Musical activities: Repeat the dance from Lesson Plan 7. This week ask the children to reflect expressive movements and enthusiasm for a celebration. Compare movements: smiling vs. frowning, walking slumped over vs. a bounce/jump in their body. Ask which movement is better suited for a party or celebration. All sit down at the end of […]
Musical activities: Lay the children on a blanket and/or mat and start with an opening game of start and stop drumming using the body. Gently sing the resting tone using the syllable “bah” while gently drumming on the child’s belly. Stop and start again using a softer voice. Distribute drums. Turn on Incorporate macrobeat and […]
Musical activities: Use opening voice play as in lesson plans six and seven. Repeating several times. Additional variations on moving to 5/8: a. Push both hands up over your head (1-2-3), pull in and close hands (4-5). b. Tap shoulders and raise up to top of head (1-2-3). Tap head (4-5). c. Tap laps and […]
Musical activities: Ask who wants to sing their own name today before beginning the song. There is no pressure to do this. The children will volunteer when they are ready. Sing the song as usual, allowing the volunteer soloists to perform when it is their turn.
Musical activities: After one or two repetitions of the song, as in lesson plan 13, begin leaving out the lyrics, “Roll over, roll over.”Place one index finger to your lips indicating silence. Do keep bouncing with your body. Observe if any children do fill in the melody line or turn looking perplexed recognizing something is […]
Musical activities: Everyone stands up. Turn on Clap hands and dance freely to the refrain: “There was a girl from France…” Always return to this movement for the repetitive refrain. A fermata introduces the verse. Raise jazz hands in the air and shake them throughout the fermata. After using the suggested large movements provided for […]
Musical activities: Gather a collection of safe kitchen pots, pans and utensils or other props in one area. Allow the children to freely choose a prop or the teacher can choose for non-mobile children. Turn on The children will use props as instruments experimenting with new sounds and learn how to create and improvise music with something […]
Musical activities: Sound the elephant’s call while swinging one arm over your head imitating an elephant’s trunk. Encourage the children to join in. Swing the same arm side to side crossing the body moving to the macrobeat setting up triple meter. Repeat the elephant’s call from step one in between each repetition. Continue with macrobeat and […]
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 with […]
Musical activities: Turn on Stand up and slide hands forward and backward to “Zum, Zum, Zum” introduction. Choose a different large movement every repeat of the first half of the song, “Zum gali…” For example, rock side to side, march, march with an imaginary drum, reach up high, twist in the middle. Tiptoe and play […]