I Love Playing Accordion (with variations) – Digital Download

I Love Playing Accordion (with variations) – Digital Download

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Rhythmic Beat, Steady Beat, Variation, and Syllables using the song ‘I Love Playing Accordion’

Janie DOES love playing the accordion. You can visit her website, www.musicwithasmile.com, to watch some video clips of her playing the accordion, so students can see all the movements with both hands and arms, what it looks like, and how it sounds.

This song describes the instrument and invites the audience to clap and sing along. But don’t stop there. Pretend you are pushing buttons with one hand, keys with another, and opening and closing bellows while you do all the motions. Have fun “playing” the accordion along with Janie!

Accordion is a four-SYLLABLE word. Can you think of any other four-syllable words?

Workbook Exercises:

  • ‘I Love Playing Accordion’ Coloring Page – This drawing is of Janie Next Door® playing the accordion for a group of children, and they love her music. Even the sun is smiling!

  • Label the Accordion Parts – This page has a drawing of Janie’s accordion, which has lots and lots of parts inside. Using the list of six parts, let’s label some of the outside parts of the accordion. (Answer key is provided.)

  • I Love Playing Ac-Cor-Di-On! – Using a list of words used in the lyrics of I Love Playing Accordion, count the number of syllables in each of the words, and write the number of syllables in the space beside each word. (Answer key is provided.)

  • Test Your Knowledge of the Come Sing Along with Janie Next Door™ Songs – Read the eight questions about songs from Janie’s Come Sing Along with Janie Next Door™ CD and fill in the blanks. (Answer key is provided.)

  • Janie Next Door™ Word Search – This is a super-duper word search with words from lots of the Janie Next Door™ songs. Using the Word List, circle each word as you find it in the word search, then cross the word off this list. 

    You might also spot some extra words in the puzzle – words that are not included in the Word List. Circle the extra words in a different color. (Answer key is provided.)

It’s FUN for classroom teachers, music educators, homeschoolers and students!

Format: PDF

Grade Level:  Pre-K, K, 1st, 2nd

Rhythmic Beat, Steady Beat, Variation, and Syllables using the song ‘I Love Playing Accordion’

Janie DOES love playing the accordion. You can visit her website, www.musicwithasmile.com, to watch some video clips of her playing the accordion, so students can see all the movements with both hands and arms, what it looks like, and how it sounds.

This song describes the instrument and invites the audience to clap and sing along. But don’t stop there. Pretend you are pushing buttons with one hand, keys with another, and opening and closing bellows while you do all the motions. Have fun “playing” the accordion along with Janie!

Accordion is a four-SYLLABLE word. Can you think of any other four-syllable words?

Workbook Exercises:

  • ‘I Love Playing Accordion’ Coloring Page – This drawing is of Janie Next Door® playing the accordion for a group of children, and they love her music. Even the sun is smiling!

  • Label the Accordion Parts – This page has a drawing of Janie’s accordion, which has lots and lots of parts inside. Using the list of six parts, let’s label some of the outside parts of the accordion. (Answer key is provided.)

  • I Love Playing Ac-Cor-Di-On! – Using a list of words used in the lyrics of I Love Playing Accordion, count the number of syllables in each of the words, and write the number of syllables in the space beside each word. (Answer key is provided.)

  • Test Your Knowledge of the Come Sing Along with Janie Next Door™ Songs – Read the eight questions about songs from Janie’s Come Sing Along with Janie Next Door™ CD and fill in the blanks. (Answer key is provided.)

  • Janie Next Door™ Word Search – This is a super-duper word search with words from lots of the Janie Next Door™ songs. Using the Word List, circle each word as you find it in the word search, then cross the word off this list. 

    You might also spot some extra words in the puzzle – words that are not included in the Word List. Circle the extra words in a different color. (Answer key is provided.)

It’s FUN for classroom teachers, music educators, homeschoolers and students!

Format: PDF

Grade Level:  Pre-K, K, 1st, 2nd

Incorporate the familiar with the unfamiliar as often as possible. STEADY BEAT can be illustrated with windshield wipers, a heartbeat, a clock pendulum, or a metronome. (Look for a metronome app on your phone to give an electronic visual.)
Extended learning could include providing pictures of different types and styles of accordions. Have students identify how accordions look the same or look different. Discuss what things make them look different. 
Accordions are used for many different styles of music. In this piece, there are several different styles of music: polka, WALTZ, tango, a march, bluegrass, and ends with a polka. You might listen to other pieces of music that use these different styles of music. You could even teach students to dance to each of these musical styles!
Accordion is a four-SYLLABLE word. Can you think of any other four-syllable words?
Note: All Learning Guide terms in BOLD FONT and UPPERCASE LETTERS are defined in the GLOSSARY and linked to CD track numbers.
PLEASE NOTE: Digital song downloads that enhance the lesson can be found on your favorite streaming platforms. Links to various platforms included in the PDF.
The ‘I Love Playing Accordion’ Lesson Guide is a single chapter, digital download extracted from the “Come Sing Along with Janie Next Door®️ Learning Guide for Classroom Teachers, Music Educators and Homeschooling – Preschool through Early Elementary.”
Song lyrics, coloring pages, puzzles, words searches and all other extension activity pages in this digital download may be reproduced, as is, for classroom use only with the purchase of a license through the Music With A Smile Productions, L.L.C. shop or Janie Next Door® Teachers Pay Teachers store.
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Format: PDF
Grade Level: Pre-K, K, 1st, 2nd
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