Pre-Kindergarten Lesson 10 - Week m.4

Concepts: beat, beat & rhythm,

Teaching Objectives: • Learn about the letter Q• Make animal rhythms• Learn and do movements to new songsI Can Statements:• I can sing and move to music• I can keep the beat

Save paper and ink! Just read the PDF and don’t print it. All the instructions are given in the module on

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Song Used: Time For Music Sing Time for Music with the lyrics video.

Count the beats at the end of each verse.Count the beats out loud.

Think up new ways that you could keep a beat, and sing your new verses.

Numeracy: Counting is numeracy! Cut out 8 hearts and have children tap on the hearts as they count. Take 2 away. Have them count the hearts now - 1-2-3-4-5-6.

Activity #1: Sing the Opening Song, Time for Music

Teaching Procedure

Warm up voices with the Animal Sounds Video.

Activity #2:Animal Sounds Warm Up

Listen to the song about the Letter Q

Activity #3: Listen to the Letter Q Song

Listen to the song. Then play the video again and sing along.

Activity #4: Listen to the Quest for the Queen Song!

Watch the kids in the video and do the movements that they do.

Sing and do the movements.

Activity #5: Watch the Kids Demo and Learn the Movements

Listen to the song. Play the video again and sing along.

Make Animal Rhythms cards, or use the ones you made in the last lesson, and put the cards in order as you sing.

Activity #6: Listen to “When Cats Get Up in the Morning”

While you listen to “Quiet and Loud Movement” move to the music like frogs move.

Show with your movements when the music is loud and when the music is quiet.

Activity #7: Make Animal Rhythms with your Animal Sounds Cards

Print and cut out the animal sounds cards or save paper and ink, and make your own.

To make your own cards, draw pictures of the animals and print their sounds under them.

As you listen to the song, point to the animal card that shows the animal you are singing about.

Activity #8: Listen and Learn the “One Green Jelly Bean” Song

Listen to the song “When Cats Get up in the Morning”.

Put your animal cards in order as you sing the song.

Activity #9: Watch the “One Green Jelly Bean” Kids Demo

Repetition is important for young children.

To learn a song well, they need many repetitions of a song.

Review Lesson 1 and 2 modules.

Keep a list of your favorite songs, and use the SEARCH tool to find them quickly

Activity #10: Review Other Lessons or Songs

Your teacher might ask you to send something to show you’ve done the

lesson.

Assessment Suggestions:

Teacher’s Notes:

Parents, Teachers and Administration:

Music education is important for children.

Whether in class or at home, keep our children singing, playing, moving,

listening and creating music!

Music IS literacy