Will your apple fall on me?
I won't cry and I won't shout
If your apple knocks me out!
This week's activity focuses on steady beat and audiation. I placed 8 paper plates on the floor and asked the kids to watch as I laid a paper apple on each plate. As I laid the apple on the plate, I said, "Yum!" After saying the poem, I touched each plate and said, "Yum." I asked the children to join and repeated the process. After saying the poem and "reading" the plates a few times, I removed one of the apples from the plate. I told them, "Someone ate the apple -- so we have to leave the "yum" out." We repeated the activity and when we got to the silent plate, we left out the word. Yes, there were a few that still said "yum" but they were in the moment and I could tell immediately that they realized that they should have been silent. JOY :)
Continue repeating the poem and removing apples until all of the apples are gone. At another time, I have already written quarter rests on the back of each apple and will be ready to practice the quarter rest once I have presented "ta rest."
(Thanks to Jeff and Randy for the inspiration of this activity.)
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I just tried this lesson with one of my kindergarten classes and it was a great success! Such a simple idea, and the students really caught on quickly! Thanks for posting this.
ReplyDeleteLove this new take on an old song! Looking forward to your Vancouver workshop next week, Thom.
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