January
Topics:
Title: Johnny Had One Friend
About: Students keep the beat with their hands/fingers during this song. Student's got the chance to sing solos in front of their classmates!
Words: Johnny had one friend
One friend, one friend
Johnny had one friend then he had two.
(Continue with two friends, and go up to five)
Title: Billy Grogen's Goat
About: This is an echo song. One person sings the first part, and another person/group echoes.
Words: There was a man (There was a man)
Now please take note (Now please take note)
There was a man (There was a man)
Who had a goat (Who had a goat)
He loved that goat (He loved that goat)
Indeed he did (Indeed he did)
He loved that goat (He loved that goat)
Just like a kid! (Just like a kid!)
Title: I'm Changing!
About: This is an echo song. One person sings the first part, and another person/group echoes.
Words: I'm changing (echo)
I'm changing (echo)
I'm changing (echo)
A little bit everyday (echo)
No one walks like me (echo)
No one talks like me (echo)
No one thinks like me (echo)
I'm special in my own way! (echo)
Title: Grandma's Glasses
About: Grandma's part should be spoken with a high voice. Grandpa's part should be spoken with a low voice.
Words: (Speaking voice) These are Grandma's glasses
And this is Grandma's hat
And this is the way she folds her hands just like that!
These are Grandpa's glasses
And this Grandpa's hat
And this is the way he fold his hands just like that!
Music for Steady Beat:
Title: I Go Up The Apple Tree
About: Students keep the beat in their feet as they wall around the classroom. After the word "buy," students freeze. I ask one student "How many apples are we buying?" They give me a number 1-10. The class gets to jump # of times.
Words: I go up the apple tree
All the apples fall on me
Apple pudding, apple pie
How many apples should I buy?
Music with Instruments:
Title: King of France
About: Students got to use the xylophones for this piece! When the king goes "up the hill" students ascend in pitch on the xylophone. When the king goes "down the hill" the students descend on the xylophone. At home, you can use a piano, or even just your voice!
Words: The King of France went up the hill with forty thousand men
The King of France went down the hill and never went down again.
Responding to Music:
Title: Superhero!
About: This song taught us about out first music opposite high and low. We pretended to fly high and low with superhero capes as we heard the words/sounds in the song.
Words: I'm a superhero zooming high
Over buildings watch me fly
High, high watch me fly
I'm a superhero zooming high!
I'm a superhero sneaking low
Where did all those bad guys go
Low, low where'd they go?
I'm a superhero sneaking low
Zooming high, sneaking low. I'm a superhero!
Sometimes high, sometimes low. Superheroes? Let's go!
Title: Humoresque by Dvorak
About: We moved to this piece. Play it, and see if your students remember what to do!
- Steady Beat
- Light Voice Singing
- Responding to Music
- Instrument Exploration (xylophones)
- Music Opposite - High and Low
Title: Johnny Had One Friend
About: Students keep the beat with their hands/fingers during this song. Student's got the chance to sing solos in front of their classmates!
Words: Johnny had one friend
One friend, one friend
Johnny had one friend then he had two.
(Continue with two friends, and go up to five)
Title: Billy Grogen's Goat
About: This is an echo song. One person sings the first part, and another person/group echoes.
Words: There was a man (There was a man)
Now please take note (Now please take note)
There was a man (There was a man)
Who had a goat (Who had a goat)
He loved that goat (He loved that goat)
Indeed he did (Indeed he did)
He loved that goat (He loved that goat)
Just like a kid! (Just like a kid!)
Title: I'm Changing!
About: This is an echo song. One person sings the first part, and another person/group echoes.
Words: I'm changing (echo)
I'm changing (echo)
I'm changing (echo)
A little bit everyday (echo)
No one walks like me (echo)
No one talks like me (echo)
No one thinks like me (echo)
I'm special in my own way! (echo)
Title: Grandma's Glasses
About: Grandma's part should be spoken with a high voice. Grandpa's part should be spoken with a low voice.
Words: (Speaking voice) These are Grandma's glasses
And this is Grandma's hat
And this is the way she folds her hands just like that!
These are Grandpa's glasses
And this Grandpa's hat
And this is the way he fold his hands just like that!
Music for Steady Beat:
Title: I Go Up The Apple Tree
About: Students keep the beat in their feet as they wall around the classroom. After the word "buy," students freeze. I ask one student "How many apples are we buying?" They give me a number 1-10. The class gets to jump # of times.
Words: I go up the apple tree
All the apples fall on me
Apple pudding, apple pie
How many apples should I buy?
Music with Instruments:
Title: King of France
About: Students got to use the xylophones for this piece! When the king goes "up the hill" students ascend in pitch on the xylophone. When the king goes "down the hill" the students descend on the xylophone. At home, you can use a piano, or even just your voice!
Words: The King of France went up the hill with forty thousand men
The King of France went down the hill and never went down again.
Responding to Music:
Title: Superhero!
About: This song taught us about out first music opposite high and low. We pretended to fly high and low with superhero capes as we heard the words/sounds in the song.
Words: I'm a superhero zooming high
Over buildings watch me fly
High, high watch me fly
I'm a superhero zooming high!
I'm a superhero sneaking low
Where did all those bad guys go
Low, low where'd they go?
I'm a superhero sneaking low
Zooming high, sneaking low. I'm a superhero!
Sometimes high, sometimes low. Superheroes? Let's go!
Title: Humoresque by Dvorak
About: We moved to this piece. Play it, and see if your students remember what to do!