With May Day coming soon, this May Pole activity is a great deal of fun and requires a small amount of preparation.
The May Pole of Merry Mount by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
I couldn't believe what I found when I typed in "Play Parties" in the search engines. WHOA! It appears that our innocent child-oriented phrase "play parties," means a great deal more than circle games in regard to adult oriented play parties. What a shame. I did, however, know of a few sites that are full of wonderful activities and lessons. I hope you enjoy using these during this last six weeks of school.
I went upstairs to make my bed.
I made a mistake and bumped my head.
I went downstairs to milk my cow.
I made a mistake and milked the sow.
I went in the kitchen to bake a pie.
I made a mistake and baked a fly."
All the songs in this collection have been transposed to end on G. This makes it easier to compare their melodic elements and to find similarities and difficulties. No instrumental accompaniments have been suggested to the songs. All of the songs are indexed with the particular scale they use so as to make the key elements and intervals easier to utilize when you are presenting these specific musical ideas. One of my classes' favorites has been the "Cotton-eyed Joe". The songs goes like this:
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