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Looking to use PreK Lesson 4 in your PreK classroom?

While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Beat, Dynamics, Tempo, Timbre of Unpitched Instruments, Timbre of Voices

PreK Lesson 4

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Introduction

In this lesson you will:

  1. Sing “Time for Music”
  2. Warm up with Bobo
  3. Move to the Beat 1
  4. Review “One Potato”
  5. Do movements to “One Potato”
  6. Sing “Counting Song”
  7. Do the actions for “Counting Song”
  8. Listen to “Fall Leaves”
  9. Move scarves to “Fall Leaves”
  10. Print or draw five apples for “Farmer Brown”
  11. Sing “Farmer Brown”
  12. Review “Letter M”
  13. Review “Morgan the Monkey”
  14. Optional: Review “Monkeys” and do the movements
  15. Optional: Review “Shake it Together”
  16. Sing our closing song “Skinnamarink”

Objectives

  • I can sing and move to music.
  • I can move with scarves.
  • I can keep the beat.

Sing "Time for Music"

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Song Used: Time for Music

Sing "Time for Music"

Sing "Time for Music".

Count the beats at the end of each verse.

Do the actions that are in the words of the song.

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Warm up with Bobo

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Practice Item Used: Bobo

Warm up with Bobo

Warmup your voice by echoing what Bobo sings.

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Move to the Beat 1

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Practice Item Used: Prepare Rhythm

Move to the Beat 1

Copy the teacher in the video.

When you copy the teacher you are keeping a steady beat.

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Review "One Potato"

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Song Used: One Potato

Review "One Potato"

Review the poem "One Potato".

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Do movements to "One Potato"

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Do movements to "One Potato"

Say the poem and do the movements to the poem "One Potato".

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Sing "Counting Song"

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Sing "Counting Song"

Listen and sing the "Counting Song".

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Do the actions for "Counting Song"

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Do the actions for "Counting Song"

Do the actions for "Counting Song".

Watch the teacher and the kids in the video to learn the song.

When you know the song, can you sing it by yourself and show how the notes go higher and lower?

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Listen to "Fall Leaves"

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Listen to "Fall Leaves"

Listen to the song "Fall Leaves".

Listen to the first verse and then go back and sing. Listen to how the notes go higher and lower. Show them with arm motions.

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Move scarves to "Fall Leaves"

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Move scarves to "Fall Leaves"

Move your scarf to the song "Fall Leaves" to show the falling leaves. Toss the scarf in the air during the instrumental section.

Can you sing along?

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Print or draw five apples for "Farmer Brown"

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Song Used: Farmer Brown

Print or draw five apples for "Farmer Brown"

If you didn't make apples last week, print or draw five apples.

If you have a printer, print and color the apples from supporting resources.

If not, draw and color your own five apples to use in the song.

Sing "Farmer Brown"

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Song Used: Farmer Brown

Sing "Farmer Brown"

Listen to the song "Farmer Brown Had Five Red Apples"

Put all five apples in front of you. When Farmer Brown picks an apple in the song, pretend to eat your apple, then put it behind you.

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Review "Letter M"

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Review "Letter M"

Sing the "Letter M" song.

Optional: There is a letter M worksheet in Supporting Resources.

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Review "Morgan the Monkey"

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Song Used: Morgan the Monkey

Review "Morgan the Monkey"

Sing and move to the song "Morgan the Monkey".

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Optional: Review "Monkeys" and do the movements

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Song Used: Monkeys

Optional: Review "Monkeys" and do the movements

Sing the song "Monkeys" and do the movements that you see the kids in the video doing.

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Optional: Review "Shake it Together"

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Song Used: Shake it Together

Optional: Review "Shake it Together"

Shake and jump and twist to the song "Shake it Together".

Now watch the kids in the video.

Sing and move with them.

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Sing our closing song "Skinnamarink"

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Sing our closing song "Skinnamarink"

Sing our closing song "Skinnamarink".

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