Activity Instructions:

Play music as children are entering at the start of class.

Activity Instructions:

Call children to circle. Start rhythm on Keyboard, and use each child’s name in the song.

I’m gonna rock rock rock with with my Tots
Rock, rock rock with my Tots
Rock, rock rock with my Tots
in Rockin’ Rhythms music class

Let’s all rock with [Name Here]
Let’s all rock with [Name Here or “together”]
Let’s all rock with [Name Here or “and have fun”]
in Rockin’ Rhythms music class

Activity Instructions:

Pass out rainsticks. Explore turning over, shaking, rolling, tapping. Then sing through song at least twice following directions in the song.

123, follow me, [Turn over your rainstick]
123, follow me, [Turn over your rainstick]
123, follow me x2

I23, follow me, [Turn over your rainstick]

Come and shake your rainstick
Come and roll your rainstick
Come and tap your rainstick

Activity Instructions:

Have children sit in parents laps. Bounce, bump, etc during song. Bouncing to the beat of the music helps children feel the rhythm with their bodies.

I’m gonna fly like a bird (Gentle Bounce)
Fly like a plane
Fly like superman
I’m gonna Fly up high in the air
and fly back to the ground

Watch me spread my arms out wide
as Up and Down I fly
Watch me spread my arms out wide
as Up and Down I fly
Watch me spread my arms out wide
as Up and Down I fly
Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly.
(Parents up and down both legs together)

I’m gonna fly like a bird (Gentle Bounce)
Fly like a plane
Fly like superman
I’m gonna Fly up high in the air
and fly back to the ground

Watch me spread my arms out wide
as side to side I fly

Watch me spread my arms out wide
as Side to side I fly

Watch me spread my arms out wide
as Side to side I fly
Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly.

I’m gonna fly like a bird (Gentle Bounce)
Fly like a plane
Fly like superman
I’m gonna Fly up high in the air
and fly back to the ground

Watch me spread my arms out wide
I’m bouncing through the sky

Watch me spread my arms out wide
I’m bouncing through the sky

Watch me spread my arms out wide
I’m bouncing through the sky
Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly
Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly.

Activity Instructions:

Print and hang the animal pictures on the wall in your classroom space. Before beginning the activity, review the animals and their colors. As you sing the song, the children go and touch the animal picture that is hanging on the wall.

I am looking for a frog
looking for a green frog
I am looking for a frog
Help me find a green frog

Replace frog with:
Bird: Blue bird,
Duck:Yellow Duck,
Tiger:Orange Tiger,
Flamingo:Pink Flamingo

Activity Instructions:

Tap the rhythm on individual drums or gathering drum, depending upon class size. Use keyboard rhythm to establish steady tempo as you tap and sing the rhythm.

Whole Note
Half Note Half Note
Quar-ter Quar-ter Quar-ter Quar-ter
 Eighth note Eighth note Eighth note Eighth note Eighth note Eighth note Eighth note Eighth note
Quar-ter Quar-ter Quar-ter Quar-ter
Half Note Half Note
Whole Note

Activity Instructions:

Practice playing air guitar, jumping, spinning, shaking hands, and twisting. Then turn on the music and follow the directions in the song. Prompt the children to play air guitar during the guitar breaks in the song.

CHORUS
C’mon and dance your blues away
Sing with me today
Laugh, let’s have some fun
‘Til the day is done

C’mon and move those happy feet
Feel this rockin’ beat
Play your air guitar
till the song is done

VERSES
V1. We’re gonna jump and jump and jump and STOP (x4)
V2. We’re gonna spin and spin and spin and spin and STOP (x4)
V3. We’re gonna shake and shake and shake and shake and STOP (x4)
V4. We’re gonna twist and twist and twist and twist and STOP (x4)

Activity Instructions:

Pass out microphones to children. Ask for some of their favorite songs, and sing them together. Then sing through solfege syllables, allowing class to echo. Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, Fa, Mi, Re, Do. Then introduce song for the week.

