CHILDREN'S LITERATURE - BOOKS TO SING

The Snatchabook - Who's stealing all the stories?
Written by Helen Docherty
Illustrated by Thomas Docherty
ISBN:  978-0-545-68439-2

This wonderful story can be sung to the Halloween melody of "We Are Scary Skeletons" with little adaptation.  While the song is a seasonal song, the minor melody lends itself nicely to the "who-donnit" of the story.  Read through the story to make any rhythmic adaptations prior to singing it for students.

Enjoy the book and keep singing.

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MELODY - SOLFEGE FROGS (s-l-m)

Leap Back Home to Me
Written by Lauren Thompson
Illustrated by Matthew Cordell
ISBN 978-1-4351-5969-3

This story was used in the last posting to sing along -- and a soprano recorder activity was added for GR 3 to play B-A-G (mi-re-do.)

This week, since my GR 1 students have been working and creating with s-m-l with great success, I wanted to create an activity that would allow them to manipulate s-m-l solfege frogs to create different melodies.

Start by sharing the story.  After reading each part of the story that ends with "...leap back home to me," sing the song "On a Log."

For a second activity, read the story again but use a packet of s-m-l solfege frogs to create a new s-m-l melody to sing after each set of 4 lines in the story.  Once students are successful singing the patterns that you create, divide students into groups of 5 or 6.  Give each group a packet of s-m-l solfege frogs.  Encourage students to create their own s-m-l patterns with the frogs.  Invite each group to sing the new solfege frog pattern they create.  Add the song "On a Log" between each group of solfege frogs.

When singing the song "On a Log," invite students to sing the new s-m-l melody after the song to create a B section.  Move around the room as you sing "On a Log" to create a RONDO by having different groups of students sing their solfege frog patterns between each singing of the song.

Click below to purchase the completed solfege frog pattern manipulative packs for only $5 plus shipping.  In the kit, you will receive 16 frog patterns - 8 sol frogs, 4 la, frogs, and 4 mi, frogs.  The link includes a visual of the frog pattern with the solfege hand signs.

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Once you are at the marketplace - simply click on the manipulative packs tab to view a sample of the product and order.

STEADY BEAT - SIXTEENTH NOTE FROGS (tika-ti)

Leap Back Home to Me
Written by Lauren Thompson
Illustrated by Matthew Cordell
ISBN 978-1-4351-5969-3

After having some fun with the recorder activity, and seeing that my spring materials were moving into frog activities, I decided to review tika-ti and ti-tika with my GR 3 students.

I started first by asking students to review the song, "Who's Got a Fishpole" which we have sung several times.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO "WHO'S GOT A FISHPOLE?" ON YOUTUBE.

Then dividing the students into smaller groups, gave each group a packet of 20 frogs.  Each packet included 16 frog with a ta, ta rest, ti-ti and tika-ti patterns on the frog tummy (1 beat per frog).  Be sure to laminate the frogs and cut them out for use as a floor game or laminate and cut out and put magnets on the back for magnetic board use.

As students sing each verse of the song "Who's Got a Fishpole," encourage them to create 4 4-beat rhythm sentences with the frogs.  Between each verse, choose a group of "floor frogs" to read or perform their rhythmic pattern.  Sing the next verse as students mix up the rhythms and rebuild a new pattern.  Create a RONDO selection by choosing different "floor frog" groups each time.

Click below to purchase the completed rhythmic frog pattern manipulative packs for only $7 plus shipping.  In the kit, you will receive 21 frogs - enough to create the rhythms found in each of the 4 lines found in the story Leap Back Home to Me.

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Once you are at the marketplace - simply click on the manipulative packs tab to view a sample of the product and order.  This pack includes 21 frogs - enough to create the rhythms found in each of the 4 lines.

*This activity fits nicely with Jump, Frog, Jump and many other frog activities found in other materials and resources.

MELODY - SOLFEGE FROGS (s, - l, - d)

Leap Back Home to Me
Written by Lauren Thompson
Illustrated by Matthew Cordell
ISBN 978-1-4351-5969-3

This story was used in the last posting to sing along -- and a soprano recorder activity was added for GR 3 to play B-A-G (mi-re-do.)

This week, since my GR 3 students have moved beyond mi-re-do at this point in the year, and since I like having more than one activity for the children's books I purchase, I am adding another activity for this book but am addressing la, and sol,.

Sing the book to the familiar folk song Who's Got a Fishpole?    If you are unfamiliar with this tune, visit the link below to hear the song on YOUTUBE.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO "WHO'S GOT A FISHPOLE?" ON YOUTUBE.

After singing 4 phrases (ending with "leap back home to me," invite students to arrange 8 of the solfege frogs and sing the melodic  pattern that is created.  As the next 4 phrases (or verse) is sung, the students arrange the solfege frogs into a new melodic pattern.  I usually start with all do frogs, then cumulatively add the la, frogs to create 2-note patterns.  Then add the sol, frogs to create 3-note patterns.  Laminate the frogs, cut out and use as a floor game or laminate and cut out and put magnets on the back for magnetic board use.

Click below to purchase the completed solfege frog pattern manipulative packs for only $5 plus shipping.  In the kit, you will receive 16 frog patterns - 8 do frogs, 4 la, frogs, and 4 sol, frogs.  The link includes a visual of the frog pattern with the solfege hand signs.

CLICK HERE TO ORDER THE SOLFEGE FROG MANIPULATIVE KIT.

Once you are at the marketplace - simply click on the manipulative packs tab to view a sample of the product and order.