Baby Rock

  • Coming in Classical: Copland – Rodeo: Hoe-Down, Boston Pops

    Activity Instructions:

    Play music as parents and students are coming in.

    Historical information:

    Aaron Copland was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later in his career a conductor of his own and other American music. Instrumental in forging a distinctly American style of composition, in his later years he was often referred to as “the Dean of American Composers.”

    [ more info on Wikipedia ]


  • Baby 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 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

  • Song w/Instrument: Chomp Castanet

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out the castanets – one to each student. Allow them to explore squeezing the castanets shut with one hand, the other hand, both hands, etc. Then introduce song.

    Lyrics:

    Chomp Chomp Chomp goes the cas-ta-net
    when my fin-gers squeeze it shut
    Chomp Chomp Chomp goes the cas-ta-net
    like a mouth try-ing to talk
    Chomp chomp chomp, and click click click
    o-pen shut it, just like this
    Chomp chomp chomp goes my cas-ta-net
    Chomp chomp chomp chomp chomp

  • Lapride: Chug Chug Choo-Choo Train

    Activity Instructions:

    Have children sit on parents laps, and follow directions in the song!

    Lyrics:

    Chug Chug Chug Goes the cho-choo train [bounce children on lap]
    Chug Chug Chug down the tracks
    Chug Chug Chug goes the choo-choo train
    Clickety Clickety Clack

    Chug Chug Chug goes the choo-choo train [move legs together up and down]
    Chug Chug Chug up and down
    Chug Chug Chug goes the choo-choo train
    Bumping all the people around [alternate legs quickly]

    Toot toot toot goes the engineer [bounce on lap]
    Toot toot toot pull the horn [pretend to pull train whistle]
    Toot toot toot goes the engineer [bounce on lap]
    The train’s comin’ through this morn

    Chug Chug Chug Goes the cho-choo train [bounce children on lap]
    Chug Chug Chug down the tracks
    Chug Chug Chug goes the choo-choo train
    Clickety Clickety Clack

    Chug Chug Chug goes the choo-choo train [move legs together up and down]
    Chug Chug Chug up and down
    Chug Chug Chug goes the choo-choo train
    Bumping all the people around [alternate legs quickly]

    Toot toot toot goes the engineer [bounce on lap]
    Toot toot toot pull the horn [pretend to pull train whistle]
    Toot toot toot goes the engineer [bounce on lap]
    The train’s comin’ round this morn

    Yeah
    The train’s comin’ round this morn

  • Song w/Instrument: Maracas if You Know It

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Explore shaking, tapping together, tapping on floor, shaking high and low. Then introduce song.

    Lyrics:

    I am shaking my maracas, then I stop,
    I am shaking my maracas then I stop!
    I am shaking my maracas x2
    I am shaking my maracas then I stop

    Possible Variations:
    I am tapping on the ground
    I am tapping them together
    I am shaking them up high
    I am shaking them down low
    I am shaking with my right hand
    I am shaking with my left had

  • Peek-a-boo w/scarves: London Boo

    Activity Instructions:

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

    Lyrics:

    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

  • Signing Song: Yes and No

    Activity Instructions:

    Show parents the signs for yes and no. Then introduce the song. Sing several times.

    Lyrics:

    I nod my hand in the letter S
    I say yes I say yes
    I nod my hand in the letter S,
    yes, yes, yes, yes, yes

    Two fingers and my thumb snap open and shut
    open and shut, open and shut
    Two fingers and my thumb snap open and shut
    That’s how I say no

    YES YES YES No No No
    YES YES YES No No No
    Yes      No     Yes    No
    Yes No Yes No Yes

  • Song w/Ball: Roll the Spiky Ball

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Have children pair up. Practice rolling, bouncing, ball on head, nose, knees, toes.

    Lyrics:

    [INTRO]
    Will you roll the spiky ball
    Will you roll the spiky ball
    Will you roll the spiky ball to a friend
    (repeat)

    [BREAK, introduce bouncing]

    Will you bounce the spiky ball
    Will you bounce the spiky ball
    Will you bounce the spiky ball with your hands
    (repeat)

    BRIDGE
    Put the ball on your head
    Put the ball on your nose
    Put the ball on your knees
    Put the ball on your toes

  • World Music Dance: France – C2C – Happy – French Dance Music by 4 DJs

    Activity Instructions:

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

  • 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!

