2017, Term 3, Weeks 3 & 4: Playing with your food - literally

 This week we are looking at musical instruments made from vegetables - so maybe you can play with your food!
                                                         


Thank you very much, Elvis Presley 

August 17  (NZ time - but officially on the 16th August, US time) - Today is the 40th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. 

Here's a few ways to commemorate his music: 

Here's a clip of Elvis Presley singing - and dancing - to Hound Dog in 1956 - at the very earliest stages of his career. 
Here's a clip of Elvis singing Hound Dog through the years. 

Jailhouse Rock line dance (Seniors) 
Jailhouse Rock (Juniors) 
Viv Las Vegas  (Seniors) - a bit of fun - and quite fast. 

Ukulele  songs:  
Medley  with Blue Suede Shoes and Hound Dog   (Note: Rockin' Robin isn't an Elvis song)
Here's Elvis performing Blue Suede Shoes in 1968 

Can't help falling in love (21 pilots version) 
Can't help falling in love  (Elvis version) 

Add bar lines for 4/4 timing. (Scroll down to see completed version.)

This week's tongue twister.

Did you know you can make music with vegetables? 

Have a look at this person play happy birthday on a carrot, some broccoli, potato, and Japanese radish. 
This is a story about the Vegetable Orchestra of Vienna  and it shows you how they make their instruments and play them. 
This is the London Vegetable Orchestra. Can you recognise this music? 
And here's two vegetable players on China's Got Talent. Can you work out what's happening? 
Here's how you can make your own carrot recorder. Make sure you have an adult supervise - and get permission to use any tools . . . 

Can you clap the rhythm of this menu? 

Dances Junior:  Goodnight Moon 
Get ready to Wiggle,  Itsy Bitsy Spider,  Hot Potato 
Jailhouse Rock, Land of a Thousand Dances,  Everything is Awesome,  Fight Song,  (start at 24)
Dances Senior: 
I Gotta Feeling, Waterloo, William Tell Overture (With some safety modifications . . . ) 

                                                    
Juniors  - This week's nursery rhyme: 
Incy Wincy Spider  (sometimes known as Itsy Bistsy Spider) 

Here's some hand actions to do as you sing the song.