Maestro & the Christmas Tree Level: Early Grades - Skills & games
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Hannah Played Piano (structure)
Here's an action chant about the Maestro story. The children do actions for both verses - I suggest actions but you can, of course, make up your own. For verse 2, hand out some jingle bells to a few children to play on the second line.
- Hannah played piano (piano arms, out and in)
- Charlie played the bells (shake arms up and down)
- Maestro came at Christmas time (look into the distance, shading eyes)
- That's what the story tells! (pretend to read the book)
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- Clap our hands for Hannah (clap hands)
- Then we shake the bells (shake arms up and down)
- Point up to the Christmas star (point upwards)
- That's what the story tells! (pretend to read the book)
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We Wish You a Merry Christmas (pulse, rhythm)
The tune is the one we know and love, so there's no recording, but the words are different and there are actions to be done in time with the word, LET'S in each verse.
- We wish you a Merry Christmas
- We wish you a Merry Christmas
- We wish you a Merry Christmas
- And a Happy New Year
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- Now LET'S all do a little clapping
- Now LET'S all do a little clapping
- Now LET'S all do a little clapping
- And spread Christmas cheer
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- Now LET'S all do a little jumping
- Now LET'S all do a little jumping
- Now LET'S all do a little jumping
- And spread Christmas cheer
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- Now LET'S do a little waving
- Now LET'S do a little waving
- Now LET'S do a little waving
- And spread Christmas cheer
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