Materials
This list gives you an overview of the materials you will need throughout this two-week unit, except for the materials used in the Learning Centers. (Those are indicated with each Learning Center.) Note that you will also find a list of specific materials needed for each week at the beginning of that week.
- assorted small objects—some that begin with letter sounds /m/ (e.g., macaroni, marker), /j/ (e.g., jump rope, jar) and /l/ (e.g., lemon, lock) and some that begin with different letter sounds (e.g., button, hat, star)
- audio player (for playing music)
- Between the Lions alphabet chart
- bottles, tubes, and pie pans made of plastic, cardboard, aluminum, and other materials that make interesting sounds when tapped and scraped
- bread pans, pie pans, uncovered shoe boxes, or similar open containers (around which rubber bands can be stretched)
- cardboard rectangles (approximately 9" x 12"), one for each child
- chart paper
- clipboard and/or notebook
- craft sticks
- crayons
- feathers
- highlighter or highlighter tape
- letter cards “Mm,” “Jj,” “Ll,” and “Ii”
- markers
- microphone (homemade, toy, or real)
- musical instruments (real and play) such as maracas, drums, and guitars
- music recordings: instrumental recordings that show a variety of tempos or feelings, including slow, gentle, and emotional pieces, and fast, rhythmic, high-energy pieces (dance, circus music); jazz recordings; blues recordings
- name cards
- name chart
- paintbrushes
- paints (tempera, variety of colors)
- paint-stirrers (free at hardware stores) or other sticks (one for each child)
- paper (for drawing)
- pen
- pencils (unsharpened) with erasers, for tapping
- pictures of musical instruments: tambourine, triangle, trombone, trumpet pictures of objects that begin with /m/ (optional)
- rubber bands: variety of lengths and thicknesses (for stretching over containers)
- scarves
- shakers
- small bag for objects
- small piece of cloth (to fit inside tube)
- string
- tape and/or video recorder or other recording device
- tubes: cardboard tubes from toilet paper, paper towels, and wrapping paper; mailing tubes; cans opened on both ends; funnels; and flexible tubing such as hoses from shop vacs, vacuum cleaners, or sump pumps
- word cards music, jazz, loud, and instrument
Books
Abiyoyo by Pete Seeger
A father and son help rid their town of a giant named Abiyoyo through the magic of song.
Violet's Music by Angela Johnson
A girl named Violet loves to make music all day long, and looks for people who share her love.
Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler, Illustrated by Gregory Christie
Rich in rhythm, rhyme, and onomatopoeia, this book follow a baby who revels in the sounds of jazz.
What Is a Scientist? by Barbara Lehn
An informational text that shows children practicing different scientific skills.
Kitchen Dance by Maurie Manning
Two siblings hear their parents clinking pans and playing music in the kitchen and join their parents' "kitchen dance." Children can hear the clunk, clang, and splash as they read along with the rich illustrations of this picture book.
My Family Plays Music by Judy Cox
A book about a girl who comes from a very musical family, this book is an introduction to the instruments, sounds, and joys of shared music.
Videos
“What Instrument Does Alvin Play” (BTL show) (0:07:37)
“What’s Your Name? (i)” (BTL clip) (0:00:48)
“Tuning Up” (BTL clip) (0:00:51)
“Ruby Sings the Blues” (BTL show) (0:10:00)
“Hear Here” (PEEP show) (0:08:45)
“Lions Jabber, Jig, Jog” (BTL clip) (0:01:22)
“Words Beginning with ‘l’” (BTL clip) (0:00:19)
“Lions Laughing” (BTL clip) (0:01:09)
“Violet’s Music” (BTL show) (0:06:55)
“Words Beginning with ‘m’” (BTL clip) (0:00:23)
“Word Morph: moon–mouse–mice” (BTL clip) (0:00:17)
Interactive Games
“Sounds Like Fun!” (PEEP)
Playlist
Unit 4 Media Assets (BTL and PEEP)
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