Musical activities: Stand up. Turn on March in a parade using a new large movement variation at the start of each verse. Incorporate macrobeat and microbeat. Differentiate for children with limited mobility. Suggestions: • March around the room with strong arms and legs (macrobeat) • Clap and march (microbeat) • Throw candy to the crowd (macrobeat) • Wave “hello” to onlookers and […]
Musical activities: High/Low Vocal Play: Reach arms above head, and sing “high” on A (sol). Put hands on floor and sing “low” on D (do). Repeat several times. Encourage children to try. *Observe babble. Distribute bells, and continue vocal play. Tap bells, and sing “ring” on the resting tone (D). Sing a cappella and play […]
Musical activities: Pretend to be a cat. Put two fingers on your head to represent ears, and say, “Meow!” Repeat several times. Invite children to respond. Tell the children you will have a cat conversation. Ask a question using, “Meow.” The children respond by meowing any way they’d like. Tell the children you will have a […]
Musical activities: Sing, “Where are your stars?” on the resting tone, and wiggle fingers as if they are stars. Wiggle fingers while singing the resting tone on “ah,” then freeze. Repeat several times, creating a game. Sing a cappella. Rock side to side, and use the following movements: • Twinkle: Wiggle fingers (microbeat) • Up above: Make diamond shape above head […]
Musical activities: Circle hand overhead, and use vocal sirens to encourage vocal exploration. Encourage participation. Sing all call and response a cappella. Optional: Turn on Suggested movements: Refrain (There’s a fire call): Clap hands. March in place (macrobeat) Verses:• Get on the fire gear: Steer firetruck around room (microbeat) • Go real fast: Steer firetruck around […]
Musical activities: Lead as in week 3 for the value of repetition.
Musical activities: Count to five, lifting one finger at a time. Repeat with other hand. Swing open fingers left and right (macrobeat), and begin the rhyme. Pretend to be each pumpkin. Suggested movements: • 1st: Rock side to side with hands on cheeks (macrobeat) • 2nd: Rub upper arms (microbeat) • 3rd: Wave index finger left and right […]
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. Collect instruments.
Musical activities: Flap your wings and quack like a duck. Quack a question for the children to answer, encouraging improvisation. Children respond simultaneously, in whatever way they’d like. This is not a direct repeat, but an answer to the question. Repeat several times. Incorporate other animals if you’d like. Ask for child volunteers to lead […]
Musical activities: Stand up.Turn on 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 (big) and microbeat (little). Variations: large movement. Sit down.