Pete the Cat Saves Christmas

At BSLK, the students sang to Piano, the mouse. The students know the definition of Forte: loud & Piano: soft and quiet. The students also learned a new Kodaly hand: re. So now they know: do, re, mi, so, and la. The students did a Solfege exercise with all the Kodaly hand signs they know. The students worked on their Sweets & Songs music: "Chatter with the Angels," "This Little Light of Mine," and "Peace Like a River." The students listened and sang along to Pete the Cat Saves Christmas. Then the students learned to tap the beat of "Jingle Bells" on the Jingle Bell rhythm sheets.

At APS, the students are singing to Piano the mouse. The students know the definition of Forte: loud & Piano: soft and quiet. The students are singing a Solfege exercise using all of the Kodaly hand signs. The students are reviewing musical terms and concepts including: treble clef, bass clef, music staff, quarter note, eighth note, whole note, and half note. The students are reviewing the songs "Blackbird" & "Rockin' Robin" and beginning to learn "Three Little Birds." The students are listening to Pete the Cat Saves Christmas. The students are then keeping a steady beat of "Jingle Bells" on the Jingle Bell rhythm sheets and acknowledging the Repeat Sign. After they have proven to me they can play on the beat, then they are choosing a bell and playing "Jingle Bells" with the bells.