Subject(s): Computers & Internet, Music Grades(s): Grades 6-7, Junior High/High School, Grades PreK-1, Grades 2-3, Grades 4-5

Title – It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!
By – Rebecca Wszalek

Primary Subject – Music

Secondary Subjects – Computers / Internet

Grade Level – K-12

I. Objectives:

A. Students will play instruments and sing.
B. Students will explore different rhythms and rhythm patterns.

II. Materials:

A. Peanut Butter Jelly by Ryan Gancenia Etrata.

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/banana
(Listen to it – there is a dancing banana.)
B. Large poster, chalkboard or lyric sheets with rhythms written in. (See
below.)

III. Procedure:

A. Listen to the song on the computer, use TV hookup or Smartboard for better
viewing. If you do not have one of these, it does not matter; they will still
like it.
B. Divide students into three groups: the "Peanut Butter", "Jelly" and "Baseball
Bat" groups.

C. Teach them the rhythms that occur when their words are said in the song. (You
can choose to teach them the rhythms to each and every word, but I think that is
overkill and would not be fun.)
D. During the "there he go" and "now break it down and freeze," I have them
dance in their own space, but we stay in rhythm so that they are ready to play
their instrument at the next phrase.
E. When you get good at it, you can pull it out any time and just say "It's
Peanut Butter Jelly Time!" and they will all know what instruments to get, etc.
and start playing.
F. You could extend this lesson in many ways according to your grade level and
class ability.

IV. Evaluation:

A. Student performance

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