Do Re Mi Do
Do Re Mi  Do
Mi Fa Sol
Mi Fa Sol
Sol La Sol  Fa  Mi  Do
Sol La Sol Fa Mi Do
Do Sol Do
Do Sol Do

Are you sleeping
Are you sleeping
Brother John
Brother John
Morning bells are ringing
Morning bells are ringing
Ding dong ding
Ding dong ding

Frère Jacques,
Frère Jacques,
Dormez-vous?
Dormez-vous?
Sonnez les matines!
Sonnez les matines!
Ding, dong, ding.
Ding, dong, ding.

Activity Instructions:

Pass out playground balls. Explore tapping the ball, rolling the ball, bouncing on top of the ball, and rolling on top the ball with your belly. Then play recorded song and follow directions.

v.1 Tap your hands on the ball
v.2 Use your hands to roll the ball
v.3 Bounce your bootie on the ball
v.4 Roll your belly on the ball

Activity Instructions:

“For our world music dance today, we are visiting Columbia with a champeta song. This is Carlos Vives song Pa’Mayte.”

Use different movements in similar sections of the song to help children hear the sections of the music. Make a train in the bridge section, use a train whistle to enhance if available.

Activity Instructions:

Dump a variety bucket of instruments out for children to play and try different instruments. Teacher’s choice on background music, make sure that the song lyrics are clean and the topic is child-appropriate. You may want to find out some of your participants favorite popular songs and include them here!

Activity Instructions:

With Tots, Teacher drops beanbag behind child, parent helps child run to catch teacher. Repeat so all children get a turn. Invite children to sing the song with you as you play the game.

With Kid Rock, children drop beanbag behind another child, second child chases the first, repeat.

 A Tisket a tasket, a green and yellow basket
wrote some music for my friend
and on the way I dropped it.
( drop beanbag behind a child, who chases teacher)

She/he dropped it, she/he dropped it, on the way she/he dropped it
A little [boy/girl] picked it up
and put it in her pocket.

Activity Instructions:

Use ladybug and bee puppets to sing song.

VERSE 1
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
Enjoying the sunny weather
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
having some fun together
Ladybug: “Did you know that I’m a beetle,
my real wings hide?
My hard shell protects
the wings folded inside!”
Ladybug and bee were sitting in a tree
learning about each other

VERSE2
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
Enjoying the sunny weather
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
having some fun together
Bee: “Did you know I’m an insect?
I also have wings?
Gather pollen from the flowers
Be careful I sting”
Ladybug and bee were sitting in a tree
Learning about each other
Ladybug and bee were sitting in a tree
Learning about each other

Activity Instructions:

Start rhythm on keyboard. Then sing song, putting each child’s name in the song. Adjust the ending based on the number of children you have – feel free to repeat or not, and add goodbyes to mommies, daddies, instruments, etc, if needed to finish the musical phrasing, depending upon the size of your class.

Goodbye, Cya later, adios my friends
Our time in Rockin’ Rhythms class has come to an end
au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bon voyage, chiao
Until we meet again my friends, I’ll say goodbye for now

|: Goodbye [Name goes here]
    Goodbye [Name here]
    Goodbye [Name goes here]
    Goodbye [Name here]
    Goodbye [Name goes here]
    Goodbye [Name here]
    We’ll rock again next time :|

Activity Instructions:

Play music as children are entering at the start of class.

Activity Instructions:

Call children to circle. Start rhythm on Keyboard, and use each child’s name in the song.

I’m gonna rock rock rock with with my big kids
Rock, rock rock with my big kids
Rock, rock rock with my big kids
in Rockin’ Rhythms music class

Let’s all rock with [Name Here]
Let’s all rock with [Name Here or “together”]
Let’s all rock with [Name Here or “and have fun”]
in Rockin’ Rhythms music class

Activity Instructions:

Pass out rainsticks. Explore turning over, shaking, rolling, tapping. Then sing through song at least twice following directions in the song.

