Songs and Activities to Teach Do Re Mi Fa Sol in the Music Room

Are you looking for ways to teach do re mi fa so in the music classroom, while engaging your students in fun songs and activities? Wanting to save time preparing to teach melody to your fourth, fifth, and sixth graders? If so, this unit for fa is perfect!

This comprehensive set will improve your students understanding of melody and music theory, will give you opportunities to assess students, AND will save you time! The set includes:

• Songs to teach fa (Are you sleeping, Chairs to Mend, Goose Round, Freedom Train, Son Macaron, Donkey Riding, Bim Bum, Iranian Lullaby)
• Lesson plan for presenting fa: 35 minute lesson, aligned with NCAS
• Fa learning center activities
• “Frere Jacques"/ "Iranian Lullaby" stick notation sheet, for use in centers
• Strategies for teaching fa (physical, visual, and aural)
• Strategies for staff work
• Solfa manipulative visuals, with directions on how to use
• Melodic flashcards: staff and stick notation
• Poison pattern mini-set for preparing fa
• Pattern match game: Students match up stick notation cards to staff notation
• "Goose Round" contour cards
• Slideshow for "Chairs to mend" and "Goose Round"
• “Solfa Street” PowerPoint: Can be used to present fa (PowerPoint and Google Slides)
• Staff writing file in Google Slides
• "Pick a Card" game for fa: Students listen, then choose the corresponding pattern (Google Slides and PowerPoint)
• Could it be mfs game for visually identifying staff patterns (Google Slides and Easel assessment, which allows you to track individual student data AND gives students immediate feedback!)
• Worksheets: Two writing worksheets for fa, Composition worksheet for fa, Lines and spaces worksheet, Could it be mfs worksheet, Song match worksheet

Frequently asked questions (FAQ's)

Question: Does this set require lots of prep?

Answer: I created this set so that it would require little prep. The worksheets can be easily printed to use with students, and the games can simply be opened up. The manipulatives do require some prep, but then you will have them for years to come!

Question: Does this bundle require technology?

Answer: Many of the materials in this set can be used without technology. The games can be used with simply a LCD projector and/or interactive white board. There are Easel assessments included as an option; information is included in each set about how to use Easel.

Question: Which programs do I need to open up the files?

Answer: The materials come in a zipped folder. Once you unzip, you'll need the following programs to open:

• Adobe Reader
• PowerPoint
• Google Slides

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