Chants for Steady Beat and the "Way the Words Go"

When preparing/practicing steady beat and rhythm as "the way the words go" I have a few chants in my collection that my kids love. I also use these for comparatives: fast/slow, loud/soft, high/low.

I have put together a collection of five chants with slides and activities that is available on my TpT store here.

It includes slides for:

Teaching Ideas

Lyrics

Steady Beat Icons

Rhythm Icons

Rhythm Notation using Stick Notation

Printable beat tapping charts for students

The chants included in this collection are:

Bee Bee Bumblebee

Cinderella at the Ball

Engine, Engine Number Nine

I Climbed Up the Apple Tree

Queen Queen Caroline

Here are some sample pages from the set:

Bee Bee Bumblebee

Cinderella at the Ball

Engine Engine Number Nine

Activities: I usually pair with the book "The Freight Train" or "She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain".

We add sand blocks when we are preparing and practicing fast/slow.

Train whistles- vocal exploration

 I Climbed Up the Apple Tree

 

We add this ostinato on Orff bordune. You could use this or make up your own.

Queen Queen Caroline

I use Queen Queen Caroline for loud/soft and high/low and connect with "Old King Glory" and the loveliest princess vocal exploration as learned from Jo Kirk so that we have a royal family day. They will make another appearance when Old King Glory travels to Boston to buy his wife a comb! ;)

All of these rhymes are also sold individually on my store.

What other chants do you like to use in your classroom?