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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
In this lesson, you will:
Create new ways to keep a beat and sing the new verses. Sing unaccompanied or accompany with a ukulele.
Use high/low, fast/slow, and loud/quiet voices.
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
Divide the class into two teams and play the game.
Extend the previous 2 activities with composing. Create patterns. Choose body percussion or instruments and decide how to perform them.
Divide the class into two teams and play the game.
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.
Review and request Favorite PreK Songs: Choose from PreK song list or review the songs that follow.
Review "Goin' on a Bear Hunt" by playing a verse of the video and then play the video again and sing along.
Listen to a verse of "Take My Little Car".
Start the video again and sing along.