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Analysis Assignment Teaching Rhyming Through Musical Verse Lesson Plan: A Hunting We Will Go

Rhyme, sounds of letters, building new vocabulary, and telling a short story. e.g. Language and early literacy development is built through reciting rhymes, songs and familiar text. Teacher starts by teaching the song "A Hunting We Will Go". Explores one to one correspondence. e.g. Something specific is happening to each animal (snake in a lake, cat on a mat, fish in a dish). In additional to starting off by saying "We'll take", children would probably get ready for the next rhyme. Rhythm: fast actions rhymes/develop and appreciate music while rhyming/recognize how to develop simple songs, melodies. e.g. You can practically feel and hear when the rhythm changes. Oh, a---hunting we will go, a-hunting we will go __We'll take a frog and put it on a log.__ Children have opportunity to work collaboratively in small groups on a computer. Peers have opportunity to help one another and discuss any mistakes as a group with the teacher. e.g. Children access the Construct-a-Word interactive tool, that allows them to create words for their Word Bank.
 * Intelligences that were addressed**
 * Linguistic (Word Smart)
 * Logical (Mathematical)
 * Musical (Music Smart)
 * Interpersonal (People Smart)

Children could respond to songs using body parts. e.g. Creative play through movement as well as role playing of the animals could help the learner show an awareness of tempo, rhythm and pitch. Children are expressing themselves through movement. e.g. They are developing a concept of these animals and what they are experiencing. Emotional reactions can be different, happy, sad, fearful, "hug a bear if you dare". Independent work, by developing their own interpretation of the animals and their actions. Recognizing animals and their environments. e.g. Snake/Frog-introduction to animals environment, cat on a mat, frog on a log, snake in a lake.
 * Intelligences that were not addressed**
 * Body-Kinesthetic (Body Smart)
 * Intra personal (Self)
 * Naturalist

The use of a listening center group table-studies show that children younger than preschool develop knowledge about literacy and the use of literacy tools as they explore books and engage in storybook reading activities. (The National Research Council 1998) They begin to imitate adult tones, reading styles and recite phrases from favorite books.
 * Activities that could integrate the use of technology**
 * Technology as a Scaffold for Emergent Literacy

Technology can engage, entertain, and delight young children with disabilities. They could become more independent, participate in games and other activities with peers, and communicate preferences.