Today I'm giving a glance into my first day of school lesson plans, from TK - 5th grade. In the first day of music class, students are arguably the most attentive they will be all year. This puts a unique pressure on the first day's lesson plan to set the tone for the rest of our time together.
Looking for an elementary music lesson plan? Would you like for it to include speaking, rhythm (sixteenth notes), instruments and form? This elementary music lesson plan will be a perfect addition to your Orff lessons and Kodaly lessons and it will work on tablets or Web Browsers! The product is included in the bundle Music Lesson Plan ~ Firefly, Firefly: Orff, Rhythm, Form & Instruments {BUNDLE}. Click on the product link or the preview button at the end of the description for additional details. Consider purchasing the bundle to save money! A perfect speech to teach to your elementary music students anytime! Reading rhythmic patterns consisting of quarter notes, quarter rests, 2 eighth notes beamed and 4 sixteenth notes beamed (tiri-tiri) is addressed. Adaptations and extensions are also addressed. Your students will love the engaging activities and the interactive slides included in the lesson plan, the PowerPoint or Web version of the visuals. The set of Lesson Plans interactive visuals include: • 3 lessons each 5-8 minutes (2 pdf pages) plus an original speech poem. The lesson plans include detailed instructions for teaching the poem, rhythmic activities with second, third or fourth grade. Adaptions and extensions are addressed. • 17 interactive slides (with 7 slides being teacher and/or student interactive) may be used to reinforce rhythmic reading and aurally identifying rhythmic patterns. You will have everything you need to teach all the lessons. A shared link will allow you to use the visuals via tablet or Web Browser or use the PowerPoint. It is an excellent piece to address curricular concepts while enjoying making music. Feel free to check out the preview which is a sample of the PowerPoint version of the product. TpT has size restrictions on previews and I am unable to offer a preview of the Web Browser version of the product. If you would like to see it please email me at [email protected] and I will be more than happy to accommodate you. You might be interested in similar products: ♦ Orff Lesson ~ Goin' to the Pet Store: Orff, Instruments, Rhythm & Composition ♦ Gobble, Gobble, Gobble: Orff, Rhythm, Form, Movement and Creativity (sixteenth) ♦ Elementary Music Lesson ~ Listen to the Music Orff, Rhythm, Melody & Composition ♦ Elementary Music Lesson ~ Snail, Snail: Orff, Melody, Rhythm & Composition ♦ Little Rabbit: Orff, Rhythm, Form, Dynamics and Instruments (Sixteenth Notes) *************************************** Follow me on Facebook and on Pinterest. *************************************** Enjoy! Linda McPherson McPherson’s Music Room
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Most of us teach multiple grade levels. I teach 4 year olds through 94 year olds. I skip 12 year olds through somewhere in the 60's, though. I think that probably needs explaining, right? I teach Junior Kindergarten through fourth grade and also facilitate music and drum circles at an assisted living center every 2-3 months. The youngest were probably my most difficult age to plan for starting out as a brand new teacher and I continue searching for great material to add to my "collection". We all know how it is - in a singular 30 minute lesson with the younger kiddos we might go through 10-15 activities! Interestingly, my oldest sometimes seem the same! I seek materials from various sources; blogs, bools, fellow teachers, and websites. Several years ago I found a childrens music performer named Nancy Stewart. Each month she posts a Song of the Month! You can search by category, year/month, and alphabetically, and even better - all her songs are downloadable, some have visuals to download, and most have the sheet music to download - all for FREE! YES! There are songs for Eid, Christmas, St. Patirck's Day, Diwali, Valentines, seasonal songs and everything in between. Most of the music is original and I have found some really wonderful material! One of my favorites is the Rhythm Stick Song. Nancy so kindly gave me permission to share the song with you here - the mp3 is available on her site - click the link above. Hope you enjoy it - my kiddos do! We also make up additional verses - "With my sticks I run...", walk, hop, etc. My favorite rhythm sticks are the Basic Beat Combination Sticks pictured below. I love these - perfectly sized at 8" long, no splintering, and one is smooth and the other ridged. They are about $3.00 a pair, and an awesome investment! You can get them here from West Music. Have fun with these! Happy New Year!
