1st Grade Vocal Music Resources

Use these stories and songtales during the Easter and Passover holidays with your students to celebrate both holidays. Easy ukulele harmonizations make these lesson simple to teach and fun to deliver! Add small percussion instruments for added engagement.

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Using the books "'Slowly, Slowly, Slowly' said the Sloth" by Eric Carle and "Freeda the Cheetah" by JTK Belle, explore fast vs. slow tempo. Using the song "Slowly, Slowly, Slowly" have the students move like a sloth to the music. Explore various ways a sloth would move. Ask which animals move quickly and introduce "Freeda the Cheetah" and have them run and drop when the chant says to do so. Additional rhyming and tempo worksheets reinforce the tempo and rhyming words. Can be used and adapted for multiple grade levels.

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Use "Too Much Glue" and "Baa! Moo! What Will We Do?" to teach your students about half notes in a fun and creative way! Have students clap, move and play along with the rhythms and then use the rhythm charts and decoding worksheets to have students practice writing the half note rhythm. Worksheets can be used as Easel activities. Adaptable for PreK-2nd grade.

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This lesson combines both books to demonstrate loud and soft sounds. Begin by talking about various sounds that can be made and then introduce "Quiet as a Mouse". Have the students quietly chant along as the mouse grows more frustrated that no one will play with it. Then go on to "Suki The Very Loud Bunny" to demonstrate loud sounds. Have the children move and play along with the chant. Use the rhythm and beat chart for the first book to explain rhythm vs. steady beat, as well as show that rests get a beat as well. Use the worksheet attached as a paper or digital activity through Easel. Also great to decode chants for rhythm syllables. Adaptable for grades PreK-2nd grade.

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These songs and poems are perfect for celebrating autumn! This set contains 15 songs and poems about fall, with cute illustrations that can easily be used on a flannel board. (To use the illustrations on a flannel board, just cut them out and attach a piece of felt to the back.)

Flannel boards (or felt boards) are a fabulous method of sharing music and rhythm with children by using visual props along with songs. My collection of songs and poems will help you to use your flannel board to its fullest potential.

Please note: These are NOT holiday songs.

“Autumn Leaves”

“The Leaves are Falling Down”

“Pretty Leaves”

“Five Little Squirrels”

“The Floppy Scarecrow”

“Have You Ever Seen an Apple?”

“Two Little Crows”

“The Turkey”

“Leaves are Twirling”

“The Acorn Song”

“Pumpkin, Pumpkin”

“The Leaves on the Trees”

“Grey Squirrel”

“When the Leaves”

"All the Leaves”

Get your class on beat! Included are 6 background tracks with ethnic flair -- tablas, djembes, bongos, and more ethnic percussion from Asia, India, and South America. The 6 tracks are at approximately 120bpm and also have a faster 142bpm just in case you want to get things really moving! (12 tracks total) I use these in my class for Orff, Boomwhacker, Rhythm Sticks, Dancing, Movement, or singing activities. The tracks go for about 2 minutes each and there's about 18 minutes worth of drum music in the ZIP file Have fun!

Use this lesson created for this new book "Snow?" to practice 6/8 time while students, review ta, ti-ti and rest rhythms with the chant that is included, and play along on Orff instruments! This is for grades PreK-3. Feel free to adapt the lesson as necessary for your students, and do only the chant or song if that works for you.

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Looking for a Valentine's Day rhythm lesson? This is perfect for your students! Teach decoding as well as rhythm vs. steady beat with this chant. Decode the chant and then use the worksheet included for further practice. Endearing and sweet, sure to be a hit!

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Need a slow tempo lesson using a book? Used up the more popular books? Try this lesson set to the book "Slow Samson" by Bethany Christou. Every time that you read "Samson was slow", have the children sing the song or chant the rhyme that goes with the lesson. Feel free to have students move slowly to the song as well. Use the accompanying worksheet to decode the chant for ta, ti-ti and rest syllables. Use with grades PreK-2.

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In a competitive solfege syllable naming game, you can practice your do-re-mi while getting out a little energy with your students! In Throw Re Mi, students will be split into groups (boys vs girls, colors vs colors, teams vs teams, however you wish) and one representative will stand in front of the whiteboard to represent their team. They will both use one suction cup ball to play the game (can be found at the dollar store or Target for a few bucks!)

They will be shown a solfege hand sign and see two or three corresponding circles above the hand sign. One of those circles will be the correct syllable (DO or RE, MI or TI, FA or LA, etc) -- encourage your students to throw their ball to the correct answer... whoever gets it the fastest wins (advance it to the next slide to reveal the answer in blue)

Also included is in an advanced round, called Throw Re Mi - Remix where it's flipped. The solfege hand signs will be on the top and the syllable on the bottom!

Have a great time with this and as always, leave questions in the comments if you need anything :)

Reviewing solfege with your kids? This may be the game format you're looking for!

