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Looking to use PreK Lesson 10 in your PreK classroom?

While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Beat

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PreK Lesson 10

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Introduction

In this lesson, you will:

  1. Sing “Time for Music”
  2. Tap the beats on the beat strip at the end of “Time for Music”
  3. Do some vocal exploration with shape cards
  4. Move to the Beat
  5. Make up your own movements or play freeze dance
  6. Sing “Poppies Red” and create new verses
  7. Show the melodic contour for “Poppies Red”
  8. Teach “Teddy Bear Hoedown”
  9. Learn the dance for “Teddy Bear Hoedown”
  10. Review “I Like Puppies”
  11. Review “Letter B”
  12. Review “Bebop Bear”
  13. Review “Bear Hunt”
  14. Optional for Thanksgiving: Review “Turkey Tango”
  15. Sing our closing song “Skinnamarink”

Extensions:

Musicplay is a menu. The teacher is not expected to teach every song or activity. Choose the songs and activities from the list that will best fit your schedule and the needs of your students.

Objectives

  • I can keep the beat.
  • I can sing and move to music.
  • I can point to show how notes go higher and lower.

Teaching Procedures

1 Sing "Time for Music" 2 Tap the beats on the beat strip at the end of "Time for Music" 3 Do some vocal exploration with shape cards 4 Move to the Beat 5 Make up your own movements or play freeze dance 6 Sing "Poppies Red" and create new verses 7 Show the melodic contour for "Poppies Red" 8 Teach "Teddy Bear Hoedown" 9 Learn the dance for "Teddy Bear Hoedown" 10 Review "I Like Puppies" 11 Review "Letter B" 12 Review "Bebop Bear" 13 Review "Bear Hunt" 14 Optional for Thanksgiving: Review "Turkey Tango" 15 Sing our closing song "Skinnamarink"

Sing "Time for Music"

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Song Used: Time for Music

Sing "Time for Music"

Sing "Time for Music" and tap on beat strips

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Tap the beats on the beat strip at the end of "Time for Music"

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Tap the beats on the beat strip at the end of "Time for Music"

Tap the beats on the beat strip at the end of "Time for Music".

If your students can find a small toy, they could tap the toy on each beat.
When Artie Almeida has students use a toy or stuffed animal to keep the beat, she calls it a "beat buddy".
It's a fun manipulative for kids to use in keeping a beat.

Do some vocal exploration with shape cards

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Do some vocal exploration with shape cards

Do some vocal exploration with shape cards.

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Move to the Beat

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Practice Item Used: Prepare Rhythm

Move to the Beat

Copy the movements that you see in the video.

The audio track is given below - make up your own movements!

Or play Freeze Dance with it!

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Make up your own movements or play freeze dance

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Make up your own movements or play freeze dance

Make up your own movements or play freeze dance.

Sing "Poppies Red" and create new verses

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Sing "Poppies Red" and create new verses

Sing "Poppies Red" singing the verses that are given.

Invite students to think of other people that we honor when we wear poppies.
Create new verses with their ideas.

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Show the melodic contour for "Poppies Red"

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Show the melodic contour for "Poppies Red"

Sing the song and show how the melody goes high and low.

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Teach "Teddy Bear Hoedown"

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Song Used: Teddy Bear Hoedown

Teach "Teddy Bear Hoedown"

Make a circle and do the dance as the words of the song suggest.

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Learn the dance for "Teddy Bear Hoedown"

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Learn the dance for "Teddy Bear Hoedown"

Learn the dance for "Teddy Bear Hoedown".

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Review "I Like Puppies"

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Song Used: I Like Puppies

Review "I Like Puppies"

Review "I Like Puppies".

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Review "Letter B"

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Song Used: B – Bebop the Bear

Review "Letter B"

Review "Letter B".

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Review "Bebop Bear"

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Song Used: B – Bebop the Bear

Review "Bebop Bear"

Review "Bebop Bear".

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Review "Bear Hunt"

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Song Used: Bear Hunt

Review "Bear Hunt"

Review "Bear Hunt".

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Optional for Thanksgiving: Review "Turkey Tango"

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Song Used: T – Turkey Tango

Optional for Thanksgiving: Review "Turkey Tango"

Optional for Thanksgiving: Review "Turkey Tango".

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Sing our closing song "Skinnamarink"

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Sing our closing song "Skinnamarink"

Sing our closing song "Skinnamarink".

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