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1 Sing the echoes in our welcome song
Sing the echoes in our welcome song, #10 Welcome to School".
In this lesson you will
- #1 “Welcome to School” – sing
- #48 “Old King Glory” – learn to sing
- #50 Teddy Bear – sing and move
Review
- #44 “Take My Little Car” – practice fast and slow
- play the Fast Slow game
- #47 “Rainbow World” – create movement with scarves
- #40 “Tommy Thumb” – sing and move
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.
- I can show how a melody moves.
Teaching Procedure
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2 Review the song #44 "Take My Little Car"
Review the song #44 "Take My Little Car".
Create your own movements for the song!
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3 Play the Fast Slow game
Play the Fast Slow game.
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4 Learn to sing #48 "Old King Glory"
Listen to the song video.
Play the video again and sing along.
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5 Watch how the kids at school play #48 "Old King Glory"
Watch how the kids at school play #48 "Old King Glory".
Adapt
For Zoom: Ask all students to sit down. Sing the song together.
The teacher should point to 3 students on the words 'the first one', 'the second one', 'the third follow me'.
Those 3 students should stand up.
Repeat until all students in class have been chosen.
In-person: Play the game as demonstrated in the Kids Demo video but point instead of tagging. Distance as far apart as you can.
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6 Listen and Sing along with #50 "Teddy Bear"
Listen to the song, #50 "Teddy Bear".
Play the video again and sing along.
Make up movements to go with the song.
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7 Show how the melody goes for the song #50 "Teddy Bear"
Show how the melody goes for the song #50 "Teddy Bear."
The series of interactive activities below will help students to understand how pitches move higher and lower.
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8 Review the song #47 "Rainbow World" and move with paper plates or scarves.
Review 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 Review the Kids Demo for movement ideas with paper plates
Review 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 Thanksgiving Options: Do the Turkey Tango
Do the Turkey Tango.
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12 Thanksgiving Options: Learn the dance for the Turkey Tango
Learn the dance for the Turkey Tango.
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13 Thanksgiving Options: Song #27 "I'm Glad I Have a Nose"
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14 Thanksgiving Options: Thanksgiving Word Rhythm Activity from UNITS
Do the Thanksgiving Word Rhythm Activity (Activity #3) from UNITS.
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15 Sing our closing song, "Skinnamarink"
Sing our closing song, "Skinnamarink".
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