Have a wonderful summer! See you in the fall!
Week of June 2 Activities: Campfire Songs
Grade 2: Go to MUSICPLAY ONLINE to Learn "Goin' on a Picnic" and "Swimming."
Grade 3: Go to MUSICPLAY ONLINE to Learn "On Top of Spaghetti", "Yummy Yum Yum", and "Austrian Went Yodeling."
Week of May 12 Activities:
Grade 2: Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE -Learn the Japanese Frog Song, then play along and do movements with "Contradance". Then learn about Mozart
Grade 3: Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE -Review "La Raspa" and "Los Machetes", create an 8 beat rhythm pattern with the interactive, then listen/play along with "Calata" -identify the instruments that you are listening to
Week of May 5 Activities:
Grade 2: Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE -Learn and Sing "Juanito" and dance "La Raspa" (Activities 2-5).
Grade 3: Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE - Learn about Cinco de Mayo and dance Los Machetes (Activities 6-10).
GRADES 2 & 3: Watch the Mariachi play in the video below and then learn about it in the attached link. Have fun playing the steady beat game.
Steady Beat Game
Steady Beat Game
Beat Vs. Rhythm
Week of April 28 Activities:
Week of April 28 Activities:
Grade 2: Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE - Do all Activities
Grade 3: Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE - Do all Activities
Week of April 14 Activities:
Week of April 14 Activities:
Grade 2: Visit Musicplay Online - play Poison Melody, move to the music of Mozart and learn about this composer, then sing the Recycle and Garbage songs for Earth Day
Grade 3: Visit Musicplay Online - do all activities listed
Grades 2 and 3: Practice singing So-Mi with the Challenges below.
See Saw Challenge
See Saw Challenge
Guess the pattern from 4 corners
So-Mi Challenge
So-Mi Challenge
Echo Sing 2 Bar Patterns
Week of April 7 Activities:
Week of April 7 Activities:
Grade 2: Visit Musicplay Online - Play along with "Overture" by Handel using Loud and Soft changes and learn about Handel. Do the bunnyhop movements (activity 7), echo sing patterns (activity 8), and do the desk drum game with Hot Cross Buns (activity 12).
Grade 3: Visit Musicplay Online - Learn the song "I Love the Mountains" which is in 2 parts (activities 4&5). Learn about Theme and Variations -listen to Twinkle Twinkle and try singing 3 variations, then listen to Mozart's variations (activities 6-15).
Listen to and sing along with the songs below.
Spring Spring Spring!
Spring Spring Spring!
Spring is Here
Spring is Here
Week of March 31 Activities:
Week of March 31 Activities:
Grades 2 and 3: Do the Peeps, Jelly Bean, and Easter Egg Rhythm Activities below. Then sing along and do movements with the songs below.
Easter Egg Rhythms
Easter Egg Rhythms
Grade 2-Peeps on the March
Grade 2-Peeps on the March
Create movement to this Rockabilly song. Look for the Peep guitar solo!
Gr. 3-Jelly Bean Blues
Gr. 3-Jelly Bean Blues
Sing along with the chorus to this blues song -the tragic story of jelly beans that were mistakenly squashed or melted.
Week of March 24 Activities:
Week of March 24 Activities:
Grades 2 and 3:
Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE Play Poison Melody - this is a challenge! Listen to "The Wind" and do the Listening Activity (#4 & 5). Listen to "Air" and do the Listening Log and then make up movements to the 2 parts (#6, 7, 8). Review Stella Ella Ola.
Week of March 17 Activities:
Week of March 17 Activities:
Grades 2 and 3:
Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE for some some St. Patrick's Day activities. Do activities 3-6 -body percussion, jig, and rhythms.
Also visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE - Learn the song "Stella Ella Ola" and the French song "Aloutte". Then learn about the composer Strauss and use paper plates or scarf to do movements to the music Roses from the South.
Week of March 10 Activities:
Week of March 10 Activities:
Grade 2 & 3: Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE - Learn and sing "Old Blue" (activity 4) then do the Rhythm Interactive and Rhythm Worksheet (activities 7 & 8). Move to Irish Reel and/or Turkish March. There are 2 Irish movement activities below.
Body Percussion
Body Percussion
Or tap along with an instrument
Learn an Irish Step Dance
Learn an Irish Step Dance
Week of March 3 Activities:
Week of March 3 Activities:
Grades 2 and 3: Visit MUSIC PLAY ONLINE to learn the "Lollipop Tree" and pay attention to the speed of the music. Then learn about Handel -listen to "Water Music" and do the scarf activity. There are some additional candy songs below.