123, follow me, [Turn over your rainstick]
123, follow me, [Turn over your rainstick]
123, follow me x2

I23, follow me, [Turn over your rainstick]

Come and shake your rainstick
Come and roll your rainstick
Come and tap your rainstick

Activity Instructions:

Practice playing air guitar, jumping, spinning, shaking hands, and twisting. Then turn on the music and follow the directions in the song. Prompt the children to play air guitar during the guitar breaks in the song.

CHORUS
C’mon and dance your blues away
Sing with me today
Laugh, let’s have some fun
‘Til the day is done

C’mon and move those happy feet
Feel this rockin’ beat
Play your air guitar
till the song is done

VERSES
V1. We’re gonna jump and jump and jump and STOP (x4)
V2. We’re gonna spin and spin and spin and spin and STOP (x4)
V3. We’re gonna shake and shake and shake and shake and STOP (x4)
V4. We’re gonna twist and twist and twist and twist and STOP (x4)

Activity Instructions:

Show the children a picture of the letter L and talk about the sound it makes. Then prompt the children to guess the things that start with the letter L in the song. Sing several times while tapping the beat.

Ladybug is Laying on a Leaf
Ladybug is Looking for her Love
Ladybug is Laughing
as she’s Leaping through the trees
Ladybug is Lunching with a slug

Activity Instructions:

Pass out microphones to children. Ask for some of their favorite songs, and sing them together. Then sing through solfege syllables, allowing class to echo. Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, Fa, Mi, Re, Do. Then introduce song for the week.

Do Re Mi Do
Do Re Mi  Do
Mi Fa Sol
Mi Fa Sol
Sol La Sol  Fa  Mi  Do
Sol La Sol Fa Mi Do
Do Sol Do
Do Sol Do

Are you sleeping
Are you sleeping
Brother John
Brother John
Morning bells are ringing
Morning bells are ringing
Ding dong ding
Ding dong ding

Frère Jacques,
Frère Jacques,
Dormez-vous?
Dormez-vous?
Sonnez les matines!
Sonnez les matines!
Ding, dong, ding.
Ding, dong, ding.

Activity Instructions:

Pass out handbells. Allow children to explore ringing them. Then call out colors and have children practice ringing bells when their color is called. Then call out colors and help children play the song.

Red Green Green
Turquoise Blue Green Green
Yellow Orange Turquoise Turquoise,
Green yellow red red

Red Green Green
Turquoise Blue Green Green
Green Turqoise Turquoise
Green Yellow Green

Activity Instructions:

Pass out lyric sheets to children, and allow them to fill in the blanks with parent help. Then collect the sheets and sing everyone’s songs.

When it’s summer, I like to ACTION  
Like to ACTION with PERSON 1 and PERSON 2
I like to go to PLACE
And ACTION with PERSON 1 and PERSON 2

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Activity Instructions:

Pass out playground balls. Explore tapping the ball, rolling the ball, bouncing on top of the ball, and rolling on top the ball with your belly. Then play recorded song and follow directions.

v.1 Tap your hands on the ball
v.2 Use your hands to roll the ball
v.3 Bounce your bootie on the ball
v.4 Roll your belly on the ball

Activity Instructions:

“For our world music dance today, we are visiting Columbia with a champeta song. This is Carlos Vives song Pa’Mayte.”

Use different movements in similar sections of the song to help children hear the sections of the music. Make a train in the bridge section, use a train whistle to enhance if available.

Activity Instructions:

Dump a variety bucket of instruments out for children to play and try different instruments. Teacher’s choice on background music, make sure that the song lyrics are clean and the topic is child-appropriate. You may want to find out some of your participants favorite popular songs and include them here!

Activity Instructions:

With Tots, Teacher drops beanbag behind child, parent helps child run to catch teacher. Repeat so all children get a turn. Invite children to sing the song with you as you play the game.

With Kid Rock, children drop beanbag behind another child, second child chases the first, repeat.

 A Tisket a tasket, a green and yellow basket
wrote some music for my friend
and on the way I dropped it.
( drop beanbag behind a child, who chases teacher)

She/he dropped it, she/he dropped it, on the way she/he dropped it
A little [boy/girl] picked it up
and put it in her pocket.

