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.

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