Tot Rock

• Coming in Classical: Paganini – “The Witches’ Dance”

  Activity Instructions:

  Play song as children are entering class.

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• Tot Rock Hello

  

  CASIO-SA-77:
  Pattern 01, Tempo 5

  
  

  Activity Instructions:

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

  Lyrics:
  

  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

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• Song w/Instrument: Three Black Cats

  Activity Instructions:

  Use an instrument of your choice, explore the different things you can do with it, then use it to keep the beat while singing the song.

  Lyrics:
  

  Three black cats
  Three black cats
  See how they run
  See how the run
  They chase their tail when it’s light
  Meow and meow all through the night
  Have you ever seen such a sight in your life
  as three black cats
  three black cats

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• Lapride: Itsy Bitsy Spider Lapride

  Activity Instructions:

  Have grownups sit children in their lap. Introduce the lap ride. Go up the spout and down the spout wash out by tipping to the side.
  Then start music, repeat if desired.

  Lyrics:
  

  The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout
  Down came the rain and washed the spider out
  Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
  And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again

  The itsy bitsy spider is dancing in his web
  The itsy bitsy spider is rockin’ with the band
  The itsy bitsy spider is playin’ his guitar
  The itsy bitsy spider’s makin’ music for us all

  The great big giant spider went up the water spout
  Down came the rain and washed the spider out
  Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
  And the great big giant spider went up the spout again

  The great big giant spider is dancing in his web
  The great big giant spider is rockin’ with the band
  The great big giant spider is playin’ his guitar
  The great big giant spider’s makin’ music for us all

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• Color or Shape Song w/Instrument: I’m looking for a Halloween Shape

  Activity Instructions:

  Hang pictures on wall before class. Have children run and touch the shape you are singing about.

  Lyrics:
  

  (to the tune of Farmer in the Dell)

  BAT | PUMPKIN | GHOST | CAT

  I’m looking for a ______
  I’m looking for a ______
  I am looking for a ______
  I’m looking for a ______

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• Song w/Instrument: Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat

  Activity Instructions:

  Lyrics:
  

  Twinkle Twinkle little bat
  How I wonder where you’re at
  Up above the cave so high
  Like a petri in the sky
  Twinkle Twinkle little bat
  How I wonder where you’re at

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• Body Awareness: NOT YET ADDED
  Content Not Yet Added

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• Solfege Song: Ring Around the Rosie

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out echo microphones. Have children explore speaking into the top of them. Then ask for some of the classes favorite songs and sing them. Have the children echo solfege syllables, Do-Sol ascending and descending one syllable at a time. Teach the song by singing the syllables a little bit at a time and have children echo back. Then sing the song with regular lyrics.

  Lyrics:
  

  Sol Sol Mi La Sol Mi
  Sol Sol Mi La Sol Mi
  Sol Mi Sol Mi Mi Sol Sol Do

  Ring around the Rosie
  a pocket full of posies
  ashes, ashes, we all fall down.

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• Song w/Ball: Ball Arpeggio Song

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out playground 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.

  Lyrics:
  

  Roll the ball side to side,
  Roll the ball side to side,
  in my arpeggio song (repeat)

  2) Roll the Ball up your legs
  3) Roll the Ball ‘Round Yourself
  4) Roll the ball to a friend

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• World Music Dance: Puerto Rico – Pegate – Ricky Martin – Plena

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pegate is a Puerto Rican Plena dance song by Ricky Martin.  Grab some scarves and dance to the song!
  Try to use the same dance moves the same time you do each of the different parts of the song.

  Song form:

  • Intro
  • Verse
  • Chorus
  • Instrumental
  • Verse 2
  • Chorus
  • Instrumental
  • Bridge
  • Chorus
  • Instrumental
  • Drum break/Ending

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• Musical Exploration

  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!

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• Musical Game: Cutoff & Conduct

  Activity Instructions:

  This is a variation on redlight greenlight. The teacher will stand on the opposite side of the room from the students. The students should walk to you while you are conducting and singing any children’s song of your choice, and then stop when you indicate a cutoff, by freezing with both hands in closed fists. When you resume the song, keep going wherever you paused in the song.

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• Puppet: Happy Halloween

  Activity Instructions:

  Use any Halloween puppet to sing song.

  Lyrics:
  

  I am going trick or treat
  Trick or treat
  trick or treat
  I am going trick or treat
  with my family

  I am going trick or treat,
  trick or treat,
  trick or treat
  Wear your costume, come with me!
  Happy Halloween

  I am going trick or treat,
  trick or treat,
  trick or treat
  May I have some candy please?
  Happy Halloween

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• Goodbye Song

  

  CASIO-SA-77:
  Pattern 12, Tempo 8

  
  

  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.

  Lyrics:
  

  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 :|

Kid Rock

• Coming In Classical: Paganini – “The Witches’ Dance”

  Activity Instructions:

  Play song as children are entering class.

