Resources

This lesson includes several songs, some which are optional. If you are not familiar with some of the tunes, the mp3 files will play enough of each song to hear the melody. They are not intended for use as "sing-along" with students. These songs are intended to be sung without instrumental accompaniment in most cases.

Songs and Instructions for Singing Games

Chicken and a Chicken (Hawk and Chicken) (PDF, 42 KB)

Songs and Instruction (PDF, 23 KB) - includes song texts and directions for singing games in this lesson
- Fiddle-I-Fee
- Frog Went A Courtin'
- Crawdad Man
- The Fox

The Fox - mp3 - This link takes you to the Smithsonian Global Sound Collection. Play the sample by Pete Seeger. When you click on the Smithsonian samples, you will hear only a verse or two. The sample is enough for the teacher to learn the melody, but does not play the entire song. You may be asked to register for an account. The registration is quick, free, and does not send junk mail into your email.

Crawdad Man - mp3 - This link takes you to Smithsonian Global Sound collection, where you can choose between Woody Guthrie, Doc Watson or Charity Bailey. They are all good, clear recordings of one or two verses. *Note to Teachers - The Smithsonian Global Sound collection of music provides links to excerpts of recordings. When you click on the Smithsonian samples, you will hear only a verse or two. The sample is enough for the teacher to learn the melody, but does not play the entire song. You may be asked to register for an account. The registration is quick, free, and does not send junk mail into your email.