Musical activities: Turn on “Dai, dai…” section A, move the class in a circle to the right. “La, la…” section B, choose a large movement keeping the circle in place. • Rock • Twist • Kick feet • Wave arms up high • Walk circle into center • […]
Musical activities: Distribute shakers. Turn on Lead as in lesson plan 18. Continue with call-and-response musical form from lesson plan 18. Review: Teacher says, “My turn and sings ‘Love somebody.’” Gesture to the class to respond with a singing “Yes, I do.” Everyone sings the last phrase together. • Optional solo opportunity: *Ask a volunteer […]
Musical activities: Pretend 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: • Grandma’s glasses: touch the tips of your thumb and index finger together to make a circle and hold them up to your eyes like […]
Musical activities: Lead the activity as in lesson plan 17. Observe the children carefully. Are they moving accurately to the duple meter? Are they singing with accurate pitch or following the contour of the song?
Musical activities: Distribute shakers. Turn on Begin shaking the eggs in front of you. Keeping the same movement, alternate between macrobeat and microbeat on each repeat of the song. Create a new way to accompany with shakers on each repeat. Variations: egg shakers Observe which children are maintaining accurate spacing for macrobeat and microbeat. Continue a cappella. Introduce call-and-response musical […]
Musical activities: Pretend 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: • Grandma’s glasses: Touch the tips of your thumb and index finger together to make a circle and hold them up to your eyes like […]
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”, use your hands to pat the floor to the macrobeat. Continue patting the air as if building a snowman until your hands […]
Musical activities: Turn on “Dai, dai…” section A, clap and march to microbeat. “La, la…” section B, use a different large movement variation each time & move to the macrobeat (ex: rock, jump, kick, twist). Observe the children’s movements. Are they moving with more confidence? Are they able to move in ways they couldn’t before? Are they […]
Musical activities: Extend arms to the sides and rock side to side while singing ding, dong on A (high bell) and D (low bell). Continue rocking and sing the song in French. Tap head and sing ding on A, then floor and sing dong on D, moving to the macrobeat. Continue the movement while singing […]
Musical activities: Wiggle fingers as if to tickle, and say, “hee, hee, hee.” Wiggle high, and use high voice. Wiggle low, and use low voice. Observe carefully. Are children engaging in this musical babble? Open your hands with palms facing the children, and rock hands side to side to the macrobeat. Begin reciting the rhyme. […]