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Looking to use PreK Lesson 6 in your PreK classroom?

While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Beat, Dynamics, Tempo

PreK Lesson 6

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Concepts(s):
Beat, Dynamics, Tempo
Grades(s):
PreK
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Introduction

In this lesson, you will:

  1. Sing “Time for Music”
  2. Echo the slide whistle
  3. Move to the Beat
  4. Sing and move to “Hey Everybody”
  5. Learn the fingerplay “Slowly, Quickly”
  6. Learn about fast and slow
  7. Listen to “Eensy Weensy Spider”
  8. Sing and move to “Eensy Weensy Spider”
  9. Listen to the Dancing Dog story
  10. Sing “Letter D”
  11. Practice printing the letter D and draw two things that start with D
  12. Sing “Dance Doggie”
  13. Move with the kids to “Dance Doggie”
  14. Which sounds are fast and which are slow?
  15. Review “Open Shut Them”
  16. Review “Letter T”
  17. Review “Turkey Tango” and try the movements!
  18. Review “Fall Leaves”
  19. Sing our closing song “Skinnamarink”

Extensions:

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.
  • I can keep the beat.
  • I can tell when sounds are fast or slow.

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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Echo the slide whistle

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Practice Item Used: Warm Ups

Echo the slide whistle

Warmup your voice by echoing the slide whistle.

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Move to the Beat

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Practice Item Used: Prepare Rhythm

Move to the Beat

Copy the teacher in the video.

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

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Sing and move to “Hey Everybody”

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Song Used: Hey Everybody

Sing and move to “Hey Everybody”

Sing and move to the song "Hey Everybody".

Move to the music the way that the words suggest!

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Learn the fingerplay “Slowly, Quickly”

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Song Used: Slowly, Quickly

Learn the fingerplay “Slowly, Quickly”

Learn the fingerplay "Slowly Quickly".

In the next video you'll see the actions for the poem.

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Learn about fast and slow

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Song Used: Slowly, Quickly

Learn about fast and slow

Learn about fast and slow and learn the actions to the fingerplay "Slowly Quickly".

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Listen to “Eensy Weensy Spider”

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Song Used: Eensy Weensy Spider

Listen to “Eensy Weensy Spider”

Listen to "Eensy Weensy Spider"
Which spider had a low voice?
Which spider had a high voice?

Big instruments have lower voices.
Small instruments have higher voices.

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Sing and move to “Eensy Weensy Spider”

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Song Used: Eensy Weensy Spider

Sing and move to “Eensy Weensy Spider”

Sing and move to the song "Eensy Weensy Spider".

Which spider had the low voice? The great big spider!

Which spider had the high voice? The teeny tiny spider!

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Listen to the Dancing Dog story

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Song Used: D – Dance Doggie

Listen to the Dancing Dog story

The teacher will tell you the Dancing Dog story.

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Sing “Letter D”

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Song Used: D – Dance Doggie

Sing “Letter D”

Sing the Letter D song.

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Practice printing the letter D and draw two things that start with D

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Song Used: D – Dance Doggie

Practice printing the letter D and draw two things that start with D

Practice printing the letter D and draw two things that start with D

If you have a printer, you could print the worksheets from 'Supporting Resources' above.
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Save ink and make your own!

Sing “Dance Doggie”

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Song Used: D – Dance Doggie

Sing “Dance Doggie”

Sing the song "Dance Doggie".

Can you make up movements to the music?

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Move with the kids to “Dance Doggie”

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Song Used: D – Dance Doggie

Move with the kids to “Dance Doggie”

Move with the kids to the song "Dance Doggie".

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Which sounds are fast and which are slow?

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Song Used: Fast and Slow Sounds

Which sounds are fast and which are slow?

In the song "Dance Doggie Dance" you danced fast and you danced slow.

Which sounds are fast and which are slow in this video?

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Review “Open Shut Them”

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Song Used: Open Shut Them

Review “Open Shut Them”

Review the song "Open Shut Them".

Watch the teacher and the kids in the video and copy their movements.

Sing along!

When they know this song well, invite them to think of other opposites that you could use as new verses.

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Review "Letter T"

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Song Used: T – Turkey Tango

Review "Letter T"

Review "Letter T".

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Review “Turkey Tango” and try the movements!

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Song Used: T – Turkey Tango

Review “Turkey Tango” and try the movements!

Review the song "Turkey Tango" and try the movements!

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Review the song "Fall Leaves"

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Song Used: Fall Leaves

Review the song "Fall Leaves"

Review the song "Fall Leaves".

Move your scarf to the "Fall Leaves" song to show the falling leaves.

Can you sing along?

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Sing our closing song "Skinnamarink"

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Song Used: Skinnamarink

Sing our closing song "Skinnamarink"

Sing our closing song "Skinnamarink".

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