Newly Updated in December 2015 As part of my music around the world theme this year, I have spent some time for a couple of months looking up some things about the Chinese New year. I found a really fun, catchy, and simple to learn Chinese Song. I found tons of fun facts and fun …
Japanese weather Telling Game Song
My third graders have been loving the Japanese Weather telling song and game, transcribed by Jerry Jaccard, my friend, and the mentor of our school district. I love connecting the songs with a book and this is what makes it work well. This is a simple but lovely true story about a young girl in …
In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg
I play the song, “In the Hall of the Mountain King” around Halloween. We talk about the pattern: ti-ti ti-ti ti-ti ta, ti-ti ta, ti-ti ta, ti-ti ti-ti ti-ti ti-ti ti-ti ti-ti ta rest The students listen the first time and count how many times they hear the pattern. The next time, we count together. …
Around the World- Bate Bate, a new discovery
We do the chant Bate, Bate in first grade every year. I love how my hispanic kids come to life when they hear us saying or singing a song in Spanish and I love how my English speaking children adapt to the accent so easily and love to learn a new language. It goes like …
Music Around the World First Day: Introducing the theme of Music Around the World
I am very excited to do my theme of Music Around the World. My students love singing songs from other countries and learning about other cultures. Room Setup My room is set up like an airplane, with 3 seats on each side, and an aisle down the middle. I will greet the kids with a …
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Instruments from Around the World
I am so excited about my theme this year: Music Around the World! See my post all about it here. I keep finding fun stuff to use. These instruments around the world cards are great! Go to this lady’s blog to get them here. I plan to use both sets because even though the one set is more …
Around the World- My Theme for the Year
Every year, I come up with or borrow ideas for a theme for the year. This year, I am doing an around the world theme. I bought a map from amazon.com and plan to show the kids the map as we sing a song from another country, so they will know where the country is …