  • Song Time
    Sing through favorite songs of children. You may choose to introduce the english only to the solfege song from other levels.

  • Puppet: Mr. Alligator

    Activity Instructions:

    Share some alligator facts from the song with the kids. Then sing song, using puppet chomping his teeth to the beat.
    At the end, ask Mr. Alligator if he will be nice? Not eat the kids? Then give alligator kisses if desired.

    Lyrics:

    Mr. Alligator, was swimmin’ in the swamp
    Mr. Alligator says hello! Chomp Chomp

    Mr. Alligator, he’s a reptile
    Look at all those teeth in his great big smile

    Mr Alligator he can really grow in size
    10-15 feet long, and 1000 pounds!

    Mr. Alligator, He was almost extinct?
    C’ya later Alligator
    Thanks for not eating me!

    Mr. Alligator, was swimmin’ in the swamp
    Mr. Alligator says hello! Chomp Chomp

    Mr. Alligator, he’s a reptile
    Look at all those teeth in his great big smile

    Mr Alligator he can really grow in size
    10-15 feet long, and 1000 pounds!

    Mr. Alligator, He was almost extinct?
    C’ya later Alligator
    Thanks for not eating me!

    Historical information:

    Some alligator facts: 

    • Alligators have up to 3000 teeth over their lifetime – 80 at a time.
    • They are reptiles.
    • They grow up to 10-15 feet long.
    • They can be over 1000 lbs.
    • They travel at up to 15 mph.

     


  • Lullaby: Hansel & Gretl Evening Prayer

    Activity Instructions:

    Play song and have parents rock their children, seated or standing.
    Allow children to play with a quiet instrument (bells, egg shakers, or rainsticks)

  • 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 :|

    Tot Rock

  • Coming in Classical: Copland – Rodeo: Hoe-Down, Boston Pops

    Activity Instructions:

    Play music as parents and students are coming in.

    Historical information:

    Aaron Copland was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later in his career a conductor of his own and other American music. Instrumental in forging a distinctly American style of composition, in his later years he was often referred to as “the Dean of American Composers.”

    [ more info on Wikipedia ]


  • 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

  • Song w/Instrument: Chomp Castanet

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out the castanets – one to each student. Allow them to explore squeezing the castanets shut with one hand, the other hand, both hands, etc. Then introduce song.

    Lyrics:

    Chomp Chomp Chomp goes the cas-ta-net
    when my fin-gers squeeze it shut
    Chomp Chomp Chomp goes the cas-ta-net
    like a mouth try-ing to talk
    Chomp chomp chomp, and click click click
    o-pen shut it, just like this
    Chomp chomp chomp goes my cas-ta-net
    Chomp chomp chomp chomp chomp

  • Lapride: Chug Chug Choo-Choo Train

    Activity Instructions:

    Have children sit on parents laps, and follow directions in the song!

    Lyrics:

    Chug Chug Chug Goes the cho-choo train [bounce children on lap]
    Chug Chug Chug down the tracks
    Chug Chug Chug goes the choo-choo train
    Clickety Clickety Clack

    Chug Chug Chug goes the choo-choo train [move legs together up and down]
    Chug Chug Chug up and down
    Chug Chug Chug goes the choo-choo train
    Bumping all the people around [alternate legs quickly]

    Toot toot toot goes the engineer [bounce on lap]
    Toot toot toot pull the horn [pretend to pull train whistle]
    Toot toot toot goes the engineer [bounce on lap]
    The train’s comin’ through this morn

    Chug Chug Chug Goes the cho-choo train [bounce children on lap]
    Chug Chug Chug down the tracks
    Chug Chug Chug goes the choo-choo train
    Clickety Clickety Clack

    Chug Chug Chug goes the choo-choo train [move legs together up and down]
    Chug Chug Chug up and down
    Chug Chug Chug goes the choo-choo train
    Bumping all the people around [alternate legs quickly]

    Toot toot toot goes the engineer [bounce on lap]
    Toot toot toot pull the horn [pretend to pull train whistle]
    Toot toot toot goes the engineer [bounce on lap]
    The train’s comin’ round this morn

    Yeah
    The train’s comin’ round this morn

  • Color or Shape Song w/Instrument: Playing in the flowerpatch

    Activity Instructions:

    Dump out a bucket of objects… have children bring you the right color “flowers.”

