Every few months, students tend to follow a new trend. Recently, a teacher in an elementary music education group shared about the Veggie Dance trend from Gracie’s Corner YouTube channel, named "Veggie Dance." This catchy tune has become quite popular, with people unknowingly finding themselves humming along to it. The trend has gained so much traction that even my teenage daughter shared the video with me, mentioning that her friends were also into it.

Within the music education group, a member requested a dance and rhythm play-along video featuring call-and-response sections with vegetable names. Over the weekend, I managed to create this video, considering that many of us are nearing the end of the school year and looking for engaging activities for our enthusiastic students. I hope that this video will assist you in your teaching efforts and also act as a helpful review tool for rhythm patterns involving quarter (crotchet), eighth (quavers), half (minim) notes, and quarter rests.

Manipulatives

I created a Google Slide Show to assist with teaching the movements and the rhythm patterns.

The movements contain gifs from the video showing:

• Veggie Dance

• Yum Yum Eat Em Up

• I Love My Veggies

The rhythm patterns contain the following:

• Asparagus - four eighth notes

• Broccoli - two eighths and a quarter note

• Brussels Sprouts - two eighths and a quarter note

• Cabbage - two quarter notes

• Cauliflower - four eighth notes

• Celery - two eighths and a quarter note

• Carrots - two quarter notes

• Lettuce - two eighth notes

• Kale - one quarter note

• The final pattern had no pause for echoing the pattern. Therefore it is one pattern for the words: Beets, Collard Greens, Corn, Potatoes, Spinach

You can download a copy of the manipulatives here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19qFJG19XxA91m5VraeI8gQU1qg24VSvHd51Afl6CHh4/copy

I hope that you enjoy this move and rhythm play-along video to Gracie’s Corner’s Veggie Dance!

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