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 rhythm sticks. Explore tapping them together, tapping them on the ground, tapping one stick or the other, and/or hitting them like a hammer and stake. Then sing song, following the motions in the song.

I’m tapping with my rhythm sticks
[I’m tapping them together]* 
I’m tapping with my rhythm sticks
[I’m tapping them together]* 

Tap your rhythm sticks with me
Tap your sticks together
Tap your rhythm sticks with me
Tap your sticks together

*
v2 I’m tapping on the ground now
v3 I’m tapping like a hammer

Activity Instructions:

Have grownups sit children in their lap. Introduce lapride, show parents bounce, up and down, side to side, and bump movements.
Then use recorded music for lapride, repeat if desired.

We’re bouncing and we’re bouncing
 and we bounce and bounce and stop……  (Fast Bounce)

We’re bouncing and we’re bouncing
 and we bounce and bounce and stop…… (Fast Bounce)

and Up and down and up and Down and then go side to side…… (Knees up and Down together, then one knee, other knee)

We’re bumping and we’re bouncing on this silly lap ride. (Fast bounce or alternate legs fast)

(repeat x3)

Activity Instructions:

Hang construction paper around the room on the wall.
Have children identify the colors of each sheet. Then have them run to the color on the wall when you sing the song.

Find the colors in the flag,
Where’s the [___] square hanging at.

*** Red, White, and Blue

Activity Instructions:

Pass out triangles to students. Show them how to hold by the ball so that the triangle can vibrate, and hit the triangle with the striker.

I tap the triangle with my striker
I tap the triangle with my striker
I tap the triangle with my striker
Tap and tap and roll

111111 1231
222222 2342
7777777 7127
54321

Activity Instructions:

Show children how to march, and show them pictures of the different instruments. Then start song and march together. You can pretend to play trumpet, tuba, and piccolo, and conduct.  You may want to vary walking in a circle in A section with facing center and marching forward and back on B section.

With Kid Rock, you may choose to show them the four four pattern with your hands (down in out up).

Marching Song: Trumpet, Tuba, Piccolo, Conductor

I’m marching with my instrument listen to the sound
I’m marching with my instrument come and hear me now
I’m marching with my instrument come hear the trumpet play [fill x2]
Come hear the trumpet play [fill x1]
I’m marching with my instrument hear the trumpet play

I’m marching in the marching band Marching down the street
I’m marching in the marching band Marching with my feet
I’m marching in the marching band Listen to me now
I’m marching marching marching marching Marching all around

V2) Tuba
V3) Piccolo

V4) I’m marching as the drum major watch me lead the band
I’m marching as the drum major watch me move my hands
I’m marching as the drum major watch me conduct the group, 1,2,3,4 down in out up
Watch me conduct the group 1,2,3,4  Watch me conduct the group
I’m marching as the drum major
Watch me conduct the group

I’m marching in the marching band Marching down the street
I’m marching in the marching band Marching with my feet
I’m marching in the marching band Watch me lead the band
I’m marching marching marching marching Marching ’til the end

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 Do Re | Ti Do Re
Mi Mi Fa | Mi Re Do
Re Do Ti Do

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

My Country ‘Tis of Thee
Sweet Land of Liberty
Of thee I sing

Land where my father’s died
Land of the pilgrim’s pride
From every mountain side
Let freedom ring.

Activity Instructions:

Pass out balls, allow children to explore rolling and tapping them.
Model tapping with hands and feet, and holding ball in between knees to tap. Then introduce song.

(to the tune of My Country Tis of Thee)

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves, and have children bounce, dance, etc.

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:

Using either patterns on the keyboard, or a metronome app, have students dance to the tempo.
Have fun dancing faster and slower to the beat of the metronome. 

If you would like a metronome app, here’s a great, free one.

• Android App
• iOs App

Activity Instructions:

Attach a flag to your favorite puppet before class, and sing song with puppet.

You’re a grand old flag
You’re a high-flying flag
And forever in peace may you wave
You’re the emblem of
The land I love
The home of the free and the brave

Ev’ry heart beats true
Under red, white and blue
Where there’s never a boast or brag
Should old acquaintance be forgot
Keep your eye on the grand old flag

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 rhythm sticks. Explore tapping them together, tapping them on the ground, tapping one stick or the other, and/or hitting them like a hammer and stake. Then sing song, following the motions in the song.

