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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

PreK Lesson 10

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Concepts(s):
Beat
Grades(s):
PreK
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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.

Sing "Time for Music"

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Song Used: 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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Song Used: 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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Practice Item Used: Warm Ups

Do some vocal exploration with shape cards.

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Move to the Beat

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Practice Item Used: Prepare Rhythm

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.

Sing "Poppies Red" and create new verses

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Song Used: Poppies Red

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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Song Used: Poppies Red

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

Teach "Teddy Bear Hoedown"

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Song Used: 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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Song Used: 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".

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Review "Letter B"

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Song Used: B – Bebop the Bear

Review "Letter B".

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Review "Bebop Bear"

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Song Used: B – Bebop the Bear

Review "Bebop Bear".

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Review "Bear Hunt"

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Song Used: 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".

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Sing our closing song "Skinnamarink"

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Song Used: Skinnamarink

Sing our closing song "Skinnamarink".

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