Back to the music and instruments weekAdd your room's name and notes in the planner
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle time | Ask: What sounds can you make with your body? | Calendar and weather | What did we learn so far? | Calendar and weather | What was your favorite part? |
| Books | Tim Taps | Ring the Bell | Tim Taps again | Pit, Pat | Rain on the Hat |
| Craft | Show the materials | Shaker: steps 1–2 | Finish it | Show and tell | Take it home |
| Song | Old King Cole (learn) | Sing it again | Sing it with actions | Sing it again | Sing it for the families |
| Snack | Fruit Kabobs | ||||
| Letter pack | Trace M m | Find M in the room | Color: M is for music | ||
| Outside | Room band parade | Free play | Room band parade | Free play | Room band parade |
| Notes |
Craft: Shaker (a small bottle with a lid, dry rice or pasta, tape, stickers), with a grown-up. Snack: Fruit Kabobs, recipe at peabody.kids/kitchen/fruit-kabobs. Outside: March with shakers and pots: play loud for big steps, soft for tiptoes, stop when the leader stops.
This week: music and instruments
A music week for twos to fours: loud and soft, fast and slow, homemade shakers and a room band.
Our letter is M: M is for music.
Our song is “Old King Cole”. The words are below, so you can sing it at home.
Our books: Tim Taps, Ring the Bell, Pit, Pat, Rain on the Hat. The ones marked free can be read at peabody.kids, no sign-in.
Old King Cole
Old King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three.
Traditional; public domain.
Ask your child about…
- Ask your child what their shaker sounds like.
- Ask your child how to play soft and loud.