1 Sing the echoes in the song, "Welcome to School"

Sing the echoes in the song, "Welcome to School"

2 Play Freeze Dance with the Music

Play Freeze Dance with the music.

Invite the kids to move to the beat - dance, twist, hop, turn, sway.

Teachers starts the music. When the teacher hits pause, all FREEZE.
Some teachers play this as an elimination - if you're moving after the music stops, you sit down.
- a fun variant is to have the kids freeze and make a pose. You might make a pose like a pumpkin or cat or skeleton.

3 Listen and sing with #35 "Halloween Looby Loo"

Listen and sing with #35 "Halloween Looby Loo"

Listen to the song. When you are ready, sing along!

4 Watch how the kids move to "Halloween Looby Loo"

Watch how the kids move to "Halloween Looby Loo"

5 Move to "Halloween Looby Loo" without a parachute

At home, you probably don't have a parachute.

Instead of moving with the parachute on the part with the "oo" pretend you're stirring up a brew. Do all the other movements that the kids do.

6 Learn the poem, "Jelly in the Bowl"

Learn the poem, "Jelly in the Bowl"

Try moving to the poem:
Lines 1, 2, 4: pat your tummy to the beat
Line 3: wiggle

Now choose 2 instruments:
Play one on lines 1, 2, 4 (sticks) and the other one on line 3 (shaker).

Try other ways to move or play with the poem.

7 Jelly in the Bowl - movement and instrument demo

Jelly in the Bowl - movement and instrument demo

You can make up your own movements, or use the ideas in the video.

Choose two instruments
Play one on lines 1, 2, 4 (sticks) and the other one on line 3 (shaker).

8 Listen and point to the notes in the song, "Pumpkin Fat"

Listen and point to the notes in the song, "Pumpkin Fat"

9 Watch how the kids play the game "Pumpkin Fat"

Watch how the kids play the game "Pumpkin Fat"

At home, play the game with a brother or sister or mom or dad.
You can change the game a little at home to make it even more fun.

Sing the song, make a scary face and freeze.
The person who's playing with you will try to make you laugh or move.
Switch parts and play it again.

In a Zoom lesson, sing the song and all the kids make a scary face and freeze. The teacher will try to make you laugh or move!

10 Which pattern did you hear?

Which pattern did you hear?

You'll hear a pattern on an instrument.

Figure out if it's pattern 1, 2, or 3.

At the end of the activity, play all the patterns on the glockenspiel.
Do you know what song this is?

11 Sing, "Skinamarink"

Sing, "Skinamarink"