Say the “Hello Beat Chant”

Sing hellos in different ways. Pat the beat or play on finger cymbals.

Teach “Body Moves”

While singing the song, encourage each student to follow the instructions of the song. The students will move individual body parts to the beat.

Do the actions for “Body Moves”

Have fun moving all the body parts that are mentioned in the song!

Teach “Valentine Game”

Sing the song for the children and demonstrate how the game will be played. Play the game.

Play the “Valentine’s Game”

Form a circle. One child is "It" and sits in the center with eyes closed. Choose a child to walk around the outside of the circle with a heart. The child with the heart gives it to a child. "It" guesses who has the heart. Sing or say, "Who has the heart?" (so mi-la so mi) "It" sings the name.

Create, say, and play word rhythm patterns with colored hearts

Make a pattern with colored hearts.

Decide how to say or play it.

Sing the Valentine song as a theme. Then sing/play the word rhythm as a B section.

Decide if you like your word rhythm. Do you want to try it a different way? Which way do you like the best?

Sing and play it again. If you have Orff instruments, you could accompany the Valentine game song and patterns with a simple bordun on C-G or D-A.

Teach “Mix a Pancake”

Say the poem using a variety of expression. Say it quiet/loud, fast/slow, high/low.

Do the movements for “Mix a Pancake”

Copy the movements for mix a pancake.

Extension: Create a word highlights accompaniment for the poem. Underline the words that you think are important and choose instruments to play on those words.

Mix a pancake, -play on guiro
Stir a pancake, -play on guiro
Pop it in the pan; -play on a drum
Fry the pancake, -play on guiro
Toss the pancake, -play on a vibraslap
Catch it if you can. -play on a drum

Substitute instruments freely to use whatever you have.

Read the story, "Pancakes, Pancakes" by Eric Carle

Read the story, "Pancakes, Pancakes" by Eric Carle.

At the end of each section of the story, sing a refrain, "Pancakes, pancakes, I want some pancakes". (make up a so-mi-la melody)

At the end of the story, say the fingerplay "Mix a Pancake".

Tell the children the Surprise Symphony story

Tell the story to your students:

Franz Joseph Haydn was a composer who lived almost 300 years ago in Austria. He worked for a prince and lived in a castle. His job was to write beautiful music for the prince and his guests. The prince would have big dinners for his guests, and after dinner there would be a concert.

Sometimes the guests ate so much at dinner that they got sleepy during the concert. Mr. Haydn was disappointed when he saw someone sleeping while his beautiful music was playing. He thought they didn’t like his music. He decided to write a piece of music that would surprise the audience.

Pretend that you are in the audience at Mr. Haydn’s concert.
Pretend to sleep during the quiet parts. If you hear a surprise, wake up! How did Mr. Haydn surprise his audience?

Listen to the Surprise Symphony

Listen to the symphony and dramatize being a sleepy listener.

Review “Short Letter U”

Teacher note: includes uncle underwear lyrics. Long letter U doesn't mention uncle underwear. The video can be found under both letter u songs: uncle underwear and umbrella bird.

Review “Uncle Underwear”

Do the actions for “Uncle Underwear”

Review “I Like Valentines”

Invite the children to do the movements with you while you sing the song. Sing it again, and invite the children to sing the echo parts. Finally, teach them the last phrase and tell them to sing it each time it occurs.

Do the movements for “I Like Valentines”

Sing along with the kids. Copy their movements.

Another option is to play an instrument with the song.

Sing “Skinnamarink”