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    The document describes several lesson plans that use songs to teach shapes, the alphabet, and sequencing events from the story "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." For the shapes lesson, students hold up felt shapes when they hear the corresponding shape in lyrics sung to the tune of "Hokey Pokey." An alphabet lesson has students bring magnetic letters to a board when their letter is called out in a song. A sequencing lesson uses the story and a song set to "Up on the Housetop" to teach ordering events in the caterpillar's life cycle.

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    The document describes several lesson plans that use songs to teach shapes, the alphabet, and sequencing events from the story "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." For the shapes lesson, students hold up felt shapes when they hear the corresponding shape in lyrics sung to the tune of "Hokey Pokey." An alphabet lesson has students bring magnetic letters to a board when their letter is called out in a song. A sequencing lesson uses the story and a song set to "Up on the Housetop" to teach ordering events in the caterpillar's life cycle.

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    The document describes several lesson plans that use songs to teach shapes, the alphabet, and sequencing events from the story "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." For the shapes lesson, students hold up felt shapes when they hear the corresponding shape in lyrics sung to the tune of "Hokey Pokey." An alphabet lesson has students bring magnetic letters to a board when their letter is called out in a song. A sequencing lesson uses the story and a song set to "Up on the Housetop" to teach ordering events in the caterpillar's life cycle.

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    Hokey Pokey With Shapes

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    The document describes several lesson plans that use songs to teach shapes, the alphabet, and sequencing events from the story "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." For the shapes lesson, students hold up felt shapes when they hear the corresponding shape in lyrics sung to the tune of "Hokey Pokey." An alphabet lesson has students bring magnetic letters to a board when their letter is called out in a song. A sequencing lesson uses the story and a song set to "Up on the Housetop" to teach ordering events in the caterpillar's life cycle.

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    Hokey Pokey with Shapes

    Subjects:

    Math, Music

    Grades:

    PreK, K

    By – Debbie Haren

    OBJECTIVES:

    Students will learn use the song Hokey Pokey to learn and recognize various shapes.

    MATERIALS:

    cutout shapes with different colored felt pieces (triangle, circle, rectangle, square and oval)

    Activities and Procedure:

    Have the pre-cut shapes of felt on the floor in front of each child. Explain to the kids that you’re
    going to teach them a new song and when they hear a certain shape they need to find the shape
    in their pile and hold it up and then do the actions in the song.

    Song: Sing to the Hokey Pokey Song

    Put your circle in, put your circle out, put your circle in and you shake it all about,

    You do the Hokey Pokey and you turn yourself around, that’s what it’s all about!

    Put your rectangle in, put your rectangle out, put your rectangle in and you shake it all about,

    You do the Hokey Pokey and you turn yourself around, that’s what it’s all about!

    Put your triangle in, put your triangle out, put your triangle in and you shake it all about,
    You do the Hokey Pokey and you turn yourself around, that’s what it’s all about!

    Alphabet Soup
    Subjects:

    Language Arts, Music

    Grades:

    PreK, K, 1

    By – Rosemary Shaw

    OBJECTIVES:

    Students will sing responses in the song and bring their letter(s) to the board when asked for
    during the song.

    MATERIALS:

    Magnetic letters

    magnetic board

    Activities and Procedure:

    1. Sing the soup for the children (to the tune of “Hot Cross Buns”):
    Alphabet Soup (Alphabet Soup)

    In a pot (In a pot)

    You stir the letters up and then

    You boil it ‘til it’s good and done.

    Who’s got the “A”? (We’ve got the “A”)

    2. When students can sing the responses accurately, pass out the 26 alphabet letters.
    Some students may have more than one.
    3. As each letter is called for in the song, the student holding that letter will place it on the
    magnetic board.

