PreK Lesson 14
Teaching Procedures
Sing "It's Music Time"
Sing "It's Music Time".
At the end of each verse, there is an eight-beat interlude. During the eight beats, continue the verse movement and count the beats. Tell the children that when they count to eight, they are counting the beats in the song and explain that the beat in music is the steady pulse you can feel, clap, or dance to. Use the hearts in the supplemental resources as a visual to show the beat.
Say the "Hello Beat Chant"
Teach "Here is the Chimney"
Say the poem for the children and demonstrate the actions. Invite the children to say the poem and do the actions with you. Use this fingerplay to explore using quiet and loud voices. Ask the children to tell you which parts of the poem they should say in a quiet voice, and which parts should be in a loud voice. Try out the student's suggestions.
Do the actions for "Here is the Chimney"
Here is the Chimney, (make a fist around thumb)
Here is the top, (put palm of other hand on top of fist)
Open the lid, (lift hand up as if lifting a lid)
And out Santa pops. (pop up thumb)
Tell the "Zed the Zebra" story
Introduce the letter song by showing the children the poster (a printable PDF is included in the supplemental resources) and telling them the story. Sing the phonics song, and teach the action song.
Note: Two versions of the letter song are given. For Canadians, use the letter Zed. For Americans, use the letter Zee.
Teach "Zed the Zebra"
Teach "Zed the Zebra". Invite the children to suggest instruments that you could play with the song, and create new verses for. For example play along with a drum.
Do the movements while singing "Zed the Zebra"
Move to the beat with "Trepak" (Tchaikovsky)
Keep the beat with "Trepak" by Tchaikovsky. Use the choreography that is suggested in the song activities or creat your own ideas that your students come up with.
Parachute idea: Put some pretend snowballs (large white pom poms or rolled-up white socks) on the parachute and do the suggested movements together with the parachute.
Teach "I Like to Ring the Bells"
Teach the song by rote. Invite the children to suggest new instruments that you can use as new verses. Sing and play the new verses.
Review "Five Little Bells"
Say the poem, and discuss which parts should be fast or slow. Do the actions.
Teach "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
Teach the song by rote. Invite the children to suggest new ways of moving that you can use as new verses. Sing and move to the new verses. Invite the children to suggest instruments that you could play with the song, and create new verses for.
For example:
Let’s all play a little shaker,
Let’s all play a little shaker,
Let’s all play a little shaker,
‘Cause Christmas is here.