    Lyrics:

    (Mary had a Little Lamb)

    Playing in the flowerpatch
    Find me a (purple, red, yellow, green, blue) flower

  • Song w/Instrument: Maracas if You Know It

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Explore shaking, tapping together, tapping on floor, shaking high and low. Then introduce song.

    Lyrics:

    I am shaking my maracas, then I stop,
    I am shaking my maracas then I stop!
    I am shaking my maracas x2
    I am shaking my maracas then I stop

    Possible Variations:
    I am tapping on the ground
    I am tapping them together
    I am shaking them up high
    I am shaking them down low
    I am shaking with my right hand
    I am shaking with my left had

  • Body Awareness: Rockin’ ABCs

    Activity Instructions:

    Tell the children you will be doing a dance to the ABC song this week. Introduce the moves in the chorus, jump, stomp, spin, clap, touch the ground. Then start the song, walk and sing during the ABC verses. Repeat if desired.

    Lyrics:

    ABCDEFG
    HIJKLMNOP
    QRS TUV
    WXY and Z
    Now I know my ABCs
    Won’t you sing and dance with me

    Jumping to my ABCs, jump along with me
    Stomping to my ABCs, stompin’ to the beat
    Spinning to my ABCs, watch me spin around
    Clapping to my ABCs, and then I touch the ground

    ABCDEFG
    HIJKLMNOP
    QRS TUV
    WXY and Z
    Now I know my ABCs
    Won’t you sing and dance with me

    Jumping to my ABCs, Jump along with me
    Stomping to my ABCs, stompin’ to the beat
    Spinning to my ABCs, watch me spin around
    Clapping to my ABCs, and then I touch the ground

    ABCDEFG
    HIJKLMNOP
    QRS TUV
    WXY and Z
    Now I know my ABCs
    Thanks for singin’ and dancin’ with me.

  • Solfege Song: Twinkle Twinkle

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out echo microphones. Have children explore speaking in 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:

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

    Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
    how I wonder what you are
    Up above the world so high
    Like a diamond in the sky
    Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
    How I wonder what you are

  • Song w/Ball: Roll the Spiky Ball

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Have children pair up. Practice rolling, bouncing, ball on head, nose, knees, toes.

    Lyrics:

    [INTRO]
    Will you roll the spiky ball
    Will you roll the spiky ball
    Will you roll the spiky ball to a friend
    (repeat)

    [BREAK, introduce bouncing]

    Will you bounce the spiky ball
    Will you bounce the spiky ball
    Will you bounce the spiky ball with your hands
    (repeat)

    BRIDGE
    Put the ball on your head
    Put the ball on your nose
    Put the ball on your knees
    Put the ball on your toes

  • World Music Dance: France – C2C – Happy – French Dance Music by 4 DJs

    Activity Instructions:

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

  • 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!

  • Musical Game: Crescendo Decrescendo Parachute Shake

    Activity Instructions:

    Get out small parachute, have children hold the edge. Raise parachute when the your singing gets louder, and lower when your singing gets softer. You can also bounce back and forth quickly between loud and soft. The movement helps the children hear and distinguish the concept of dynamics/crescendo/descrescendo.

  • Puppet: Mr. Alligator

    Activity Instructions:

    Share some alligator facts from the song with the kids. Then sing song, using puppet chomping his teeth to the beat.
    At the end, ask Mr. Alligator if he will be nice? Not eat the kids? Then give alligator kisses if desired.

    Lyrics:

    Mr. Alligator, was swimmin’ in the swamp
    Mr. Alligator says hello! Chomp Chomp

    Mr. Alligator, he’s a reptile
    Look at all those teeth in his great big smile

    Mr Alligator he can really grow in size
    10-15 feet long, and 1000 pounds!

    Mr. Alligator, He was almost extinct?
    C’ya later Alligator
    Thanks for not eating me!

    Mr. Alligator, was swimmin’ in the swamp
    Mr. Alligator says hello! Chomp Chomp

    Mr. Alligator, he’s a reptile
    Look at all those teeth in his great big smile

    Mr Alligator he can really grow in size
    10-15 feet long, and 1000 pounds!

    Mr. Alligator, He was almost extinct?
    C’ya later Alligator
    Thanks for not eating me!

