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

Are you looking for ways to teach re and notes in the do pentatonic scale in the music classroom, while engaging your students in fun songs and activities? Wanting to save time preparing to teach melody to your second and third graders? If so, this unit for re is perfect!

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

• Songs to teach re (Long-Legged Sailor, Let us chase the squirrel, Great Big House, Closet Key, Bow Wow Wow)
• Lesson plan for presenting re: 35 minute lesson, aligned with NCAS
• Re learning center activities
• “Hot Cross Buns”/ "Let us chase the squirrel" stick notation sheet, for use in centers
• Strategies for teaching re (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 re
• Pattern match game: Students match up stick notation cards to staff notation
• “Solfa Street” PowerPoint: Can be used to present re (PowerPoint and Google Slides)
• Staff writing file in Google Slides
• "Hide and Seek" game for re: Students listen, then choose the corresponding pattern (Google Slides and PowerPoint)
• Could it be drm 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 re, Composition worksheet for re, Lines and spaces worksheet, Could it be drm 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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You can purchase this set at a discount as part of my Do Pentatonic Mega-Set and my Second and Third Grade Music Mega-Set.

Check out these sets:

• No Prep Re Staff Writing Worksheets

• Songs and Activities to Teach Do in the Music Room

• Songs and Activities to Teach La in the Music Room

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