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Pumpkin, Pumpkin = T guides st. to notating first phrase of “Pumpkin, Pumpkin” using ta and ti-ti, st. tap steady beat on legs while singing and following notation, st. identify where the steady beat happens in the words, “pum” of “pumpkin” is strong accent, “kin” of “pumpkin” is weak accent 

Assessments

1. Are students able to sing “Pumpkin, Pumpkin” independently?

2. Can students recognize the difference between strong and weak accents?

3. Can students recognize which words have strong and weak accents?

Dumplins = T sings full song, st. learn the specific responses for either the whole class or the person who is “it”, person who is “it” is the guesser and responds “No my friend”, entire class sings last refrain of song, strong accents are on “don’t” of “don’t tell me so”, weak accents are on “one of my dumplin’s gone” 

Assessments

1. Are students able to sing “Dumplins” and play the game independently?

2. Can students recognize which words have strong and weak accents?