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1 Sing the echoes in our welcome song
Sing the echoes in our welcome song
In this lesson you will
Sing #1 “Welcome to School”
Learn to sing #48 “Old King Glory” – adapt game for Zoom or in-person
Sing and move to #50 Teddy Bear
Review #46. “Old Navy” – sing and move
Review #44. “Take My Little Car” – practice fast and slow
play the Fast Slow game
Review #47. “Rainbow World” – create movement with scarves
Thanksgiving options:
review “Turkey Tango” (PreK), Word Rhythm (unit)
Song #27 “I’m Glad I have a Nose”
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, "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 children to sit down. Sing the song together.
The teacher should point to 3 children on the words 'the first one', 'the second one', 'the third follow me'.
Those 3 children should stand up.
Repeat until all children in class have been chosen.
Adapt for in-person: play the game as demonstrated in the kids demo 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, "Teddy Bear"
Play the video again and sing along.
Make up movements to go the song.
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7 Show how the melody goes for the song, "Teddy Bear"
Show how the melody goes for the song, "Teddy Bear."
The series of interactive activities that this link will take you to will help students to understand how pitches move higher and lower.
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8 Review the song "Rainbow World" and move with paper plates or scarves.
Review the song "Rainbow World" and move with paper plates or scarves.
The kids demo 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 for movement ideas with paper plates
Sing along with the chorus if you can!
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10 Review the song "Tommy Thumb" and do the movements with the demo
Review the song "Tommy Thumb" and do the movements with the demo
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11 Thanksgiving Options: Do the Turkey Tango
Thanksgiving Options: 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"
Thanksgiving Options: Song #27 "I'm Glad I Have a Nose"
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14 Thanksgiving Options: Do the Thanksgiving Word Rhythm Activity from UNITS
Thanksgiving Options: Do the Thanksgiving Word Rhythm Activity (Activity #3) from UNITS
15 Sing our closing song, "Skinamarink"
Sing our closing song, "Skinamarink"
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