Blue Bugs Lesson #12

Teacher Tidbits section:
Don’t forget if you haven’t turned in your registration for 2nd Year, it is due soon. If you register after the May 14th deadline there will be a late fee added on when you enroll online and buy the 2nd year student materials.

Purpose in the Play section:
The Ants Go Marching
Marching to this fun song helps us learn to keep a steady beat. We also reviewed the cadence pattern SOL LA TI DO. Repetition is key to training the ear!
Baby Butterfly
This song is hard to get out of your head once you start singing it. This activity is designed to help the students identify bug rhythms and rhythmic patterns in the songs they are singing. In class we went on a bug hunt!
Making Musicians section:
We have been using solfege for a while now. If your child needs more exposure to help them remember the hand signs, read on...

Turn on this fun video of the "Ants Go Marching" and have your kids act out the catchy nursery rhyme! An added bonus...it's great exercise!