I Love the Mountains | Round Song With Orff Arrangement, Motions, and Creating

If you're looking for a multi-lesson flexible unit that includes a fun round with an Orff arrangement, this is it! This low-prep resource can be used for classroom learning, a spring concert, an Earth Day selection, subject integration (geography, science, language arts), or rewritten BY YOUR STUDENTS for any special event!

In GS AND PPT with mp3s and mp4s to make your teaching engaging.

What's included:

• Origins/background of the song
• Teaching the song
• Teaching the Orff arrangement
• Use of onomatopoeia
• Lyric writing with subject integration

Plus

• Higher-order questioning
• "I Can" statements
• Lesson Checklist for your Evaluation Artifacts Folder

What I Love Most?

• Fun, bouncy Orff arrangement
• Motions/Movements included
• A round that's a crowd-pleaser that your kids will LOVE
• So many creative possibilities with lyrics
• Differentiated with the use of colors, images, and stepwise learning
• Teacher helpers with
  • higher-order questions
  • "I Can" statements
  • a pre-filled checklist that can go into your evaluation folder

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