Songs and Activities to Teach High Do in the Music Room

Are you looking for ways to teach high do/ do' in the music classroom, while engaging your students in fun songs and activities? Wanting to save time preparing to teach melody to your third, fourth, and fifth graders? If so, this unit for high do 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 high do (Sandy's Mill, Pourquoi, Stella Ella, Tideo, Sarasponda)
• Lesson plan for presenting high do: 35 minute lesson, aligned with NCAS
• High do learning center activities
• “Tideo"/ "Pourquoi" stick notation sheet, for use in centers
• Strategies for teaching high do (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 high do
• Pattern match game: Students match up stick notation cards to staff notation
• Slideshow for the lyrics of "Pourquoi"
• "Pourquoi" contour cards
• “Solfa Street” PowerPoint: Can be used to present high do (PowerPoint and Google Slides)
• Staff writing file in Google Slides
• "Pick a Card" game for high do: Students listen, then choose the corresponding pattern (Google Slides and PowerPoint)
• Could it be sld' 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 high do, Composition worksheet for high do, Lines and spaces worksheet, Could it be sld' 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 also purchase this set at a discount as part of the Extended Do Pentatonic Mega-Set.

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• No Prep Staff Writing Low La Worksheets

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