We all know this familiar song. We are going to create some musical instruments to play as we sing this song.
Make or find two instruments:
A drum. You can make your own drum or use something you have around the house, like a bowl turned upside down or a sturdy box that you can tap on.
A shaker. Find a small food container with a lid. Add a handful of uncooked rice, pasta, beans or go outside and find some sand, gravel, or mulch. Seal the lid on tight and shake it!
Learn the rhythm part. On the second line when we sing the letters of the dog’s name, we will play our instruments.
Tap you drum on the letters B - I
Shake your shaker on the letters N - G - O
When you play, the letters B-I-N-G-O will be Tap-Tap-Shake-Shake-Shake
Sing the song while you play your instruments.
You can sing on your own or sing and play along with this video.
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I BELIEVE IN YOU!!
Dolly’s song reminds us that with hard work, almost anything is possible.
Listen and learn this new song. Sing along with Dolly Parton.
Print out this Little Engine picture and choose one or more activities below.
1. Draw or write about a job you’d like to do when you’re older.
2. Draw or write about a place you’d like to visit
3. Draw or write about a fun activity you’d like to do.
See how fast you can go!!
You will clap, pat and snap in this game. It you can't snap you fingers, just put your hands out and pretend that you're snapping
Listen to this video.
Listen to the rhythm of the words “GET MY WAY”
Clap along every time you hear that same rhythm
When are other times that you hear that rhythm during the song?
Play that rhythm as you sing with a household instrument.
Can everyone get their own way all of the time?
Think about how it’s okay that you don’t always get your own way.
List reasons why that’s okay.
Think about an appropriate response when you don’t get your own way.
How will you handle times when you don’t get your own way in the future
This is the overture to the opera Carmen It was written by the famous composer from France, Georges Bizet.
In this musical play along, you will see an eighth note all by itself.
This music is from The Nutcracker. It was written by a famous Russian composer.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikowsky
Play along with the notes while listening to this song.
Clap the notes
Clap the Ta notes and pat your knees for the Ti-Ti notes and rest on the rest!!
Use an instrument (real or homemade) to play the notes.....maybe tap on two different things for the Ta and Ti-Ti
This music is from Peer Gynt Suite by the famous composer from Norway, Edvard Greig
Follow the bouncing composer to play along with this music.
Use body percussion ( clap, pat knees, snap, stomp)
Use any real or made up instruments you can find.
This song uses eighth, quarter and half notes.
This music is from The Nutcracker. It was written by the famous Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikowsky
Read the music and play along by following the bouncing composer!!
Clap or tap on anything you can find in the house (with parent's permission)
It may not be Christmas, but it's always fun to sing Jingle Bells and now you can play along with whatever instruments you can find. This song uses half notes ( 2 beats) and half rests ( 2 beats of silence)
Hopefully you will be a pro at the notes of the treble staff!!
Up the ladder, down the ladder 1 by 1
( clap - clap pat - pat show 1 finger RH, then LH)
Un the ladder, down the ladder 2 by 2
( clap - clap pat - pat show 2 fingers RH, then LH)
My name is (Ms Music) . Your name is (Ms Music)
My name is (Ms Music) . Your name is (Ms Music)
Repeat with every student saying their name.
Can continue with them saying their favorite color, animal, food, etc. ex I like bananas.
Can also try to go backwards each time, saying the current person's name, then the previous name and so on.