Musical activities: Distribute sticks. Turn on 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 stick play variations. Use variations with dynamics. Make small movements singing softly on the verse and bigger movements on the refrain singing loudly. Change the […]
Musical activities: Rock back and forth sliding your arms out in front of you while saying “whoops” several times. Continue movement in triple meter and begin rhyme. “Without my shoes on…” Rock side to side swinging your arms along to microbeat on “Fast out the door…” Make fists in front of you. Circle as though […]
Musical activities: Stand, or if preferred, sit adjusting movements. Turn on or sing a cappella. Move in all areas of space. Change movements on each repetition. – Rock side to side – Roll hands – Walk fingers on the floor – Wave high in the air- Rock your teddy bear Toss scarves in the air […]
Musical activities: Turn on or sing a cappella. Clap, rock, tap knees, tummy, etc., matching the lyrics. Use one small movement throughout an entire verse. Variations: small movement Everyday activities can be substituted. Try “brush your hair,” “drink your juice,” or “take a nap.” Ask the children to contribute ideas for new lyrics. Tonal patterns Presentation ideas: music play
Musical activities: Blow your whistle and form a circle. Repeat whistle blowing several times. Encourage the children to blow their whistle and listen carefully to ensure they are using healthy vocal technique. Use guitar, shakers, clapping hands or turn on Refrain: Sing and rock to the left and right to the macrobeat. Blow your whistle […]
Musical activities: Distribute finger cymbals. Turn on or sing a cappella. Tap finger cymbals to the macrobeat throughout one repetition of the song. Switch to the microbeat on the next repetition. Continue using finger cymbal variations, and invite children to share their ideas for movements and nonsense syllables. Partner up and sit cross-legged, facing each […]
Musical activities: Lead as in Lesson plan 8. Continue with body awareness. Adjust words to reflect selected body part. Accept spontaneous suggestions from the children on where the spider is crawling. Change the movement of the spider. For example, jumping on my hand, sliding down my leg, walking on my nose, tapping on my cheeks. […]
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: 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. Clap […]
Musical activities: Voice play: Rub your arms and vibrate lips and say “Brr.” This sounds like a motorboat. Repeat several times allowing the children to feel the forward buzz in the face. Opening: Hold left hand open palm facing up. Draw an X on the open palm with the index finger of right hand on […]