Lollipop
Lollipop
Big Rock Candy Mountain
Big Rock Candy Mountain
If All of the Raindrops
If All of the Raindrops
Week of February 24 Activities:
Week of February 24 Activities:
Grade 2: Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE Sing and do movements to the song "Ham and Eggs" -learn about form and tempo. Sing or do movements to the song I'sy the B'ye and learn about New Foundland. Do paper plate movements as you listen to "Rondeau".
Grade 3: Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE Learn to sing "Coy Melindo". Review the "E Papa" stick game from New Zealand and practice it with someone at home! Then learn about sea shanteys and try the cup activity to Donkey Riding. Listen to Sarabande and mirror the actions with paper plates.
Week of February 10 Activities:
Week of February 10 Activities:
Grades 2 and 3: Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE Do Activities #5&6. Practice doing movements to Musette with a scarf and learn "Ton Moulin" -learn the actions and try them with someone at home! This is a French song which you can view below -it has a link to the translation. Then practice some Valentines rhythms with the video below (either clap or choose something to play from home).
TON MOULIN
TON MOULIN
Click on THIS LINK to view the translation - The miller is sleeping while his mill is spinning quickly!
V-Day Rhythms
V-Day Rhythms
Clap or Play Along with an Instrument
Week of February 3 Activities:
Week of February 3 Activities:
Grade 2: Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE -Learn the song "Love Grows Under" and play along with body percussion or instruments. Learn about the Black Foot Nation and learn "Gitsigakomim" using shakers or drum to accompany and then learn the stick game.
Grade 3: Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE - do all activities!
Week of January 27 Activities:
Week of January 27 Activities:
Grade 2 and 3: Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE to learn about sea chanteys and learn how to sing the response to Haul on the Bowlin'. Practice echo singing do-mi-so patterns (activity 4) Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE to learn the fun song Yummy Yum Yum and learn the "meatballs and spaghetti" part (can you make up some other verses?) and enjoy doing Head and Shoulders with the students. I bet you can come up with some other actions to do with your family members at home!
Week of January 20 Activities:
Week of January 20 Activities:
Grades 2 and 3: Vist MUSICPLAY ONLINE
For a challenge try the Note Name Memory Game. Practice rhythm reading with the Ball Bouncing activities (if you can't do all the notes, just try a few). Then read, sing, and play the notes B and A on a virtual xylophone (A and B Blues). Once you've practiced, try composing your own melody with these 2 notes! I'd love to hear what you come up with or see a picture of it!
rhythms with tennis ball
rhythms with tennis ball
notes: whole (4 beats), half (2 beats), quarter (1 beat), and eighth notes (2 sounds in 1 beat)
Classroom Demonstration
Classroom Demonstration
Week of January 13 Activities:
Week of January 13 Activities:
Grade 2: Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE -Review "Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums" and try the skipping activity with it. Create movements to the Goldberg Variations by Bach (you learned about him last week). Play and compose to "I Like to Play the Instruments" and have fun moving to Oliver Twist!
Grade 3: Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE - Review the song "Donkeys Love Carrots", then learn about the song "Sakura" and try singing it. You can make a paper fan and create movements to go with the song. Then listen to and learn about Taiko drumming.
Both grade levels may practice their rhythm reading below.
Grade 2
Grade 2
Use 1 sound, 2 sounds, or rest in each beat box. Choose an instrument to play or clap along.
Grade 3
Grade 3
Don't forget to hold over to the next beat box on the half note! Have fun
Week of January 6 Activities:
Week of January 6 Activities:
Grade 2: Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE -Learn about the composer Bach and tap along with his music using your choice of an instrument (or create movements). Listen to the song "Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums" and choose instruments or sounds to go with the months, then sing along with the solfege syllables. Once you know the song well click on this INTERACTIVE BOOMWHACKER to play the song using notes C , A , F (so, mi, do). Try making up your own song with your favorite fruit names!
Grade 3: Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE - Listen to "January First" a Japanese New Year Song and learn about the Koto (Activities 6-10). Watch my video below to see how to play 3 different rhythm patterns with the song using quarter and half notes. Then learn the song "Donkeys Love Carrots" (Activities 11 and 12) and try singing in a round with the class along with the actions! Mrs. Poitras misses singing with you so much!
notes and beats
notes and beats
The 3 patterns I demonstrate use the quarter note and the half note.
