MELODY - ONE WISE OWL

One wise owl sitting in a tree
Hooted to another, "Come sit with me."
Two wise owls sitting in a tree
Hooted to one more, "Come let's be three!"
Three wise owls sitting in a tree
Hooted to a fourth, "Come quietly."
Four wise owls sitting in a tree
Hooted to a fifth, "Join our family."
Five wise owls sang "Whooo, whooo, whooo!"
And before you knew it, away they all flew!

Since it is still autumn, I have been using owls quite a bit during the month of November.  This activity was inspired by the kids joy using "Five Little Pumpkins." I wanted a poem similar in structure to the pumpkin poem we used in October, but wanted to make a connection to reading sol-mi and la-sol-mi patterns.

On each of the owls, I have written either an "s" "m" or "l".  I made a second set of owls that have a 2-line staff on their tummy so that I can create a notated "s" "m" or "l" on their tummy.  The "s" and "m" are on the line, the "l" is above the second line.

After laminating my owls, I put magnets on the back for easy manipulation on my white board.  I also created a set of interactive owls for the white board -- but I usually like starting with the tactile manipulatives before moving to the interactive activities.  As I start the poem, I place the first owl on the bulletin board tree that I am using for autumn.  I add other owls as follows:

I start with the "s" owl on the branch at the beginning of the poem
One wise owl sitting in a tree
Hooted to another, "Come sit with me." - add a second owl to the bulletin board tree - add this line:
"They sat close, wing to wing.  This is what I heard them sing."

Two wise owls sitting in a tree
Hooted to one more, "Come let's be three!" - add a third owl to the bulletin board tree - add line:
"They sat close, wing to wing.  This is what I heard them sing."

Three wise owls sitting in a tree
Hooted to a fourth, "Come quietly." - add a fourth owl to the bulletin board tree - add line:
"They sat close, wing to wing.  This is what I heard them sing."

Four wise owls sitting in a tree
Hooted to a fifth, "Join our family." - add a fifth owl to the bulletin board tree - add line:
"They sat close, wing to wing.  This is what I heard them sing."

Five wise owls sang "Whooo, whooo, whooo!"
And before you knew it, away they all flew!


Remove the owls and repeat the poem with a new owl melody.


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