November Kindergarte/1st Grades Thanksgiving and Letter D Music Lessons

 

Letter: Dd

Sight Word: Do

Math: Counting to 100, Composing to 5

Letters learned so far( Should know by name and sound): a,m,s,t,p,o,i,n,d,c

Sight words learned so far: I,can,we,see,the,to,and,you,do

Should be able to count to 20. identify numbers to 20.

working on counting to 100.

(This lesson will take more than one 30 minute class time to teach, 

and this lesson is adjusted according to the student's age.)

Before we learn about the 
letter "D" in music,

let us review the Music Joke for this week

about the how the piano got out of jail.

CLICK HERE

TODAY WE WILL BE LEARNING

ABOUT THE LETTER "D"

The music instrument of the day 

for the music letter "D" is
DRUM

In American Sign Language,

the letter "D" looks like this.

Show me the letter "D" on one hand

This is a snare DRUM
like "Snary" the blue Meloditty 
snare DRUM in Taratabong land
You play the snare DRUM with drum sticks.

Below is a BASS DRUM. 
the word BASS sounds like "BASE"
The Meloditty bass DRUM is the
big pink momma "Drumba" DRUM in Taratabong land
You play the bass (base) DRUM with padded sticks.

 Below is the episode introducing the 
Meloditties in Taratabong,

including the blue "snary" snare DRUM and 

the pink momma "Drumba" bass (base) DRUM

This is a hand DRUM that you play with your hands
We also call this kind of DRUM a bongo DRUM

In this episode about the Meloditties in Taratabong land,

they introduce the bongo hand DRUMs.

IN MUSIC,

What is the name of...

THE MUSIC SYMBOL BELOW?

TREBLE CLEF

TREBLE CLEF NOTES ARE YOUR

HIGH SOUNDING NOTES

LAST WEEK OF NOVEMBER

HERE NOT THERE

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In American Sign Language,

the letter "D" looks like this.

Show me the letter "D" on one hand

This is a snare DRUM
like "Snary" the blue Meloditty 
snare DRUM in Taratabong land
You play the snare DRUM with drum sticks.

Below is a BASS DRUM. 
the word BASS sounds like "BASE"
The Meloditty bass DRUM is the
big pink momma "Drumba" DRUM in Taratabong land
You play the bass (base) DRUM with padded sticks.

 Below is the episode introducing the 
Meloditties in Taratabong,

including the blue "snary" snare DRUM and 

the pink momma "Drumba" bass (base) DRUM

This is a hand DRUM that you play with your hands
We also call this kind of DRUM a bongo DRUM

The next video is of some young men playing on some

bucket DRUMS. 

Yes, a bucket DRUM is just using a

bucket like a DRUM.

In order to be able to play the drums, 

we need to practice.

Let us now practice on our laps, 
if a bucket is not available,

To the "We Will Rock You" song

LET'S PLAY THE DRUMS

STAND UP

TURKEY HOKEY POKEY

K-2 GRADES

LEFT & RIGHT HANDS AND LEGS

GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE

GRADE K-2

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1. Which picture below represents the 

music letter "D" in 

American Sign Language?

  2. What is the name of this instrument? 

3. What is the name of this instrument? 

4. What is the name of this instrument? 

5. Name 3 things you learned about 

the music letter "D"? 

Here are some music 
letter "D" worksheets
I will be passing out these drum worksheets in class.

Did you know that the DRUM 

belongs to the
PERCUSSION FAMILY?
To learn about the PERCUSSION FAMILY
CLICK HERE

Next, we will be learning about
the music letter "E"

Sincerely,

 Mrs. Carol Louise Moore

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