1 Sing the echoes in "Welcome to School"

Sing the echoes in #1 "Welcome to School".

2 Keep the beat with #89 "Musical Priest"

Invite students to be leaders and have the class copy the leader.

3 Echo the Instrument Rhythms

Echo the rhythms.

If you have access to instruments, create new patterns and say the word rhythms.

4 Sing the echoes in #87 "Groundhog"

Talk about Groundhog Day with students.

If it's sunny and the groundhog sees his shadow, winter will stay.

If it's cloudy and there's no shadow, spring will come soon.

This is an echo song and is easy for children to echo sing. Create movements for it.

5 Play the singing game #84 “Page’s Train” 

On Zoom: adapt the game by having students sing the song slow, then fast, and move like a slow or fast train.

In-person: make the tunnel with chairs so there is no touching.
Have students create a spaced out train, and move slow, then fast.
If no singing is allowed, play the recording.

6 Sing song #85 “Chew Chew”

This song is great for practicing fast or slow.

Zoom: sing the song and create movements.

in-person: create movements.

7 Play the Fast/Slow game

Play the Fast and Slow game.

It's game #15.

8 Learn the singing game #88 “Willowbee”

Zoom: choose a leader and have everyone copy the leader while you sing.

In-person: choose a leader. Play the recording and have everyone copy the leader's movements.

9 Review:  #81 “Cheer for 100!“

In Lesson 19, we suggested making pompoms out of 100 strips of paper.

Use your pompoms to move to the song.

10 Copy the movements for #81 "Cheer for 100"

Copy Mrs. Gagne's movements for the song.

Play the song again and make up your own movements.

The pompoms are made with 100 pieces of tissue paper!

11 End our class by singing "Skinnamarink"

Sing and move to “Skinnamarink”.