My Country Tis of Thee

Activity Instructions:

Pass out microphones to children. Ask for some of their favorite songs, and sing them together. Then sing through solfege syllables, allowing class to echo. Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, Fa, Mi, Re, Do. Then introduce song for the week.

Lyrics:

Do Do Re | Ti Do Re
Mi Mi Fa | Mi Re Do
Re Do Ti Do

Sol Sol Sol Sol Fa Mi
Fa Fa Fa Fa Mi Re
Mi Fa Mi Re Do
Mi Fa Sol
La Fa Mi Re Do

My Country ‘Tis of Thee
Sweet Land of Liberty
Of thee I sing

Land where my father’s died
Land of the pilgrim’s pride
From every mountain side
Let freedom ring.