PreK Lesson 1
Teaching Procedures
Sing, "Time for Music"
Sing, "Time for Music"
Sing, "Time for Music".
Count the beats at the end of each verse.
Do the actions that are in the words of the song.
Play a Circle Name Game
Play a Circle Name Game
This game is a fun way to learn the names of the students and to get to know each other.
In this game, pat a steady beat. Pat-pat - then gesture with hands out 2 times.
When the hands go "out" you say your name.
Say names, favorite food, a sport they like, someplace they went in the summer etc.
Teach/Review (or skip ahead) How To... and What if???
Teach/Review (or skip ahead) How To... and What if???
Teaching procedures at the beginning of the year is important for all students, but especially for PreK! If this is your first class with students, discuss them all.
Warmup your voice by doing an animal warmup
Warmup your voice by doing an animal warmup
Warmup your voice by doing an animal warmup.
Think about which sounds are high and which sounds are low.
Learn the "Three Little Fishies" fingerplay
Learn the "Three Little Fishies" fingerplay
Learn the "Three Little Fishies" fingerplay.
Copy the actions that the teacher does.
An easy to make mini book is given in supporting resources.
You could make a class set and send them home with your students.
Or - keep the mini-books in your sub-tub to use as a sub activity - there are lots of pages to color!
Alligator Alarm story
Watch and listen to the kids sing "Alligator Alarm"
Watch and listen to the kids sing "Alligator Alarm"
Watch and listen to the kids sing "Alligator Alarm".
Sing "Alligator Alarm"
Optional: Practice printing the letter A
Optional: Practice printing the letter A
Practice printing the letter A.
You can download the worksheet and complete it.
There are two lines of printing practice.
There are two boxes. In these boxes, draw something that starts with the letter A.
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Save ink and practice printing the letter A and draw some things that start with A.
Listen to the song "Monkeys"
Listen to the song "Monkeys"
Listen to the song "Monkeys".
This song was written by April and Susan and celebrates one of our favorite animals that live in jungles and in zoos!
Can you make up movements to the song?
Sing the song "Monkeys" and do the movements
Sing the song "Monkeys" and do the movements
Sing the song, "Monkeys" and do the movements that you see the kids in the video doing.
Shake and jump and twist to the song, "Shake it Together"
Shake and jump and twist to the song, "Shake it Together"
Shake and jump and twist to the song "Shake it Together".
Listen and do the movements that the words suggest.
Shake and jump and twist to the song "Shake it Together"
Shake and jump and twist to the song "Shake it Together"
Shake and jump and twist to the song, "Shake it Together".
Now watch the kids in the video.
Sing and move with them.