
Elementary Music Class

1st Grade
I Choose
Peter and the Wolf

Veteran's Day
Sign Language
Day is done, gone the sun
from the lake, from the hills, from the sky All is well, safely rest
God is nye
Sign Language + Singing
Day is done, gone the sun
from the lake, from the hills, from the sky All is well, safely rest
God is nye
Sign Language
Day is done, gone the sun
from the lake, from the hills, from the sky All is well, safely rest
God is nye
Too Many Pumpkins
Concepts
- Quality Singing Voice (Head Voice)
- Minor Tonality
- Steady Beat (Spider Fingers)
Oh there once was a man
who lived on the moon
on the moon
on the moon
Oh there once was a man
who lived on the moon
and his name was Aiken Drum
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He played upon a ladle
a ladle
a ladle
He played upon a ladle
and his name was Aiken Drum
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His hair was made of spaghetti
spaghetti
spaghetti
His hair was made of spaghetti
and his name was Aiken Drum
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His eyes were made of fried eggs
of fried eggs
of fried eggs
His eyes were made of fried eggs
and his name was Aiken Drum
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His ears were made of apricots
of apricots
of apricots
His ears were made of apricots
and his name was Aiken Drum
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Concepts
- Folk Song Form
- Creative Student Choice
- Percussion Instrument Identification ​

His mouth was made of an orange
an orange
an orange
His mouth was made of an orange
and his name was Aiken Drum
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His nose was made of a carrot​
a carrot
a carrot
His nose was made of a carrot
and his name was Aiken Drum
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His eyebrows were made of snap peas
of snap peas
of snap peas
His eyebrows were made of snap peas
and his name was Aiken Drum!
Movement
Irish Stew!
An Irish Folk Dance
Dance Calls
Walk in a circle (16 counts)
Switch directions! (16 counts)
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Jump Jump Clap Clap
Jump Jump Clap Clap
Jump Jump Clap Clap
Jump Jump Clap Clap
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4 steps backwards
4steps forwards
4 steps backwards
4 steps forward - Join hands and start again!
Movement
Bobalinka!
A Folk Dance
Dance Calls
Forward and Back​
Bobalinka!
Forward and Back​
Bobalinka!
Forward and Back​
Bobalinka!
Will you be my partner?
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Two hands around
Bobalinka!
Two hands around
Bobalinka!
Two hands around
Bobalinka!
Right back where we started!
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Up and Down!​
Bobalinka!
Up and Down!​
Bobalinka!
Up and Down!​
Bobalinka!
Now we make a Tunnel!
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Through the tunnel
Bobalinka!
Through the tunnel
Bobalinka!
Through the tunnel
Bobalinka!
Scoot on down and start again!
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Stories and Songs
By Robert Munsch
Printable Narrator Lines click here

Singing and Sign Language
Hello Goodbye
By the Beatles



Veteran's Day
Sign Language
Day is done, gone the sun
from the lake, from the hills, from the sky All is well, safely rest
God is nye
Sign Language + Singing
Day is done, gone the sun
from the lake, from the hills, from the sky All is well, safely rest
God is nye
Sign Language
Day is done, gone the sun
from the lake, from the hills, from the sky All is well, safely rest
God is nye
Movement
Irish Stew!
An Irish Folk Dance
Dance Calls
Walk in a circle (16 counts)
Switch directions! (16 counts)
​
Jump Jump Clap Clap
Jump Jump Clap Clap
Jump Jump Clap Clap
Jump Jump Clap Clap
​
4 steps backwards
4steps forwards
4 steps backwards
4 steps forward - Join hands and start again!