Activity Instructions:

Use ladybug and bee puppets to sing song.

VERSE 1
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
Enjoying the sunny weather
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
having some fun together
Ladybug: “Did you know that I’m a beetle,
my real wings hide?
My hard shell protects
the wings folded inside!”
Ladybug and bee were sitting in a tree
learning about each other

VERSE2
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
Enjoying the sunny weather
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
having some fun together
Bee: “Did you know I’m an insect?
I also have wings?
Gather pollen from the flowers
Be careful I sting”
Ladybug and bee were sitting in a tree
Learning about each other
Ladybug and bee were sitting in a tree
Learning about each other

Activity Instructions:

Start rhythm on keyboard. Then sing song, putting each child’s name in the song. Adjust the ending based on the number of children you have – feel free to repeat or not, and add goodbyes to mommies, daddies, instruments, etc, if needed to finish the musical phrasing, depending upon the size of your class.

Goodbye, Cya later, adios my friends
Our time in Rockin’ Rhythms class has come to an end
au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bon voyage, chiao
Until we meet again my friends, I’ll say goodbye for now

|: Goodbye [Name goes here]
    Goodbye [Name here]
    Goodbye [Name goes here]
    Goodbye [Name here]
    Goodbye [Name goes here]
    Goodbye [Name here]
    We’ll rock again next time :|

Activity Instructions:

Play music as children are entering at the start of class.

Activity Instructions:

Call children to circle. Start rhythm on Keyboard, and use each child’s name in the song.

I’m gonna rock rock rock with with my baby
Rock, rock rock with my baby
Rock, rock rock with my baby
in Rockin’ Rhythms music class

Let’s all rock with [Name Here]
Let’s all rock with [Name Here or “together”]
Let’s all rock with [Name Here or “and have fun”]
in Rockin’ Rhythms music class

Activity Instructions:

Pass out rainsticks. Explore turning over, shaking, rolling, tapping. Then sing through song at least twice following directions in the song.

123, follow me, [Turn over your rainstick]
123, follow me, [Turn over your rainstick]
123, follow me x2

I23, follow me, [Turn over your rainstick]

Come and shake your rainstick
Come and roll your rainstick
Come and tap your rainstick

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves, explore pulling away and saying “boo.” Then sing through song, interacting with parents and children.

I am looking
for [a friend, my mom, my dad, mom-mom]
I am looking for [ ]
Look, now, I found them, BOO!

To the tune of London Bridge

Activity Instructions:

Print and hang the animal pictures on the wall in your classroom space. Before beginning the activity, review the animals and their colors. As you sing the song, the children go and touch the animal picture that is hanging on the wall.

I am looking for a frog
looking for a green frog
I am looking for a frog
Help me find a green frog

Replace frog with:
Bird: Blue bird,
Duck:Yellow Duck,
Tiger:Orange Tiger,
Flamingo:Pink Flamingo

Activity Instructions:

Practice playing air guitar, jumping, spinning, shaking hands, and twisting. Then turn on the music and follow the directions in the song. Prompt the children to play air guitar during the guitar breaks in the song.

CHORUS
C’mon and dance your blues away
Sing with me today
Laugh, let’s have some fun
‘Til the day is done

C’mon and move those happy feet
Feel this rockin’ beat
Play your air guitar
till the song is done

VERSES
V1. We’re gonna jump and jump and jump and STOP (x4)
V2. We’re gonna spin and spin and spin and spin and STOP (x4)
V3. We’re gonna shake and shake and shake and shake and STOP (x4)
V4. We’re gonna twist and twist and twist and twist and STOP (x4)

Activity Instructions:

Pass out handbells. Allow children to explore ringing them. Then call out colors and have children practice ringing bells when their color is called. Then call out colors and help children play the song.

