1 Sing the echoes in "Welcome to School"
Sing the echoes in "Welcome to School"
In this lesson you will
review #1 “Welcome to School”
Keep the beat with #89 “Musical Priest”
Instrument Rhythm
#87 “Groundhog”
Story Book: “The Little Engine That Could” by Watty Piper (or substitute)
#84 “Page’s Train”
#85 “Chew Chew”
Fast/Slow game
#88 “Willowbee”
Review: #81 “Cheer for 100! “
Sing the echoes in "Welcome to School"
Invite students to be leaders and have the class copy the leader.
Echo the rhythms.
If you have access to instruments, create new patterns and say the word rhythms.
Talk about Groundhog Day with the students.
If its 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.
On Zoom - adapt the game by having children sing the song slow then fast and move like a slow or fast train.
In-person - make the tunnel with chairs so no touching.
- have students create a spaced out train, and move slow, then fast.
- if no singing is allowed, play the recording
This song is great for practicing fast or slow
Zoom - sing the song and create movements
in-person - create movements
Play the Fast/Slow game.
It's game #15.
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.
In Lesson 19 we suggested making pompoms our of 100 strips of paper.
Use your pompoms to move to the song.
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!
Sing and move to #10 “Skinamarink”