I’m tapping with my rhythm sticks
[I’m tapping them together]* 
I’m tapping with my rhythm sticks
[I’m tapping them together]* 

Tap your rhythm sticks with me
Tap your sticks together
Tap your rhythm sticks with me
Tap your sticks together

*
v2 I’m tapping on the ground now
v3 I’m tapping like a hammer

Activity Instructions:

Show children how to march, and show them pictures of the different instruments. Then start song and march together. You can pretend to play trumpet, tuba, and piccolo, and conduct.  You may want to vary walking in a circle in A section with facing center and marching forward and back on B section.

With Kid Rock, you may choose to show them the four four pattern with your hands (down in out up).

Marching Song: Trumpet, Tuba, Piccolo, Conductor

I’m marching with my instrument listen to the sound
I’m marching with my instrument come and hear me now
I’m marching with my instrument come hear the trumpet play [fill x2]
Come hear the trumpet play [fill x1]
I’m marching with my instrument hear the trumpet play

I’m marching in the marching band Marching down the street
I’m marching in the marching band Marching with my feet
I’m marching in the marching band Listen to me now
I’m marching marching marching marching Marching all around

V2) Tuba
V3) Piccolo

V4) I’m marching as the drum major watch me lead the band
I’m marching as the drum major watch me move my hands
I’m marching as the drum major watch me conduct the group, 1,2,3,4 down in out up
Watch me conduct the group 1,2,3,4  Watch me conduct the group
I’m marching as the drum major
Watch me conduct the group

I’m marching in the marching band Marching down the street
I’m marching in the marching band Marching with my feet
I’m marching in the marching band Watch me lead the band
I’m marching marching marching marching Marching ’til the end

Activity Instructions:

Children find, and feed the monster different letters as you sing about them.  You could print out an alphabet, use a set of inexpensive fridge magnets, or tiles from a game like scrabble or bananagrams.

My monster needs a letter, a letter, a letter
My monster needs a letter, find a letter “ “

My monster needs a letter, a letter, a letter
My monster needs a letter, feed him letter “ “

My monster needs a letter, a letter, a letter
My monster needs a letter, what starts with letter “ “

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 Do Re | Ti Do Re
Mi Mi Fa | Mi Re Do
Re Do Ti Do

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

My Country ‘Tis of Thee
Sweet Land of Liberty
Of thee I sing

Land where my father’s died
Land of the pilgrim’s pride
From every mountain side
Let freedom ring.

Activity Instructions:

Here are two options, depending upon what you have:
1. Play on boomwhackers, using octavator caps on GA and B to lower those notes an octave, or play on a 2 octave xylophone.
2. Play on handbells, boomwhackers, or a single octave xylophone… a few of the melody notes have been modified to make this possible.

OPTION 1
CCDE CEDG
CCDE CB
CCDE FEDC
BGAB CC

OPTION 2
FFGA FAGC
FFGA FE
FFGA FFFF
ECDE FF

Activity Instructions:

Pass out balls, allow children to explore rolling and tapping them.
Model tapping with hands and feet, and holding ball in between knees to tap. Then introduce song.

(to the tune of My Country Tis of Thee)

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves, and have children bounce, dance, etc.

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:

Using either patterns on the keyboard, or a metronome app, have students dance to the tempo.
Have fun dancing faster and slower to the beat of the metronome. 

If you would like a metronome app, here’s a great, free one.

• Android App
• iOs App

Activity Instructions:

Attach a flag to your favorite puppet before class, and sing song with puppet.

You’re a grand old flag
You’re a high-flying flag
And forever in peace may you wave
You’re the emblem of
The land I love
The home of the free and the brave

Ev’ry heart beats true
Under red, white and blue
Where there’s never a boast or brag
Should old acquaintance be forgot
Keep your eye on the grand old flag

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 families
Rock, rock rock with my families
Rock, rock rock with my families
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 rhythm sticks. Explore tapping them together, tapping them on the ground, tapping one stick or the other, and/or hitting them like a hammer and stake. Then sing song, following the motions in the song.