Excuse our noise... musicians at work! :) After reviewing rhythm patterns at the beginning of the year, 3rd grade classes began working on layering rhythm patterns together. This is one of the more difficult skills that they will work on so I like to start early. By playing contrasting patterns together, students have to show proficiency in steady beat and rhythm counting. After lots of practice, and doing class layering activities like this, the students got into groups and began working on their own composition projects! I always love it when people come into the music room while students are collaborating with instruments. They always say, "How in the world do you stand this noise??" It does get a little noisy but it is so neat to watch the groups collaborate and come up with great ideas together. I guess it is a sound only a music teacher could love. haha! ;) Here's a little sample of their group practice sessions: To give the students a little inspiration, I like to show a few examples before they start their projects. Here are a few that I found on YouTube of a group of music teachers demonstrating their own Boomwhacker group creations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU8TPYGpptA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzsG5Ush6uE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BRkIckJzJo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjx2xQLJB9s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV1qMmrUouo Afterwards, the groups watched a video of their performance and then did a group self-assessment. I used Shannon's idea from "Music Room Magic" to create the rubric. They rated themselves on the following categories: 1. Did everyone know their part? Was everyone involved? 2. Did the rhythms fit together? Was their a consistent steady beat? 3. Was the form clear the audience? 4. Did the piece flow? Did you keep going no matter what? Update: After many requests, I have decided to share my Boomwhacker Project Worksheet! Click here if you'd like to download a copy. :)
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The first time I taught a group of kindergartens I was pretty excited. This age is so fun! But as the group walked in I realized the HUGE struggle it is to get Kindergarteners to do anything on their first day of school. It's the most adorable little struggle to get them to sit on the rug
I have frequently been asked and I have seen similar questions posted on Kodaly and Music Ed Facebook groups. "I am interested in learning more about Kodaly. What book resources should I get?" So I thought I would compile a list of ten of my personal favorites. Now, if you know anything about Kodaly teachers, we really are hoarders when it comes to resources. You can absolutely never have too many. Some books might have great pedagogical ideas, sequences, song lists, or folk songs. Some folk songs might have additional verses in other books or they might be a variant (did anyone else have to go collect variants in their levels??) Now, let's be clear on what I am NOT saying. I am NOT telling you that you need to rush out and buy these 10 books if they are not currently on your bookshelf. I am not telling you that these are the top 10 in all of Kodaly world. I am not saying that there are not even better resources out there. I am not telling you that these will replace Kodaly training. Absolutely nothing will. But if you... A) want to learn more about the Kodaly concept B) have taken or are in levels and want to see what books other Kodaly teachers are using or C) are in a Kodaly resource book addicts' club (hellllloooo, you are my people!) then this post is for you! SO, in no particular order: 1) Yearly Plans by Ann Eisen and Lamar Robertson This was so valuable to me when I was going through my Kodaly training before I had made my own yearly plans. It lays out month by month for each grade level what you should be preparing, presenting ,and practicing and includes song suggestions and practice activities. It is meant to be a companion to the American Methodology, so if you get this, I strongly recommend that you also own the American Methodology. 2) 150 American Folk Songs to sing read and play Lovingly referred to as the "150". This book was a required text when I was in level 1 and it is such a great resource for finding folk songs. It organizes them by tone set, which makes it really easy to find songs when you are working on specific concepts. 3) Sail Away 155 American Folk Song to sing read and play The "155" is a collection of EVEN MORE folk songs, because, let's be honest, we can never have too many. Like the 150, this one is organized by tone set. 4) ANYTHING by the New England Dance Masters (a few of my favorites are Chimes of Dunkirk and Sashay the Donut) When I started at my school I was told that they had a tradition of a folk dancing night and that each grade level was to perform a dance on stage. At the time, I hadn't been exposed to much folk dancing, but through Kodaly, our community folk dances at KMEA, and various workshops I have not only come to really enjoy it, but feel comfortable and confident teaching them to my students. Definitely get these books with the CDs and if you can, the DVDs when available. I LOVE watching Peter and Mary Alice Amidon teach the dances. The break it down into steps and a pay really close attention to the little details that really help students be successful in learning them without feeling frustrated. 5) Lullabies to Circle Games by Jo Kirk (I have not found a place to order this online, but if you are interested in it, you can reach Jo Kirk on her website) This has tons of fingerplays, lullabies, and songs for children from before birth through elementary school age. I strongly recommend this book for parents and those who might teach early childhood or preschool music classes, but there are things I pull from it for K/1/2 still. 