Week 1
Move to the music. Follow the directions. You will want to have lots of space for this activity! ESGMK.RE.3 Move to a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others. a. Respond to contrasts and events in music with locomotor movement (e.g. walk, run, hop, jump, gallop, skip) and non-locomotor movement (e.g. bend, twist, stretch, turn).
Perform this favorite fingerplay! Show someone in your family! ESGMK.RE.3 Move to a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others. b. Perform choreographed and non-choreographed movements.
Sing one of our favorite books, Over in the Meadow. ESGMK.PR.1 Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others. a. Sing simple accompanied and unaccompanied melodies in a limited range, using head voice.
Week 2
Move different ways to the music. Follow the directions and freeze! ESGMK.RE.3 Move to a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others. a. Respond to contrasts and events in music with locomotor movement (e.g. walk, run, hop, jump, gallop, skip) and non-locomotor movement (e.g. bend, twist, stretch, turn).
Create your own shaker instrument. You can fill an Easter egg or empty water bottle with dry rice, beans or beads. (Make sure you tape it shut so that it doesn't open up when you play!) Be creative and good luck! After you've created your instrument, play along with this song or any other songs you like! ESGMK.PR.2 Perform a varied repertoire of music on instruments, alone and with others. b. Perform steady beat and simple rhythmic patterns with appropriate technique using body percussion and classroom instruments.
Sing one of our favorite books, Had a Little Rooster. ESGMK.PR.1 Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others. a. Sing simple accompanied and unaccompanied melodies in a limited range, using head voice.
Week 3
Vocal exploration: Make sounds to match the roller coaster in this video. ESGMK.PR.3 Read and Notate music. b. Read simple melodic contour representations (e.g. roller coaster).
Now, make your own lines for your voice. You can use pipe cleaners, yarn, Wiki Stix or something else you have at home. Watch my demonstration video for creating your own. ESGMK.PR.3 Read and Notate music. b. Read simple melodic contour representations (e.g. roller coaster).
Sing an echo song with my friend, Mr. Homer (Argyle Elementary School). ESGMK.PR.1 Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others. b. Echo simple singing and speech patterns.
Sing one of our favorite books, Today is Monday. ESGMK.PR.1 Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others. a. Sing simple accompanied and unaccompanied melodies in a limited range, using head voice.
Week 4
Move different ways to the music. Follow the directions and move around! (You don't have to watch the video to know what to do. Turn on the music, listen and move all around your room.) ESGMK.RE.3 Move to a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others. a. Respond to contrasts and events in music with locomotor movement (e.g. walk, run, hop, jump, gallop, skip) and non-locomotor movement (e.g. bend, twist, stretch, turn).
"Pat Your Hands on the Drum"
Find something you can use as a drum in your home and follow along with this lesson that I recorded for you. ESGMK.PR.2 Perform a varied repertoire of music on instruments, alone and with others. a. Echo simple rhythmic patterns with appropriate technique using body percussion and classroom instruments. b. Perform steady beat and simple rhythmic patterns with appropriate technique using body percussion and classroom instruments.
Sing one of our favorite books, The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night. ESGMK.PR.1 Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others. a. Sing simple accompanied and unaccompanied melodies in a limited range, using head voice.
Week 5
"Garden Gate Rhythm Lesson 1"
Let's read some rhythms in this lesson that I recorded for you. ESGMK.PR.3 Read and Notate music. a. Read, notate, and identify quarter notes, quarter rests, and barred eighth notes using iconic or standard notation.
Sing an echo song with my friend, Mr. Homer (Argyle Elementary School). ESGMK.PR.1 Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others. b. Echo simple singing and speech patterns.
Sing a song story, "I Bought Me a Cat" from earlier this year. Compare and contrast this song with "Had a Little Rooster". How are the song stories alike? How are they different? Talk about it with someone or write these similarities and differences on a piece of paper. ESGMK.PR.1 Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others. a. Sing simple accompanied and unaccompanied melodies in a limited range, using head voice.
Week 6
"Garden Gate Rhythm Lesson 2"
Let's read some new rhythms in this lesson that I recorded for you. ESGMK.PR.3 Read and Notate music. a. Read, notate, and identify quarter notes, quarter rests, and barred eighth notes using iconic or standard notation.
"I Met a Bear"
Continue learning an echo song with my friend, Mr. Homer (Argyle Elementary School). We're adding more verses this week! ESGMK.PR.1 Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others. b. Echo simple singing and speech patterns.
Listen to me sing the song story "Jennie Jenkins". My daughter loves to call this one "Oh my dear, oh my dear" probably because that is the first part she started to sing! Maybe you'll catch on and sing some, too! ESGMK.PR.1 Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others. a. Sing simple accompanied and unaccompanied melodies in a limited range, using head voice.
Week 7
"Garden Gate Rhythm Lesson 3"
Let's learn how to read the poem and a "drum" from your home. ESGMK.PR.3 Read and Notate music. a. Read, notate, and identify quarter notes, quarter rests, and barred eighth notes using iconic or standard notation.
"I Met a Bear"
Finish learning an echo song with my friend, Mr. Homer (Argyle Elementary School). We're adding the final verses this week! ESGMK.PR.1 Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others. b. Echo simple singing and speech patterns.
"What a Wonderful World" Listen to me sing this well-known classic song and enjoy the pictures in the book. If you know it, sing along! ESGMK.PR.1 Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others. a. Sing simple accompanied and unaccompanied melodies in a limited range, using head voice.
Week 8
"Garden Gate Rhythm Lesson 4"
Let's put together a performance on your "drum". ESGMK.PR.3 Read and Notate music. a. Read, notate, and identify quarter notes, quarter rests, and barred eighth notes using iconic or standard notation.
"Singing in the Rain" Listen to me sing this well-known classic song and enjoy the pictures in the book. If you know it, sing along! ESGMK.PR.1 Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others. a. Sing simple accompanied and unaccompanied melodies in a limited range, using head voice.
Feel free to go back and review or catch up on any of the songs or activities! I look forward to seeing you all again and making music with you in person!!! - Mrs. Yunek