Sing Out Loud: Using Music in the Classroom Traditional Songs & American Rhythms Published by the Office of English Language Programs Bureau of Cultural and Educational Affairs United States Department of State Washington, DC 20037 americanenglish.state.gov / englishprograms.state.gov First Edition 2012 americanenglish.state.gov Sing out Loud American Themes CD Produced by John Hart, Hawai’i Pacific University Mastered by Daniel Ho CD design by Kim Okamura, Illustrations by Jay Ryan Special thanks to Carlos Juarez of Hawai’i Pacific University and all of the wonderful musicians involved. Photo Credits: All photos © Shutterstock, Inc. unless otherwise noted. 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Pix: Paul Smith. © Featureflash / Shutterstock.com Page 277, 1928 Vintage Car. © Margo Harrison / Shutterstock.com americanenglish.state.gov Table of Contents USING SONGS IN CLASS: THE SING OUT LOUD SERIES................................ 1 How This Book Is Organized ...............................................................................................1 PART I: GENERAL SONG ACTIVITIES ................................................................ 8 Section 1: Pre-listening Activities ........................................................................................8 Pre-listening 1: Four Corners......................................................................................9 Pre-listening 2: One Title, Several Words – Many Possibilities..................................10 Pre-listening 3: Swat...................................................................................................11 Pre-listening 4: Stanza Creation.................................................................................12 Pre-listening 5: Unscramble the Sentences................................................................13 Pre-listening 6: Find Someone Who… .......................................................................14 Pre-listening 7: What Do You Know About…? ...........................................................16 Pre-listening 8: Brainstorming and Mind-Mapping Vocabulary...................................17 Pre-listening 9: Picture Predictions.............................................................................18 Pre-listening 10: Can You See What I See?.................................................................19 Pre-listening 11: It Could Be / There Might Be .............................................................20 Pre-listening 12: Picture Dictation.................................................................................22 Pre-listening 13: How Many Questions in a Minute?....................................................23 Section 2: Listening Activities ..............................................................................................26 Listening 1: Relax and Enjoy! ......................................................................................27 Listening 2: Mixed-Up Lyrics........................................................................................27 Listening 3: Mixed-Up Pictures....................................................................................28 Listening 4: Dictation ...................................................................................................29 Listening 5: Listening for Rhyming Words ...................................................................30 Listening 6: Listening Gap-Fill .....................................................................................31 Listening 7: Musical Words..........................................................................................32 Listening 8: Song Bingo...............................................................................................33 Listening 9: Find the Mistakes .....................................................................................34 Listening 10: Did You Hear What I Heard?....................................................................34 Section 3: Singing / Music Activities ....................................................................................37 Singing 1: Sing Along With Me .....................................................................................38 Singing 2: Disappearing Song ......................................................................................38 Singing 3: Old Song, New Song ...................................................................................39 Singing 4: One Theme – Many Songs..........................................................................40 Singing 5: Show Me the Word ......................................................................................41 Singing 6: Your Moves..................................................................................................42 Singing 7: Drum and Instrument Circles.......................................................................43 Instrument 1: Can and Bottle Shaker......................................................................44 Instrument 2: Rattle Stick........................................................................................44 Instrument 3: Rain Stick..........................................................................................45 Instrument 4: Bottle Xylophone...............................................................................45 Singing 8: Crazy Lyrics.................................................................................................46 Singing 9: The Halls Are Alive With the Sound of Singing............................................47 ii americanenglish.state.gov Section 4: Post-listening Activities ............................................................................... 50 Section 4.A: Post-listening – Speaking Activities ................................................................50 Post-listening – Speaking 1: What Do YOU Think?......................................................50 Post-listening – Speaking 2: Act the Part .....................................................................52 Post-listening – Speaking 3: Small Group Discussion and Summary ..........................53 Post-listening – Speaking 4: Silly Story ........................................................................54 Post-listening – Speaking 5: I’d Like to Ask You About… ............................................55 Section 4.B: Post-listening – Reading Activities ..................................................................58 Post-listening – Reading 1: A Range of Questions.......................................................58 Post-listening – Reading 2: Main Ideas and/or Specific Details ...................................59 Post-listening – Reading 3: Jigsaw Reading ................................................................60 Post-listening – Reading 4: Our Land, Your Land ........................................................62 Post-listening – Reading 5: Reading Groups................................................................64 Section 4.C: Post-listening – Writing ...................................................................................67 Post-listening – Writing 1: Songwriter Histories............................................................67 Post-listening – Writing 2: I Think This Song Rocks!....................................................68 Post-listening – Writing 3: Paragraph Posters..............................................................69 Post-listening – Writing 4: Story Extensions ................................................................70 Post-listening – Writing 5: Guest Musicians / Speakers ...............................................71 Section 5: Extended Classroom Approaches ......................................................................78 Extended Classroom Approaches 1: Using a Skit as a Hook.......................................78 Extended Classroom Approaches 2: Song Groups......................................................80