Complete Kodály Set for Teaching First Grade Concepts

Looking for a comprehensive set of materials to use with your students for the entire school year?! This bundle will assist in teaching the four primary concepts taught in first grade according to a traditional Kodály Sequence. Those concepts include: quarter note/beamed eighths (ta, du, ti-ti, ta-di, du-de), quarter rest, so-mi (sol-mi), and la.

Please Note: This bundle is currently receiving a make-over! Please be on the lookout for updates as each concept is updated.

• Quarter Note/Beamed Eighth Notes: COMPLETED
• Quarter Rest: By End of May
• So/Mi: By End of June
• La: By End of July

Due to the size and variety of activities in this file, you will receive a link to a Google Drive Folder to access the materials.

IF you already own these sets of mine you own portions of this file:

20 Songs and Chants: Resources to Teach Quarter Note/Beamed Eighth Note

A Collection of Songs, PDFs and Activities for Teaching so-mi

A Collection of Songs, PDF’s and Worksheets for Teaching quarter rest

A Collection of Songs, PDFs and Activities for Teaching la

Quarter Note/Beamed Eighth Note Set:

This collection contains 20 songs and chants that are great and preparing, presenting, and practicing quarter note and beamed eighth notes patterns.

**Please note: You may use whatever rhythm syllable set that you prefer. They are NOT labeled in any of the files.

Each song or chant contains the following:

• Teaching PDF and Google Slide Presentation to prepare, present, and practice the concept.
• Lyric Sheet
• Song Notation with suggested activities
• Rhythm preparation cards
• Worksheets for preparation and practice
• Practice Activity based on the song/chant that addresses an area of practice (reading, writing, inner hearing, listening, memory, part work, improvisation, composition, etc.)

Songs and Chants Included:

• 2, 4, 6, 8
• Apples, Peaches, Pears, and Plums
• Bee, Bee, Bumblebee
• Bobby Shafto
• Bounce High
• Burnie Bee
• Busy, Buzzy Bumblebee
• Cobbler, Cobbler
• Doggie, Doggie
• Engine, Engine
• Georgie Porgie
• I Climbed Up the Apple Tree
• Jean, Jean
• Lucy Locket
• Miss White Had a Fright
• Queen, Queen Caroline
• Rain, Rain
• Snail, Snail
• Star Light, Star Bright
• We Are Dancing in the Forest

so-mi set:

The 16 Songs Included in the so-mi/sol-mi set are:

• Apple Tree (extracted first line)
• Bye Low, Baby-O
• Come Back Home, My Little Chicks
• Coo Coo
• Doggie, Doggie (extracted first line)
• Engine, Engine
• Here I Come with My Big Bass Drum
• Lemonade
• Old Mother Witch
• One, Two, Tie My Shoe
• Rain, Rain
• See Saw
• Snail, Snail (extracted first line)
• Star Light, Star Bright
• Up, Down
• Witch, Witch

Each Song Contains The Following:

• Two teaching PDFS to prepare, present, and practice the concept (one using so-mi and the other using sol-mi)
• Two Google Slide presentations to prepare, present, and practice the concept (on using so-mi and the other using sol-mi)
• Song Notation and any included games/activities
• Lyric Sheet
• Preparation Cards
• Worksheets for preparation and practice
• At least one game or activity to practice so-mi

rest:

In addition to the 12 songs that will have teaching PDF you will receive a song packet of 24 songs (including the 12 highlighted songs), with activities, that can be used to teach quarter rest. Additionally, other games or files that are non-song specific will be added to the set.

The 12 highlighted songs in this file:

Bell Horses

Little Leaves are Falling

Rain is Falling Down

Naughty Kitty Cat

Pitter Patter

Peas Porridge

Old Mother Witch

King’s Land

Hot Cross Buns

All Around the Buttercup

Bow, Wow, Wow

Acka Backa Soda Cracker

Each of these songs will includes the following:

** A Teaching PDF that includes:

lyric slides

beat slides

rhythm preparation slides

rhythm presentation slides

rhythm practice slides

** rhythm preparation and practice cards

** song sorting cards

** at least one interactive game

** at least one worksheet for preparation of quarter rest

** at least one worksheet for practice of quarter rest

la set:

In addition to the 13 songs that will have teaching PDF you will also receive a song packet of 40 songs (including the 13 highlighted songs), with activities, that can be used to la. Additionally, other games or files that are non-song specific may be added to the set.

The 13 highlighted songs in this file:

Bell Horses

Bye Baby Bunting

Bobby Shafto

Doggie Doggie

Busy, Buzzy, Busy Bee

No Robbers Out Today

Here Sits a Mousie

On a Log

Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle

Rain, Rain Go Away

Mill Wheel

RATTLESNAKE

Ring Around the Rosie

Song Collection

Each of these songs contain the following:

** A Teaching PDF that includes:

lyric slides

beat slides

melodic preparation slides

melodic presentation slides

melodic practice slides

** melodic preparation and practice flash cards

** song sorting cards

** at least one interactive game

** at least one worksheet for preparation of la

** at least one worksheet for practice of la

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A Collection of Songs, PDF’s and Worksheets for Teaching ta ti-ti

A Collection of Songs, PDFs and Activities for Teaching so-mi

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