Musical activities: Set up for a group activity. Distribute castanets. Turn on Demonstrate how to tap your castanet on the floor during the first repetition. Play your castanet with each child through one repetition. Resting tone play*: Place castanet in your palm; tap top quickly with the other hand while singing the resting tone. Collect […]
Musical activities: Turn on Dance with each child through a full verse • When I’m tired: Drop at the knees, allowing baby to feel the descent. Pause briefly for the fermata. Make an ascending tone using “oo” as you straighten back up on “oop.” Return to this movement after each verse. • 2nd verse: run […]
Musical activities: Vocal play: Extend arms and yawn. Repeat several times. Play and sing the full song with each child • Rock the child like a sleeping bear side to side on the macrobeat. • Place your index finger over your lips for every “shh.” • Gradually crescendo bouncing the child on your lap to […]
Musical activities: Play Peek-a-Boo, making eye contact with each child. Encourage the children to join in the game. Lead the rhyme as follows: • 1st verse: Peek-a-Boo on the macrobeat • 2nd verse (bee): Tap child on belly and then tap yourself (about chest level) to the macrobeat • 3rd verse (bug): Creep fingers up […]
Musical activities: Distribute instruments Turn on Everyone chooses an instrument and plays 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: Place a child on your lap, and bounce the child gently through the song. Lift or gently lean the baby toward you on “whee.” Stand, and pick up the child. Repeat the song. • Tiptoe to the macrobeat singing quietly. • Sing loudly on “Whee” and either lift the child or wiggle with […]
Musical activities: Distribute finger cymbals. Gently assist the children with tapping them together. Turn on Tap to the macrobeat during the verse. Tap to the microbeat during the refrain. Continue singing and playing, incorporating finger cymbals variations. Visit each child as they play, tapping gently on knees, toes, etc. Incorporate nonsense syllables to help children […]
Musical activities: Play Peek-a-Boo, making eye contact with each child. Encourage the children to join in the game. Lead the rhyme as follows: • 1st verse: Peek-a-Boo on the macrobeat • 2nd verse (bee): Tap child on belly and then tap yourself (about chest level) to the macrobeat • 3rd verse (bug): Creep fingers up […]
Musical activities: Rock and sing with each child. Crawlers and children beginning to move may not want to be held. Rub their backs gently to the beat or allow them to watch and listen.
Musical activities: Turn on Pick up one child at a time and dance, wiggle, fly, etc., into the lyrics. Replace the lyrics “dance with me”with a new movement for each verse. Variations: movement ideas Replace “’Liza Jane” with children’s names for a personalized touch. For example, “Come, my Mary…” Tonal Patterns