6) Handy Play Party Book What I love about this is it gives me information about what I can DO with the songs (the singing game or the play party) which maybe I hadn't previously been aware of. 7) The Song Garden (Book 1, 2, 3) by Carol Heath - I believe these are out of print. I couldn't find them on Amazon or Ebay when I looked, but they are a treasure trove. Unfortunately, these three are just collections of songs. There is a book that goes with these that tells what you do with each song and how to teach it, but I don't have my hands on it... yet. 8) An American Methodology by Ann Eisen and Lamar Robertson This was basically our bible in level 3, and that's where I really learned how to utilize it and what the breakdown of physical/aural/visual looked like and countless activities for each during each concept. It also included a variety of ways to practice each concept that are really helpful to me when lesson planning. 9) Kodaly Today by Houlahan and Tacka This book was so incredibly helpful to me after level 1 when I was starting at a new school and trying to implement the Kodaly method which was new for all of my students. This book has a section specifically for older beginners and it has some really great song lists. 10) First, We Sing! Book Two (and Book 1) By Susan Brumfield I love both Book 1 and Book 2 from Susan Brumfield. She was at KMEA and I got to see her present this past year. The books come with CDs that include her students singing the songs and are great models for your students. These recordings are perfect to leave when you have a sub and the students already know the game but that vocal model can help them to sing in an appropriate range while you are away. I like that a lot of the songs in these books were new to me and there are some nice multicultural pieces in them. BONUS 11) Anything by Jill Trinka - I would be remiss if I did not mention Jill Trinka's song collections. They include a huge variety of folk songs and singing games and are definitely worth the purchase! So what are YOUR go to books in your collection? I'd love to hear!
Today I'm giving a glance into my first day of school lesson plans, from TK - 5th grade. In the first day of music class, students are arguably the most attentive they will be all year. This puts a unique pressure on the first day's lesson plan to set the tone for the rest of our time together.
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I've been looking for a few new ideas for the first weeks of school. I'm at a new school, so we'll be playing lots of name games up front for both the kids' sake and my own. In the 1st grade Spotlight on Music series, I came across this: I decided to incorporate it into my lesson for my 1st and 2nd graders. Here's what we'll do: Instrument Needs: Bell Tree or Chimes, Bass Xylophone 1. The students should be seated in a circle. Perform the piece for the students while keeping a pat-clap pattern (pats on beat 1, claps on beat 2). Invite students to keep the beat like you are (review the term "steady beat" - at this point I would discuss that it is the steady, constant pulse of the music and show the students the corresponding vocabulary card - we also practice tapping over our hearts as we chant again). I've changed the final words to "tell us your name when you hear this sound" while we are sitting. 2. When the children are confident with the lyrics and the pat-clap pattern, walk around the circle with the steady beat in your feet. At the end of the song, stand behind a child and ring the bell tree/chimes (at this point you would discuss what the instrument is called, what type of sound it is, and what family of Orff instruments it is in). The child you are standing behind say their name and the class repeats it four times. 3. Continue this until 1/3 to 1/2 of the class has said their name. You can give your role of walking to the beat/ringing the bells to a student. 4. Bring over the bass xylophone. Label the instrument and have the students listen to the sound. Then, establish a four beat ostinato (C-E-C-G) and chant the original lyrics (ask students to describe what words changed). Have the students stand and keep your beat in their feet in place. Once the beat is established, have the students add in the words of the original version. 5. Have the students keep the beat in their feet but use these motions (they can do this all around the room but be sure to set your expectations first - great way to get them used to "using the space in the music room correctly"): Hey children who's in town? - Look side to side as if using binoculars. (Turn right, left, right, left - keeping feet going) Everybody stop and look around. - Stop and march in place, turning side to side Hey children who's in town? - Look side to side as if using binoculars. (Turn right, left, right, left - keeping feet going) Tell us your name and then sit down. - Students say this in a louder voice, march in place, and then on "down" they freeze and listen closely for the name you call. If their name is called, the student sits down where they are - they become "hot lava" and cannot be stepped on by other students as the game continues. "Hot lave" doesn't have hands, so the student must keep their hands in their laps (to avoid them tripping or touching others who are still playing the game). 6. To extend this game, you could: 1) Choose a student to call names at the end of the piece 2) Allow a student who is "hot lava" to play an unpitched instrument on the steady beat a they sit 3) Allow a student to play the C-E-C-G ostinato on the bass xylophone - If you are playing this with older students, you could have them create ostinatos using student names to perform with body percussion during the song (such as E-mil-y - "ti-ti ta" - "pat-pat clap").
