Welcome back for another week of exciting music activites! Today we are going to be learning a new song and cup game called "Go Round the Mountain", for this game you will need 2 cups.

We will explore our voices and get our bodies moving so that we are ready to learn our new song!

Don't forget to submit a picture or video of you doing the activity to receive an "E" in all Specials! I will see you again on Wednesday for a Live Read Aloud of Carnival of the Animals!

Thank you for joining me for Read Along Wednesday! Today we read "Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise" by David Ezra Stein. We have 2 fun games to play for today that have to do with the characters in the book.

The first activity if Egg Rolling Races!

All that you need are some plastic eggs, a place to race, a start and finish line, and a spoon. Here's how you play:

1. Be creative and create your race track. You can make it as long or as short as you would like; you can even add obstacles (stairs are a great obstacle)! Make sure to mark your starting point and finish line!

2. Everybody lines up at the start and after the countdown "3...2...1...Go!", everyone races to see who can be the first to cross the finish line.

3. If you want a challenge for your race you can try rolling your egg with different body parts instead of a spoon. Challenging body parts include your nose, elbows, and knees.

Our second activity for today is a listening game!

We are going to listen to a movement, or part, of Camille Saint-Saens "Carnival of the Animals". All you need for this activity are a whole bunch of plastic, non-breakable cups. As you listen to "Elephants", you are going to build the best EVER cup tower! Be as creative as you would like, and be sure to send Ms. Simms a picture of your masterpiece. I have included a picture of my cup tower for you; I wanted to make it bigger, but I ran out of cups!

Have fun and I will see you again on Friday!