Musical activities: Say, “Rain, Rain, Splash!” using the opening movement below. Repeat several times. The children may respond to any part of this or just watch and absorb. Opening movement: Pat lap pat lap lift hands high and shake hands down (all of these movement happen on “1.”) 1 – 2 1 – 2 […]
Musical activities: Distribute shakers. Turn on Verse: Shake to the macrobeat and sing, encouraging children to join in. Create a new way to play on every repetition of the verse. Refrain (show me a motion): Encourage freedom of movement with shakers for independent creativity. Continue a cappella when the music stops, incorporating new variations. Resting […]
Musical activities: Turn on Clap hands on “dai, dai..” section to the microbeat. Rock your body side to side to the macrobeat during the “la, la, la” section. Pick up one child and dance with him having him feel the vigor of this song. Go up to another child and interact while holding the first […]
Musical activities: Set up for a group activity. Children will watch or move freely. Vocal play: playfully growl like a bear waving your “paws” in the air. Repeat growl and give a “yawn.” Make a fist with your left hand (the bear). Cover it with your right (the cave for a sleepy bear). Rock the […]
Musical activities: Say, “Rain, Rain, Splash!” using the opening movement below. Repeat several times. The children may respond to any part of this or just watch and absorb. Opening movement: Pat lap pat lap lift hands high and shake hands down (all of these movement happen on “1.”) 1 – 2 1 – 2 […]
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: Turn on Dance with each child through one verse Come and dance: dance freely moving to the macrobeat. La, la, la: dance freely moving to the microbeat. Suggested movements: spin, dance to each child tapping their shoulders Repeat with new movements: “Come and jump around,” spin around, fly around, bounce around, play Peek-a-Boo […]
Musical activities: Distribute shakers. Turn on Verse: Sing and shake to the macrobeat. Encourage all children to join you. Create a new way to play on every repetition of the verse, alternating between macrobeat and microbeat. Refrain (show me a motion): Shake high in the air. Observe the children’s created variations. Continue a cappella, incorporating […]
Musical activities: Go to each child and do this chant. Draw clockwise circles on belly on the first half of the rhyme, “Round and round” using macrobeat. Creep fingers up child’s back or tummy on “One step, two steps” using microbeat. Each verse has a different ending. Change the movement to reflect the new ending […]
Musical activities: Gather designated kitchen equipment or other props in one area. Allow the children to freely choose a prop or the teacher can choose for non-mobile children. Turn on The children will use props as instruments experimenting with new sounds and learn how to create and improvise music with something other than a musical […]