Singing greek with Mariza Koch's songs 
To alogaki
To alogaki
Pronunciation
Articulation of the phoneme /λ/ (l) and its use in the Greek language. Sing the melody of the song replacing the phrases with the syllable λα-λα-λα (la-la-la).
Speech Comprehension and Production
Describe the characteristics of the horse with active verbs: καλπάζει (kalpazei, it gallops), τρέχει (trechei, it runs), λαχανιάζει (lachaniazei, it pants). Parallelism with childhood energy and vitality: “έτσι είμαι κι εγώ” (etsi eimai ki egō).
Speech production activity: I describe myself as an animal, plant, etc., using the appropriate verbs and adjectives.
Type of rhyme: cross. Καλπάζει-λαχανιάζει (kalpazei-lachaniazei, it gallops-pants), γυαλί-πουλί (gyali-pouli, glass-bird), αλώνι-καμαρώνει (alōni-kamarōnei, threshing ground- it boasts), καλπάζει-μοιάζει (kalpazei-moiazei, it gallops - resembles).
Simile: the mane shines (like) glass, philies like a bird, boasts like the sun.
Speech production activity: I describe myself as an animal, plant, etc., using the appropriate verbs and adjectives.
Type of rhyme: cross. Καλπάζει-λαχανιάζει (kalpazei-lachaniazei, it gallops-pants), γυαλί-πουλί (gyali-pouli, glass-bird), αλώνι-καμαρώνει (alōni-kamarōnei, threshing ground- it boasts), καλπάζει-μοιάζει (kalpazei-moiazei, it gallops - resembles).
Simile: the mane shines (like) glass, philies like a bird, boasts like the sun.
Music Activities
Song indicating the pitch (solfege on air indicating the changes of the pitch following the rhythm ). Practice in C major scale by singing, walking, indicating the pitch on body or on a ladder (painting, with bricks, etc.). Arrangement of eight pupils in order and one by one, sing or play the C major scale on the pitched percussion instruments (boomwhacker, tonic bells, sound tube, glockenspiel, etc.).
Song with mimetic movements: divide the class into two groups that alternate, one group sings and accompanies the verse with mimetic movements while the other sings the refrain.
Divide the class into three groups that alternate per verse: the first group sings, the second moves, and the third performs the instruments.
Song with mimetic movements: divide the class into two groups that alternate, one group sings and accompanies the verse with mimetic movements while the other sings the refrain.
Divide the class into three groups that alternate per verse: the first group sings, the second moves, and the third performs the instruments.
Cross-thematic Connections - Greek Culture
Interdisciplinary concept: symbolism.
Similarities between human movements with that of animals or objects [τρέχω σαν άλογο (trechō san alogo, I run like a horse), στέκομαι σαν κολώνα (stekomai san kolōna, I stand like a pillar), τεντώνομαι σαν λάστιχο (tentōnomai san lasticho, I stretch like a stretch band), περπατάω σαν ρομπότ (perpataō san rompoτ, I walk like a robot, etc.) and similar kinetic improvisations.
Expression of personal characteristics and preferences of each pupil in relation to creatures and natural phenomena. All the statements will end in the phrase: "έτσι είμαι κι εγώ” (etsi eimai ki egō) [e.g. μου αρέσουν τα καρότα σαν τον λαγό, έτσι είμαι κι εγώ (mou aresoun ta karota san to lago, etsi eimai ki egō)•τρέχω γρήγορα σαν τον άνεμο, έτσι είμαι κι εγώ (trechō grēgora san ton anemo,etsi eimai ki egō)•ροχαλίζω σαν λιοντάρι, έτσι είμαι κι εγώ (rochalizō san liontari, etsi eimai ki egō).
Similarities between human movements with that of animals or objects [τρέχω σαν άλογο (trechō san alogo, I run like a horse), στέκομαι σαν κολώνα (stekomai san kolōna, I stand like a pillar), τεντώνομαι σαν λάστιχο (tentōnomai san lasticho, I stretch like a stretch band), περπατάω σαν ρομπότ (perpataō san rompoτ, I walk like a robot, etc.) and similar kinetic improvisations.
Expression of personal characteristics and preferences of each pupil in relation to creatures and natural phenomena. All the statements will end in the phrase: "έτσι είμαι κι εγώ” (etsi eimai ki egō) [e.g. μου αρέσουν τα καρότα σαν τον λαγό, έτσι είμαι κι εγώ (mou aresoun ta karota san to lago, etsi eimai ki egō)•τρέχω γρήγορα σαν τον άνεμο, έτσι είμαι κι εγώ (trechō grēgora san ton anemo,etsi eimai ki egō)•ροχαλίζω σαν λιοντάρι, έτσι είμαι κι εγώ (rochalizō san liontari, etsi eimai ki egō).
Age level
3-7 years old
Language level
Beginner
