What’s Your Name?

What’s Your Name?

Music
15-20 Minutes

Connections: Reading, Writing, Synthesis, Analysis, Communication, Collaboration 

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  • STEP 1: Start in a circle with students. Prompt them with the question: how would you say your name? Would it be fast or slow, loud or soft, high or low? 

  • STEP 2: Students can think about their answer and then share their response with a peer sitting next to them.  

  • STEP 3: As the facilitator, the teacher should then ask each student “What’s Your Name?” in a long-short-long rhythm. Each student can then respond aloud with their chosen way to say their name. 

  • STEP 4: Repeat step 3, but this time, students need to clap and say their name simultaneously.  

  • STEP 5: Repeat step 3 again, but this time, take out the voice and only use the clapping. This leads to a question and answer rhythmic song. 
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