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Looking for a way to incorporate Ukulele into your elementary or early middle school music classroom? Looking for a great motivation system for students and a wonderful curriculum for ukulele in the music classroom? Look no further! Rainbow Ukulele is for you!
**Now includes British term version and Google Slides (British and North American terminology)**
Rainbow Ukulele is a system for teaching Ukulele in the elementary general music classroom. In this system, students are systematically taught the history of the ukulele, the parts of the ukulele, how to tune, reading music (TAB and traditional notation), fingerstyle, and chords. Students are systematically taken through playing over 50 songs using C7, C, F, and G7. When you get your kids started on the ukulele, you will not believe the joy that comes into your classroom!
You will receive the following:
- Amazing teaching presentation to guide students through the lessons. Each song has the sheet music and lyrics with chords available.
- COMPLETE Lesson Plans for you to print for your plan book and yet, still completely editable for your needs!
- Blank page template to add your own information.
- Editable bead checklist (explained in this FREEBIE).
- Strumming Patterns – this is a collection of strumming patterns I have used over the years – feel free to copy and paste to change up how you are teaching the songs to students!
- Essential Questions to post in your room (Editable template too!)
- mp3 accompaniment files for every song in the book!
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Songs covered by Rainbow Ukulele
TAB/Fingerstyle
- Going Down the Lines
- Down and Back Up Again
- Green Cats Eat Ants
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- London Bridge
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- Jingle Bells
- Yankee Doodle
Chords
- Lime in de Coconut (note: song not actually included – link to the resource on YouTube via Safe share due to copyright restrictions)
- Rain, Rain, Go Away
- Bow, Wow, Wow
- There’s a Hold in the Bucket
- The Farmer in the Dell
- The Down-Up Song
- The Wheels on the Bus
- It’s Raining, It’s Pouring
- Apples and Bananas
- Skip to My Lou
- Polly Wolly Doodle
- Michael Finnegan
- Paw-Paw Patch
- Shoo Fly
- The More We Get Together
- Star Light, Star Bright
- Doggie, Doggie
- Little Tom Tinker
- Cool Song
- A Ram Sam Sam
- Did You Ever See a Lassie
- Fish and Chips and Vinegar
- Do Your Ears Hang Low
- Frere Jacques
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- A Tisket, A Tasket
- He’s Got the Whole World
- The Itsy Bitsy Spider
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- The Mulberry Bush
- Here We Go Looby Loo
- Hot Cross Buns
- Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
- Kum Ba Yah
- Twinkle, Twinkle
- This Old Man
- When the Saints Go Marching In
- The Muffin Man
- Old MacDonald Had a Farm
- Pease Porridge Hot
- Oh, Susanna!
- On Top of Old Smokey
- I’ve Got Peace Like a River
- Amazing Grace
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Cheryl Pfister –
Pitch Publications –
Thank you so much!
Anonymous –
Pitch Publications –
Thank you so much!
Jennifer Swan –
Pitch Publications –
Thanks so much!
jenfilipiak –
I was going to create my own curriculum as I went, but this was a life-saver! There is so much information included in this: information about the ukulele itself, music theory, individual notes, chords, and lots of fun! I found it to be a wonderfully flexible option because I could jump around in the book to whatever fit my students best. A must have for all new ukulele programs!
Pitch Publications –
Yay! Thanks so much, Jen!!
mwarshany –
So helpful that this includes assessments! Saves me SO much time!!
Pitch Publications –
Yay! Thank you! 🙂
Megan Burczynski –
Pitch Publications –
Thank you so much!