Pull out this versatile echo song for primary students that’s about appreciation, thanksgiving, and thankfulness in November or for other celebrations throughout the year. A simple Orff arrangement, one-chord C ukulele part, scarf activities, and movement will make this a great concert piece or SEL activity in the classroom.
Give Thanks is available as a single resource or part of this Thanksgiving Bundle!
Continue reading “The Mitten”Many of us are familiar with the Jan Brett book, but this Ukrainian folk tale has a very interesting history! Here are songs, lesson plans, and resources for the beautiful story.
A, My Name is Alice by Jane E. Bayer, illustrated by Steven Kellogg. Kellogg is one of my favorite illustrators with his content-rich drawings and humor.
First verse: A, my name is Alice, and my husband’s name is Alex…
A My Name Is … by Alice Lyne, illustrated by Lynne Cravath. This version doesn’t always begin each verse with a girl’s name and replaces “husband” with “best friend.”
First verse: A my name is Alex, my best friend’s name is Angie…
Second verse: B my name is Becca, my best friend’s name is Billy…
Take the classic canon, “Ah Poor Bird”, add new lyrics, and you have the perfect Winter song!
As I worked with this canon, three questions arose. After much research, I still haven’t found any definitive answers. If you have thoughts on it, please leave a comment!
This is a great beat passing game! Whoever has the pumpkin on the last beat of the song is OUT! Continue playing until there is a final winner. As students get out, they can go get sticks and play to the beat as the game progresses.
In both PowerPoint and Google Slides versions, this 25-slide presentation includes mp3s of the song arrangement with a Kodaly process, Orff approach, and movement, game, and a melodic assessment.
Experience the poem through beat and rhythm. Explore the poem by learning a melody on barred instruments, improvising on recorders, and/or creating a melody using Boomwhackers. Examine what you’ve learned by identifying the rhythms of the poem. In both PowerPoint and Google Slides versions.
A lesson plan for a FABULOUS good time exploring the sounds “on a cold October night.”
Take the classic canon, “Ah Poor Bird”, add new lyrics, and you have the perfect Halloween/October song!
An easy-to-use sequential ukulele curriculum that uses songs kids love from today’s hits to classics.
Are you looking for a sequential curriculum for the ukulele that starts with easy chords? This is it! There are easy-to-play single-chord play-alongs to popular songs then on to two-chord songs and more.
Just had to throw this 2-chord song in the 1-chord section since we know C and Am!!!
There’s a Dm in here but YOU CAN DO IT! Dm is just F with one more finger!!!
