PreK Extra March Lesson
StartBeat, Timbre of Unpitched Instruments, Melodic Direction (high-middle-low)Themes(s):
Animal Songs, Food Songs, Garden, Bunnies
Extra Details:
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Introduction
In this lesson, you will:
- Sing the echoes for “Time for Music”
- Say the “Hello Beat Chant”
- Review all the instruments using the “Mystery Box”
- Sing to Bobo
- Say and do the fingerplay with “Ten Little Fingers”
- Review “Letter J”
- Review “Jump! Jackrabbit Jump!”
- Sing “Jump! Jackrabbit Jump!” and copy the movements
- Optional: Practice printing the letter J
- Echo the vegetable rhythms
- Use the vegetable rhythm cards in the game or to compose
- Use the word rhythm generator to create an interactive vegetable rhythm
- Review “John the Rabbit”
- Review the game with “John the Rabbit”
- Sing and play the “John the Rabbit” game
- Review “Sleepy Bunnies”
- Review the actions for “Sleepy Bunnies”
- Sing and do the actions for “Sleepy Bunnies”
- Review “Jig Jig Jiggles”
- Review the movements for “Jig Jig Jiggles”
- Sing and move to “Jig Jig Jiggles”
- Sing “Skinnamarink”
Extensions:
Objectives
- I can sing and move to music.
- I can keep a beat with instruments.
- I can do a fingerplay.
Teaching Procedures
Sing the echoes for “Time for Music”
Copy LinkSing 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”
Copy LinkReview all the instruments using the “Mystery Box”
Copy LinkSing to Bobo
Copy LinkSay and do the fingerplay with “Ten Little Fingers”
Copy LinkReview “Letter J”
Copy LinkReview “Jump! Jackrabbit Jump!”
Copy LinkSing and move to "Jump Jackrabbit"
If you need movement ideas, the kids demo follows.
Sing “Jump! Jackrabbit Jump!” and copy the movements
Copy LinkOptional: Practice printing the letter J
Copy LinkEcho the vegetable rhythms
Copy LinkUse the vegetable rhythm cards in the game or to compose
Copy LinkReview “John the Rabbit”
Copy LinkPlay the game using the vegetable cards to substitute for the words in the song. Make word rhythms with the vegetable cards. Say and play.
Review the game with “John the Rabbit”
Copy LinkWatch the kides demo for John the Rabbit.
Play the game!
Choose one to be Farmer Brown. Everyone else is a rabbit.
Each time the rabbits sing, "Yes, Ma'am" the rabbits take a little jump closer to the farmer.
At the end of the song, the farmer shoos all the bunnies out of the garden. Have fun!
Sing and play the “John the Rabbit” game
Copy LinkReview “Sleepy Bunnies”
Copy LinkUse 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.
Review the actions for “Sleepy Bunnies”
Copy LinkPart 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.