    Historical information:

    Some alligator facts: 

    • Alligators have up to 3000 teeth over their lifetime – 80 at a time.
    • They are reptiles.
    • They grow up to 10-15 feet long.
    • They can be over 1000 lbs.
    • They travel at up to 15 mph.

     


  • 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: Copland – Rodeo: Hoe-Down, Boston Pops

    Activity Instructions:

    Play music as parents and students are coming in.

    Historical information:

    Aaron Copland was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later in his career a conductor of his own and other American music. Instrumental in forging a distinctly American style of composition, in his later years he was often referred to as “the Dean of American Composers.”

    [ more info on Wikipedia ]


  • 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

  • Song w/Instrument: Chomp Castanet

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out the castanets – one to each student. Allow them to explore squeezing the castanets shut with one hand, the other hand, both hands, etc. Then introduce song.

    Lyrics:

    Chomp Chomp Chomp goes the cas-ta-net
    when my fin-gers squeeze it shut
    Chomp Chomp Chomp goes the cas-ta-net
    like a mouth try-ing to talk
    Chomp chomp chomp, and click click click
    o-pen shut it, just like this
    Chomp chomp chomp goes my cas-ta-net
    Chomp chomp chomp chomp chomp

  • Body Awareness: Rockin’ ABCs

    Activity Instructions:

    Tell the children you will be doing a dance to the ABC song this week. Introduce the moves in the chorus, jump, stomp, spin, clap, touch the ground. Then start the song, walk and sing during the ABC verses. Repeat if desired.

    Lyrics:

    ABCDEFG
    HIJKLMNOP
    QRS TUV
    WXY and Z
    Now I know my ABCs
    Won’t you sing and dance with me

    Jumping to my ABCs, jump along with me
    Stomping to my ABCs, stompin’ to the beat
    Spinning to my ABCs, watch me spin around
    Clapping to my ABCs, and then I touch the ground

    ABCDEFG
    HIJKLMNOP
    QRS TUV
    WXY and Z
    Now I know my ABCs
    Won’t you sing and dance with me

    Jumping to my ABCs, Jump along with me
    Stomping to my ABCs, stompin’ to the beat
    Spinning to my ABCs, watch me spin around
    Clapping to my ABCs, and then I touch the ground

    ABCDEFG
    HIJKLMNOP
    QRS TUV
    WXY and Z
    Now I know my ABCs
    Thanks for singin’ and dancin’ with me.

  • Alphabet Song w/Instrument: Letter M – Mommy and the Monkey

    Activity Instructions:

    Have children find the letter “M” on an alphabet chart, or show children a picture of the letter M.
    Talk about the words that start with the letter M in the song. Then sing the silly letter M song, having children tap to the beat while you sing.

    Lyrics:

    Mommy and the Monkey went to get some Money
    to buy Milk from the Masked Man in the Moon
    Mommy Made Me Meatballs     to go with the Milk
    from the Man in the Moon whose cow who says Moo

  • Solfege Song: Frere Jacques

    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.

    Lyrics:

    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.

  • Song w/Pitched Instrument: Noble Duke of York

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out Handbells. Allow children to explore hitting them on the ground freely. Then ask them to only hit when you cue them by pointing or calling out the color of the handbell. Have children play song several times through. Switch colors and repeat, if desired, depending upon time.

    Lyrics:

    C-FFFFF
    G-AAAAA
    A-CCC
    CC-AF
    G-AA-GG-F

  • Composing Activity: Thanksgiving Musical Mad-Lib

    Activity Instructions:

    We are going to work on writing song lyrics for our composition activity again. Distribute Mad lib sheet and crayons to parent/child pairs. Have them fill in the blanks, then sing each child’s unique song. Make sure you have enough printables ready for this before class!

    Lyrics:

    Thank you for the______  (Food)
    Thank you for the ____ (Toy)
    Thank you for my _____(Person)
    I thank you, I give thanks.

    Thank you for the thanksgiving song [CHILD NAME] wrote
    Thank you for her/his thanksgiving song
    Thank you for the thanksgiving song [CHILD NAME] wrote
    Thank you for her/his thanksgiving song

  • Song w/Ball: Roll the Spiky Ball

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Have children pair up. Practice rolling, bouncing, ball on head, nose, knees, toes.

