Musical activities: Rock side to side, singing Bim, Bam on A and D (do and sol) Continue rocking and sing through the song Replace the lyrics with animal sounds and movements. Suggestions: duck (quack), cow (moo), bird (la or tweet) Tell the children you are going to pretend to be the animal you finished […]
Musical activities: Distribute rhythm sticks. Turn on Tap rhythm sticks on the floor. Alternate between macrobeat (big) for the verse and microbeat (little) on the refrain. Use a new rhythm stick variation on each repeat. Ask children for their ideas. They may play or move to show their ideas. Observe carefully to see their […]
Musical activities: Sing the song inserting each child’s name where indicated. Suggested accompaniment: piano, guitar, ukulele, tambourine or clapping hands Invite the children to clap, bounce or tap along, encouraging an active response to music. Model and observe spacing and consistent beat. Move about the circle making eye contact and waving to each child as you […]
Musical activities: Sing a cappella while clapping your hands or sing accompanied with piano or guitar encouraging the children to sing along. Model and observe spacing and consistent beat. Sway left and right while singing all of the children’s names where indicated.* Limited time? Sing goodbye to the boys, girls, teacher(s) and then into “So […]
Musical activities: Distribute instruments. Turn on Children choose an instrument and play freely to build confidence in improvisation and movement to the beat and rhythms. Collect instruments.
Musical activities: Flap your wings and quack like a duck. Quack a question for the children to answer, encouraging improvisation. Children respond simultaneously, in whatever way they’d like. This is not a direct repeat, but an answer to the question. Repeat several times. Incorporate other animals if you’d like. Rock and clap to the beat […]
Musical activities: Stand up.Turn on Reach, bounce, march, fly, spin, etc. into the lyrics. Use one large movement throughout an entire verse. Be sure to use the entire body, responding to both macrobeat and microbeat. Variations: large movement. Sit down.
Musical activities: Voice play: Raise shakers overhead with an ascending “Whoo!” Lower shakers with descending “Whoo!” Distribute shakers. Turn on Shake eggs (microbeat) through first section of song. Shake to macrobeat on repeat. Tap knees to microbeat during second section. Tap to macrobeat when first section repeats. Repeat step four with shaker variations. Continue a […]
Musical activities: Use vocal play to transition to this rhythmic rhyme. Jump fingertips off of lap saying, “Jump, jump, jump jump!” This vocal play can be extended with a nonsense syllable. Ex: “Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo!” as fingertips jump high. Follow these movement instructions while reciting the rhyme: • 1st verse: Jump fingertips off of knees macrobeat (big). • 2nd verse: Swim macrobeat (big). […]
Musical activities: Sing the song inserting each child’s name where indicated. Suggested accompaniment: piano, guitar, ukulele, tambourine or clapping hands Invite the children to clap, bounce or tap along, encouraging an active response to music. Model and observe spacing and consistent beat. Move about the circle making eye contact and waving to each child as you […]