Let’s have some fun with a partner song using “Michael Finnigan” and “This Old Man”. Grades 3-5 will love singing these partner songs and putting them together. I’ve included a body percussion activity too to help them learn the beat!
ELEMENTARY MUSIC PARTNER SONG LESSON TUTORIAL
Singing a partner song can be a great way to unite your class and create friendships. When students work together and sing together they build trust and have a positive experience together.
Even if they don’t like to sing too much-trying to put this song together can be a rewarding challenge for all students.
Here’s an outline of the FREE MUSIC LESSON you can get when you SUBSCRIBE
- SING MICHAEL FINNIGAN 01:20
- BODY PERCUSSION 04:54
- SING THIS OLD MAN 08:18
- PUT IT TOGETHER WITH VOCAL 11:50
- PUT IT TOGETHER WITHOUT VOCAL 15:16
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HOW TO TEACH PARTNER SONGS
In this tutorial and blog post I share how to teach partner songs.
How to Teach Partner Songs in Elementary Music Class BLOG POST PART 1
In this tutorial I share tips for teaching partner songs.
How to Teach Partner Songs in Elementary Music Class BLOG POST PART 2
In this tutorial I share how to add movement to the activity.
How to Teach Partner Songs in Elementary Music Class BLOG POST PART 3
In this tutorial I show how to use instruments as part of the activities.
MORE ST. PATRICK’S DAY ACTIVITIES
St. Patrick’s Day Music Class Activities| Game Song| Scarf | Bean Bags | Balls| Movement
St. Patrick’s Day Music Class Activities using the Game Song “1-2-3 O’Leary with a circle game, Scarf Movement, Bean Bag adaptation and how to play with Balls and Movement.
I’m excited to present these activities to you for St. Patrick’s Day fun in the elementary music classroom.
These activities come as a FREE RESOURCE in the Sing Play Create Library. It includes the games and activities as well as the audio files.
St. Patricks Day Music Activities for “1-2-3 O’Leary”
RESOURCES THAT WORK WITH THESE ACTIVITIES
Here are some ideas on how to create a complete music lesson using these activities.
I like to start class with a warm up.
LEPRECHAUN VOCAL EXPLORATIONS TPT LINK
LEPRECHAUN VOCAL EXPLORATIONS WEB SHOP LINK
Then we’ll sing a movement song.
THE LEPRECHAUN BEAT
Next we’ll do some BODY PERCUSSION TPT LINK
ST. PATRICK’S BODY PERCUSSION WEB LINK
Then students are ready to play a game!
GAME SONG: “CAN YOU CATCH THE LEPRECHAUN?” TPT LINK
“CAN YOU CATCH THE LEPRECHAUN?” SHOP LINK
OR,
“WHO WILL CATCH THE LEPRECHAUN?” TPT LINK
“WHO WILL CATCH THE LEPRECHAUN?” SHOP LINK
Now we can cool down and calm down with a scarf movement song.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY SCARF MOVEMENT ACTIVITY TPT LINK
ST. PATRICK’S DAY SCARF MOVEMENT ACTIVITY SHOP LINK
If there’s time left, we can review the songs or sing another Irish tune: Michael Finnigan or 1-2-3 O’Leary.
I hope this gives you some ideas for your march music lessons!
Thanks for reading this post!
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