3 Patterns
3 Patterns
A repeated pattern used in a song is called an OSTINATO. Try one!
Week of December 16 and 23 Activities:
Week of December 16 and 23 Activities:
Candy Cane Fun!
Candy Cane Fun!
Learn how to sing and do the Candy Cane Twist and then help Mrs. Poitras with the plate routine to Peppermint Candy Cane and you can learn to sing along with the words
Learn how to sing and do the Candy Cane Twist and then help Mrs. Poitras with the plate routine to Peppermint Candy Cane and you can learn to sing along with the words
Candy Cane Twist
Candy Cane Twist
Learn to Sing It
Candy Cane Twist
Candy Cane Twist
Learn the Dance
Peppermint Candy Cane.webmPeppermint Candy Cane
Peppermint Candy Cane
Plate Activity
Jingle Bells
Jingle Bells
Tap/Play along on the Santas
JUST DANCE! Try out your best moves!
JUST DANCE! Try out your best moves!
Jingle Bells
Jingle Bells
Follow moves with the Elf or the Tree
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Dance with Santa through the different styles of music
Rhythm Match
Rhythm Match
Say the word or phrase shown on the screen and guess which rhythm matches it by reading the choices of ta and ta ti patterns. Then see if you were right! Good Luck!
Week of December 9 Activities:
Week of December 9 Activities:
Grade 2 visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE - sing and play "Ring the Bells", explore unpitched instruments and do the instrument sort, have fun with the Nutcracker activities and the bonus is "Rocks for Christmas"
Grade 2 visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE - sing and play "Ring the Bells", explore unpitched instruments and do the instrument sort, have fun with the Nutcracker activities and the bonus is "Rocks for Christmas"
Grade 3 visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE - warm up with Jingle Bell rhythm patterns and try the cup patterns with it (#5, 6, 7), sing "Making Christmas Cookies" (maybe while you bake them) and learn the solfa with it, then try the hand clap game to "We Wish You A Merry Christmas"
Grade 3 visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE - warm up with Jingle Bell rhythm patterns and try the cup patterns with it (#5, 6, 7), sing "Making Christmas Cookies" (maybe while you bake them) and learn the solfa with it, then try the hand clap game to "We Wish You A Merry Christmas"
Movement Activities Below:
Crazy Santa Dance
Crazy Santa Dance
Can You Keep Up With Santa's Moves?
Blitzen's Boogie
Blitzen's Boogie
Dance with Blitzen
Play along with Mrs. Poitras
Play along with Mrs. Poitras
to The Nutcracker Overture
to The Nutcracker Overture
Week of December 2 Activities:
Week of December 2 Activities:
Jingle Bells
Jingle Bells
Play Along with Mrs. Poitras
Play Along with Mrs. Poitras
Grade 2: Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE and learn the "Oh Hannukah" song #8 - For movements: On page 1 take 8 steps in (first line) then 8 steps out (second line). Repeat. On page 2 do 3 taps 1 clap (repeat then pick up instrument on end of first line) Use a metal sounding instrument like bells, triangle, tambourine, or metal cup to tap 8 beats on the 2nd and 3rd lines to represent the candles. Repeat those 8 taps again for the last 2 lines.
Grade 2: Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE and learn the "Oh Hannukah" song #8 - For movements: On page 1 take 8 steps in (first line) then 8 steps out (second line). Repeat. On page 2 do 3 taps 1 clap (repeat then pick up instrument on end of first line) Use a metal sounding instrument like bells, triangle, tambourine, or metal cup to tap 8 beats on the 2nd and 3rd lines to represent the candles. Repeat those 8 taps again for the last 2 lines.
Grade 3 : Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE and do Activities 1-4 -try some advanced Jingle Bell rhythms, practice "It's a Holiday" with instruments and learn about the steel drum.
Grade 3 : Visit MUSICPLAY ONLINE and do Activities 1-4 -try some advanced Jingle Bell rhythms, practice "It's a Holiday" with instruments and learn about the steel drum.
Week of November 18 Activities:
Week of November 18 Activities:
Grade 2: Visit MUSICPLAY and do Activities 4-9. Activities 2&3 are optional. Thanksgiving songs are extra.
Grade 2: Visit MUSICPLAY and do Activities 4-9. Activities 2&3 are optional. Thanksgiving songs are extra.
Grade 3: Visit MUSICPLAY and do Activities 4-8. Activities 2&3 are optional. Thanksgiving songs are extra.