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• Kid Rock Hello Song

  

  CASIO-SA-77:
  Pattern 01, Tempo 5

  
  

  Activity Instructions:

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

  Lyrics:
  

  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

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• Song w/Instrument: Ten Little Halloween Pumpkins

  Activity Instructions:

  Use an instrument of your choice, explore the different things you can do with it, then use it to keep the beat while singing the song.

  Lyrics:
  

  One little, two little, three little pumpkins
  Four little, five little, six little pumpkins
  Seven little, eight little, nine little pumpkins
  Ten little Halloween Pumpkins

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• Body Awareness: NOT YET ADDED
  Content Not Yet Added

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• Alphabet Song w/Instrument: Letter R – Little Red Rabbit

  Activity Instructions:

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

  Lyrics:
  

  Little Red Rabbit Ran down the Road
  through the Roses, to a big Red Rocket
  Little Red Rabbit, Rode a Rocket in the Rain
  To the Robot at the Rock by the Rainbow

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• Solfege Song: Ring Around the Rosie

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out echo microphones. Have children explore speaking into the top of them. Then ask for some of the classes favorite songs and sing them. Have the children echo solfege syllables, Do-Sol ascending and descending one syllable at a time. Teach the song by singing the syllables a little bit at a time and have children echo back. Then sing the song with regular lyrics.

  Lyrics:
  

  Sol Sol Mi La Sol Mi
  Sol Sol Mi La Sol Mi
  Sol Mi Sol Mi Mi Sol Sol Do

  Ring around the Rosie
  a pocket full of posies
  ashes, ashes, we all fall down.

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• Song w/Pitched Instrument: The Farmer in the Dell

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out boomwhackers. Explore hitting them on the ground. Then have children hit colors from the bottom to the top and back down, using only the notes in the song.  Then cue children to play song. If desired, swap colors and repeat.

  Lyrics:
  

  C FFFFF GAAAAA
  C8 CCC A F
  GAAGGF

  The Farmer in the Dell,
  The Farmer in the Dell,
  Hi-ho, the derry-o,
  The farmer in the dell!

  The Farmer takes a Wife…
  The Wife takes a Child…
  The Child takes a Cow …
  Cow takes a Pig…
  Pig takes a Dog…
  Dog takes a Cat…
  Cat takes a Mouse…
  Mouse takes the Cheese…
  The Cheese stands alone.

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• Composing Activity: Halloween Composing Card

  Activity Instructions:

  Make sure to print the printable before class – and practice this one. This is a representational composing activity. Point to a picture, and sing the short melody associated with each picture. Then have the children point, and sing the matching melody for what they point to. They are composing the melody based on what picture they point to.

  Lyrics:
  

  Halloween Pictures
  Pumpkin  – do do do do
  Black Bat – do fa do fa
  Black Cat – do sol do sol
  Skeleton – Sol Fa Mi Fa Mi Re
  Candy – Do Re Do Re 

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• Song w/Ball: Ball Arpeggio Song

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out playground 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.

  Lyrics:
  

  Roll the ball side to side,
  Roll the ball side to side,
  in my arpeggio song (repeat)

  2) Roll the Ball up your legs
  3) Roll the Ball ‘Round Yourself
  4) Roll the ball to a friend

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• World Music Dance: Puerto Rico – Pegate – Ricky Martin – Plena

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pegate is a Puerto Rican Plena dance song by Ricky Martin.  Grab some scarves and dance to the song!
  Try to use the same dance moves the same time you do each of the different parts of the song.

  Song form:

  • Intro
  • Verse
  • Chorus
  • Instrumental
  • Verse 2
  • Chorus
  • Instrumental
  • Bridge
  • Chorus
  • Instrumental
  • Drum break/Ending

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• Musical Exploration

  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!

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• Musical Game: Cutoff & Conduct

  Activity Instructions:

  This is a variation on redlight greenlight. The teacher will stand on the opposite side of the room from the students. The students should walk to you while you are conducting and singing any children’s song of your choice, and then stop when you indicate a cutoff, by freezing with both hands in closed fists. When you resume the song, keep going wherever you paused in the song.

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• Puppet: Happy Halloween

  Activity Instructions:

  Use any Halloween puppet to sing song.

  Lyrics:
  

  I am going trick or treat
  Trick or treat
  trick or treat
  I am going trick or treat
  with my family

  I am going trick or treat,
  trick or treat,
  trick or treat
  Wear your costume, come with me!
  Happy Halloween

  I am going trick or treat,
  trick or treat,
  trick or treat
  May I have some candy please?
  Happy Halloween

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• Goodbye Song

  

  CASIO-SA-77:
  Pattern 12, Tempo 8

  
  

  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.

  Lyrics:
  

  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 :|

Family Rock

• Coming In Classical: Paganini – “The Witches’ Dance”

  Activity Instructions:

  Play song as children are entering class.

