S&S: Vocal–9, Beat/Rhythm–2, Dramatic Play/Games–3, Music Literature–1, 2

Musical activities:

1. Play a game of “Call and Response.”
   • Explain you are the lead singer and the class will respond to your call with the exact same thing, like an echo. Be sure the children understand echo.
   • Tell children this is a call and response.
   • Do a practice by singing the first phrase, “Kye, kye kule,” gesturing for the class to respond. Repeat as necessary.
2. Turn on and begin clapping.
3. Place your index finger to your lips to remind the children not to sing on the lead “call” part and gesture out to the class inviting them to sing on the “response.”
4. The instrumental section provides an opportunity for clapping and voice play.
5. When the vocal returns keep clapping or move to patting your knees.
6. Distribute shakers. Turn on
7. Sing the response with the children throughout.
8. Shake to the microbeat (little) throughout one repetition of the song.
9. Shake to the macrobeat (big) on the repeat.
10. Using the same movement, alternate between the microbeat and macrobeat with each new repetition.
11. Choose a new shaker variation at the start of every microbeat. The children can be a springboard for new variations as well.
12. Continue a cappella incorporating more variations with the shakers. Replace lyrics with nonsense syllables in subsequent repetitions addressing the limited language of this age group.
13. Finish with resting tone play.
14. Collect shakers.

This is a popular game in parts of Africa. Because of the many variations of this song and mixtures of dialects that exist, the original meaning of the words is no longer clear.