Musical activities: Stand up. Sound the train whistle, “Whoo, whoo!” Encourage children to do the same to build vocal range and flexibility. Create the illusion of a starting a train ride by blowing the whistle several more times, and invite children to get on the train. Turn on Sing along. • Use arms as train […]
Musical activities: Lead as in week 5 for the value of repetition.
Musical activities: Pull back on horse’s reins, and say, “Whoa!” Repeat several times, inviting children to join in. Lead the rhyme twice, using the following movements: a. Repeated phrase: Bump, bump • Pat lap • Bounce body to 6/8 triple meter b .Verses • Farm fields: Pat lap, bounce body • Picking apples: Pick apples overhead, alternating arms • Sipping cider: […]
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. Approach each child while singing their name.* *Limited time? Sing goodbye to the boys, girls, teacher(s) and then into “So long, farewell, I enjoyed my time with you.” Finish with the […]
Musical activities: Distribute instruments. Hand instruments to those who are able to hold them. Choose something other than a shaker for yourself. Turn on Model by playing your instrument as you dance from child to child. Use your instrument to engage the child by tapping on their toes or moving the instrument where they […]
Musical activities: Stand up. Turn on Take a turn dancing with each child as you reach, bounce, march, fly, spin, etc. into the lyrics. Use one large movement throughout an entire verse. Be sure to use the entire body, responding to both macrobeat and microbeat. If time, have each child experience a verse using macrobeat and a verse using microbeat. Variations: large movement. Sit down.
Musical activities: Take two shakers for yourself. Raise shakers overhead with an ascending “Whoo!” Lower shakers with descending “Whoo!” Turn on Visit each child for two variations. Model, interact, and observe their responses. The song is divided into two sections. Move to the macrobeat for the first section and the microbeat for the second. Use the same movement for […]
Musical activities: Visit each child for one repetition of the rhythmic rhyme. If time is limited, visit for one verse. Jump fingertips off the child’s belly saying, “Jump, jump, jump jump!” This vocal play can be extended with a nonsense syllable. Ex: “Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo!” as fingertips jump high. Follow these movement instructions while reciting the rhyme: • 1st verse: Jump fingertips […]
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: Distribute instruments. Turn on Children choose an instrument and play freely to build confidence in improvisation and movement to the beat and rhythms. Allow the children to trade instruments as they wish. Model, and observe the children’s accompaniments and movements. Collect instruments.