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Rhythm/Rhyme: “Peas Porridge Hot”
• MF performs rhyme:
“Peas porridge hot,
Peas porridge cold,
Peas porridge in the pot
Nine days old.”
• Everyone tries rhyme together
• MM defines ‘porridge’ as a thick soup, and asks S to listen for what kind of porridge
it is as they sing rhyme again
• “What kind of porridge was it?” (peas porridge)
• “How many days old is the porridge?” (9 days old)
• Pat laps while saying rhyme
• “What do we call it when we pat our laps to the steady pulse of music?” (keeping the
beat)
• Everyone says rhyme once more, keeping the steady beat
Teacher Led Activity
Pause for Practice
S speak rhyme with T while coming up with creative ways to keep the beat
Resume Video
“Mos Mos”
• “What was the Hopi word for bobcat?” (Mos)
• MM & MF sing “Mos Mos”
• MM invites S to join in the song, and include the hand motions
• MM & MF play the “Mos Mos” game
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