Tot Rock

• Coming in Classical: Gershwin- Rhapsody in Blue

  Activity Instructions:

  Play song as children are entering the room, allow them to play with an instrument not used in today’s lesson plan.

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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: Shake then pass

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out shakers. Allow children time to explore shaking them. Practice shaking and passing to the right to a friend. Then introduce the song.

  Lyrics:
  

  Shake my egg up and down, shake my egg all around
  Shake my egg up and down, and pass it to a friend
  (repeat)

  Shake my egg side to side, shake my egg, make it hide
  Shake my egg side to side, and pass it to a friend
  (repeat)

   

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• Lapride: Bicycle Race

  Activity Instructions:

  Have grownups sit children in their lap. Introduce the lap ride, show parents bounce, side to side, up and down, and roll back.
  Then start music, repeat if desired.

  Lyrics:
  

  Riding my bike down the street
  Wind in my hair I feel the breeze
  Pedalin’ fast as fast can be
  Cruisin’ along look at me
  Turnin’ right, turnin’ left
  Over the hill, and down again
  Falling back out of sight
  Havin’ some fun on my bicycle ride

  Riding my bike down the street
  Wind in my hair I feel the breeze
  Pedalin’ fast as fast can be
  Cruisin’ along look at me
  Turnin’ right, turnin’ left
  Over the hill, and down again
  Falling back out of sight
  Havin’ some fun on my bicycle ride

  Riding my bike down the street
  Wind in my hair I feel the breeze
  Pedalin’ fast as fast can be
  Cruisin’ along look at me
  Turnin’ right, turnin’ left
  Over the hill, and down again
  Falling back out of sight
  Havin’ some fun on my bicycle ride

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• Color or Shape Song w/Instrument: 3D Shapes – Cone, Cube, Cylinder, Sphere

  Activity Instructions:

  Make sure to gather items of the three 3D shapes before class.
  Suggestions: A traffic cone for the cone, a square tissue box for the cube, a ball for the sphere and a coffee can or tea can for the cylinder. 

  Put the shapes in four spots around the room, review what each of them are. Then sing the song, and have the children run to the objects as you sing the song.

  Lyrics:
  

  123, in 3D, looking for a shape
  123, in 3D, looking for a shape 
  123, in 3D, looking for a shape 
  I am looking for a [Cone, Cube, Cylinder, Sphere]
  looking for a shape

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• Song w/Instrument: Pitter Patter

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out rainsticks. Allow children to explore tapping, shaking, rolling, turning over, etc. Then introduce the song.

  Lyrics:
  

  I like it when it rains and
  the rain goes pitter patter
  the rain goes pitter patter
  the rain goes pitter patter

  I like it when it rains and
  the rain goes pitter patter
  1. Pitter patter on my window

  2. Pitter patter into a puddle
  3. Pitter patter on my nose

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  111123 41444566  55557721

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• Body Awareness: Get into the Groove

  Activity Instructions:

  Walk around during intro, freestyle during verses, Jump and stomp during call and response chorus.

  Lyrics:
  

  INTRO/INSTRUMENTAL

  A SECTION
  Get into the groove
  Get into the groove
  Show me all your moves
  Show me all your moves
  (repeat)

  B SECTION (call response)
  C’mon and jump
  C’mon and jump
  C’mon and stomp
  (repeat x4)

  INTRO/INSTRUMENTAL

  A SECTION
  B SECTION
  INSTRUMENTAL

  A SECTION
  B SECTION
  INSTRUMENTAL

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• Solfege Song: NOT YET ADDED
  Content Not Yet Added

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• Song w/Ball: Ball Counting

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out balls to children. Explore tapping on the ball, and rolling the ball from legs up to head and back down again.
  Then start song and follow directions in the lyrics.

  Lyrics:
  

  123, 456, 789, and 10,
  Tap My hands on the ball, Counting up to 10
  Roll the ball to my head
  Roll it down count again
  123, 456, 789 and 10

  123, 456, 789, and 10,
  Tap My hands on the ball, Counting up to 10
  Roll the ball to my nose
  Roll it down to my toes
  123, 456, 789 and 10

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• World Music Dance: Argentina – La Morocha – Tango

  Activity Instructions:

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

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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: 123, Identify Me: Instrument Families

  Activity Instructions:

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• Puppet: Old McDonald had a Zoo

  Activity Instructions:

  Tell the children that Old McDonald has a Zoo today instead of a Farm.  If the animals are loud, they are just saying hello. Then sing song, If by chance you don’t have all four puppets, print out cardstock versions of the animals and mount on a popsicle stick. 

