other songs and poems from this month:

• "Johnny Had One Friend" (this song sheet went home...please have your child sing it to two people!)

• We pretended to take a little elf around the classroom, like this teacher demonstrates.

• "Ali Baba" (to practice keeping the beat)

songs and poems from this month:

• We listened to the sound of a humpback whale underwater and imitated it to practice our singing voices.

• "My Aunt Came Back" (an echo song)

• "Pitter Patter" (this song sheet went home...please have your child sing it to two people!)

• "Two Little Blackbirds" (a poem with movements)

• "Engine, Engine" (to practice keeping the beat)

• They made up their own songs using hummingbird puppets.

other songs and poems from this month:

• "My Name is Michael" (an echo song)

• "Frog in the Meadow" (this song sheet went home...please have your child sing it to two people!)

• "Listen Listen"

• "Pumpkin Fat" (We played a game with this song: "Pumpkin, pumpkin, round and fat, turn into a jack-o-lantern just like that!")

The curriculum that we use in K3-1st Grade Music is called “First Steps in Music.” This curriculum prepares young students to become “tuneful, beatful, and artful” musicians. I love this curriculum because it encourages students to be musically independent, creative, and expressive, all while being fun and playful! 

Students will learn “Simple Songs” as part of the curriculum. You may have seen a few 1/4-sized papers with the words to these songs in your child's take-home folder. These are short songs that they have learned to sing independently. Your child should sing the song for two people at home. If you want, you can keep the song sheets that are sent home throughout the year, staple them together, and make a little song book for your child!

songs and poems from this month:

• "No More Pie" (an echo song)

• "Frog in the Meadow" (this song sheet went home...please have your child sing it to two people!)

• "Chop, Chop, Chippity Chop"

• "Five Little Ladies"

• "Listen Listen"