K-1st Grade Music

May 18-May 21 (Last week of e-learning!-Great job!)

1. Explore music experiments on the Google Chrome Lab. Click Here (Redirection link)

2. Listen and learn musical instruments. Click Here

3. Celebrate Summer with this fun song! Click Here

May 11-May 15

1. Find a spot to sit outside. Draw a picture of 4 things you hear making music or musical sounds. Hopefully the weather warms up!

2. Learn and listen to some music notes. See if you can sing and clap along- Click Here

3. Move and dance to one of our favorites, The Singing Walrus- Click Here

May4-May 8

1. Play the freeze dance game! Put on some music and move/dance. Stop the music and everyone has to freeze until the music starts again. Take turns being the one starting and stopping the music.

2. Listen to the song story, "Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin" Click Here

3. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo this week! It's a great time to learn about Mexican music! Let's make some instruments heard in Mexican music:

   • Maracas (actually originated in Africa-how cool they are heard in Mexican music) Click Here

   • Guiro (originated from Puerto Rico) Click Here

   • Castanet (originated from Spain) Click Here

April 27-May 1

1. Create your own kitchen band (with parent permission of course)! Experiment with some pots, pans, or other materials found in your kitchen. Play along to some music.

   • Can you play it loud and soft?

   • Can you play it more than one way?

2. Shake your sillies out! Click Here

3. Sing Old MacDonald Had a Farm. Create your own verses about your stuffed animals or pets.

4. April is Celebrate Jazz Month! (Last week to celebrate!)

   • Enjoy another Jazz story: Jazz Fly 2

April 20-April 24 **Celebrate Earth Day on Wednesday**

1. Celebrate Earth Day by listening and singing to one of my favorites- He's Got the Whole World in His Hands. Click here to read Click here to sing

2. Have a music scavenger hunt at your home. Find as many items that can make these sounds: Shake, tap, scrape.

3. April is Celebrate Jazz Month!

   • Enjoy a Jazz read aloud: When Louis Armstrong Taught Me Scat

April 14-April 17 **Happy Easter!**

1. Create your own instrument! If you have a leftover plastic Easter egg, make an egg shaker! Can you figure out what could go inside to make it shake?

2. Vocal Exploration: throw a ball or paper airplane up and down in the air and follow it with your voice (whooooo).

3. April is Celebrate Jazz Month!

   • Enjoy a Jazz story: Jazz Fly 1

   • Listen to some Jazz by Benny Goodman: Sing, Sing, Sing -->one of my favorites! What instruments do you hear? You could draw them! Or let's dance to it!

April 6-April 9

1. Create your own melodies- Click Here

2. Clap a pattern for a family member and see if they can echo clap it back to you. Take turns being the leader. Try adding other body percussion to your patterns (toe taps, stomp, snap, pat legs).

3. April is Celebrate Jazz Month!

   • Color and learn about Louis Armstrong-Click Here

   • Listen to some Jazz by Louis Armstrong- When The Saints Go Marching In & What a Wonderful World

March 30-April 3

1. Choose a song to listen to, draw your emotion to the song on this emotion worksheet.

2. Springtime Move and Freeze activity- Click Here

3. Enjoy a musical story- Click Here

4. Sing to a sibling, pet, or even your stuffed animals!

5. Put on some music and make up a dance.