Musical activities: Ask who wants to sing their own name today before beginning the song. There is no pressure to do this. The children will volunteer when they are ready. Sing the song as usual, allowing the volunteer soloists to perform when it is their turn.
Musical activities: Distribute finger cymbals. Turn on Lightly play the finger cymbals to the macrobeat keeping a safe distance from the child’s face, as the sound might be too much for them. On different verses play Peek-a-Boo with the cymbals. Variations: finger cymbals Shake the finger cymbals high over the child’s face at the end […]
Musical activities: Distribute instruments. Turn on Everyone choose an instrument and play freely to the music. This will encourage improvisation and movement to the beat and rhythms. Very young infants: Tap to the beat on their legs. Collect instruments.
Musical activities: Vocal play: “Whoo, whoo!” Repeat several times, keeping voices in a high place. Turn on or sing a cappella Moving holding one child at a time march around the other children moving to the macrobeat. On the repeat, change direction. On the next repetition, pause to blow your whistle, pick up a […]
Musical activities: Distribute the shakers. Turn on Shake to the macrobeat, and sing “Shake your shakers, hey, Jack…” Shake freely on the refrain with microbeat: “Swing, swing…” Additional verses: create a new way to play or place to tap on the macrobeat. For example: tap your shoulders, head, etc. Return to shaking freely on the […]
Musical activities: Vocal play: follow lesson plan 26 encouraging all children to participate. Make your beehive. Recite the rhyme and move as instructed in lesson plan 26. Repeat softly. Crouch low and rock to the beat. On “they’re alive,” use a loud voice and complementary movements. Rhythm patterns Observe children imitating or responding to the […]
Musical activities: Distribute instruments. Turn on Everyone choose an instrument and play freely to the music. This will encourage improvisation and movement to the beat and rhythms. Very young infants: Tap to the beat on their legs. Collect instruments.
Musical activities: Vocal play: “Whoo, whoo!” Repeat several times, keeping voices in a high place. Turn on or sing a cappella Moving holding one child at a time march around the other children moving to the macrobeat. On the repeat, change direction. On the next repetition, pause to blow your whistle, pick up a different […]
Musical activities: Distribute the shakers. Turn on Shake to the macrobeat, and sing “Shake your shakers, hey, Jack…” Shake freely on the refrain with microbeat: “Swing, swing…” Additional verses: create a new way to play or place to tap on the macrobeat. For example: tap your shoulders, head, etc. Return to shaking freely on the […]
Musical activities: Lift each finger counting to five. Repeat with the other hand. Plant the peas making a fist and covering it with the other hand. Begin rhyme. Rock planted peas side to side on the macrobeat. Raise each finger of the covered hand while counting the growing peas. Crescendo starting softy with hands close […]