Lesson 1
2. Show Celebrations Intro PowerPoint
- Discuss how music is often part of celebrations
- Ask students to name any celebrations / holidays / special occasions
- Each student gets a turn holding a pumpkin.
- Chant poem (talking voice) – I point to each student as we say each number
- Another student turn off light
- At end, 5 pumpkins go hide
4. Dreidel Song – we practice singing to prepare for All-School Winter Sing-Along
- Hands behind back for verses (to prepare for drum playing next time)
- For refrain, clap pattern
1. Hello Song & Hickety Pickety Bumblebee
2. Celebrations Intro PowerPoint again
3. Celebrations - listen to sounds of each special occasion - see if they can guess which sound belongs to which picture
4. Dreidel Song - add gathering drum
- Ask, "What holiday is this song celebrating?" (Hanukkah)
5. Five Fat Turkeys - Ask, "What holiday is this song referring to?"
- Choose a few students each time - in bubbles, acting out different moods while all
students sing expressively
- Sing softly - in case the cook is still looking for the turkeys
- Sing loudly - as if the turkeys are bragging about having escaped the cook
- Sing slowly - as if the turkeys are tired because they didn't sleep very well
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2. Review Celebrations PowerPoint with sound effects - students guess which picture is which sound
3. Five Fat Turkeys
- Pick 5 students to walk in different ways:
- loud and proud
- soft and scared
- slow and tired
4. Dreidel Song + drum, students take turns
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2. Dreidel Song
3. PowerPoint – explain the upcoming quiz - practice it with them
4. Must Be Santa
5. Sing extra holiday songs
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3. Must Be Santa
4. Extra songs
Idea
Play Disney Christmas sing-along songs
