Musical activities: Distribute shakers. Turn on With the children still in the line or circle begin shaking the eggs in front of you. Alternate between macrobeat and microbeat on each repeat of the song. Visit each child and tap their toes to the macrobeat and microbeat while singing, “I love (child’s name), yes I do.” Observe their responses to the mood, emotions, and lyrics. Variations: egg shakers […]
Musical activities: Sit or lay in a circle. Recite the rhyme with a high voice. Keep a light bounce, and sway to the macrobeat while you do the following movements: – “Here are grandma’s glasses”: Touch tips of thumb and index finger together to make a circle and hold to eyes creating glasses. – “Here […]
Musical activities: Turn on or lead a cappella. Rock or sway each child gently to the triple meter. Be sure your movements reflect the tranquility of the lullaby. Continue singing a cappella, incorporating nonsense syllables on each repeat. Tonal patterns. Presentation ideas: music play
Musical activities: Turn on Dance with each child through one verse using large movements and alternating between macrobeat and microbeat. Use movements that incorporate the full body Variations: large movement. Observe children’s free movements as they respond to the song by dancing independently and with an adult. Sit or lay down in a circle.
Musical activities: Sit or lay in a circle. Distribute rhythm sticks. Turn on Tap sticks on the floor to the macrobeat. Observe spontaneous physical and vocal responses. Alternate between macrobeat (verse) and microbeat (refrain). On each repeat, play sticks a different way and sing with a new nonsense syllable. Variations: sticks. Visit each child, tap the sticks gently on their bodies, continuing to alternate […]
Musical activities: Pat child’s tummy to macrobeat and recite rhyme while rocking your body side to side. Repeat with microbeat High/low voice play: Recite with low voice, tapping child’s feet to macrobeat. Repeat with high voice, gently tapping child’s head to microbeat. Loud/soft voice play: Recite in a louder voice, clapping to macrobeat. Babies are […]
Musical activities: Turn on or sing acapella. Begin singing and rock to the macrobeat with arms extended to the side. At the words “I build a snowman big and tall”, push through the air moving up as if building a snowman until your hands are high over your head. At the words “The wind is […]
Musical activities: Turn on Dance with each child through one verse using large movements and alternating between macrobeat and microbeat. Use movements that incorporate the full body. Variations: large movement. Observe children’s free movements as they respond to the song by dancing independently and with an adult. Sit or lay down in a circle.
Musical activities: Sit or lay in a circle. Distribute rhythm sticks. Turn on Tap sticks on the floor to the macrobeat. Observe spontaneous physical and vocal responses. Alternate between macrobeat (verse) and microbeat (refrain). On each repeat, play sticks a different way and sing with a new nonsense syllable. Variations: sticks. Repeat activity acapella if time. Resting tone play. Collect sticks.
Musical activities: Pat child’s tummy to macrobeat and recite rhyme while rocking your body side to side. Repeat with microbeat High/low voice play: Recite with low voice, tapping child’s feet to macrobeat. Repeat with high voice, gently tapping child’s head to microbeat. Loud/soft voice play: Recite in a louder voice, clapping to macrobeat. Babies are […]