Some of you are "lucky" and are still on winter break. . .. I'm not one of those "lucky" ones. But, it's all in the eye of the beholder, isn't it?! It was a really fun first day back. The kiddos were really excited to share about their break and ready to get back into the swing of things. Speaking of getting back into the swing of things, we brought this favorite back in 4th grade today. We used it in 3rd grade for low la but are bringing it back now to prepare syn-co-pa (feels like I've been prepping this forever. . . . .). Here's the song: This is a fun boomwacker part that we added with it in 3rd grade: And here's a really EASY Orff accompaniment that my 3rd graders this year did for our Parent Engagement Night: As I mentioned, we're prepping syn-co-pa so here's a new PowerPoint that I made: First, we have lyric slides: Then there are some low la prep slides that I included for next year's 3rd grade: After preparation comes practice, so here are a couple of the practice slides we'll use for review with 4th grade as a warm-up when prepping syn-co-pa: Here are the rhythm preparation slides: And here are the practice slides: After syn-co-pa is presented we'll sing it on solfége, using the stick rhythm and maybe even play "Remote Control" with it: And we'll practice reading the solfa on the staff, with the rhythm. Again, we might use an inner hearing game for this: I mentioned in an earlier post that I know I need to do a better job practicing reading Absolute Pitch Names, so here are those slides: Once we've read syn-co-pa in numerous songs we'll finally get to these cards. I made them for the Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer game but never got to them. Things happen and the kids we're prepared enough, so we "rolled with the punches" and had to change our pacing: I'm presenting at CMEA (Colorado Music Educators Conference) at the end of the month: one session called "Upping the Ante" and another one called "Manipulative Mania". This is for the "Manipulative Mania" session, sponsored by ROCKE (so, all you Colorado folks, you can buy this at CMEA this year!). I LOVE the way this turned out and we'll be using this as an assessment in a few weeks. Here's the beat board, the oars act as barlines: The students will have four canoes and they must put them in the correct order to match the song: Using the back side of the canoe, they can compose their own 4-beat rhythms on each canoe using a vis-a-vis marker. The boards can also be used with other die cutes such as fish, boats, seashells. Here's a couple fish thrown on: If you would like a copy of the PowerPoint above, it's available at my Teacher Pay Teachers store and includes the non-holiday song sorting game from the Rudolph file. I hope you all have a GREAT weekend!!
I use these cards with my fourth graders to create B sections to Halloween songs. Once small groups have created and practiced (with body percussion) four beat word chains, they transfer the body percussion to unpitched percussion. Sometimes we have even had "class challenges" where they put al the rhythms side by side and say the WHOLE thing without stopping.. very fun! Hope you can use these!
We've got some rhythm going on in our classroom right now! OK - so maybe we're not dancing around the classroom yet - but considering I've still got over three weeks to go, that could be a good thing. I made these rhythm cards years ago, and use them every year when I teach music. Each card represents one beat of music, and each stick is one syllable (or clap). The words are pronounced and clapped just like they would be said in every day talking - so, penguin has two equal parts, mud turtle has the emphasis on the first syllable, elephant has the emphasis on the last syllable, etc. But because each card is only ONE beat, the four (equal) syllables for salamander must be done in the same time it would take for the one syllable (clap) for bear. Did I explain that well enough? (I know many of you that teach music use the "ta ta" or "ti ti", but I like using these words because it ALWAYS works with my classes. I've added a magnet to the back of each card so we can use them on the black board or any magnetic surface. We started by practicing a few patterns as a whole class - because the cards have magnets on the back, it's easy to switch them around. I also introduced the one beat rest (quarter rest). We talked about a measure of music (the number of beats in a bar), and worked with some 4 beat measures (a 4/4 time signature). We also had a lot of fun figuring out what rhythm patterns our names were - mine (Jennifer) would be an elephant ... figures . I keep my rhythm cards in baggies with about 10 - 15 cards in each baggie. I divided my class into groups, and let each group make a few rhythm patterns to practice. They got to perform (by clapping) their rhythm patterns for the class. I then invited each group up to the black board to start making a large rhythm pattern with 4 beat measures. Each group came up and added to what the previous group had done. Before a new group could add their cards, they had to clap the rhythm pattern already made on the blackboard. At the end we had a WHOLE SONG! A whole song composed by my class. FABULOUS!!! We practiced it a few times, had a few laughs, and practiced it a bit more. Tomorrow we are going to integrate our poetry writing by creating a rap to go along with our rhythm pattern - I did stress that only appropriate lyrics will "fly", but I'm not that nervous ... it's going to be so much fun! I'm going to record their raps on my iPad - watch out, Grammys ... here we come!
