Say the “Hello Beat Chant”

Sing hellos in different ways, pat the beat or play on sticks.

Sing to Bobo

Echo what Bobo sings.

Teach “Count to Seven”

Count and move!

In this song, the singer counts to seven or to three.

Sing or play the song for the children and create movements to the rhythm of the words. Invite the children to give you ideas of what kind of movements you could do. You could pat your legs, tap your head, touch your nose, clap your hands or if you are standing you could twist, step in place, bounce up and down, dance, or raise your knees. You could use locomotor movements such as stepping, jumping, stomping, tip-toeing, or sliding. You could play instruments to the rhythm of the words.

Learn the actions for “Count to Seven”

Sing and do the actions for “Count to Seven”

Optional: Read My Seven Book by Jane Belk Moncure

Read the story to the children. Each time you're asked to count something in the story, sing the numbers to one of the melodies used in the song. If you introduce the melodies in the song by reading the book, the song will be easier for the children to learn.

Review “Bee Bee Bumblebee”

Accompany the song with a simple bordun on F and C on Orff instruments or Boomwhackers.

Beat Chart: Model for the children how to tap the beat on a beat chart. This
may seem simple, but the children need to see a model, and often need practice to successfully tap the beat on a beat chart. The beat chart is available in the supporting resources.

Play the “Bee Bee Bumblebee” game

Form a circle. Have each of the children hold hands out. Tap each of the children’s hands in turn with bumblebee puppet or toy. When you come to the last child, give the child the bumblebee puppet and he “flies” around the circle buzzing high and low, moving the bee puppet to show the high and low sounds. If you have a very small class you may be able to give every child a turn to be the “bee.” If you have a larger class, you may want to have four bumblebee toys that you can give to four children. Give them out on beats 4, 8, 12 and 16. Then all four fly around the outside of the circle at the same time. Have the children sit down when they’ve had a turn. If you don’t have bumblebee toys, make pipe cleaner finger puppets.

Teach “Baby Bumblebee”

Teach the song “Baby Bumblebee”. Sing or play a phrase and have students echo. Combine phrases. Sing or play the whole song and have students echo.

Learn the movements for “Baby Bumblebee”

Watch the movements and copy the movements to the song.

Sing and do the actions for “Baby Bumblebee”

Sing and do the actions for "Baby Bumblebee".

Teach “On My Toe”

Teach the song “On my toe there was a bee”. Sing or play a phrase and have students echo. Combine phrases. Sing or play the whole song and have students echo.

Learn the movements to “On My Toes”

Copy the movements in the video.

Sing “On My Toe” and show the body scale

Sing and move to show the body scale.

Optional: Color the bee and make a bee responder

Listen to “Flight of the Bumblebee” and move your responder to show how the bee goes

Color and glue the bee picture to a craft stick.

Move the bee to show how the music goes higher and lower.

If you don't make the responders, pinch thumb and pointer finger together and pretend that is a bee, and move your fingers to show how the music goes.

Review the fingerplay “Here is the Beehive”

Say the fingerplay and do the movements.

Review "I Like Leprechauns"

Sing or play the song for the children and have them sing the echo parts. After hearing the “together” part of the song when all sing, the students may be able to join in. Create actions for this song.

Optional: Read the story "How to Catch a Leprechaun"

Many school libraries will have this story.

Every 2 pages, sing a refrain: "I like leprechauns, on St. Patrick's day."

Sing “Skinnamarink”