  Lyrics:
  

  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo
  and at his zoo he had a bear, zoo-bee-zoo-bee-doo
  with a *growl* here and a *growl* there
  Here a *growl*, there a *growl*, everywhere a *growl*
  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo

  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo
  and at his zoo he had a Lion, zoo-bee-doo-bee-doo
  with a *roar* here and a *roar* there
  Here a *roar* there a *roar*, everywhere a *roar*
  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo

  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo
  and at his zoo he had a Monkey, zoo-bee-doo-bee-doo
  with a *ooh-ah* here and a *ooh-ah* there
  Here a *ooh* there a *ooh*, everywhere a *ooh-ah*
  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo

  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo
  and at his zoo he had an Elephant, zoo-bee-doo-bee-doo
  with a *twoot* here and a *twoot* there
  Here a *twoot* there a *twoot*, everywhere a *twoot*
  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo

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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: Gershwin- Rhapsody in Blue

  Activity Instructions:

  Play song as children are entering the room, allow them to play with an instrument not used in today’s lesson plan.

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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: Shake then pass

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out shakers. Allow children time to explore shaking them. Practice shaking and passing to the right to a friend. Then introduce the song.

  Lyrics:
  

  Shake my egg up and down, shake my egg all around
  Shake my egg up and down, and pass it to a friend
  (repeat)

  Shake my egg side to side, shake my egg, make it hide
  Shake my egg side to side, and pass it to a friend
  (repeat)

   

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• Body Awareness: Get into the Groove

  Activity Instructions:

  Walk around during intro, freestyle during verses, Jump and stomp during call and response chorus.

  Lyrics:
  

  INTRO/INSTRUMENTAL

  A SECTION
  Get into the groove
  Get into the groove
  Show me all your moves
  Show me all your moves
  (repeat)

  B SECTION (call response)
  C’mon and jump
  C’mon and jump
  C’mon and stomp
  (repeat x4)

  INTRO/INSTRUMENTAL

  A SECTION
  B SECTION
  INSTRUMENTAL

  A SECTION
  B SECTION
  INSTRUMENTAL

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• Alphabet Song w/Instrument: Letter N – No No No Number Nine

  Activity Instructions:

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

  Lyrics:
  

  No No No Number Nine
  No No No, it’s Night time
  No No No Nancy Nurse
  No No No music Note

  No No No Not in a Net
  No No No Not on my Neck
  No No No music Note
  No Dancing Numbers up my Nose

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• 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.

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• Song w/Pitched Instrument: Wheels on the Bus

  Activity Instructions:

  Needed Booms: C E F G A C8

  Lyrics:
  

  C-F-F-F-F-A
  C8-A-F G-E-C
  C8-A-F
  C-F-F-F-F-A
  C8-A-F
  G-C-C-F

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• Composing Activity: Word Rhythms

  Activity Instructions:

  Every word has a natural rhythm.  The best and most memorable songs are the ones where we sing the word with the same rhythms and natural pitches, as we would say the word.

  Ask the children something that they like to do. 

  IE Liam likes to swim in the ocean. 

  Say it, then sing it.

  When we write the words to a song, we are writing lyrics.

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• Song w/Ball: Ball Counting

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out balls to children. Explore tapping on the ball, and rolling the ball from legs up to head and back down again.
  Then start song and follow directions in the lyrics.

  Lyrics:
  

  123, 456, 789, and 10,
  Tap My hands on the ball, Counting up to 10
  Roll the ball to my head
  Roll it down count again
  123, 456, 789 and 10

  123, 456, 789, and 10,
  Tap My hands on the ball, Counting up to 10
  Roll the ball to my nose
  Roll it down to my toes
  123, 456, 789 and 10

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• World Music Dance: Argentina – La Morocha – Tango

  Activity Instructions:

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

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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: 123, Identify Me: Instrument Families

  Activity Instructions:

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• Puppet: Old McDonald had a Zoo

  Activity Instructions:

  Tell the children that Old McDonald has a Zoo today instead of a Farm.  If the animals are loud, they are just saying hello. Then sing song, If by chance you don’t have all four puppets, print out cardstock versions of the animals and mount on a popsicle stick. 

  Lyrics:
  

  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo
  and at his zoo he had a bear, zoo-bee-zoo-bee-doo
  with a *growl* here and a *growl* there
  Here a *growl*, there a *growl*, everywhere a *growl*
  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo

  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo
  and at his zoo he had a Lion, zoo-bee-doo-bee-doo
  with a *roar* here and a *roar* there
  Here a *roar* there a *roar*, everywhere a *roar*
  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo

  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo
  and at his zoo he had a Monkey, zoo-bee-doo-bee-doo
  with a *ooh-ah* here and a *ooh-ah* there
  Here a *ooh* there a *ooh*, everywhere a *ooh-ah*
  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo

  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo
  and at his zoo he had an Elephant, zoo-bee-doo-bee-doo
  with a *twoot* here and a *twoot* there
  Here a *twoot* there a *twoot*, everywhere a *twoot*
  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo

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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: Gershwin- Rhapsody in Blue

  Activity Instructions:

  Play song as children are entering the room, allow them to play with an instrument not used in today’s lesson plan.