Grade 3: Visit MUSICPLAY and do Activities 4-8. Activities 2&3 are optional. Thanksgiving songs are extra.
After you complete your activities, complete and submit this week's Google Form
After you complete your activities, complete and submit this week's Google Form
Week of November 11 Activities:
Week of November 11 Activities:
Grade 3: Visit MUSICPLAY and Review Activities 1-6, Do (learn) 7-13, Extra - Choose a Thanksgiving song at the end to learn
Grade 3: Visit MUSICPLAY and Review Activities 1-6, Do (learn) 7-13, Extra - Choose a Thanksgiving song at the end to learn
After you complete your activities, complete and submit this week's Google Form
After you complete your activities, complete and submit this week's Google Form
Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves
Follow the path of the notes as you sing. Which words have leaves land on them? (Bottom line of staff)
Week of October 28: Grades 2 & 3
Week of October 28: Grades 2 & 3
Perform with the Skeleton Dance video. Choose an instrument from the chart such as drum (red), shaker (yellow), sticks (orange), and metals (blue). Perform with one and then choose a different one or try all of them with the whole family! Then create your own skeleton dance with the music!
Perform with the Skeleton Dance video. Choose an instrument from the chart such as drum (red), shaker (yellow), sticks (orange), and metals (blue). Perform with one and then choose a different one or try all of them with the whole family! Then create your own skeleton dance with the music!
Then create your own rhythms using the bat, pumpkin, ghost, spider
Then create your own rhythms using the bat, pumpkin, ghost, spider
Instrument Key
Instrument Key
Pick a color to play with the map
Choose an Instrument
Choose an Instrument
Play along with the percussion map - watch for your instrument color
k-2 halloween composition copy.pdfUse Spider, Pumpkin, Ghost, Bat to create your own rhythm
Use Spider, Pumpkin, Ghost, Bat to create your own rhythm
Week of October 21 Activities:
Week of October 21 Activities:
Grades 2 and 3 go to the Musicplay Halloween Happenings link.
Grades 2 and 3 go to the Musicplay Halloween Happenings link.
Grade 2 -Choose the Danse Macabre Listening Lesson with Glowstick Activity, and the read along story, "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything" -find some sounds from your home for each item. Then try the Ghostbusters rhythms below.
Grade 2 -Choose the Danse Macabre Listening Lesson with Glowstick Activity, and the read along story, "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything" -find some sounds from your home for each item. Then try the Ghostbusters rhythms below.
Grade 3 -Choose the Monster Mash cup game activity and try the body percussion video below that goes with the same song! Then do the read along "Rattlebone Rock" and choose sounds from home to add sounds effects.
Grade 3 -Choose the Monster Mash cup game activity and try the body percussion video below that goes with the same song! Then do the read along "Rattlebone Rock" and choose sounds from home to add sounds effects.
Monster Mash Map
Monster Mash Map
Perform Body Percussion
Ghostbusters Rhythms
Ghostbusters Rhythms
Read and Play the patterns
Week of October 14 Activities:
Week of October 14 Activities:
Instrument Kit Activities - visit MusicPlay Online
Instrument Kit Activities - visit MusicPlay Online
Activities 1-6 are appropriate for Grades K-2 and Activities 7-14 for Grades 1-3
Activities 1-6 are appropriate for Grades K-2 and Activities 7-14 for Grades 1-3
To make your own instrument kit, you will need to find a wood, scraper or shaker, something metal, and a drum type instrument. The kitchen is an awesome place to find these things - wooden spoons, cheese grater, metal measuring cups, rice-filled containers, buckets, etc. If you'd like to create something fancier, there are some crafty ideas below for additional home-made instruments! Have an adult help with glue and scissors.
3 ideas
3 ideas
4 more ideas
4 more ideas
September Activities Week 2 - Body Percussion (below)
September Activities Week 2 - Body Percussion (below)
September Activities Week 3 - Musicplay Lesson Gr.3
September Activities Week 3 - Musicplay Lesson Gr.3
Hands Challenge
Hands Challenge
Read Notation Patterns
Body Songs Challenge
Body Songs Challenge
Steady Beat with Rhythm Patterns
Greetings friends!
Greetings friends!
September Activities:
September Activities:
Move and Freeze (follow movement directions with music)
Move and Freeze (follow movement directions with music)
Keep a steady beat while doing body percussion
Keep a steady beat while doing body percussion
Move and Freeze
Move and Freeze
Keep beat, follow movement directions -know when to freeze!
