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Sing Together: “Alphabet Hokey Pokey” #1
Gather children in a circle. First teach children the traditional song and motions. Then hand out plastic letters and sing the song for a particular letter.
Sing Together: “I’m Feeling Sorry”
Have children recall the story Tell the Truth, B.B. Wolf and sing the song about the wolf and the three pigs.
Sing Together: “John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt”
Sing “John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt” with children. Vary the volume of the verse each time you sing and sing the chorus loudly.
Sing Together: “Listen, Listen, Little Ears” #1
Teach children a song about listening and invite them to sing along with you.
Sing Together: “Looby Loo”
Invite children to hold hands and form a circle. Teach the dance song “Looby Loo” and have the children sing and dance.
Sing Together: “Mice Mix Colors” #1
Sing a song while referring to the color-mixing chart to help children review mixing two colors.
Sing Together: “Mice Mix Colors” #2
Invite children to sing and act out the words to a song about mixing colors.
Sing Together: “My Mom Makes Music”
Teach children a chant, “My Mom Makes Music.” Invite children to pluck their guitar each time they hear a word beginning with the /m/ sound.
Sing Together: “Rainbow Song”
Sing a song about the rainbow, allowing children to play the part of one of the colors.
Sing Together: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Divide children into two groups and sing the song as a round.
Sing Together: “The Opposite Song”
Discuss opposite words and then sing the song.
Sing Together: “The Wheels on the Bus” #2
Sing the “Wheels on the Bus.” Encourage the children to make up new lyrics for a different machine, place, or animal.
Sing Together: “The Wheels on the Bus” #3
Discuss how a bus moves from place to place on wheels and then sing a song about a bus and act out the motions.
Sing Together: “This Is the Way We Build a House”
Discuss the different tools used in building a house. Invite children to sing and act out “This is the Way We Build a House.”
Sing Together: “Traffic Light”
Sing a song about traffic lights focusing on the different colors and their meanings.
Small Group: Making Music
Continue sharing and exploring making music in small groups. Invite the class as a group to give a concert of the sounds they made.
Songs for Routines and Transitions
Play or sing simple songs during daily routines or transition times. Babies will begin to recognize the songs and connect them to specific routines or transitions.
Talk Together: Feeling the Music
Talk about how different music can make you feel happy, sad, or even silly. Play a piece of music and ask children how they feel.
Talk Together: I Can Do It!
Review the story The Little Engine That Could. Have children share a time they were afraid to go down an inclined plane.
Watch Together: “Lions Jabber, Jig, Jog” (BTL clip)
Play the Between the Lions video “Lions Jabbering, Doing a Jig, and Jogging.” Pause to explain the words jabber, jig, and jog as you watch the video.