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Looking to use PreK Lesson 39 in your PreK classroom?

While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Beat, Dynamics, Tempo, Timbre of Unpitched Instruments, Melodic Direction (high-middle-low)

You'll also cover the themes of: Animal Songs, Food Songs, Transportation, Bears, Bunnies

PreK Lesson 39

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Introduction

In this lesson, you will:

  1. Sing the echoes for “Time for Music”
  2. Say the “Hello Beat Chant”
  3. Review different instruments using the “Mystery Box”
  4. Do Vegetable Rhythms 1
  5. Optional: Play Trivia Wheel – 1 or 2 sounds Vegetable
  6. Compose Word Rhythms with Healthy Food
  7. Review “Sleepy Bunnies”
  8. Optional: Play Trivia Wheel – loud or quiet
  9. Review “Monkeys”
  10. Review the play along with “Six Little Ducks”
  11. Review “Elephants Have Wrinkles”
  12. Review “Baby Shark”
  13. Review “Letter F – Fin the Fish”
  14. Review “Go Bananas”
  15. Review “One Green Jellybean”
  16. Review “Goin’ On A Bear Hunt”
  17. Review “Take My Little Car”
  18. Optional: Review “Preschool Graduation”
  19. Sing “Skinnamarink”

Musicplay is a menu. The teacher is not expected to teach every song or activity. Choose the songs and activities from the list that will best fit your schedule and the needs of your students.

Objectives

  • I can sing and move to music

Sing the echoes for “Time for Music”

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Song Used: Time for Music

Create new ways to keep a beat and sing the new verses. Sing unaccompanied or accompany with a ukulele.

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Say the “Hello Beat Chant”

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Song Used: Hello Beat Chant

Use high/low, fast/slow, and loud/quiet voices.

Review different instruments using the “Mystery Box”

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Song Used: Mystery Box

triangle, sticks, finger cymbal, egg shakers, drum, frog guiro - Talk about timbre of instruments. Ask the students if the sound of the instrument is high or low - this is difficult for PreK

Do Vegetable Rhythms 1

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Practice Item Used: Prepare Rhythm

Echo the teacher in the video.

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Optional: Play Trivia Wheel - 1 or 2 sounds Vegetable

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Game Used: Trivia Wheel

Divide the class into two teams and play the game.

Compose Word Rhythms with Healthy Food

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Practice Item Used: Prepare Rhythm

Extend the previous 2 activities with composing. Create patterns. Choose body percussion or instruments and decide how to perform them.

Review “Sleepy Bunnies”

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Song Used: Sleepy Bunnies

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Optional: Play Trivia Wheel - loud or quiet

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Game Used: Trivia Wheel

Divide the class into two teams and play the game.

Review "Monkeys"

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Song Used: Monkeys

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Review the play along with “Six Little Ducks”

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Song Used: Six Little Ducks – beat buddies

Give half the class shakers and half the class plastic castinets (or sticks).
When you sing the verses, the shakers play.
When you sing "quack quack quack" the castanets play.

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Review “Elephants Have Wrinkles”

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Song Used: Elephants Have Wrinkles

Review and request Favorite PreK Songs: Choose from PreK song list or review the songs that follow.

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Review “Baby Shark”

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Song Used: Baby Shark

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Review “Letter F - Fin the Fish”

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Song Used: F – Fin the Fish

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Review “Go Bananas”

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Song Used: Go Bananas

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Review “One Green Jellybean”

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Song Used: One Green Jellybean

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Review “Goin’ On A Bear Hunt”

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Song Used: Bear Hunt

Review "Goin' on a Bear Hunt" by playing a verse of the video and then play the video again and sing along.

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Review “Take My Little Car”

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Song Used: Take My Little Car

Listen to a verse of "Take My Little Car".

Start the video again and sing along.

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Optional: Review “Preschool Graduation”

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Song Used: Preschool Graduation

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Sing “Skinnamarink”

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Song Used: Skinnamarink

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