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Note & Rest Visuals – Sized & Colored to Show Duration

These rhythm cards help to teach rhythm in a visual way. The cards are made in different lengths to demonstrate the length of the notes/rests. For instance, the whole note card is twice as long as the half note card. ...

Dreidel Song

Lyrics (Melody by Mike Gebart & S.E. Goldfarb, Lyrics by Samuel S. Grossman) 1. I had a little dreidel, I made it out of clayAnd when it’s dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play.Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made ...

This Old Man

Lyrics (Folk song) This old man, he played one,He played “knick knack” on my drum,With a “knick knack” paddy whack, give the dog a bone.This old man came rolling home. This old man, he played two,He played “knick knack” on ...

Oy Chanukah oy Chanukah (Oh Hanukkah)

Lyrics – Transliteration (Jewish folk song, Yiddish) Oy Chanukah oy ChanukahA yontif a sheyner,A lustiker a freylekherNisht do nokh azoynerAle nakht mit dreydlech shpiln mir,Frishe heyse latkes, esn on a shir. Geshvinder, tsindt kinderDi Chanukah likhtlech on,Zogt “Al Hanisim”, loybt ...

Engine Engine Number Nine

Version 1 Lyrics (Traditional chant) Engine, engine number nineGoing down Chicago lineSee it sparkle, see it shineEngine, engine number nine Lyrics (Folk song) Engine, engine number nine,Going down Chicago line,If she’s polished, won’t she shine?Engine, engine number nine,All aboard! Recorder ...

Shake Them ‘Simmons Down

Info A ‘simmon is short for “persimmon.” Lyrics (Folk song) Circle left, do oh, do oh,Circle left, do oh, do oh,Circle left, do oh, do oh,Shake them ‘simmons down Other versions: Circle right… Swing your partner… Swing your corner… Promenade ...

Hop Old Squirrel

Lyrics (Folk song) 1. Hop old squirrel, eidledum, eidledum… 2. Jump old squirrel… 3. Run old squirrel… 4. Hide old squirrel… Game Formation: Students sit on the floor in a circle. Verse 1 – One student is the “squirrel” (“It”) ...

Melody patterns

These patterns can be used for warm-ups with recorders or practice with xylophones or other pitched instruments. The students can use these patterns to write their own pieces of music (see below or another one here). Visuals (See downloads at bottom ...

Five Fat Turkeys

Lyrics (Folk song) Five fat turkeys are weWe slept all night in a treeWhen the cook came around, we couldn’t be foundAnd that’s why we’re here you see! Recorder Notes D, G, A, B, C, D’ See also Subjects: counting ...

Gobble Gobble

Lyrics (Melody by Beth Thompson, Lyrics Anonymous) The turkey is a funny birdIts head goes bobble-bobble;And all he knows is just one word,And that is gobble gobble! Other Poems to use with so-mi Fat Turkey’s Song Oh, gobble, gobble, gobble,Fat ...
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