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
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How to Play Closet Key Singing Game for Upper Grades
If you’re looking for a fun (calm) singing game for the upper grades in elementary music class, you need to try Coset Key. Closet Key singing game for upper elementary school is not only fun, but it can also be used to learn or practice dynamics, piano and forte, crescendo and decrescendo, do re mi,… Continue reading How to Play Closet Key Singing Game for Upper Grades
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
Christmas Music Lesson: 12 Days of Christmas
Ah, Christmas. So many songs, so little time. Every year I feel like I cannot narrow down how many songs I want to do. How do you get to them all? Anyway, my fourth and fifth graders are in the middle of a huge recorder unit, and I did not want to put that on… Continue reading Christmas Music Lesson: 12 Days of Christmas
Music Christmas Game: Oh Christmas Tree
Are you looking for some really fun Christmas lessons? I feel like I am always looking for ideas, and I have a hard time narrowing down the amount of songs that are available for the holidays. I was looking for a song that was common enough that I wanted all of my students to know,… Continue reading Music Christmas Game: Oh Christmas Tree