PreK Lesson 27
Teaching Procedures
Sing the echoes for “Time for Music”
Sing Time for Music with the lyrics video.
Count the beats at the end of each verse.
Count the beats out loud.
Think up new ways that you could keep a beat, and sing your new verses.
Numeracy: Counting is numeracy! Cut out 8 hearts and have children tap on the hearts as they count. Take 2 away. Have them count the hearts now - 1-2-3-4-5-6.
In a study at Northwestern University, researchers have linked the ability to keep a beat to reading and language skills. Read more here: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2013/09/the-importance-of-keeping-the-beat/
Say the “Hello Beat Chant”
Read the poem “Ten Little Fingers”
Listen to the fingerplay.
Did you hear a place in the poem when it was quiet?
Did you hear a place in the poem when it was higher?
Did you hear a place in the poem when it was
Listen again. How many words can you remember?
Literacy: Fingerplays are important tools to help children develop fluency and rhythm in language. They also learn new vocabulary and comprehension as they show with their hands what the words mean. They also develop fine muscle skills as they manipulate their fingers.
Teach the fingerplay for “Ten Little Fingeres”
Watch the kids demo video and say the poem with Mrs. Gagne and the kids.
Which did you like the best - saying the poem in a loud voice or a quiet voice?
Make loud and quiet patterns
Make loud and quiet patterns.
If you have a printer, print out 2 sets of the loud/quiet cards.
Make a pattern with them. Then say and clap (or play) your pattern.
For example: LOUD LOUD quiet quiet LOUD quiet LOUD quiet.
Try a new pattern. Play the pattern on different instruments.
Make loud and quiet patterns with the interactive tool
Listen to “Come and Sail”
Come and Sail is a song to relax and enjoy.
Cuddle a beat buddy and rock to this song.
Beat buddies: Artie Almeida has lessons on using beat buddies in your class. A beat buddy is a small stuffied animal or beanie baby that the students use to keep a beat.
Teach “Sleepy Bunnies”
Use this song to discuss dynamics - quiet and loud sounds with the students. Ask them to think of loud sounds. (balloon popping, rocket ship, lion’s roar) Ask them to think of some quiet sounds. (breathing, clock ticking) Have them listen to the sounds around them and list as many sounds as they can.
Learn the actions for “Sleepy Bunnies”
Part One: Have the students pretend to be sleeping bunnies. They should lay on the floor. Part Two: After the bunnies have been woken up, they should get up and hop around.
Teach "Jig Jig Jiggles"
Teach "Jig Jig Jiggles" by rote. 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 “Jig Jig Jiggles”
Do you ever get wiggly?
In this song, you will get all your jiggles and wiggles out!
Sing along!
Literacy: Children who can keep the beat have improved fluency in language.
Read more here: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2013/09/the-importance-of-keeping-the-beat/
Watch how the kids keep a beat with the Theme by Rossini
Keep a steady beat with the Theme by Rossini
Keep the beat by clapping, patting or playing an instrument or moving a stretchy band like in the kids demo.
Literacy: Studies have linked keeping a beat in music to fluency in reading. Jumping to the beat is great to burn off energy when kids are home, but it's also helping them become better readers later in school.
Read more here: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2013/09/the-importance-of-keeping-the-beat/
