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Adding sound effects to Read Alouds is a wonderful way to bring together music and literacy. Books such as “Mortimer” by Robert Munch and “Chicken Little” are greatly enhanced by adding sound effects, and songs.   =Creating a Musical Theatre Piece =  Chicken Little   **__ Narrator: __**** Once upon a time there was a fluffy little chicken named ****“Chicken Little”****. One day when she was scratching for food in the in the orchard ** (//a few students play shakers to make scratching sounds)//, **a little apple fell – plop – right on her head** //(Have one student play a woodblock on the word plop).//  **__ Chicken Little __**** : Oh! What was that? Goodness me! The sky has fallen! **  (//Downward glissando on a glockenspiel. Class sings “Apple Tree” )//  <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Chicken Little __**** : What shall I do? ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Narrator: __**** Away ran Chicken Little. She ran so fast she almost bumped into Henny Penny who was just getting off her nest. ( **// Have some children tap hand drums rapidly to represent running.) // <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Henny Penny __**** : Watch out! Why are you running, Chicken Little? ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Chicken Little: __**** Oh Henny Penny! The sky has fallen! ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">// (Downward glissando on a glockenspiel - Class sings “Apple Tree”) // <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Henny Penny __**** : How do you know the sky has fallen? ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Chicken Little __**** : I saw it with my own eyes. I heard it with my ears. And a piece of it fell on my poor little head with a big plop! **// (Wood sounds) // <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Henny Penny __**** : How awful! Come Chicken Little. We must go and tell the King. ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Narrator: __**** They ran until they met Cocky Locky who was strutting along showing off his beautiful feathers. ( **// Have some children tap hand drums rapidly to represent running.) // <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Cocky Locky __**** : Why are you running so fast? ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Chicken Little: __**** Oh, Cocky Locky! The sky has fallen! **// (Downward glissando on a glockenspiel - Class sings “Apple Tree.”) //** We are all running to tell the King. ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Cocky Locky __**** : How do you know the sky has fallen? ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Chicken Little __**** : I saw it with my own eyes. I heard it with my ears. And a piece of it fell on my poor little head with a big plop! **// (Wood sounds) // <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Cocky Locky __**** : That’s terrible! I’ll go along with you. ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Narrator: __**** They ran until they saw Ducky Lucky swimming in the pond. ( **// Have some children tap hand drums rapidly to represent running.) // <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Cocky Locky: __**** Oh, Ducky Lucky! They sky has fallen. We are going to tell the King! **// (Downward glissando on a glockenspiel - Class sings “Apple Tree”.) // <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Narrator: __**** Ducky Lucky waddled out of the water. ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Ducky Lucky __**** : How do you know the sky has fallen? ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Chicken Little __**** : I saw it with my own eyes. I heard it with my ears. And a piece of it fell on my poor little head with a big plop! **// (Wood sounds) // <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Ducky Lucky: __**** Oh, my goodness! Wait! I’m going to go with you! ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Narrator: __**** They ran until they met Turkey Lurkey who was spreading his tail into a huge fan. ( **// Have some children tap hand drums rapidly to represent running.) // <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Turkey __****__ Lurkey __**** : Why are you running so fast? ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Ducky Lucky: __**** Oh, Turkey Lurkey! They sky has fallen. **// (Downward glissando on a glockenspiel - Class sings “Apple Tree”) //** We are running to tell the King! ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Turkey __****__ Lurkey __**** : How do you know the sky has fallen? ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Chicken Little __**** : I saw it with my own eyes. I heard it with my ears. And a piece of it fell on my poor little head with a big plop! **// (woodblock sounds) // <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Turkey __****__ Lurkey __**** : That’s terrible! I’ll go along with you. ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Narrator __**** : As they ran along they heard a loud “Hoo-oo-oo! ****// ” //**** ( **// Have some children tap hand drums rapidly to represent running.) //** In a tree, Hooty, the owl, blinked his eyes sleepily. ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Hooty __**** : Don’t you know this is my naptime? What is all the noise about? ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Animals: __**** Oh, Hooty Owl! The sky has fallen. **// (Downward glissando on a glockenspiel - Class sings “Apple Tree”) //. **We are running to tell the King!** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Hooty __**** : Are you sure that the sky has fallen? **// (Owl opens one eye and then the other.) // <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Narrator __**** : All the animals looked at Chicken Little as she stepped nearer to the owl. ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Chicken Little __**** : I saw it with my own eyes. I heard it with my ears. And a piece of it fell on my poor little head with a big plop! **// (Wood sounds) // <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Hooty __**** : Hmmm! Can you show me the pieces of the sky that fell, Chicken Little? ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Chicken Little __**** : Oh, yes! Come with me and I’ll show you. ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Narrator: __**** Chicken Little led the way. The owl flew over her head and the children ran along behind in a line. ( **// Have some children tap hand drums rapidly to represent running.) // **They arrived at the orchard.** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Chicken Little __**** : Look! There is the piece of sky that fell on my poor little head. **// (Woodblock plays.) // <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Narrator: __**** All the animals looked at the little apple. Then, one by one, they walked away – all but the owl. The wise old owl looked at Chicken Little. ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Hooty: __** **This is a little apple from the apple tree. And if you are a smart little chicken, you’ll eat it before the others come back to get it.** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">**__ Narrator: __** ** <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> And that is just what Chicken Little did. She pecked and pecked at it until it was all gone. **

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