Tumbalalaika
May 8, 2017
Musical activities: Pick up children one at a time. Rock gently while singing the lullaby.
‘Liza Jane
May 8, 2017
Musical activities: Everyone stands up. 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 large movement for each verse. Variations: movement ideas Continue a cappella. Replace “’ Liza Jane” with children’ s names singing, “Come, my Mary…”
Out and About
May 6, 2017
Musical activities: Distribute instruments. Turn on Children choose an instrument playing freely to build confidence in improvisation and movement to the beat and rhythms. Collect instruments.
Sunburst
May 3, 2017
Musical activities: Distribute instruments. Turn on Children choose an instrument playing freely to build confidence in improvisation and movement to the beat and rhythms. Collect instruments.
Down by the Station
May 3, 2017
Musical activities: Vocal play: Lead as in lesson plan 29 for the value of repetition. Lead with guitar, tambourine, shakers, or body percussion (recommended) or turn on March around singing in a circle moving to the macrobeat. On the repeat, change direction. On the next repetition, pause to blow your whistle and change direction moving […]
Hey, Jack
May 3, 2017
Musical activities: Distribute the shakers. Turn on Sing “Shake your shakers, hey, Jack…” playing on the macrobeat. Shake freely on the refrain with microbeat: “Swing, swing…” and show the picture of the dancing children representing the refrain always being the same. Additional verses: create a new way to play or place to tap on the […]
The Beehive
May 3, 2017
Musical activities: Vocal play: follow lesson plan 26 for the value of repetition, encouraging all children to participate. Make your beehive. Recite the rhyme and move as instructed in lesson plan 26. Repeat rhyme using a soft voice and complimentary rocking. Use a loud voice on “they’re alive” with big movements. Rhythm patterns Encourage the […]
Down by the Station
May 3, 2017
Musical activities: Vocal play: Encourage everyone to say, “Whoo, whoo!” Repeat several times keeping voices in a high place for modeling. Lead with guitar, tambourine, shakers, or body percussion (recommended) or turn on March around singing in a circle moving to the macrobeat. On the repeat, change direction. On the next repetition, pause to blow […]
Hey, Jack
May 3, 2017
Musical activities: Distribute the shakers. Turn on Sing “Shake your shakers, hey, Jack…” playing on the macrobeat. Shake freely on the refrain with microbeat: “Swing, swing…” and show the picture of the dancing children representing the refrain always being the same. Additional verses: create a new way to play or place to tap on the […]
Five Little Peas
May 3, 2017
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 […]