Hi all!
It has been a fast and busy fall in Title 1 Preschool!! We've had a lot of fun in music getting to know each other and experiencing music together. Here are some of the activities and songs we've been working on:
Fingerplays: Grandma's Glasses; Two Little Apples; Spider on the Floor; 5 Little Mice
Action Songs: Head & Shoulders, Knees & Toes; Walk, Walk, Walk, Walk; The Wiggle Song; Johnny Hammers; Mother Gooneybird; Horse Stood Around; Bony Skeletons Walk
Pitch Exploration (moving our voices): Cowboy Call; Old MacDonald; Big Pig; Skin & Bones
Circle Games: Our Gallant Ship; Santa Maloney; Looby Loo
Echo or Fill in the Blank Songs: This is My Speaking Voice; John, the Rabbit; Naughty Kitty Cat; Oh My! No More Pie!
Recorded Music we've moved with and listened to: Rockin Robin, by the Jackson 5; Concerto Grosso in C Major, by Arcangelo Corelli; Butterfly Driving a Truck, by Caspar Babypants; Baby Shark, by Pinkfong; Can Can, by Jacques Offenbach; Old Joe Clark, by Jill Trinka; Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals, by Camille Saint-Saens; Jubilee, by Jill Trinka; Lions from Carnival of the Animals, by Camille Saint-Saens; In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt Suite, by Edvard Grieg; Aviary from Carnival of the Animals, by Camille Saint-Saens; The Great Pumpkin Waltz by The Vince Guaraldi Trio; The Exercise Game #1, by Mark D. Pencil; Monster Walk, by The Hit Crew
Here's a Spotify playlist of the recorded music we've used in class: Click here for a Music Class playlist
Instruments & manipulatives we've used: Egg shakers; jingle bells; scarves; tambourines
Songs they've listened to: All the Pretty Little Horses; 1492; Deepest Africa; Fall is Here; Autumn Leaves are Falling; Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
It is so fun working with your children! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Ms. J