Steady Beat
Steady Beat
Try to echo the different body percussion patterns.
Pastoral Symphony Art.movGr.3/4 Artwork
Gr.3/4 Artwork
to the Pastoral Symphony by Beethoven, Young People's Concert from November 2019
to the Pastoral Symphony by Beethoven, Young People's Concert from November 2019
"Everything Little Thing is Gonna Be Alright!"
"Everything Little Thing is Gonna Be Alright!"
Three Little Birds
Three Little Birds
Call of the Loon
Call of the Loon
Explore the different calls of the bird known as a LOON and learn about it HERE
Explore the different calls of the bird known as a LOON and learn about it HERE
Hear the Loon
Hear the Loon
Make a Loon Call
Make a Loon Call
Loon Tune.movLoon Tune Demo
Loon Tune Demo
Gr. 3 Cup Activity
Gr. 3 Cup Activity
Cup game.mov2 part Cup Rhythms
2 part Cup Rhythms
Demonstration Song: Yankee Doodle (any song can be used)
Variation
Variation
Dance Monkey Song
Extension from last week: How to Yodel, Try it!
Extension from last week: How to Yodel, Try it!
Taylor Ware
Taylor Ware
Incredible Yodelling
Taylor Explains It
Taylor Explains It
How to Yodel
Mason Ramsey
Mason Ramsey
Yodelling the Blues
June 3 lessons
June 3 lessons
Let's take a trip to the Alps, high in the mountains where the animal herders sing and call using a vocal technique called YODELLING. Yodellers hate to be interuppted but in this song it happens over and over - Help me sing to find out what happens!
Then try learning a German "slap dance" called Schohplettler which I will teach you, and listen to the sounds of the Alp horn - is another way of communicating high in those mountains!
Schulplattler.movMrs. Poitras performing to Cowboy Slap Dance
Mrs. Poitras performing to Cowboy Slap Dance
learn the 2 part dance
slap dance tutorial.movTutorial on slap dance
Tutorial on slap dance
Use hopping, slapping thighs and heels.
Perform a slap dance to this music or choose music on your own to practice with
Perform a slap dance to this music or choose music on your own to practice with
Send me your creation!
Austrian Folk Song.movThe Austrian Yodeller
The Austrian Yodeller
Yodel with Mrs. Poitras
Schohplettler
Schohplettler
German "slap dance"
Alphorn Chorus
Alphorn Chorus
The Mountain Horn
Jambo Bwana
Jambo Bwana
There are many possibilities with this African song and depending on what grade level you are in or what your abilities are, you can choose one or several of the possibilities below.
Step 1 - learn how to sing the words and melody. There are options in the song to play the notes on a melody instrument if you have one, or to sing the solfege notes.
Step 1 - learn how to sing the words and melody. There are options in the song to play the notes on a melody instrument if you have one, or to sing the solfege notes.
Step 2 - Either keep the beat going by patting, clapping, tapping on an instrument, or you can follow some of the rhythmic patterns.
Step 2 - Either keep the beat going by patting, clapping, tapping on an instrument, or you can follow some of the rhythmic patterns.
Gr.3 Music Memory listening selections are posted on the HOME page -scroll to bottom Green section.
Gr.3 Music Memory listening selections are posted on the HOME page -scroll to bottom Green section.
May 20 - Pitch = high and low
May 20 - Pitch = high and low
Review PITCH, TONE, and BEAT with this Brainpop video
Review PITCH, TONE, and BEAT with this Brainpop video
High, Middle, Low Song
High, Middle, Low Song
stretch up on High, down on Low
3 Pitch Challenge
3 Pitch Challenge
Echo sing patterns using so, mi, la
Don't forget there is an entry in the Music Olympics for highest and lowest notes sung or played!
Don't forget there is an entry in the Music Olympics for highest and lowest notes sung or played!
I Like to Wear My Pajamas
I Like to Wear My Pajamas
Join us for Pajama Jam on Wednesday Morning
May 13 - What can you do with a pair of spoons?
May 13 - What can you do with a pair of spoons?
Make Music!
Make Music!
