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Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 22:44:26 0000 (UTC)

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We love it, too. My 2nds on up students also  l-o-v-e playing and sing=
ing the melody on barred percussion and rotating silently to the next instr=
ument during the spoken part. And, of course, making all the correct respon=
ses along the way. Yes, it's viral. A 4th grade came in today and aske=
d and then figured out how to play it on recorder. They'd learned the words=
from others this week.
----- Original Message -----
From: "M Stanley"
To: "mk8list"
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 4:23:56 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [MK8]Pete the Cat..thanks!

I have had a great lesson (even the one 4th grade class I did it with LOVED=

it) by first going to the website of the publisher and showing them the boo=
k
and the few pages of the book that are available.  Then I tell them th=
e
pattern and we sorta try it.  I stress that they remember Did Pete cry=
?
GOODNESS NO! He went walking along and singing his song.

Then I show the whole story but read (?) by the sister who's about 4 and
"helped" by her sister who's about two.  The kids think this is too cu=
te.
Which it is.  By then, they have the hang of the book.

So then I play the download of the story with song and invite them to walk=

like Pete the Cat during the music and sit down where they are during the=

word part.  It's adorable.

And between that and the Love Doctor (Witch Doctor with new words), there i=
s
singing all over campus.  The big kids are coming in already knowing t=
he
words and motions cuz the little ones won't hush at home.  Heee heeee.=
.....

Because it's all good.

On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 11:27 PM, Todd wrote:

> I completely agree.  My kiddos really loved this book a few weeks ag=
o.
>  We've read it every class period since.  Catchy tune you can d=
ownload,
> cute
> character and yes, a great moral to the story.
>


--
Martha Stanley, NBCT
www.marthabeesmusic.com
The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas first!
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