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1 Sing the echoes in our welcome song
Sing the echoes in our welcome song.
Thanksgiving Options for our USA teachers are at the end of the lesson.
In this lesson you will
- #1 “Welcome to School” – sing
- move to the Beat 2
- #46 “Old Navy” – sing and move
- #44 “Take My Little Car” – learn about fast and slow
- Fast Slow game
- #47 “Rainbow World” – sing, create movement with scarves
Review
- #40 Tommy Thumb
- #39 Can’t Wait to Hibernate
- #42 Kumbaya (optional)
Thanksgiving options
- review “Turkey Tango” (PreK)
- #27 “I’m Glad I have a Nose”
- Thanksgiving Word Rhythm
Sing our closing song, “Skinnamarink”
Supporting Resources
Objectives
- I can sing and move to music.
- I can identify fast and slow.
Teaching Procedure
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2 Move to the Beat 2
Copy the teacher in the video.
Play the audio below to make up your own movements or play Freeze Dance.
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3 Make up your own movements or play freeze dance
Make up your own movements or play Freeze Dance.
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4 Sing and move to #46 “Old Navy”
Sing and move to #46 “Old Navy”.
Create movements to go with the words. A demo video with movements follows.
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5 Copy the movements for #46 "Old Navy"
Copy the movements for #46 "Old Navy".
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6 Sing and Move to the song #44 "Take My Little Car"
Sing and move to the song #44 "Take My Little Car".
Create your own movements for the song!
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7 Play the Fast Slow game
Play the Fast Slow game
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8 Listen to the song #47 "Rainbow World" and with paper plates or scarves.
Listen to the song #47 "Rainbow World" and move with paper plates or scarves.
The Kids Demo video shows a lovely performance using paper plates.
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9 Watch the kids demo for movement ideas with paper plates
Watch the Kids Demo video for movement ideas with paper plates.
Sing along with the chorus if you can!
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10 Review the song #40 "Tommy Thumb" and do the movements with the demo
Review the song #40 "Tommy Thumb" and do the movements with the demo.
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11 Review song #39 "Can't Wait to Hibernate"
Review song #39 "Can't Wait to Hibernate".
Copy the movements to go with the chorus.
Invite students to choose an instrument to play along with the verses.
Play the song again and sing along on all the choruses.
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12 Review song #42 "Kumbayah" (optional)
Review song #42 "Kumbayah" (optional)
Invite the students to choose instruments and play along with the song.
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13 Thanksgiving Options: Do the Turkey Tango
Do the Turkey Tango.
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14 Thanksgiving Options: Learn the dance for the Turkey Tango
Learn the dance for the Turkey Tango.
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15 Thanksgiving Options: Song #27 "I'm Glad I Have a Nose"
Song #27 "I'm Glad I Have a Nose"
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16 Thanksgiving Options: Do the Thanksgiving Word Rhythm Activity from UNITS
Do the Thanksgiving Word Rhythm Activity (Activity #3) from UNITS.
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17 Sing our closing song, "Skinnamarink"
Sing our closing song, "Skinnamarink".
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