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• Family Rock Hello Song

  

  CASIO-SA-77:
  Pattern 01, Tempo 5

  
  

  Activity Instructions:

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

  Lyrics:
  

  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

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• Song w/Instrument: Ten Little Halloween Pumpkins

  Activity Instructions:

  Use an instrument of your choice, explore the different things you can do with it, then use it to keep the beat while singing the song.

  Lyrics:
  

  One little, two little, three little pumpkins
  Four little, five little, six little pumpkins
  Seven little, eight little, nine little pumpkins
  Ten little Halloween Pumpkins

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• Peek-a-boo: Hiding under there

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out scarves, explore, playing peek-a-boo. Then sing song.

  Lyrics:
  

  Peek a boo, where are you?
  Hiding under there?
  Peek a boo, I see you!
  Hiding under there. Boo!

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• Color or Shape Song: I’m looking for a Halloween Shape

  Activity Instructions:

  Hang pictures on wall before class. Have children run and touch the shape you are singing about.

  Lyrics:
  

  (to the tune of Farmer in the Dell)

  BAT | PUMPKIN | GHOST | CAT

  I’m looking for a ______
  I’m looking for a ______
  I am looking for a ______
  I’m looking for a ______

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• Body Awareness: NOT YET ADDED
  Content Not Yet Added

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• Song w/Pitched Instrument: The Farmer in the Dell

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out boomwhackers. Explore hitting them on the ground. Then have children hit colors from the bottom to the top and back down, using only the notes in the song.  Then cue children to play song. If desired, swap colors and repeat.

  Lyrics:
  

  C FFFFF GAAAAA
  C8 CCC A F
  GAAGGF

  The Farmer in the Dell,
  The Farmer in the Dell,
  Hi-ho, the derry-o,
  The farmer in the dell!

  The Farmer takes a Wife…
  The Wife takes a Child…
  The Child takes a Cow …
  Cow takes a Pig…
  Pig takes a Dog…
  Dog takes a Cat…
  Cat takes a Mouse…
  Mouse takes the Cheese…
  The Cheese stands alone.

---

• Solfege Song: Ring Around the Rosie

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out echo microphones. Have children explore speaking into the top of them. Then ask for some of the classes favorite songs and sing them. Have the children echo solfege syllables, Do-Sol ascending and descending one syllable at a time. Teach the song by singing the syllables a little bit at a time and have children echo back. Then sing the song with regular lyrics.

  Lyrics:
  

  Sol Sol Mi La Sol Mi
  Sol Sol Mi La Sol Mi
  Sol Mi Sol Mi Mi Sol Sol Do

  Ring around the Rosie
  a pocket full of posies
  ashes, ashes, we all fall down.

---

• Song w/Ball: Ball Arpeggio Song

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out playground 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.

  Lyrics:
  

  Roll the ball side to side,
  Roll the ball side to side,
  in my arpeggio song (repeat)

  2) Roll the Ball up your legs
  3) Roll the Ball ‘Round Yourself
  4) Roll the ball to a friend

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• World Music Dance: Puerto Rico – Pegate – Ricky Martin – Plena

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pegate is a Puerto Rican Plena dance song by Ricky Martin.  Grab some scarves and dance to the song!
  Try to use the same dance moves the same time you do each of the different parts of the song.

  Song form:

  • Intro
  • Verse
  • Chorus
  • Instrumental
  • Verse 2
  • Chorus
  • Instrumental
  • Bridge
  • Chorus
  • Instrumental
  • Drum break/Ending

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• Musical Exploration

  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!

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• Musical Composition Activity: Halloween Composing Card

  Activity Instructions:

  Make sure to print the printable before class – and practice this one. This is a representational composing activity. Point to a picture, and sing the short melody associated with each picture. Then have the children point, and sing the matching melody for what they point to. They are composing the melody based on what picture they point to.

  Lyrics:
  

  Halloween Pictures
  Pumpkin  – do do do do
  Black Bat – do fa do fa
  Black Cat – do sol do sol
  Skeleton – Sol Fa Mi Fa Mi Re
  Candy – Do Re Do Re 

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• Musical Game: Cutoff & Conduct

  Activity Instructions:

  This is a variation on redlight greenlight. The teacher will stand on the opposite side of the room from the students. The students should walk to you while you are conducting and singing any children’s song of your choice, and then stop when you indicate a cutoff, by freezing with both hands in closed fists. When you resume the song, keep going wherever you paused in the song.

---

• Puppet: Happy Halloween

  Activity Instructions:

  Use any Halloween puppet to sing song.

  Lyrics:
  

  I am going trick or treat
  Trick or treat
  trick or treat
  I am going trick or treat
  with my family

  I am going trick or treat,
  trick or treat,
  trick or treat
  Wear your costume, come with me!
  Happy Halloween

  I am going trick or treat,
  trick or treat,
  trick or treat
  May I have some candy please?
  Happy Halloween

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• Goodbye Song

  

  CASIO-SA-77:
  Pattern 12, Tempo 8

  
  

  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.

  Lyrics:
  

  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 :|