Holiday Jazz Chants: Student Book

Unit 1: January- NewYear'sDay Holidoy Chont NewYeor'sDreomJ .... NewYeor'sResolutions

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Day Unit 2: February - Yalentine's You'reMyVolentine J Funny Volentines .... One,Two,I LikeYou J I Sento Volentine to Sue .

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Unit 3: March- St. Patrick'sDay Green JeonsJ I Sowo Leprechoun TheIrishAreComing) Things ThotAreGreen....

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Unit 4: April - Easter EosterColorg HereComestheEosterBunny) HowMonyEggsin theEosterBosket?i ... EosterEggs,PinkondBlue

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GoodMorning, MomqJ .... Mother,Mommy,Momo,MomJ MomoBirdTokesCoreof HerBobiesi .... Mother's DoyPlons TodoyIs Mother's Doy

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GoodMorning, Popo) Fother, Doddy, Popo,Dodl Fother's DoyPortyJ Todoy's theDoyJ ... TheThirdSundoy inJune

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Unit 7t tuly - The Fourthof July Red,White,ondBlue All Dressed Up Morching, HereTheyCome! Morching, I Lovethe Fourthof July J

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Unit 8: WoterSkis,Surfboord, Wow! Skoteboord, BeochBollBoogieJ H opin t heC or j ....

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Unit 9: TheFirstDoyof SchoolJ Hello,Foll.J Summer. Good-bye, FollColors Bockin SchoolJ Everybody's

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Unit 10: October- Halloween Colors Holloween Porode Holloween Trickor Treot WitchesJ Witches,

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Unit 11: November- Thanksgiving SoyonThonksgiving Doy? i WhotDidtheChicken BobyTurkeyChont NotiveAmericon Chont Wishbone Chont Doy! Todoy'sThonksgiving

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Unit 12: Decemb€r- Christmas Colors,Christmos Sounds Christmos WhotDoYouWontfor Christmos? Condy.Yum,Yum,Yum! Christmos SontoClousIs on HisWoy J CordsJ Christmos

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Whqt is Holiday Jozz Chonts? HolidoyJozz Chantsby CorolynGrohomis o collection of 50 songsondchontsoboutthemojor holidoys celebroted in theUnitedStotes.Thesongs ondchontspresented in thisbookfocuson vocobulory, expressions, functions ondlonguoge usedin connection witheochholidoy.Colorful illustrotions reinforcethemeoningof thetorgeted longuoge by depicting thesituotions ondculturol iconsmostoftenossocioted witheochholidoy. Theholidoys in thisbookoregroupedoccording to thecolendormonths,withoneholidoyfeoturedin eoch"unit."Forexomple, thesongsondchontsfor theJonuoryunitoreoboutNewYeor'sDoy,ond thesongsondchontsin the Februoryunitoreobout Volentine's Doy.In AugustondSeptember, however,seosonolthemesorefeoturedinsteodof specificholidoys, Augustis presented os the "summer fun"unit,sincesummerondsummer vocotions bestchoroclerize thismonthin the minds of mostAmericons. ond"school"is thethemefor September, sincethenewschoolyeorbeginsin September in mostAmericonschools. Eochholidoy'ssongsqndchontsconbe used duringthe entiremoqthof theholidoy.Youconuse themos preview,review,or simplyos o woyof conveying thespiritof eochholidoyto yourstudents. Songsore indicoted in theTobleof Contentsby o musicolnotenextto thetitle,ondmusicolnototion is providedfor eochsong.

The Holiday Jozz Chonts Cossette/CompoctDisc All of thesongsondchontsore recordedondore ovoiloble on cossetteor compoctdisc(CD).The recording, whichuseschildren's voices,is useful for providing the underlying rhythmof thesongs ondchontsondfor providing o modelfor students to follow.

Suggestions for Presentingthe Songsond Chonfs Slep I Previewthe nomeof theholidoyondonyof the vocobulory in thesongor chontthotis ossocioted withthotholidoy,usingillustrotions to supportyour possible. instruction whenever

Step 2 Ploythe recording onceor twiceto ollowstudents to becomefomiliorwiththewordsondrhythmof thechontor the melodyof thesong,Someof the songmelodies oretroditionol onesthotstudents moybe fomiliorwith.Encouroge to topout students the rhythmos theylistento thesongor chont. Step 3 Teochthesongor chontlineby line.Withtheir booksstillclosed,studentsshouldrepeoteochline ofteryou. Youcon usethe recordingto modeleoch lineif you prefer.Someteochersteochthesongos o chontfirst,ondthenpresentit withitsmelody. Note:Thesymbols(x) thotoppeorin someof the chontlinesrepresent clops. Step t{ Hovestudentsopentheirbooks.Ploythe recording ogoin.Hovestudentsreodolongwiththetext silentlyot firstso thottheyconbeginossocioting the rhythmondintonotion of thesongor chontwith thewordsprintedon the poge.Ploythe recording ogoin,Thistime,hovestudentschontor singolong (oso wholecloss). withthe recording Step 5 Oncestudentsore comfortoble withthe songor chont,creotevoriousperformonce orrongements (thot for them.Forexomple,if o chontis interoctive is, hosquestions ondonswers,likeo diologue), dividethe clossintotwogroupsondhoveeoch grouptokethe roleof o speoker.Hereis on exompleusingthe chont lMat Do YouWantfor Christmas?: GroupI : Whqtdo youwontfor Christmos? Group2: (clop)I wonto footboll. Forsongsor chontsthotoredividedintotwoor more verses,youconossigno verseto eochgroup,ond hqvethemstondwhenit is theirturnto oerform. Thereore monypossibilities; to ollowyourstudents helpyou creoteinteresting for the orrongements songsondchonts,including combinotions of solos, poirs,ondsmollgroups. Somesongsondchontslendthemselves wellto gesturesor mime.Leodyourstudents with gestureswheneverpossible,os it willmqkethe experience morenoturolond fun, especiolly for youngeror moreshystudents. Also,encouroge studentsto bringin percussion instrumenls (especiolly onesfromtheirowncultures) suchos tombourines, morocos, or bells,