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Testing season is just around the corner at my school, and I know many others are in the thick of it as we speak! Testing season is hard. It's hard on the kids, first and foremost, but it's hard on the teachers too. Often times music teachers deal with modified schedules, weeks of missed classes, mandates to have quieter classes, and other constraints on our teaching. Not to mention dealing with kids who are just out of sorts and plain old cranky. The most important component of successfully teaching music during testing season for me is reading the mood of the class when they show up at my door. Some classes show up antsy from hours of pent-up energy. Others show up completely drained. Some are frustrated or even in tears because of a difficult test. Others, honestly, show up completely "normal". I try to have a few options prepared for the beginning of class so that, depending on the overall mood of the class, I can respond appropriately to draw students in (and hopefully improve their moods in the process!). For the class that is drained: I try to have some calm music ready for a class that shows up exhausted. These kids need time to regroup and recharge without being asked to think or do anything that requires their energy. Usually I will announce SQUILT to start (Super Quiet Un-Interrupted Listening Time), and if I think the group can handle it I usually let them choose to either stay in their seats or spread out on the floor. Any slow, peaceful piece will work for this- classical or new age instrumental styles are perfect. Try Bach's Air on the G string: After a few minutes of SQUILT, I have them move with the music. For the Bach example above, I had them mirror me as I showed the melodic contour with my arms, then had them make up their own movements when the melody repeated. For this type of activity, having them all mirror the teacher first helps give them some ideas of what they could do. Have them all face the same way so nobody is looking at each other. Closing their eyes in another option but it can throw some kids off when they can't see. (Pssst, the great thing about the video above is that it shows the melodic contour along with the sheet music, so I like to show the video after the movement activity and have a short discussion at the end!) For the class that is antsy: I keep a playlist on iTunes full of a wide variety of music specifically for this purpose. I have the students spread out and then I tell them to move in ways that match the music- the most creative and appropriate (matching the music) dancer wins! Then I start playing something from the list, and I change the song every 20-30 seconds. I have everything from The Nutcracker to dubstep, the theme from Jaws, and Native American flute music. It's great because it helps get out some of that pent-up energy while getting them to use their creative thinking skills (the complete opposite of what their brains were probably doing during the test!). If the class is engaged enough to feel comfortable dancing in smaller groups, it's even more fun to split the class in half like a dance battle! Every time the music switches, one side starts dancing and the other side sits down. Make sure you don't have too many self-conscious kids if you do it that way though! For the class that is frustrated: If the students are in a bad mood, it's time to get their minds off of the test and onto something FUN! Try rhythm chairs. Have the class stand in 2 lines (to make 2 teams), with 4 chairs in a row at the front of each line. Tell the class that a chair is a beat and a person is a note, then write a 4-beat pattern on the board. The teams race to get the correct number of people in each chair. So if you have ta-ta-titi-ta (1,2,3&4), they should have 2 people in the third chair and 3 people in each of the other chairs. Try throwing a whole note up there and see how long it takes them to figure out that someone needs to lie down across all the chairs! Or put it in 3/4 (you'll want to make the time signature clear) and let them figure out that they need to remove a chair (or else it looks like a rest beat). So much fun and it's a great way to get in some more rhythm practice too! Because it is a team activity, it's a great way to get everyone to experience success. If you're worried about students being on the losing team and getting discouraged, just have one team and make it race against the clock! Those are some examples of things that have worked well for me, but the main idea is to be sensitive and responsive to the mood of the class. Of course as teachers we always try to do that to a certain extent, but I think it is infinitely more important during testing season! If you have other ideas that have worked well for you, I'd love to hear them in the comments!
