the beat.
When you stop, there isn't a beat anymore, so students freeze.

Extensions:
• Play the drum loud/quiet, fast/slow
• Play the drum in a variety of meters - 2/4, 3/4, 4/4

Play the Interactive Game - Beat or No Beat

Some of the selections in this game have a very steady beat - and some don't.

Play the game choosing which selections keep a steady beat and which don't.

Play the beat on instruments!

Give the students sticks, shakers or other instruments.

Play the beat with the music on an instrument.

Optional: All About Me! (or skip ahead)

• Trace the words on the page.
• Color the things you'd like to do in music class.
• If you want to save paper, draw a picture of what you'd like to do in music class.

Omit if you did this in Week 1.

Optional: Say the poem "Roly Poly"

Say the poem "Roly Poly" and do the movements with the teacher.

What is your favourite part of the poem?
Up, down, fast,slow, loud or quiet?

Can you think of other ways that Roly Poly could go? ... silly, short/long, smooth/bumpy

Sing the "Wash Your Hands" Song! (or skip ahead)

Watch the video to learn the "Wash Your Hands" song.

Play the video again and sing along!

Talk about other ways we can help to prevent spread of germs: don't share water bottles, cough into your elbow, use a tissue. Research says that washing hands is a proven way to help prevent spread of germs.

Also talk to the students (and their teacher) about having students use the washroom and have a drink before they come to music class. If necessary, talk about your procedures in the event that a student does need the restroom. But remember - in PreK - if one needs to go, all of a sudden they all need to go.

Sing the Alphabet Song (zee for American schools)

Watch and listen to the video.

Then watch and sing along with the video.

Have you sung this song before?

Sing the Alphabet Song (zed)

Canadians pronounce Z as Zed. Use this version if in Canada or UK.

Optional - (if time) Sing and play along with "Six Little Ducks"

If time, have the students sing and play along with "Six Little Ducks"
Give the students rhythm sticks (or whatever instrument you have available) and have them play all the "quacks" on an instrument. If time permits, try other instruments.

Sing our Goodbye Song "Skinamarink"

Skinnamarink is the song we sing at the end of every music class.

Watch the video and sing along!

The actions are given in the demo video that follows.

Learn the actions to "Skinnamarink"!

Watch the video and learn the actions.

Can you do all the actions?