In this lesson, we'll learn about the country Vietnam, Vietnamese children, and the songs they sing. Vietnamese children live in Vietnam, but they also live in different places around the world. We’ll learn a song that many Vietnamese children sing, about a toad and other animals. Then we’ll make up our own rhymes in English to sing to the melody!

Lesson Paths & Learning Objectives

1. Geography and People

   • Name some countries where Vietnamese children live
   • Learn some Vietnamese words
   • Learn a song Vietnamese children sing around the world
   • 20+ minutes

2. Listening, Moving, Responding

   • Imitate the sound of a toad
   • Play percussion along with a Vietnamese song
   • Play on beats 2 and 4 in 4/4 time
   • 15+ minutes

3. Playing and Moving to Music

   • Identify rhyming words in Vietnamese
   • Create rhyming verses in English
   • Recite and sing your own rhyming verse
   • 15+ minutes