Adding unpitched percussion for the animals represented in the story, along with quiet sounds and instruments for the house, works beautifully. Letter N - We talk about noise and what the difference is between 'noise' and 'music.' A great book that ties in beautifully with the concept of noise is Too Much Noise by Simms Taback. 5) This song - wears them out! :) I use the Graeme Base book Jungle Drums and add Orff instruments to the various animals in the story, and, of course, the drums. Letter J - We sing and move Music K-8's 'Jump!' (from Music K-8, Vol. Music K-8's version of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' is a wonderful, age-appropriate version to use in the classroom. Many students know some of the words (or all of them). While I don't teach all the words to the National Anthem to Kindergarten students, I do expose them to the song, and we learn proper flag etiquette. We'll talk about the American flag, and I use that as a spring board for the National Anthem.
Letter F - We'll sing and add motions to a fire truck song from one of the Lynn Kleiner books. I'll give you a few examples of what I might do with a particular letter.
The letters are not in alphabetical order rather, they are associated with whatever sounds they are studying. My Kindergarten lessons are focused around whatever letter of the alphabet the Kindergarten is focusing on.
