Musical activities: Distribute shakers. Turn on Begin shaking the eggs in front of you. Alternate between macrobeat and microbeat on each repeat of the song. Create a new way to accompany with shakers on each repeat and use nonsense syllables. Variations: egg shakers Repeat activity if time a cappella. Use resting tone play at the end. Collect shakers.
Musical activities: Begin this rhythmic rhyme by pretending to look for your glasses. 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 the tips of your thumb and index finger together to make a circle and hold them up to your […]
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 […]
Musical activities: Blow your whistles and start the train. “Whoo, whoo!” Repeat several times keeping voices in a high placement. Circle your arms at your sides like the wheels of a train saying, “ch, ch, ch, ch” while chugging everyone on the train in place or around the room. Lead with guitar, tambourine, ukulele, shakers, or body percussion, or […]
Musical activities: Distribute shakers. Turn on Begin shaking the eggs in front of you. Alternate between macrobeat and microbeat on each repeat of the song. Create a new way to accompany with shakers on each repeat and use nonsense syllables. Variations: egg shakers Repeat activity if time a cappella. Use resting tone play at the end. Collect shakers.
Musical activities: Begin this rhythmic rhyme by pretending to look for your glasses. 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 the tips of your thumb and index finger together to make a circle and hold them up to your […]
Musical activities: Ask the children to imagine their favorite stuffed animal or baby doll. Pretend to pick up and hold it for a lullaby. Turn on or lead a cappella. Rock or sway the imaginary animal or baby to the triple meter. Be sure your movements reflect the tranquility of the lullaby. Continue singing a cappella when the […]
Musical activities: Everyone stands up. Turn on Insert jump, dance, creep, shake, etc., into the lyrics, alternating between macrobeat and microbeat. Be sure to use movements that incorporate the full body. Variations: large movement variations All sit down at the end of the song.
Musical activities: Distribute rhythm sticks. Turn on Begin tapping the sticks on the floor. Alternate between macrobeat for the verse and microbeat on the refrain. Create a new way to accompany with sticks on each repeat and sing nonsense syllables. Variations: stick play variations. Repeat activity acapella if time. Use resting tone play at the end. Collect sticks.
Musical activities: Begin this rhythmic rhyme by rocking your body side to side and patting your lap to the macrobeat. Repeat the rhyme tapping your lap and keeping a light beat in your body using microbeat. High/low voice play: Recite the rhyme using a low voice. Tap the floor to the macrobeat. Recite the rhyme […]