An authentic jeopardy game board with categories for "Give me a Hand", "Take a Look", "Scale it!", and "Extended Solfege" on the title slide. Students can elect to pick $200, $400, $600, $800, or $1000 answers. After clicking on the amount, the answer will appear on the next slide.

Give me a Hand - A description of the hand sign and students will have to guess which syllable
Take a Look - Students will see the sign and have to guess which syllable
Scale it - The following and preceding notes in the solfege scale

Extended Solfege - Lowered and raised versions of common solfege

A text answer will first be visible, but if you advance the animation, the solfege sign/syllable will enter the slide if your kids need a hint. Students (keeping in true Jeopardy! fashion) can answer in the form of a question

"What is a Do?"

"What is a Ti?"

"What is La?"

After the money is awarded (You can split sides of your class, boys vs girls, class vs class, however you want it!), there is a link in the bottom right hand corner to go back to the title screen and game board.

After extracting the ZIP file, make sure to install the Jeopardy! font included, or else you'll see random characters all over -- not good eats!

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Use this newly published Eric Carle book to teach gratitude while learning and decoding ta and ti-ti rhythm syllables as well as so, mi, and la solfege syllables. Choose either the song or chant that the children can speak/sing along with the book at specific times during the title. Then, have them decode for either rhythms or solfege syllables. Adaptable for grades PreK-2nd grade.

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Use this song with lyrics written to the melody for "12 Days of Christmas", to welcome your students as well as to discuss procedures and expectations in the classroom. If you choose to perform it, please give credit to me for the lyrics, since the melody is in public domain and can be used freely. Enjoy this song to welcome your young elementary learners!

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Reviewing solfege with your kids? This may be the game format you're looking for!

An authentic jeopardy game board with categories for "Give me a Hand", "Take a Look", "Scale it!", and "Extended Solfege" on the title slide. Students can elect to pick $200, $400, $600, $800, or $1000 answers. After clicking on the amount, the answer will appear on the next slide.

Give me a Hand - A description of the hand sign and students will have to guess which syllable
Take a Look - Students will see the sign and have to guess which syllable
Scale it - The following and preceding notes in the solfege scale

Extended Solfege - Lowered and raised versions of common solfege

A text answer will first be visible, but if you advance the animation, the solfege sign/syllable will enter the slide if your kids need a hint. Students (keeping in true Jeopardy! fashion) can answer in the form of a question

"What is a Do?"

"What is a Ti?"

"What is La?"

After the money is awarded (You can split sides of your class, boys vs girls, class vs class, however you want it!), there is a link in the bottom right hand corner to go back to the title screen and game board.

After extracting the ZIP file, make sure to install the Jeopardy! font included, or else you'll see random characters all over -- not good eats!

Email me at jasonlitt@gmail.com or leave a comment if you have any questions. Happy Jeopardy...ing!

Use the chant or lullaby to help the bear feel better! Chant or sing this extension to the popular book "Bear Feels Sick" by Karma Wilson. Talk to the children prior to starting about what being a caring and good friend means and that friends help each other when they are sick. Then introduce the chant or song to the children and sing after every time that the says the bear feels sick. Use the rhythm chart to decode the rhythms and discover quarter rests. Use the song to listen and decode for the do solfege syllable. Adaptable for PreK-2nd grade.

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This book is perfect for teaching tempo! Use the song with or without the book, to have the students move and sing. Students will love discovering the ways a sloth can move! Use the additional worksheet to discuss fast moving objects and mix and match fast and slow. Add in a sloth puppet for additional fun!

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Come along on a beautiful journey with this extension lesson! Use this lesson to practice solfege syllables so, mi and la with your students as you read through the book. Use one song for the first part of the book, and a second song for the second part when the animals start leaving the journey. Use with grades PreK-2nd grade.

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Use this lesson to have the children comfort the bear that the tooth will come out! Based on this popular book, have the children chant or sing to a bear puppet that it will all be okay. Use the accompanying rhythm and beat charts to differentiate between rhythm and steady beat. Accompanying worksheet should be used to have students notate the rhythms to reinforce their decoding skills. Have the older students in grades 1 and 2 sing the chant on so, mi and la syllables. Use the sung version of the chant to introduce or reinforce the la syllable. Adaptable for grades PreK-2nd grade with worksheets that can be assigned digitally through Easel.

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Using the book "Bear Can't Sleep" from the Bear Series, teach quarter rest and ostinato while lulling the bear to sleep! Use a bear puppet and have children sing and play while encouraging the bear to fall asleep. Adaptable for grades PreK-2nd grade with options of either a song or chant. Additional worksheet (which can be assigned digitally or printed out) and rhythm chart help reinforce decoding, reading and writing the quarter note rest.

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Always wanted to find a musical extension to "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"? Well, here it is! Whether you chant or sing the lyrics to this book, your students will practice either rhythm or solfege syllables while keeping the beat to the rhyming text. Use the chant and song along with "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" book as you are reading it out loud. For grades PreK-2nd grade.

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