PreK Lesson 5
Teaching Procedures
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.
Move to the Beat
Copy the teacher in the video.
When you copy the teacher you are keeping a steady beat.
Listen to Eric Carle "Opposites"
Sing “Open Shut Them”
Listen and sing the song "Open Shut Them"
Teach this song by rote or immersion.
Sing and move to "Open Shut Them"
Sing and move to the song "Open Shut Them".
Watch the teacher and the kids in the video and copy their movements.
Sing along!
Watch the video of "Loud and Quiet Sounds"
Watch the video of "Loud and Quiet Sounds".
Play the video and pause after each sound. Have the students identify the sound and tell you if it is a loud or a quiet sound.
Can the students think of more sounds that are loud and quiet?
Listen to the poem "Way up High in the Apple Tree"
Listen to the poem "Way up High in the Apple Tree".
Play it again, and say the poem.
Do the movement for the poem "Way up High in the Apple Tree"
Do the movement for the poem "Way up High in the Apple Tree"
Watch the kids in the video do the actions. Try saying and doing the actions!
Move to “Turkey Tango”
Review the "Counting Song"
Review the "Counting Song".
You can use this song to reinforce a steady beat. Students could accompany the song with a C-G solid bordun or accompany with unpitched instruments. You could have students play the number words on one instrument and the action words on another.
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?
Move with a scarf to “Fall Leaves”
Move your scarf to the song "Fall Leaves" to show the falling leaves.
Can you sing along?
