Kindergarten Music Standards Kindergarten ELA Standards

MKGM.1 – Singing, alone and with others,

a varied repertoire of music
MKGM.5 – Create new text for familiar
melodies
MKGM.10 – Respond to contrasts and
events in music with gross locomotor and
non-locomotor movements
ELAGSEKRF1: Demonstrate understanding of
the organization and basic features of print.
ELAGSEKRF2: Demonstrate understanding of
spoken words, syllables, and sounds
(phonemes).

Materials
 ABC Letter Cards
 Angle/Curve Labels
 Piano or accompanying instrument

 Discuss the difference between an angle and curve

 Students categorize each letter as an angle or curve
 Teacher plays melody of “Old McDonald” on piano and
PROCEDURE

students identify tune

 Teacher introduces next text to melody:
o I can make the letter “U” E-I-E-I-O
o And you can make the letter “I” E-I-E-I-O
o With a twist twist here, and a twist twist there
o Here a twist, there a twist, everywhere a twist twist
o It’s so fun what we can do, E-I-E-I-O
 Add motions to song creating the letters mentioned with
body and clapping on “E-I-E-I-O”- walk in a circle on last
phrase (A Section)
 For B section, allow one student to choose an ABC letter
card and students create that letter with their body and
identify if it is an angle or curved shape
 Extension: During “B” section allow students to form letters
in groups of 2 or 3, specify if the letter has to made standing
or on the ground (after playing high/low on an instrument)