Spoons.movPlaying Spoons
Playing Spoons
Information about the SPOONS
Wooden spoons
Wooden spoons
Metal spoons
Metal spoons
echo singing -koko.movMay 6 - Kokoleoko
May 6 - Kokoleoko
Learn a Song from West Africa
Keep a beat or learn a rhythm to the song with the activities demonstrated below. Here are the words:
Kokoleoko Mama, Kokoleoko, Kokoleoko Mama, Koleoko
Aba Mama Aba, Aba Mama, Koleoko
Ball Bouncing -Koko.movBall Bouncing
Ball Bouncing
Part A - bounce to beat
Part B - toss and catch
Body Percussion-Koko.movBody Percussion
Body Percussion
Part A-pat knee/shoulder
Part B-2 hands tap/cross
rhythms -koko.movRhythms
Rhythms
Choose your pattern
Practice repeating it
April 29
April 29
The following activities are taken from the Musicplay Online Curriculum. Parents, please follow the easy step by step teaching procedures which come with clear objectives and supporting resources.
BOTH Grade levels can use the many INTERACTIVES for different Challenges from the Grade 2 Activity: Solfege Challenge, Note Name Challenge, Rhythm Composition, Rhythm Sort, and Melody Match. Just pick one to try out!
Click on Gr. 2 April 29 Music Activity
Click on Gr. 2 April 29 Music Activity
Learn the song and game "Stella Ella Olla" and practice the actions. Then learn some French with the song "Alouette". Read about the composer Strauss and follow the listening map for "Roses from the South"
Click on Gr. 3 April 29 Music Activity
Click on Gr. 3 April 29 Music Activity
Sing the Round Swedish March and practice solfege skills. Then read about the Mariachi, listen to them play, and see if you can answer the questions! -Send me your worksheet if possible. Also, sing and play to the Spanish game song "EL FLORON". Have fun!
April 15
April 15
Get creative and go to Chrome Music Lab Song Maker to create your own piece! Directions are found below.
Use the listening chart with iconic notation to perform the rhythms to Radetzky March below, then come up with kitchen instruments to substitute in.
Second Graders may have fun stompin' and chompin' to the Dinosaur Beat! Third Graders try the Clap Clap Step Step
Follow these directions to help you with "Song Maker" then explore on your own.
Follow these directions to help you with "Song Maker" then explore on your own.
If you come up with an awesome creation, save it and send me the link! I'd love to hear it.
Body Percussion and Instrument Chart
Body Percussion and Instrument Chart
Add a Pat for the question mark and a snap on the triangle. Pick 2 movements to start, then add more.
Radetzky March Music Map
Radetzky March Music Map
Start by marching or tapping to the beat. Identify the instruments you hear and add percussion from the chart at the left.
For the instruments shown in the chart above, you can add your own kitchen band with family members, plastic container for the drum, wooden spoons for the shaker part (tap don't shake of course), pan lids for cymbals, 2 plastic cups for tambourine, and 2 metal spoons for the triangle. Use as few or as many as you like! Be creative and see what sounds you can substitute from YOUR kitchen.
For the instruments shown in the chart above, you can add your own kitchen band with family members, plastic container for the drum, wooden spoons for the shaker part (tap don't shake of course), pan lids for cymbals, 2 plastic cups for tambourine, and 2 metal spoons for the triangle. Use as few or as many as you like! Be creative and see what sounds you can substitute from YOUR kitchen.
Gr. 2 - Dinosaur Stomp
Gr. 2 - Dinosaur Stomp
Stomp and Chomp, Come up with your own cool moves. What kind of dinosaur are you? Big? Small? Scary?
Gr. 3 -Clap Clap Step Step
Gr. 3 -Clap Clap Step Step
Do some clapping, stepping, shaking. Figure out the patterns, groove it, move it, and add some of your own steps!
April Singing Challenge Gr.2/3
April Singing Challenge Gr.2/3
Repeat everything your family says for 10 minutes BUT you have to sing it! Try to get them to sing back to you :-)
Repeat everything your family says for 10 minutes BUT you have to sing it! Try to get them to sing back to you :-)
Grade 2/3 - Building Your Own Rhythm!
Grade 2/3 - Building Your Own Rhythm!
Do you have legos at home? If not, you can easily cut up some pieces of paper to make some rhythms below. Then tap them out!
Music Notes
Music Notes
Watch this video to learn about note values.
Watch this video to learn about note values.
Gr.2 -Stomp and Clap
Gr.2 -Stomp and Clap
Get ready for some movement and some echo singing with this catchy tune!
Gr.3 Fifty Nifty
Gr.3 Fifty Nifty
Test your knowledge of all 50 states in alphabetical order (first slow, then fast)!
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