Extendingond Reinforcingthe Longuogein the Songs ond Chqnls you condo to extendond Thereore monyoctivities presented reinforcethe longuoge in thesongsond follow. chonts.A few exomples "Personolize"lhe Songsond Chonts Studentsenjoysongsondchontsevenmorewhen theyhovecreotedthemthemselves. Whenever possible, substitute students'reolinformotion in the songor chont.Forexomple,in thechontNery Yeor'sResolutions, thereore linessuchos "l promise(clop,clop)tomokemy bedeochdoy;I promise(clop,clop)to put my thingsowoy."Elicit fromthestudentsoboutpromises similorsentences theywillmokefor theirNewYeor'sresolutions, ond intoo chont: orrongethesesentences (clop,clop)tohelpmy little Student| : I promise sister. Student2: I promise(clop,clop)to feedthecot eochmorning. Whenstudentscreotetheirownsongsondchonts, don'tinsistthotollthelinesrhyme.Rhymesdo mokethesongor chonteosierto memorize, but theyconsometimes be moredifficultto creote. "Cloze"the Songs ond Chonts A "cloze"octivityis onein whichstudentshoveto fillin blonksor comeup witho missingwordor phrose.Thisoctivityconbe doneorollyor in writing.Onewoyto do it is to singor chontportof o line,stop,ondhovestudentssingor chontthe remoinder of the phrose.Hereis on exompleusing the song GoodMorning,Mamo: Teocher:Goodmorning,Momo.I wontto soy... Students:HoppyMother'sDoy! Anotherwoyto do it is to reploceo wordin the middleof o sentenceor phrosewitho clop,ond thenelicitthewordfromthestudents ofteryou've phrose. thesentenceor completed Teocher: Goodmorning, Momo.I (clop)to soy... Sludents: Wont. "Chunk"lhe Longuogeof the Songsond Chonts "chunK'is o wordor phrosethotis A longuoge isoloted fromo lorgersegment.Selectcertoin vocobulory, idioms,or phrosesfromthe bodyof

thesongor chontondcreoteneworrqngements withthe longuoge. Hereis on exompleusing selectedlonguogechunksfrom the songFother, Daddy, Papa,Dod: Groupl: Fother,Fother,Fother,Fother.He'smy Fother.(clop,clop,clop) Group2: Doddy,Doddy,Doddy,Doddy.He'smy Doddy.(clop,clop,clop) Groups3 ondt4do thesomethingrespectively with thewords"Popo"ond"Dod."Hovethefourgroups tqketurnschonting theirports,If desired,hqveeoch groupchonttheirlineslouderondloudereochtime. As o voriotion, hovetwogroupsolternote theirlines: GroupA: Fother GroupB: Doddy GroupA: Fother GroupB: Doddy GroupsA ondB: He'smyfother.(clop,clop,clop) orHe'smy doddy.(clop,clop,clop) Role Ployqnd Movementwith the Songs ond Chonts Monyleornersconretoinnewlonguoge better whentheyossociote movement withit. Certoin songsondchontswilllendthemselves wellto involving octivities movement. Theclosscondo lhe movements together,or youconossignrolesto porticulor whowillthendromotize students, these roleswhilethe restof theclossis chontingor singing.Usingthe chontMorching,Marching,Here TheyComeloson exomple,hovetheentirecloss morchos if theyore membersof o morchingbond. Selectcertoinstudentsto oct out porticulor roles: bondleoder,bqtontwirler,trumpetployer,tubo ployer,etc.Anotherideois to dividetheclossinto fivegroupsondossigneochgroupon instrument fromthe chont,As theirossigned instruments ore mentioned, the membersof thegroupstondqnd "ploy"them(i.e.,try to imitotethesounds). HqveStudentsShqreTheir Own Cultures Encouroge studentsto shoreholidoycelebrotions fromtheirowncultures.Try to creotesongsond chontsthotorebuiltoroundtheseholidoys. Bose the newsongsondchontson the modelsprovided in thisbook,on yourownideos,or on studentgeneroted ideos.If thestudentsconbringin music or musicqlinstruments thotoreossocioted with theirholidoys, incorporote theseelements os much os possible.

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Possessives PossessiveAdjecfives

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