Maple Syrup
Amazing that something oozing from a tree could become sweet and delicious! Join the debate over which is the best way to serve maple syrup.
Amazing that something oozing from a tree could become sweet and delicious! Join the debate over which is the best way to serve maple syrup.
Backwards from 10 to Blast Off for the moon! This simple adventure song gives students an opportunity to contrast melody sections with no pitch change (the countdown) to melody sections with pitch change.
A new poem and an old folksong came together to create this wistful question –a question that crosses generations.
“Ah-choo!” becomes the refrain in this ear worm of a chant. The refrain may be used to “harmonize” with the repetitive verse, or the whole piece done as a round to provide even early singers with some voice texture fun.
Zip new colours, verbs or trees into this seasonal song.
Zip new colours, verbs or trees into this deceptively simple song about Autumn. The recorded accompaniment and mp4 visuals highlight different instrument families.
Explore sound in the feline world.
Explore dimensions of voice in the world of felines.
Zip your choice of fruit or vegetable into this simple chant.
Zip your choice of fruit or vegetable into this simple chant. Add instruments as an accompaniment.
A simple chant to focus on rhythm and adding instruments.
The mp4 teaches this counting chant and shows when and what to play to add an accompaniment. Zip in your own choice of fruit or vegetable to vary the chant.
I hear with my little ear, smell with my little nose, taste …
Five variations of “I Spy” extending the game to all senses. Playing the game gives many opportunities for students to sing alone (often without really noticing that’s what they are doing) while asking and answering the questions.
Head ‘n Shoulders, elbows, hips? Try out new verses for this familiar song.
An old favourite with a few new word possibilities. “Head ‘n Shoulders” gets the blood moving and makes a good, short break from class routine. Try out the various tempos offered in the recordings to engage students in a debate re their favourite. An alternate melody is included on the pdfs.