Week of October 16th, 2017

"I am a Pizza" and fun with gourds!

This week in music class, we explored a fun gourd instrument and talked about how gourds dry, and what's inside (the stringy pulp and seeds like a pumpkin!)

We passed the instrument around and took a look at the little beads on netting that created a "ch-ch-ch" sound when the gourd was shaken. We noticed that it was empty inside for vibration, essential for the acoustic projection of sound.

We also sang the call-and-response, or "echo" song, "I am a Pizza!" This fun song always makes the kiddos laugh--it's all about a pizza that is made with fresh tomato sauce, oregano, pepperoni, cheese, peppers on the top, and then taken out to the car for delivery.

But--OH NO! The pizza gets turned upside down and turns into a big cheesy mess. Lots of giggles and pizza talk were on the menu as we pretended to make our own pies out of felt and laminated toppings!

Make sure to view the extender questions below to keep your child talking about the learning at home! =)

QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR CHILD AT HOME

1) What do you like on your pizza?

2) What happened to the pizza that you sang about in music class?

Week of October 29th, 2012

I AM A PIZZA!

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This week in music class we sang one of our old favorites--"I am a Pizza"! This fun echo song has always been very entertaining for the children. It is about the making of a pizza--from start to finish, and its ultimately sad demise of falling upside down and onto the floor during delivery (a very sad scene, indeed)!

We used felt circles for dough and sauce and laminated topping pieces today as we sang the song, which is a repeating tune. (The children repeat after the leading singer).  Besides conjuring up many giggles during the melodramatic ending, kids learn a lot about repeating rhythm, pitch and vocabulary during this activity, and today they also followed directions, sorted and counted!

We also "sang" Dr. Seuss's book, "My Many Colored Days" today, and younger children pointed out animal sounds as we went, while older ones compared and pondered over the tune I sang the book to, and made estimations at the end. (I sang the book to the familiar tune of "ABC's" and "Twinkle Twinkle").

Check out the lyrics and a downloadable lyric sheet along with an mp3 of the two's class singing "I am a Pizza" today! Try it at home with your child. Feeling clever or creative? Try substituting your favorite toppings, drawing your favorite pizza on paper or even creating an alternate ending for this fun tune!

I am a Pizza

Downloadable/printable lyric sheet here

As you sing each line, children repeat after you:

I am a Pizza

With extra cheese

From tomatoes

Sauce is squeezed

Onions and mushrooms

Oregano

I am a pizza

Ready to go

I am a pizza

Pepperoni

No anchovies

Or phony bologna

I am a pizza

Ordered by phone

I am a pizza

Please take me home

I am a pizza

Peppers on the top

Out of the oven

And into the box

Into the car

UPSIDE DOWN!

I am a pizza

Dropped on the ground

(with sad voice)

I was a pizza

I was the best

I was a pizza

Now I’m a mess

"I am a pizza" MP3 DOWNLOAD