Musical activities: Sing a cappella while clapping your hands or sing accompanied with piano, guitar or ukulele encouraging the children to sing along. Sway left and right to the triple feel at the beginning of the song and then approach each child singing all of the children’s names where indicated.* *Limited time? Sing goodbye to […]
Musical activities: Sing the song inserting each child’s name where indicated. Suggested accompaniment: piano, guitar, ukulele, tambourine or clapping hands. Move around the circle making eye contact with each child when their name is sung. Use a “hello” hand movement when singing the children’s names. Return to clapping hands or your instrument when all the […]
Musical activities: Review habits of good audience members. Ask the children if anyone would like to share a solo with the group today. They can sing any song they would like. There is no pressure. If no one wants to sing a solo, the children can help choose a song for the teacher to sing. Having […]
Musical activities: Turn on or sing acapella. Present as in lesson plan 16. Ask each child to face a friend for partner (dyad) play moving as suggested: • 1st phrase: Holding hands, partners rock forward and backward. • 2nd phrase: Partners pat each other’s hands (macrobeat) moving hands up as they build their snowman finishing […]
Musical activities: Stand up and turn on Lead as in lesson plan 12. Continue a cappella asking the children to share their ideas for new movements to expand their movement vocabulary. One single child can move into the center of the circle directing their movement. Choose a new child on each repetition of “Show me […]
Musical activities: Distribute rhythm sticks. Turn on Tap to the macrobeat the first half of the song. Tap to the microbeat the second half of the song, starting with “Bim, chi-ri…” Keep the movement the same as in step two. Incorporate stick variations. Continue tapping first to the macrobeat, then the microbeat. Keep the movement the same both times. Observe the […]
Musical activities: Begin this rhythmic rhyme by rocking your body side to side and patting your lap to the macrobeat. Repeat using microbeat. High/low voice play: Recite the rhyme using a low voice. Tap the floor to the macrobeat. Recite the rhyme again with a high voice, tapping on your head to the microbeat. Loud/soft […]
Musical activities: Sing a cappella while clapping your hands or sing accompanied with piano or guitar. Sway left and right in triple meter while singing all of the children’s names where indicated.* Invite children to sing their names as you did in “Hello and Welcome.” Limited time? Sing goodbye to the boys, girls, teacher(s) and […]
Musical activities: Distribute instruments. Turn on The children will play freely to the music, encouraging displaying improvisation and movement to the beat and rhythms. Model and observe spacing and consistent beat. Observe the children when the music stops to see whether they are continuing to play or stopping. Collect instruments. Allow the children to continue playing for a few moments after […]
Musical activities: Turn on or sing acapella. Rock side to side with arms extended to the macrobeat for the beginning of the song. At the lyrics “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 lyrics “The […]