When it's time to teach quarter rest, I need folk songs-- and lots of them! Bow Wow Wow is a folk song that I use every year to teach quarter rest. It's simple, it's fun, and it has a game... or two. So let's sing and dance along with Bow Wow Wow, the song your… Continue reading Bow Wow Wow Singing Game for Teaching Quarter Rest
Category: Folk songs
Different Ways to Use Bee Bee Bumblebee in Elementary Music
Happy Spring! Springtime in the music room means all the fun Spring songs– of which I have a lot– and one of my favorite Spring folk songs is the chant Bee Bee Bumblebee. I use this chant to teach rhythm with quarter and eighth notes, as well as steady beat, and I’ve also used it… Continue reading Different Ways to Use Bee Bee Bumblebee in Elementary Music
6 Simple Ways to Add Instruments to Folk Songs
So you taught a folk song…. Now what? There’s many ways you can add instruments folk songs to make them more fun and help your elementary music students learn different musical concepts, and today we’re talking all about how to add instruments to folk songs. If you’re looking to engage your students, instruments are one… Continue reading 6 Simple Ways to Add Instruments to Folk Songs
Free El Coqui Hispanic Folk Song Music Lesson For Kindergarten + 1st Grade
Need a Spanish song for Hispanic Heritage Month? Or just for fun? If so, you’ll love using El coqui with your elementary music students, specifically the kindergarten and first graders. Use El coqui for a Kindergarten or first grade Hispanic Heritage Month elementary music lesson, or use any time of the year. My students love… Continue reading Free El Coqui Hispanic Folk Song Music Lesson For Kindergarten + 1st Grade
2 4 6 8 Meet Me at the Garden Gate Clapping Game for Music
Looking for a fun Spring chant to get kids moving AND practice quarter and eighth notes? 2, 4, 6, 8, Meet Me at the Garden Gate is the perfect song to get you through the Spring season. It includes a hand clapping game (I’ll share two versions), and is perfect for teaching ta and titi. … Continue reading 2 4 6 8 Meet Me at the Garden Gate Clapping Game for Music
4 Frog Songs for Your Elementary Music Students will Love
I was looking through my lesson plans the other day, and I found that I had a lot of songs about frogs. Do I have a thing for frogs? No. But for some reason, frog songs dominate in the lower grade levels. So today, I’m sharing4 fun frog songs– and what to do with them!… Continue reading 4 Frog Songs for Your Elementary Music Students will Love
Teaching Frog in the Meadow for Rest or Sol Mi
I know, I know, as elementary music teachers, we can stay in sol mi land for what seems like FOREVER. So long that you may find yourself running out of sol mi songs to use. If you’re running low on new content, then you should use the folk song Frog in the Meadow. This is… Continue reading Teaching Frog in the Meadow for Rest or Sol Mi
How to Play Pass the Pumpkin Halloween Singing Game
Looking for a not-so-spooky Halloween song that your kids will love? I’ve got you covered! Pass the Pumpkin is a fun singing game to practice quarter notes, eighth notes, and rest or songs in a minor key. It’s perfect for October, but it’s not specifically “Halloween”, so if you are trying not to be overtly… Continue reading How to Play Pass the Pumpkin Halloween Singing Game
Quien es esa Gente? Hispanic folk song for sol and mi
Quien es esa gente is probably my second graders’ all time favorite songs– they are obsessed! It comes with a fun singing game (ok, I made up the game, but you can steal it!), it teaches la or quarter rest, and it’s in Spanish. That makes it perfect for Hispanic Heritage Month, but we use… Continue reading Quien es esa Gente? Hispanic folk song for sol and mi