    Lyrics:

    [INTRO]
    Will you roll the spiky ball
    Will you roll the spiky ball
    Will you roll the spiky ball to a friend
    (repeat)

    [BREAK, introduce bouncing]

    Will you bounce the spiky ball
    Will you bounce the spiky ball
    Will you bounce the spiky ball with your hands
    (repeat)

    BRIDGE
    Put the ball on your head
    Put the ball on your nose
    Put the ball on your knees
    Put the ball on your toes

  • World Music Dance: France – C2C – Happy – French Dance Music by 4 DJs

    Activity Instructions:

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

  • 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!

  • Musical Game: Crescendo Decrescendo Parachute Shake

    Activity Instructions:

    Get out small parachute, have children hold the edge. Raise parachute when the your singing gets louder, and lower when your singing gets softer. You can also bounce back and forth quickly between loud and soft. The movement helps the children hear and distinguish the concept of dynamics/crescendo/descrescendo.

  • Puppet: Mr. Alligator

    Activity Instructions:

    Share some alligator facts from the song with the kids. Then sing song, using puppet chomping his teeth to the beat.
    At the end, ask Mr. Alligator if he will be nice? Not eat the kids? Then give alligator kisses if desired.

    Lyrics:

    Mr. Alligator, was swimmin’ in the swamp
    Mr. Alligator says hello! Chomp Chomp

    Mr. Alligator, he’s a reptile
    Look at all those teeth in his great big smile

    Mr Alligator he can really grow in size
    10-15 feet long, and 1000 pounds!

    Mr. Alligator, He was almost extinct?
    C’ya later Alligator
    Thanks for not eating me!

    Mr. Alligator, was swimmin’ in the swamp
    Mr. Alligator says hello! Chomp Chomp

    Mr. Alligator, he’s a reptile
    Look at all those teeth in his great big smile

    Mr Alligator he can really grow in size
    10-15 feet long, and 1000 pounds!

    Mr. Alligator, He was almost extinct?
    C’ya later Alligator
    Thanks for not eating me!

    Historical information:

    Some alligator facts: 

    • Alligators have up to 3000 teeth over their lifetime – 80 at a time.
    • They are reptiles.
    • They grow up to 10-15 feet long.
    • They can be over 1000 lbs.
    • They travel at up to 15 mph.

     


  • 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: Copland – Rodeo: Hoe-Down, Boston Pops

    Activity Instructions:

    Play music as parents and students are coming in.

    Historical information:

    Aaron Copland was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later in his career a conductor of his own and other American music. Instrumental in forging a distinctly American style of composition, in his later years he was often referred to as “the Dean of American Composers.”

    [ more info on Wikipedia ]


  • 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

  • Song w/Instrument: Chomp Castanet

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out the castanets – one to each student. Allow them to explore squeezing the castanets shut with one hand, the other hand, both hands, etc. Then introduce song.

    Lyrics:

    Chomp Chomp Chomp goes the cas-ta-net
    when my fin-gers squeeze it shut
    Chomp Chomp Chomp goes the cas-ta-net
    like a mouth try-ing to talk
    Chomp chomp chomp, and click click click
    o-pen shut it, just like this
    Chomp chomp chomp goes my cas-ta-net
    Chomp chomp chomp chomp chomp

  • Peek-a-boo: London Boo

    Activity Instructions:

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

    Lyrics:

    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

  • Color or Shape Song: Playing in the flowerpatch

    Activity Instructions:

    Dump out a bucket of objects… have children bring you the right color “flowers.”

    Lyrics:

    (Mary had a Little Lamb)

    Playing in the flowerpatch
    Find me a (purple, red, yellow, green, blue) flower

  • Body Awareness: Rockin’ ABCs

    Activity Instructions:

    Tell the children you will be doing a dance to the ABC song this week. Introduce the moves in the chorus, jump, stomp, spin, clap, touch the ground. Then start the song, walk and sing during the ABC verses. Repeat if desired.

