First Grade

Sweet Beets 1

For this first video, watch and follow along with what the teacher does during it. Have fun!
After the video, find something in your house you can use as a drum and practice hitting it with your hand or something like a drumstick, pencil, pen, etc.
Try the video again but using your new instrument, and practice by yourself by playing and saying "Beet" or "Cherry" out loud!

Sweet Beets 2

Before watching this second video, find another object to use as a drum/instrument around your house! Practice for a few minutes on each one of your instruments and listen to how they sound.

Watch the second video, Sweet Beets 2, and follow along using your instrument.
Practice each word and how to play it by yourself, after the video is over! Remember, our words are "Beet, "Cherry", "Avocado", and "Shh"!
"Beet" is 1 sound, "Cherry" is 2 sounds, "Avocado" is 4 sounds, and "Shh" is no sound at all.

practice rhyming in song

Here's a favorite - "Down by the Bay!" Practice singing the rhyming words in the song...and try making up your own!

practice your vowel sounds in song!

Another favorite - "Apples and Bananas!" Make those words sound silly by changing your vowels!

Hear a story in a song!

Yes, this is a favorite, too! "The Cat Came Back" tells the funny story of a man who wants to get rid of his cat, but...you guessed it...the cat came back!

create your own music

Use this simple and fun website to create your own songs!

Click on the picture to access the site!

bucket drumming: what do i need?

Please do not go out and buy anything! Simply use items you find in your house and get playing! Here are some ideas...

Bucket Drumming Equipment

We Will Rock You Bucket Drumming

Can't Stop The Feeling Bucket Drumming

Drums

The drums that you can hit with sticks

Shaker

Something you can use to shake! You can fill up a bottle with something small, or even use something like a box of rice!

Scraper

Something you can scrape something else against, such as a water bottle and scraping a pencil along the side of it!

Rhythm STicks

Watch this video and play along with some sticks to get used to them!

This will help us later with our bucket drumming.

Bucket DRumming/Rhythm sticks

This week, we'll learn some bucket drumming!

See the video next to this to see an example.

Bucket drumming is a fun way to play drums without being too loud for others, and it's a great way to play along with songs!

We'll learn different ways to perform and even create your own rhythms, and maybe you'll be able to create your own bucket drumming song to a song you love!

Flipgrid

Complete a flipgrid here: https://flipgrid.com/f1f76f91 , or click the picture to the left, sharing any musical talents you have or something you learned in class!

Solfege

Drums

Check out this game using drums!

STICKSTOFF - Watch this!

Sergei Prokofiev

Sergei was the composer or creator of "Peter and the Wolf".
He was born in 1891 in the Ukraine.
His mother taught him to play piano as she was a very good piano player as well.
Sergei began composing at the age of 5.
He traveled around Europe after graduating from school to learn more about music.
He was a master of using music to tell a story.
One of his most famous stories is "Peter and the Wolf".
It was performed and written for Russia's Central Children's Theatre.
Below, you can read the whole story of "Peter and the Wolf"!

You can read through the story below, or there's also a video of it you can watch as well!
While reading or watching through the story, write down all the characters you hear about or see.