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: Distribute rhythm sticks or one stick to the child if capable of holding on their own.Turn on Go to each child and have them experience sticks by tapping on the floor, rubbing sticks together or clicking them together to the microbeat on the first half of the song. Switch to macrobeat on the refrain, “Hi […]
Musical activities: Go to one child at a time. Squeak like a mouse while running fingers up and down the body. Return to the toes tapping the macrobeat. Begin the rhyme. Tap the body part indicated in the rhyme to the macrobeat throughout one repetition of the rhyme. On the repeat, tap to the microbeat. Rhythm patterns Presentation […]
Musical activities: Place one child on your lap moving to triple meter in this gentle dorian song. Turn on or sing a cappella. Rock forward and back to full verse, rock side to side for another verse and gently lift legs for another verse. Continue with other gentle movements. Move on to the next child […]
Musical activities: Turn on Take turns dancing with one child at a time: – “Zum Gali, Gali” rock child back and forth to macrobeat. – “Lai, Lai, Lai” use gentle running feet to the microbeat around the room. Repeat with each child.
Musical activities: Distribute sticks. Provide children capable of holding a rhythm stick with one stick. Turn on Place one child at a time on lap or go over to their crib or mat. Tap sticks on the floor using the microbeat on the first half of the song. Switch to macrobeat on the refrain, “Hi diddle um-kum…” Repeat using […]
Musical activities: Place one child at a time on lap and rock back and forth. Slide hands on their tummy or legs to the macrobeat saying “whoops.” Repeat several times. Begin the rhythmic rhyme. – 1st verse (Without…): Continue with the same movement from above. – 2nd verse (Fast…): Rock side to side brushing your hands […]
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: Lead with or sing a cappella. Clap hands to the microbeat on the repeated refrain. Tap an article of clothing to the macrobeat on the verses, returning to microbeat on “wearing my xxx today.”
Musical activities: Lift each finger one at a time counting, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Repeat with the other hand. If you are familiar with another language, repeat using the new language. Begin a cappella incorporating the following movements while singing the story. • “There were five in a bed…”: Wave palm facing out […]