    Lyrics:

    ABCDEFG
    HIJKLMNOP
    QRS TUV
    WXY and Z
    Now I know my ABCs
    Won’t you sing and dance with me

    Jumping to my ABCs, jump along with me
    Stomping to my ABCs, stompin’ to the beat
    Spinning to my ABCs, watch me spin around
    Clapping to my ABCs, and then I touch the ground

    ABCDEFG
    HIJKLMNOP
    QRS TUV
    WXY and Z
    Now I know my ABCs
    Won’t you sing and dance with me

    Jumping to my ABCs, Jump along with me
    Stomping to my ABCs, stompin’ to the beat
    Spinning to my ABCs, watch me spin around
    Clapping to my ABCs, and then I touch the ground

    ABCDEFG
    HIJKLMNOP
    QRS TUV
    WXY and Z
    Now I know my ABCs
    Thanks for singin’ and dancin’ with me.

  • Song w/Pitched Instrument: Noble Duke of York

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out Handbells. Allow children to explore hitting them on the ground freely. Then ask them to only hit when you cue them by pointing or calling out the color of the handbell. Have children play song several times through. Switch colors and repeat, if desired, depending upon time.

    Lyrics:

    C-FFFFF
    G-AAAAA
    A-CCC
    CC-AF
    G-AA-GG-F

  • Solfege Song: Twinkle Twinkle

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out echo microphones. Have children explore speaking in 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:

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

    Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
    how I wonder what you are
    Up above the world so high
    Like a diamond in the sky
    Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
    How I wonder what you are

  • Song w/Ball: Roll the Spiky Ball

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Have children pair up. Practice rolling, bouncing, ball on head, nose, knees, toes.

    Lyrics:

    [INTRO]
    Will you roll the spiky ball
    Will you roll the spiky ball
    Will you roll the spiky ball to a friend
    (repeat)

    [BREAK, introduce bouncing]

    Will you bounce the spiky ball
    Will you bounce the spiky ball
    Will you bounce the spiky ball with your hands
    (repeat)

    BRIDGE
    Put the ball on your head
    Put the ball on your nose
    Put the ball on your knees
    Put the ball on your toes

  • World Music Dance: France – C2C – Happy – French Dance Music by 4 DJs

    Activity Instructions:

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

  • 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!

  • Musical Composition Activity: Thanksgiving Musical Mad-Lib

    Activity Instructions:

    We are going to work on writing song lyrics for our composition activity again. Distribute Mad lib sheet and crayons to parent/child pairs. Have them fill in the blanks, then sing each child’s unique song. Make sure you have enough printables ready for this before class!

    Lyrics:

    Thank you for the______  (Food)
    Thank you for the ____ (Toy)
    Thank you for my _____(Person)
    I thank you, I give thanks.

    Thank you for the thanksgiving song [CHILD NAME] wrote
    Thank you for her/his thanksgiving song
    Thank you for the thanksgiving song [CHILD NAME] wrote
    Thank you for her/his thanksgiving song

  • Musical Game: Crescendo Decrescendo Parachute Shake

    Activity Instructions:

    Get out small parachute, have children hold the edge. Raise parachute when the your singing gets louder, and lower when your singing gets softer. You can also bounce back and forth quickly between loud and soft. The movement helps the children hear and distinguish the concept of dynamics/crescendo/descrescendo.

  • Puppet: Mr. Alligator

    Activity Instructions:

    Share some alligator facts from the song with the kids. Then sing song, using puppet chomping his teeth to the beat.
    At the end, ask Mr. Alligator if he will be nice? Not eat the kids? Then give alligator kisses if desired.

    Lyrics:

    Mr. Alligator, was swimmin’ in the swamp
    Mr. Alligator says hello! Chomp Chomp

    Mr. Alligator, he’s a reptile
    Look at all those teeth in his great big smile

    Mr Alligator he can really grow in size
    10-15 feet long, and 1000 pounds!

    Mr. Alligator, He was almost extinct?
    C’ya later Alligator
    Thanks for not eating me!

    Mr. Alligator, was swimmin’ in the swamp
    Mr. Alligator says hello! Chomp Chomp

    Mr. Alligator, he’s a reptile
    Look at all those teeth in his great big smile

    Mr Alligator he can really grow in size
    10-15 feet long, and 1000 pounds!

    Mr. Alligator, He was almost extinct?
    C’ya later Alligator
    Thanks for not eating me!

    Historical information:

    Some alligator facts: 

    • Alligators have up to 3000 teeth over their lifetime – 80 at a time.
    • They are reptiles.
    • They grow up to 10-15 feet long.
    • They can be over 1000 lbs.
    • They travel at up to 15 mph.

     


  • 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 :|