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Looking to use PreK Back to School – Lesson 3 in your PreK classroom?

While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Beat, Dynamics, Tempo, Timbre of Unpitched Instruments, Melodic Direction (high-middle-low)

You'll also cover the themes of: Food Songs, Health, Environment

PreK Back to School – Lesson 3

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Introduction

In this lesson, you will:

  1. Sing the echoes for “Time for Music”
  2. Say the “Hello Beat Chant”
  3. Sing to Melody the Elephant
  4. Introduce different instruments using the “Mystery Box”
  5. Play along with “Play, Play, Play Along”
  6. Play along with “Play and Stop!”
  7. Review the “Music Room Rules”
  8. Review “Welcome, Welcome”
  9. Option 1: Listen to the story “All Are Welcome”
  10. Option 2: Listen to the story “So-Me and the Spider”
  11. Option 3: Listen to the story “The Listening Walk”
  12. Do Fruit Rhythms
  13. Optional: Create Fruit Rhythm Patterns
  14. Keep the beat with body percussion
  15. Optional: Complete an All About Me activity
  16. Review “Wash Your Hands”
  17. Review the actions for “Skinnamarink”
  18. Sing our Goodbye Song “Skinamarink”

Extensions:

About the ‘Back to School’ Lessons
Different school districts have different start dates, ranging from the end of July to after Labor Day. The Musicplay song sequence is designed to begin in the first week of September. For teachers whose schools start earlier than September, there are five ‘Back to School’ lessons provided. If your school year begins in August, start with ‘Back to School’ lesson 1. Once September begins, regardless of your start date, use the ‘September Week 1’ lesson.

Objectives

  • I can sing and move to music.
  • I can keep a beat.
  • I can use loud/quiet, up/down