tubas and tambourines
Tubas and Tambourines
Objective
Associate the uppercase letter T and lowercase letter t with the /t/ sound as in tuba, tap, and tambourine.
Lesson Plan
Target Words:
- tuba
- tambourine
- tap
- ting
Materials:
- Real instruments or instrument graphics (e.g., tuba, trombone, trumpet, tambourine, triangle)
- "I am a Fine Musician" modified song lyrics
- T Instruments target text
- Writing practice page
- Book: Meet the Orchestra by Ann Hayes (HMH Books for Young Readers, 1995) (optional)
Overview
The children will make music using instruments that begin with the letter T as they practice saying the /t/ sound in words such as trumpet, tambourine, and tuba.
Literacy Activities
Teach a song with tubas
- Teach the children the "I am a Fine Musician" song.
- Show the children the instruments and teach them the instrument names.
- Have the children circle the letter T in the word on each picture card and emphasize that each word starts with the /t/ sound.
- Sing the "I am a Fine Musician" song with the children and pretend to play each instrument.
- If desired, divide children into five groups and assign each group one verse of the song.
- When their verse is sung, have the children pretend to play the instrument mentioned in the verse.
More Practice
Find the target letter in a text
- Read the T Instruments target text to the children.
- Help the children circle the uppercase letter T and lowercase letter t throughout the text while they say the /t/ sound.
Write the target letter
- Give each child a practice writing page and help the children write the uppercase letter T and lowercase letter t.
- Have the children produce the /t/ sound each time they write the letter T.
- Have the children draw a picture of an instrument that starts with T (e.g., tuba, trombone, trumpet, tambourine, triangle) in the space below the letters.
SEEL Target Texts
I am a Fine Musician
CHORUS:
I am a fine musician,
I practice every day!
And people come from miles around
Just to hear me play.
Verse 1:
My trumpet, my trumpet,
I love to play my trumpet!
Ta ra ta ta, Ta ra ta ta, Ta ra ta ta ta ta!!
Verse 2:
My tuba, my tuba,
I love to play my tuba!
Toompa, toompa, toompa, toompa, toompa!
Verse 3:
My trombone, my trombone,
I love to play my trombone!
Temba, temba, temba, temba, temba!
Verse 4:
My triangle, my triangle,
I love to play my triangle!
Ting, ting, ting, ting, ting, ting, ting, ting, ting, ting, ting, ting, ting!
Verse 5:
My tambourine, my tambourine,
I love to play my tambourine!
Tam, tam, tam, tam, tam, tam, tam, tam, tam, tam, tam, tam, tam!
T Instruments
Shake the tambourine.
Blow the trumpet.
Blow the tuba.
Blow the trombone.
Hit the triangle.
Tambourine, trumpet, tuba,
trombone, and triangle!
T instruments are fun!
SEEL At Home
Objective
Associate the uppercase letter T and lowercase letter t with the /t/ sound as in tuba, triangle, and time.
Materials
- "I am a Fine Musician" song
- Instrument picture cards
Activity: Tubas and Tambourines
- Learn the "I am a Fine Musician" song with your child, then sing it together.
- As you sing about each instrument, hold up the corresponding picture card and pretend to play the instrument.
- Have your child circle the uppercase letter T and lowercase letter t in the words of the song.
- Have your child produce the /t/ sound each time he or she circles the letter T.
- Sing the song several times and then perform it for a family member or a friend.
Standards
SEEL lessons align with Common Core Standards. Please see the standards page for the code(s) associated with this lesson.
http://education.byu.edu/seel/library/
69412
Tubas and Tambourines