Activity Instructions:

Hand out microphones. Say hello to each of the kids. Ask the children what songs they would like to sing.
Then transition into solfege. Have them sing Do, Re, Mi Fa, Sol, Fa, Mi, Re, then Do (repeat several times, be silly)
Sing syllables one phrase at a time, repeat phrase with parents.
Afterwards, sing song on words.

Do, Do, Do Re Me – 11123
Mi Re Mi Fa Sol  – 32345
Do Do Do Sol Sol Sol Mi Mi Mi Do Do Do  – 888 555 333 111
Sol Fa Mi Re Do  – 54321

Activity Instructions:

Hand out microphones. Say hello to each of the kids. Ask the children what songs they would like to sing.
Then transition into solfege. Have them sing Do, Re, Mi Fa, Sol, Fa, Mi, Re, then Do (repeat several times, be silly)
Sing syllables one phrase at a time, repeat phrase with parents.
Afterwards, sing song on words.

Do, Do, Do Re Me – 11123
Mi Re Mi Fa Sol  – 32345
Do Do Do Sol Sol Sol Mi Mi Mi Do Do Do  – 888 555 333 111
Sol Fa Mi Re Do  – 54321

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 castanets. Allow children to explore clicking with one hand, the other hand, and both hands along with the rhythm of the words.

Click click click my castanet
Click click click my castanet
Click click click my castanet
Click my castanet

Chomp chomp chomp my castanet
Chomp chomp chomp my castanet
Chomp chomp chomp my castanet
Chomp my castanet

Talking with my castanet x4

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Activity Instructions:

Have children practice hiding behind hands and opening them like a door on the word “boo.” Then sing through song.

123, you can’t see me,
hiding behind my hands – boo! x2
I23, you can’t see me, (peek right)
I23, you can’t see me, (peek left)
123, you can’t see me,
hiding behind my hands – boo!

Activity Instructions:

Show the children a picture of the letter A. Talk about the things in the song story that start with the Letter A: apple, ant, archer, arrow, alphabet, alligator, then sing the silly story several times.

The ARCHER he AIMED with his ARROW
For an APPLE on top of my head
But I shook and I shook ’cause that ARROW was scary
and down fell my APPLE instead

Then ANTS who were carrying french fries
while singing the ALPHABET SONG
They put down their french fries to lift up my APPLE
ANOTHER friend, He came along

Chomp chomp went my friend ALLIGATOR
Well, it looks like no APPLES for me.
The ‘gator he snuck in and ATE my poor APPLE
It’s now in the ‘gators belly.

Activity Instructions:

Teacher use printable. Look through the printable pictures, talk about what each of the first five are. Teacher point to the pictures, but parents and children should use their fingers to count as we go through the song. We are intentionally only going up to five. Feel free to repeat and count on one hand then the other hand.

On the first day of Christmas
my true love gave to me:
A Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the second day of Christmas
my true love gave to me:
Two Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the third day of Christmas
my true love gave to me:
Three French Hens
Two Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the fourth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me:
Four Calling Birds
Three French Hens
Two Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree1

On the fifth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me:
Five Golden Rings
Four Calling Birds
Three French Hens
Two Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

Activity Instructions:

Hand out microphones. Say hello to each of the kids. Ask the children what songs they would like to sing.
Then transition into solfege. Have them sing Do, Re, Mi Fa, Sol, Fa, Mi, Re, then Do (repeat several times, be silly)
Sing syllables one phrase at a time, repeat phrase with parents.
Afterwards, sing song on words.

Do, Do, Do Re Me – 11123
Mi Re Mi Fa Sol  – 32345
Do Do Do Sol Sol Sol Mi Mi Mi Do Do Do  – 888 555 333 111
Sol Fa Mi Re Do  – 54321

Activity Instructions:

Pair up students, then allow children to practice rolling the ball, then begin song. Depending upon age and ability level, see if children can roll the ball to their partner when you say “roll” in the song. Repeat several times. With a small class, you might sit in a circle and play with everyone instead of pairing off.

One Two Three
Roll the ball to me
One Two
I roll the ball to you

One two three
Roll the ball to me
One Two
I roll the ball to you.

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves for children to dance with

Activity Instructions:

Dump a variety bucket of instruments out for children to play with. Allow them to explore and try different instruments. Please make sure there is nothing sharp or swallowable. Teacher’s choice on 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:

Have children throw the bean bags onto the music carpet, or staff lines taped onto the floor.
Play the notes of the melody they create on the keyboard or xylophone.

Activity Instructions:

Talk about the life cycle of the butterfly. Then sing the song, using puppet and transforming it as you go from caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly. At the end of the song,  give butterfly kisses as desired.

Caterpillar caterpillar grows and eats
grows and eats lots of leaves
caterpillar, caterpillar grows and eats
grows and eats and eats lots of leaves
Caterpillar caterpillar grows and eats
He eats and eats lots of leaves

The caterpillar hides in a chrysalis
hides inside just like this
The caterpillar hides in a chrysalis
hides inside just like this
The caterpillar hides in a chrysalis
and undergoes metaphorphasis
 
Then out pops a beautiful butterfly
butterfly, butterfly
Then out pops a beautiful butterfly
butterfly, butterfly
Then out pops a beautiful butterfly
who flies and flies in the sky

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 :|