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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: Shake then pass

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out shakers. Allow children time to explore shaking them. Practice shaking and passing to the right to a friend. Then introduce the song.

  Lyrics:
  

  Shake my egg up and down, shake my egg all around
  Shake my egg up and down, and pass it to a friend
  (repeat)

  Shake my egg side to side, shake my egg, make it hide
  Shake my egg side to side, and pass it to a friend
  (repeat)

   

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• Peek-a-boo: Under Cover (Hot Cross Buns)

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

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

  Lyrics:
  

  Peek-a-boo, Where are you?
  Under cover, hiding under
  Peek-a-boo (boo!) Peek-a-boo (boo!)

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• Color or Shape Song: 3D Shapes – Cone, Cube, Cylinder, Sphere

  Activity Instructions:

  Make sure to gather items of the three 3D shapes before class.
  Suggestions: A traffic cone for the cone, a square tissue box for the cube, a ball for the sphere and a coffee can or tea can for the cylinder. 

  Put the shapes in four spots around the room, review what each of them are. Then sing the song, and have the children run to the objects as you sing the song.

  Lyrics:
  

  123, in 3D, looking for a shape
  123, in 3D, looking for a shape 
  123, in 3D, looking for a shape 
  I am looking for a [Cone, Cube, Cylinder, Sphere]
  looking for a shape

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• Body Awareness: Wiggle My Fingers

  Activity Instructions:

  Invite everyone to stand up. Practice the motions in the song. Then start music, following motions. Repeat as desired.

  Lyrics:
  

  Wiggle my fingers, hands to the sky, [wiggle fingers]
  Reach my arms out – look I can fly! [airplane arms]
  Arms in close, I’m drivin’ my car, [steering wheel arms]
  Hands on my knees, I’m crossin my arms. [cross and open hands on knees]

  I’m having some fun with my fingers [wiggle fingers]
  Havin’ some fun with my hands [clap hands]
  Moving myself to the music [twist]
  Playin air guitar with the band [play air guitar]

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• Song w/Pitched Instrument: Wheels on the Bus

  Activity Instructions:

  Needed Booms: C E F G A C8

  Lyrics:
  

  C-F-F-F-F-A
  C8-A-F G-E-C
  C8-A-F
  C-F-F-F-F-A
  C8-A-F
  G-C-C-F

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• Solfege Song: NOT YET ADDED
  Content Not Yet Added

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• Song w/Ball: Ball Counting

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out balls to children. Explore tapping on the ball, and rolling the ball from legs up to head and back down again.
  Then start song and follow directions in the lyrics.

  Lyrics:
  

  123, 456, 789, and 10,
  Tap My hands on the ball, Counting up to 10
  Roll the ball to my head
  Roll it down count again
  123, 456, 789 and 10

  123, 456, 789, and 10,
  Tap My hands on the ball, Counting up to 10
  Roll the ball to my nose
  Roll it down to my toes
  123, 456, 789 and 10

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• World Music Dance: Argentina – La Morocha – Tango

  Activity Instructions:

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

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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: Word Rhythms

  Activity Instructions:

  Every word has a natural rhythm.  The best and most memorable songs are the ones where we sing the word with the same rhythms and natural pitches, as we would say the word.

  Ask the children something that they like to do. 

  IE Liam likes to swim in the ocean. 

  Say it, then sing it.

  When we write the words to a song, we are writing lyrics.

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• Musical Game: 123, Identify Me: Instrument Families

  Activity Instructions:

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• Puppet: Old McDonald had a Zoo

  Activity Instructions:

  Tell the children that Old McDonald has a Zoo today instead of a Farm.  If the animals are loud, they are just saying hello. Then sing song, If by chance you don’t have all four puppets, print out cardstock versions of the animals and mount on a popsicle stick. 

  Lyrics:
  

  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo
  and at his zoo he had a bear, zoo-bee-zoo-bee-doo
  with a *growl* here and a *growl* there
  Here a *growl*, there a *growl*, everywhere a *growl*
  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo

  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo
  and at his zoo he had a Lion, zoo-bee-doo-bee-doo
  with a *roar* here and a *roar* there
  Here a *roar* there a *roar*, everywhere a *roar*
  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo

  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo
  and at his zoo he had a Monkey, zoo-bee-doo-bee-doo
  with a *ooh-ah* here and a *ooh-ah* there
  Here a *ooh* there a *ooh*, everywhere a *ooh-ah*
  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo

  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo
  and at his zoo he had an Elephant, zoo-bee-doo-bee-doo
  with a *twoot* here and a *twoot* there
  Here a *twoot* there a *twoot*, everywhere a *twoot*
  Old McDonald had a Zoo, doo-bee-doo-bee-doo

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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 :|