PreK Lesson 32
Teaching Procedures
Sing the echoes for “Time for Music”
Sing the echoes for “Time for Music”
Create new ways to keep a beat and sing the new verses. Sing unaccompanied or accompany with a ukulele.
Review different instruments using the “Mystery Box”
Review different instruments using the “Mystery Box”
Assess instrument identification informally through observation of mystery box. (triangle, sticks, finger cymbal, egg shakers, drum)
Copy the movements for “Shake it!”
Create your own movements to “Shake it!”
Learn the poem “There was a Little Turtle”
Learn the poem “There was a Little Turtle”
Listen to the poem "There was a Little Turtle".
Listen to it again and say some of the words.
Listen again and say the words quietly.
Listen again and say the words LOUDLY.
Learn the fingerplay movements for “There was a Little Turtle”
Learn the fingerplay movements for “There was a Little Turtle”
Watch the fingerplay movements for "There was a Little Turtle".
Play the video again and this time, try doing the fingerplay.
Say the poem and do the fingerplay for “There was a Little Turtle”
Say the poem and do the fingerplay for “There was a Little Turtle”
Read the “Nellie the Nannygoat” story
Read the “Nellie the Nannygoat” story
Watch Mrs. Herro to hear the story and learn the songs.
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Download the PDF from supporting resources and read the story yourself to your students. Then teach the songs by rote yourself.
Sing “Nellie the Nannygoat” and copy the movements
Sing “Nellie the Nannygoat” and copy the movements
Listen to the NannyGoat story and watch the actions for the song.
Optional: Practice printing the letter N
Optional: Practice printing the letter N
Practice print N and draw pictures of N words.
If you have a printer, you can print the N worksheets.
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Save paper, and practice printing N and drawing some things that start with the letter N.
Teach “Mom is the Sunshine”
Teach “Mom is the Sunshine”
Listen to the song "Mom is the Sunshine".
Play the video again and sing along.
Can you make up some movements to go with the song?
Learn some movements for the song “Mom is the Sunshine”
Learn some movements for the song “Mom is the Sunshine”
Did you make up your own movement for the song "Mom is the Sunshine?"
If you need some ideas, watch the video.
Sing along with the kids.
Review “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”
Review “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”
Invite the kids to dramatize. Ask the students to tell you which song they prefer - Five Green and Speckled Frogs or Mm Ahh Went the Little Green Frog
Teach “Five Little Ducks”
Teach “Five Little Ducks”
Introduce the song with duck manipulatives. You can use picture cards, plastic ducks, or finger puppets. Ask the children to tell you how the song makes them feel.