    Sequencing The Very Hungry Caterpillar


    Subjects:

    Language Arts, Math, Music, Science

    Grades:

    K, 1, 2

    By – Jane Slotnick

    OBJECTIVES:

     students will be able to sequence any set of events in the correct order
     students will be able to use the concept of ordinal numbers to help organize story events
     students will be learn the meaning of new vocabulary words
     students will listen for a purpose
     students will use a graphic organizer to arrange story events
     students will summarize story events
    MATERIALS:

     “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” book


     Sentence strips
     Handouts
     Scissors
     CD of the instrumental version of “Up on the Housetop”
     Puzzles of butterfly life cycle
     Photographs of people in various stages of life
     Glue
     Pencils
     Crayons
     Poster with the butterfly version of this song
    PROCEDURE:

    1. Introduce the idea of sequencing. Ask the children if they know what it is or why it is
    important. Illicit that sequencing is the order of events in a story or in our lives. Sequence
    is important because it helps us to comprehend the story or situation.
    2. Give an example about getting ready for school. We don’t come to school in pajamas and
    then brush our teeth. There is a specific order in which we carry out our tasks. This is the
    same idea when we read a book. Understanding the order of events helps us understand
    the story.
    3. Before you read the book, introduce a few vocabulary words that you think the students
    should know (lay, emerges, chrysalis, and beautiful). Ask the students to define these
    words and give them examples of sentences to help them figure out each vocabulary word
    and its meaning.
    4. Introduce the book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and ask if the students are familiar with
    the book. Look at the cover and a few pages and ask the students what they think the
    story will be about. Tell the students to look out for main events and the order in which they
    occur.
    5. Read the story aloud. Help the students realize that there is an order in the story when it
    comes to the days of the week. Also, have the students engage in the story and have them
    say the last sentence on each page which is “but he was still hungry”.
    6. Use guided practice to have the children create sentences based on the growth of the
    caterpillar. The sentences will be the following

    -A little egg lay on a leaf.

    -The tiny caterpillar emerges from the egg.

    -A tiny caterpillar eats and grows.

    -A chrysalis forms around the caterpillar.

    -He turns into a beautiful butterfly.

    CONCLUSION:

    -The order of actions is important because it helps us to organize the events that happen in a
    story and in our lives. By understanding the connection and order of events, we better understand
    the situation or story. Introduce a song that goes to the tune of “UP on the Housetop”. Listen to
    the CD and sing the song as well as read the words. This song organizes the stages of the
    butterfly life cycle. The lyrics are:

    First comes a butterfly lays an egg

    Out comes a caterpillar with many legs

    Oh see the caterpillar spin and spin


    A little chrysalis to sleep in

    Oh oh oh look and see

    Oh oh oh look and see

    Out of the chrysalis

    My oh my

    Out comes a pretty butterfly.

    -Using music to teach concepts is especially good for many students with learning disabilities. I
    use music very often in my classroom to teach many concepts. Students who have difficulty with
    spoken language often seem to learn more easily through music.

    INDEPENDENT/ GROUP PRACTICE:

    Four different activities will be available for students to practice sequencing events from the story.
    Working with a partner or small group will be encouraged so that the students can think out loud
    and learn from each other.

    Activity 1: Students will cut out the four main events from the story, glue them in correct order,
    and write a sentence below each picture stating what is happening.

    Activity 2: Students will cut sentences and put them in the correct order and draw a picture.

    Activity 3: Higher functioning students will have a blank organizer and be asked to draw the
    picture and write the sentence for the picture.

    Activity 4: if there are blind students in your classroom, he/she will be asked to put manipulatives
    of the food from the story in the correct order.

    When the students are finished they will be asked to read their sentences to a peer for reciprocal
    teaching. Then several students will be asked to read their sentences or show their pictures to the
    class. Modifications for the struggling students include listening to the story with the book in front
    of them. Braille version and tape would be available for the blind student.

    HOMEWORK:

    Several activities are available depending on the students’ abilities.

    Activity 1: Based upon getting ready for school in the morning, students will cut out the pictures
    and put them in correct order and write a sentence for each picture.
    Activity 2: Students are asked to read a passage about getting ready for school. Students will
    rewrite the sentences in the correct order.

    Activity 3: The blind student will be asked to read a passage in Braille and tape record the five
    main events in the story in sequential order.

    It is important to differentiate instruction because children learn differently and there are visual,
    auditory, and kinesthetic learners in every classroom so it is vital to have a variety of learning
    techniques.

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