Red Green Green
Turquoise Blue Green Green
Yellow Orange Turquoise Turquoise,
Green yellow red red

Red Green Green
Turquoise Blue Green Green
Green Turqoise Turquoise
Green Yellow Green

Activity Instructions:

Pass out microphones to children. Ask for some of their favorite songs, and sing them together. Then sing through solfege syllables, allowing class to echo. Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, Fa, Mi, Re, Do. Then introduce song for the week.

Do Re Mi Do
Do Re Mi  Do
Mi Fa Sol
Mi Fa Sol
Sol La Sol  Fa  Mi  Do
Sol La Sol Fa Mi Do
Do Sol Do
Do Sol Do

Are you sleeping
Are you sleeping
Brother John
Brother John
Morning bells are ringing
Morning bells are ringing
Ding dong ding
Ding dong ding

Frère Jacques,
Frère Jacques,
Dormez-vous?
Dormez-vous?
Sonnez les matines!
Sonnez les matines!
Ding, dong, ding.
Ding, dong, ding.

Activity Instructions:

Pass out playground balls. Explore tapping the ball, rolling the ball, bouncing on top of the ball, and rolling on top the ball with your belly. Then play recorded song and follow directions.

v.1 Tap your hands on the ball
v.2 Use your hands to roll the ball
v.3 Bounce your bootie on the ball
v.4 Roll your belly on the ball

Activity Instructions:

“For our world music dance today, we are visiting Columbia with a champeta song. This is Carlos Vives song Pa’Mayte.”

Use different movements in similar sections of the song to help children hear the sections of the music. Make a train in the bridge section, use a train whistle to enhance if available.

Activity Instructions:

Dump a variety bucket of instruments out for children to play and try different instruments. Teacher’s choice on background music, make sure that the song lyrics are clean and the topic is child-appropriate. You may want to find out some of your participants favorite popular songs and include them here!

Activity Instructions:

Pass out lyric sheets to children, and allow them to fill in the blanks with parent help. Then collect the sheets and sing everyone’s songs.

When it’s summer, I like to ACTION  
Like to ACTION with PERSON 1 and PERSON 2
I like to go to PLACE
And ACTION with PERSON 1 and PERSON 2

12333352 | 2344465 | 38765432 | 233221

Activity Instructions:

With Tots, Teacher drops beanbag behind child, parent helps child run to catch teacher. Repeat so all children get a turn. Invite children to sing the song with you as you play the game.

With Kid Rock, children drop beanbag behind another child, second child chases the first, repeat.

 A Tisket a tasket, a green and yellow basket
wrote some music for my friend
and on the way I dropped it.
( drop beanbag behind a child, who chases teacher)

She/he dropped it, she/he dropped it, on the way she/he dropped it
A little [boy/girl] picked it up
and put it in her pocket.

Activity Instructions:

Use ladybug and bee puppets to sing song.

VERSE 1
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
Enjoying the sunny weather
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
having some fun together
Ladybug: “Did you know that I’m a beetle,
my real wings hide?
My hard shell protects
the wings folded inside!”
Ladybug and bee were sitting in a tree
learning about each other

VERSE2
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
Enjoying the sunny weather
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
having some fun together
Bee: “Did you know I’m an insect?
I also have wings?
Gather pollen from the flowers
Be careful I sting”
Ladybug and bee were sitting in a tree
Learning about each other
Ladybug and bee were sitting in a tree
Learning about each other

Activity Instructions:

Start rhythm on keyboard. Then sing song, putting each child’s name in the song. Adjust the ending based on the number of children you have – feel free to repeat or not, and add goodbyes to mommies, daddies, instruments, etc, if needed to finish the musical phrasing, depending upon the size of your class.

Goodbye, Cya later, adios my friends
Our time in Rockin’ Rhythms class has come to an end
au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bon voyage, chiao
Until we meet again my friends, I’ll say goodbye for now

|: Goodbye [Name goes here]
    Goodbye [Name here]
    Goodbye [Name goes here]
    Goodbye [Name here]
    Goodbye [Name goes here]
    Goodbye [Name here]
    We’ll rock again next time :|