For Pre-K / Kindergarten, I have taught a few lessons on Celebrations, since they often include music and other recognizable sounds. Ideas:

• We discuss what “celebration” means. “Special occasion” and “Holiday” are other words we use. Ask students to name a holiday.
• We listen to sounds of 4 different celebrations. (We listen to the same celebrations for the assessment, and students circle what they hear.) Ideas:
  • Play 4 songs students have learned for different holidays, such as Halloween, Hanukkah, Christmas, Valentine’s Day.
  • Play sounds of common celebrations, such as:
    • birthday – song – Amazon | YouTube
    • Halloween – “trick or treat!”- Amazon
    • Christmas – sleigh bells – Amazon | YouTube
    • New Year – countdown & fireworks – Amazon | YouTube 

See also

• Holiday/seasonal songs
• Hanukkah Songs
• Christmas Songs

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