A student favorite to teach Syncopa and Low Sol! This is part of my Favorite Games Bundle A great song for: -prepare, present, practice Syncopa -prepare, present, practice Low Sol (Low So options provided) Rhythm Slides - beat icons - rhythm icons - slides to present Syncopa - read the rhythm Melodic Slides - icons with words for Low Sol - slides to present Low Sol (So) - noteheads on staff with solfege and words (G-Do and F-Do options) Printables and Teaching Tools: - worksheets to practice rhythm writing - rhythm cards with icon notation - rhythm cards with both stick and regular notation - projectable and printable tone ladders - writing the notes on the staff More Resources for Syncopa More for Low Sol ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. ☺ Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. Voila! You will now receive email updates about this store. ☺ For more details, visit my blog: Mrs. Stouffer's Blog For information about specials and freebies you can follow me or "like" Facebook Questions? Email me at [email protected]
The closet key is a fantastic game that your students will love. In this post I share how to create Solfege magnets using free printables.
Sandy's Mill: A fun singing game for upper elementary!
Music Puzzle Worksheets - Excellent for Music Sub Lessons This file contains FIVE Music Word Mix Up puzzles aimed at reinforcing students’ understanding and knowledge of terms used in music. There is an answer sheet included for each of the five puzzle sheets. Extension Activity: After completing the puzzle have students define or explain each of the TEN words found in the puzzle. Excellent for students who need extension or finish early. To check out MORE MORE MUSIC GAMES and PUZZLES CLICK HERE CLICK on the green FOLLOW ME button and be the first to know when new resources become available! Check out more quality, ready-to-use resources: MORE Resources for your Music Class! Follow me on: PINTEREST FACEBOOK Thank you for visiting my store! Kim Maloney **************************************************************************** Customer Tips: Don’t Forget to collect your TPT credit to use on future purchases: Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. That’s all you need to do! You will now receive email updates from the MusicTeacherResources store. *************************************************************************** Terms of Use Copyright © Kim Maloney. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY
Hogs in the cornfield: A fun song for your upper elementary music lessons, for tika-ti and high do!
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I know I say this about EVERY song I put up here, but this is a favorite. And a gem, the kids adore it!! Here's the song, you probably know it: Here's the game: 2 concentric circles w/ two “foxes” on outside. Teacher chooses 1 “gate” in each of the circles. Rubber chicken is placed in the inside circle. Gates are closed. Foxes may watch now. Both circles sing while moving in opposite directions. On the “o” of Brownie-o” the 2 gates open forming a maze in which foxes race to grab the chicken from the middle of the center circle. Here's the PowerPoint I've made. Of course, it's in the "usual sequence" (sounds like a movie, maybe it's the Oscar watching that I'm doing, lol!). I always let the sequence dictate the order of my PowerPoints. In this case, the rhythm of the song is taught first (with the hardest element being tika-tika) and the melody second (with the hardest melodic element being low so) Here's the lyric slide: Beat slides: And example of the iconic rhythm slide: tika-tika prep slide, substituting the known rhythms and leaving the four icons representing the unknown rhythm that is four sounds on a beat: Finally, the full rhythm of the slide (this is the first of 2 slides): Then on to the melody slides: Here are the preparation slides for low so: And low so practice slides: Absolute pitch practice: This is available at my Teachers Pay Teachers store in PDF form. ** The slides look a little different than above. That fun chicken image in the background was HUGE and made the file too big so I had to take it off. If you're really wanting that version, and purchase it, email me and I'll send you the Google Drive link for the PDF. Side note: if you ever buy anything and would like the PowerPoint version of it (providing you have MusicEd Font) send me an email and I'll happily send it your way!! Tomorrow I'll be posting on "Shanghai Chicken." I've posted about this before but I have a "Scrambled Egg" game that I'll be adding that will be able for use with both "Shanghai Chicken" and "Chicken on a Fencepost" as well as other "Scrambled Egg" ideas. I can't wait to use this one with my kiddos!! I hope you all have a GREAT week!!!
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Knock the Cymbals is a great song to review several basic music concepts as you get closer to the end of the year. You can use this song and game to practice steady beat, do pentatonic scales, and instrument techniques.
*****This is the Treble Clef LINE NOTES (EGBDF) version. Why only line notes? I have my struggling kids first start with only space notes or only line notes. Then they move to all the notes!**** This is a super fun (yet truly educational!) game where students race to the finish line by naming LIN...
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Okay, I know some teachers who only allow one box to pack what needs to come home for the summer. I’m not that teacher. My trunk was full, plus my backseat. My teaching resources come home…
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There's a Hole in the Bucket
An easy partner song with Three Blind Mice and Frere Jacques in your elementary music classroom; full of movement ideas.
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Fruit Canon (Mango Mango Mango)
