Basic Book Information
Publisher: Child's Play International
Copyright: 1998
ISBN: 0-85953-627-0
Series:
Adams, Pam, illustrator
Book Type: Single Song Title
Reading Levels
Grade Level EQUIVALENT:
Lexile Measure:
DRA Level:
Guided Reading Level:
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Book Subject: (Key Words): bird, royalty, servants
Book Description: The book tells the story of some birds who are baked in a pie.
Book Illustrations: The style of illustration is folk. The books are large so it is easy to display the book. The book has holes that gradually reveal what will occur on the next page.
Read Aloud Adjustments: Give students time to predict what will be revealed on the next page.
Book Description - Single Song Title - Folk Song
Song Type: Folk Song
Song Title: Sing a Song of Sixpence
Source 1: Folk Songs North America Sings: A source book for all teachers
Source 2: The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes and Children's Songs
Source 3: Singing Bee! A Collection of Favorite Children's Songs
Book Description - Notation Description
Notation: No
Description: There is no notation in the book
Range: P8
Tonality: C Major
Form: ABAC
Meter: Simple Duple
Book Description - Recordings & Media
Web-based Media 1 Link (URL):
Web-based Media 1 Description: High School Choir performance of "Sing a Song of Sixpence" by John Rutter
Pedagogical Suggestions
Kodaly Lesson Ideas
Song Acquisition: YES
Aural Skills: YES
Music Reading:
Music Writing:
Singing Games:
Singing Skills: YES
Grade Level: 4th grade - 6th grade
Idea: singing the major scale in the context of a song.
Grade Level: 4th grade - 6th grade
IDEA: singing and using hand signs for octave.
Orff-Schulwerk Lesson Ideas
Speech as Rhythm:
Ostinato: YES
Creative Movement:
Improvisation:
Instrumental Exploration:
Instrumental Accompaniment: YES
Grade level: 4th grade - 6th grade
Idea: accompanying a song on pitched instruments.
Fine Arts Integration Lesson Ideas
Language Arts: YES
Math:
Science:
Social Studies:
Fine Arts:
Grade level: Kindergarten - 1st grade
Idea: Students can be given the opportunity to mark the rhyming words in the text.
Generative Theory of Music Learning Lesson Ideas
Content/Concept: major scale
Context: song /music "Sing A Song of Sixpence
Behavior: Organization - composition
Mode: iconic (image based)
Level of Cognition: medium-level
Grade level: 5th grade – 6th grade
Idea: students can create a self-actualized symbol for a descending major scale.
Social Constructivist Lesson Ideas
Real World Problems:
Peer Interaction:
Collaboration: YES
Open Ended Products: YES
Embedded Assessment:
Grade level: 5th grade - 6th grade
Idea: Work with a small group to create an accompaniment for the song using known melodic and rhythmic ideas.