Hi Grade 1's!!

Here is a fun video you can play along with. It is called a Samba which is a style of music that comes from South America. All you need is a pot or pan and 1 or 2 wooden (or metal but it will be louder) spoons. 

Parents: You can skip to 2:00 to just start the song. (They explain their plan in several languages from the beginning up to 2 minutes)

https://youtu.be/BN2fMQghNuQ

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Fun with Composers has created some video lessons. Here is a fun one for you to check out that has the rhythms we've been working on this year!

https://youtu.be/aH2UkDoeW7w

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Sing songs. Some ideas for French and English singers/playlists you can check out are listed below.

• French singers you can look up on Youtube:
• Carmen Campagne
• Jacques Chenier
• Suzanne Pinel
• Charlotte Diamond
• Alain le Lait

• Some of my favourite French Kids song Youtube channels are: 
• https://www.youtube.com/user/ComptinesDeGabriel
• https://www.youtube.com/user/ComptinesTVfr  (Les Patapons)
• https://www.youtube.com/user/comptines
• https://www.youtube.com/user/ssebastienn  

• English singers you can look up on Youtube:
• Fred Penner
• Raffi
• Sharon, Lois & Bram
• Little Baby Bum
• Anything that gets kids singing, practicing language, vocabulary, numbers, letters, etc.  

• Listen and journal/respond to a variety of styles and selections of music PrimaryMusicListeningWorksheet.pdf
• Practice moving to music: Dance, walk, skip, explore; there are so many great ways to use your body to respond to music
• Go Noodle has some pretty awesome movement activities and I strongly encourage people to check it out! https://www.gonoodle.com/for-families/
• Create: Sing or play along with instruments (ones at home or create your own) and make up some catchy tunes :)

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A great site to listen to music can be found here: https://www.classicsforkids.com/

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More Music Games for Kids:

PB Works - https://pbskids.org/games/music/

Sphinx: http://www.sphinxkids.org

Kid Tastic: http://www.kidtastic.com/city/musiccenter/musiccenter.html

Oyunlar Games: http://www.oyunlar1.com/musicgames.asp

Some more sites to check out with some great classical music to listen to (along with music games and activities):

San Francisco: http://www.sfskids.org/

Dallas: https://www.mydso.com/dso-kids/

New York: https://www.nyphilkids.org/games/main.phtml

LSO: play.lso.co.uk

Digital Tour of the Cincinatti's Concert Hall with music: https://www.thinglink.com/video/1193562205191143426

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to send me an email at JCraigen@sunrisesd.ca