This simple marching song is great for building
rhythm and for gross motor skills! Every note in the song (except
the last note) is the same length and matches the marching step, so
the body and voice are in sync. This is a fun way to involve the
whole body in phonemic awareness, one of the six skills needed for
reading readiness. Before playing this song, talk about marching and
how it’s different than just walking, and involves everyone making
the same rhythm. Exaggerate arm and leg movements, lifting knees and
swinging arms (bent or not) very deliberately. Have children
practice this in place before you begin. Of course you’ll want to
tie it in with the calendar and the month of March! Depending on the
ages of your children, you can point out that names of the month are
capitalized, and March sounds the same as march, but they have two
different meanings. Don’t you love words?
NOTE: If you play guitar, this is a super
simple song to play, and you can even stay on the C chord during the
whole song as you lead the march. Of course you can also download
the song or just play it on the classroom or your home computer.
Marching Into March
Marching marching, we are marching, marching into
March
Oh we are marching, marching,
We
are marching, marching into March
We’ve been through January, February, now we’re into March
Oh we are marching, marching,
 We
are marching, marching into March.
|
March
2013 Song of the Month
