Charlie Over the Ocean
Lyrics (Folk song) Charlie over the ocean, (echo)Charlie over the sea, (echo)Charlie catch a big fish (echo)Can’t catch me. (echo) Game Leader (“It”) walks around the circle while singing. On the last word, “It” taps a student. That person becomes the ...
High & Low / Up & Down Resources
Songs A My Name is Alice All Through the Night Alligator Chant Andy Pandy Animal Fair Apple Tree chant As I Walked Out One Holiday Baa Baa Black Sheep Babylon’s Falling Baker Bim Bum Bluebird Boom Chicka Boom By’m Bye ...
Chicken on the Fence Post
Lyrics (Folk song) Chicken on the fence post, can’t dance Josie,Chicken on the fence post, can’t dance Josie,Chicken on the fence post, can’t dance Josie,Hello, Susan Brown. See also Subject: chickens Form: call & response Harmony: Orff arrangements / chords I IV ...
Clip Behavior System
One idea that has been effective for me in the music room is this clip system. At a former school of mine, all teachers had a laminated poster like this one. (But even if other teachers don’t have one, you ...
Sub Plans: America the Beautiful / Fifty Nifty
America the Beautiful Explain that Katharine Lee Bates was inspired to write the words of this song as she looked out over the beautiful scenery while standing on Pikes Peak in Colorado. Play a recording (suggested recording: Mormon Tabernacle Choir) of the song ...
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Lyrics (Folk song) Baa baa black sheepHave you any wool?Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.One for my master, one for my dameOne for the little boy who lives down the lane.Baa baa black sheepHave you any wool?Yes sir, yes ...
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 ...