I’m tapping with my rhythm sticks
[I’m tapping them together]* 
I’m tapping with my rhythm sticks
[I’m tapping them together]* 

Tap your rhythm sticks with me
Tap your sticks together
Tap your rhythm sticks with me
Tap your sticks together

*
v2 I’m tapping on the ground now
v3 I’m tapping like a hammer

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves, explore, playing peek-a-boo. Then begin singing the song as you play. Sing several times. You may also substitute the child’s name, mom, dad, grandma, brother, sister, etc, for “you.”

I am playing, I am playing peek-a-boo with you –  boo!
I am playing, I am playing peek-a-boo with you –  boo!
I am playing, I am playing peek-a-boo with you –  boo!
Peek-a-boo with you –  boo!

Activity Instructions:

Hang construction paper around the room on the wall.
Have children identify the colors of each sheet. Then have them run to the color on the wall when you sing the song.

Find the colors in the flag,
Where’s the [___] square hanging at.

*** Red, White, and Blue

Activity Instructions:

Show children how to march, and show them pictures of the different instruments. Then start song and march together. You can pretend to play trumpet, tuba, and piccolo, and conduct.  You may want to vary walking in a circle in A section with facing center and marching forward and back on B section.

With Kid Rock, you may choose to show them the four four pattern with your hands (down in out up).

Marching Song: Trumpet, Tuba, Piccolo, Conductor

I’m marching with my instrument listen to the sound
I’m marching with my instrument come and hear me now
I’m marching with my instrument come hear the trumpet play [fill x2]
Come hear the trumpet play [fill x1]
I’m marching with my instrument hear the trumpet play

I’m marching in the marching band Marching down the street
I’m marching in the marching band Marching with my feet
I’m marching in the marching band Listen to me now
I’m marching marching marching marching Marching all around

V2) Tuba
V3) Piccolo

V4) I’m marching as the drum major watch me lead the band
I’m marching as the drum major watch me move my hands
I’m marching as the drum major watch me conduct the group, 1,2,3,4 down in out up
Watch me conduct the group 1,2,3,4  Watch me conduct the group
I’m marching as the drum major
Watch me conduct the group

I’m marching in the marching band Marching down the street
I’m marching in the marching band Marching with my feet
I’m marching in the marching band Watch me lead the band
I’m marching marching marching marching Marching ’til the end

Activity Instructions:

Here are two options, depending upon what you have:
1. Play on boomwhackers, using octavator caps on GA and B to lower those notes an octave, or play on a 2 octave xylophone.
2. Play on handbells, boomwhackers, or a single octave xylophone… a few of the melody notes have been modified to make this possible.

OPTION 1
CCDE CEDG
CCDE CB
CCDE FEDC
BGAB CC

OPTION 2
FFGA FAGC
FFGA FE
FFGA FFFF
ECDE FF

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 Do Re | Ti Do Re
Mi Mi Fa | Mi Re Do
Re Do Ti Do

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

My Country ‘Tis of Thee
Sweet Land of Liberty
Of thee I sing

Land where my father’s died
Land of the pilgrim’s pride
From every mountain side
Let freedom ring.

Activity Instructions:

Pass out balls, allow children to explore rolling and tapping them.
Model tapping with hands and feet, and holding ball in between knees to tap. Then introduce song.

(to the tune of My Country Tis of Thee)

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves, and have children bounce, dance, etc.

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:

Using either patterns on the keyboard, or a metronome app, have students dance to the tempo.
Have fun dancing faster and slower to the beat of the metronome. 

If you would like a metronome app, here’s a great, free one.

• Android App
• iOs App

Activity Instructions:

Attach a flag to your favorite puppet before class, and sing song with puppet.

You’re a grand old flag
You’re a high-flying flag
And forever in peace may you wave
You’re the emblem of
The land I love
The home of the free and the brave

Ev’ry heart beats true
Under red, white and blue
Where there’s never a boast or brag
Should old acquaintance be forgot
Keep your eye on the grand old flag

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 :|