Author: Beth Thompson
Bluebird
Lyrics (Folk song) Blue bird, blue bird through my window (repeat twice)Oh, Johnny aren’t you tired? Take a little girl [boy] and tap her [him] on the shoulder, (repeat twice)Oh, Johnny aren’t you tired? Circle Game Formation: Students stand in a ...
Bubbles
I use the term: “bubbles” to describe when students use personal space. We pretend to turn on our bubbles around our bodies by snapping above our heads. When I play music or sing, students may move around the room with ...
Cobbler Cobbler
Version 1 – Chant (Traditional chant) Cobbler, cobbler, mend my shoe.Get it done by half past two.Stitch it up and stitch it down.I will pay you when it’s done. Lyrics (Folk tune from the West Indies, Traditional lyrics) Cobbler, cobbler, ...
Staff Manipulatives
I use a couple of different manipulatives for staff notation. In 2nd grade, we begin using 3 lines. We practice putting round felt notes (see example below) on lines and spaces. We get to know which line is 1 and ...
Wolf (We are Dancing in the Forest)
Lyrics (Folk song) We are dancing in the forestAnd the wolf is far away.Who knows what will happen to usIf he finds us at our play? Game Formation: One student is “wolf” (“It”) and stands facing the corner. The rest ...
Xylophone Visual Aids
Visuals / Handouts (See downloads at bottom of page. Each number has a corresponding button.) 1 2 Other Visuals / Handouts / Worksheets (Available on other pages. Click each image to access.) See also Melody: pentatonic Xylophone Visuals ...
Lucy Locket
Lyrics (Folk song) Lucy Locket lost her pocket,Kitty Fisher found it,Not a penny was there in it,Just a ribbon ’round it. Loud / Soft Game Send one student out of the room. Teacher hides a “pocketbook” in the room (not too ...
Wee Willie Winkie
Version 1 Lyrics (Folk song) Wee Willie Winkie, run through the town,Upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown.Rapping at the windows, Crying through the locks,“Are the children in their beds? It is eighth o’clock!” Game All students stand in a circle, ...
Major Scale in the Melody
Songs with the Major Scale in the Melody Ascending: d r m f s l t d’ Creeping Creeping Little Flea Itsy Bitsy Spider (Orff arrangement) Jack and Jill Jack Be Nimble (adapted version) One Cold and Frosty Morning (adapted version) Descending: ...
Mi So La Songs + Worksheets
Songs Based on a Scale of Mi So La (tritonic) Acka Backa Arre mi burrito Before Dinner Bell Horses Betty Botter Bickle Bockle Bluebells Bobby Shafto Bounce High Bounce Low Come Butter Come Burnie Bee Bye Baby Bunting Diddle Diddle ...