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SINGING
Enjoy singrngthe songseveraltimesgettingto know the melodywell. (referto listeninglessonbelow)
Keepthe beatin a varietyof wayswhile singingthe song(pat stomach,clap,pat knees,shoulders) Ask
on vowel soundsto substitutein the song.'Continuesingingthe song,keeping
studentsfor suggestions
the beatuntil eachvowel soundhasbeensungwith the song.
PLAYING
Discussdifferenttypesof instruments.(drums,shakers,woodsandmetals) Tell your studentsthat the
fit into a goup basedon how theymaketheir sound. Somemay fit into two goups. Example: Jingle
bells aremadeof metalbut you shakethemto maketheir sound.After doingthe listeninglessonbelow
andnoticingthat the melodyrepeatsthreetimes. Choosethreedifferenttypesof instrumentsto play on
the beat.Play a different instrumenton eachrepeatedmelodic phraseandthey all play the beattogether
on the last phrase. This activity could be repeatedplaying the rhythm asthe beat.Studentscould also
play the startingtoneof eachrepeatedphraseon a barredinstrument. Example: (F,F,F,A,E,E,E,F)
CREATING
Createa new rhythm patternthat repeatsitself threetimes andthen end with a new idea. You could
usesrhythmcardsto helpwith ideas.Do a classcreationfirst andthendivide into smallgroups. Give
eachgrouptwo rhythm cardswith four beatsof sound. Ask them to perform oneof the patternsthree
timeswith bodypercussionandthe othercardonetime with a bodypercussionpattern.Body
percussionis clapping,snapping,patting,stomping.With youngchildren,suggestchoosingoneor two
placesto perform their pattern. For example,they may want to clap the first threerhythmsandthen
stompthe last rhythm card.Let eachgroupsharetheir creationswith the class. Havethe classtry to
echotheir patterns.
LISTENING
Ask studentsto listen to the songand figure out the game. (vowel soundsubstitution)
Ask studentsto listento the songandsignalwhenthe melodychanges.Listenagainfor how manytimes
the tunerepeatsbeforeit changes(3).
CURRICULUM INTEGRATION
(Reading)
As studentsthink of vowel soundswrite the letter on the board.
Applesand Bananas