Baby Rock

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

    Activity Instructions:

    Play song as children are entering class.

  • 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: 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Peek-a-boo w/scarves: All My Little Monsters

    Activity Instructions:

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

    Lyrics:

    All my little monsters,
    All my little monsters,
    hiding, hiding,
    playing peek-a-boo, boo!
    (to the tune of ring around the rosie)

  • Signing Song: Orange

    Activity Instructions:

    Demonstrate the sign. Then sing the song with the sign.

    Lyrics:

    I am signing orange, orange, orange,
    I am signing orange,
    Squeeze my fist by my chin.

  • Song w/Ball: Tapping on My Ball – Fast & Slow

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out balls to children, explore tapping, rolling, etc. Then introduce song, following directions in lyrics. Repeat several times.

    Lyrics:

    I’m tapping on my ball today [tap on ball]
    I’m Tapping on my ball
    I’m tapping on my ball today
    until you holler STOP!

    I hold my hands so very still
    I hold my hands so still
    I hold my hand so very still
    until you holler GO!

    I’m tapping on my ball today,  [sing and tap super fast!]
    I’m tapping super fast,
    I’m tapping on my ball today,
    until you holler holler SLOW!

    I’m tapping on my ball today,  [slow tempo slow taps]
    I’m tapping very slow,
    I’m tapping on my ball today,
    until we say no more!

  • World Music Dance: La Araña Picua

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out scarves, and have children bounce and dance to the music. This is a Columbian Song.

  • Baby Rock Exploration

    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!

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

  • 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

  • Lullaby: This is Halloween

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out a quieter instrument. Allow children to rock gently in parents laps while sitting, or standing and swaying, or allow to play instrument. A calming moment to finish with class.

  • 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: Paganini – “The Witches’ Dance”

    Activity Instructions:

    Play song as children are entering class.

  • 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: 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

  • 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

  • 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 ______

  • 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

  • Body Awareness: Flying Flying

    Activity Instructions:

    For the body awareness song today, tell the kids that you are going to go flying. Ask them to name some things that fly… today we are going to be an airplane (show airplane arms), a bird (show flapping wings), a rocket ship (stand straight and tall and jump into the air), and a leaf (spin and twirl in a circle). Repeat song several times.

    Lyrics:

    I’m fly-ing fly-ing through the sky
    Fly-ing fly-ing way up high
    Fly-ing fly-ing through the sky
    Fly-ing way up high

    Arms out straight and glide a-long
    Arms out straight and glide a-long
    Arms out straight and glide a-long
    Glide like an air-plane

    I flap my wings like a bird
    Flap my wings like a bird
    Flap my wings like a bird
    Fly like a bird

    Feet to-get-her and jump up high
    Feet to-get-her and jump up high
    Feet to-get-her and jump up high
    Blast off like a rock-et

    Spin and twirl like a fall-ing leaf
    Spin and twirl like a fall-ing leaf
    Spin and twirl like a fall-ing leaf
    Fall-ing from the trees

  • Solfege Song: Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat

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

    Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat
    How I wonder where you’re at
    Up above the cave so high
    Like a tea tray in the sky
    Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat
    How I wonder where you’re at

  • Song w/Ball: Tapping on My Ball – Fast & Slow

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out balls to children, explore tapping, rolling, etc. Then introduce song, following directions in lyrics. Repeat several times.

    Lyrics:

    I’m tapping on my ball today [tap on ball]
    I’m Tapping on my ball
    I’m tapping on my ball today
    until you holler STOP!

    I hold my hands so very still
    I hold my hands so still
    I hold my hand so very still
    until you holler GO!

    I’m tapping on my ball today,  [sing and tap super fast!]
    I’m tapping super fast,
    I’m tapping on my ball today,
    until you holler holler SLOW!

    I’m tapping on my ball today,  [slow tempo slow taps]
    I’m tapping very slow,
    I’m tapping on my ball today,
    until we say no more!

  • World Music Dance: La Araña Picua

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out scarves, and have children bounce and dance to the music. This is a Columbian Song.

  • 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: Freeze Dance – Monster Mash

    Activity Instructions:

    This is a dancing/listening game… children dance while music is playing, but have to freeze when the music stops.
    If you’d like to add more movement, you can stop or clap on “they did the mash” in the choruses.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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: 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

  • Body Awareness: Flying Flying

    Activity Instructions:

    For the body awareness song today, tell the kids that you are going to go flying. Ask them to name some things that fly… today we are going to be an airplane (show airplane arms), a bird (show flapping wings), a rocket ship (stand straight and tall and jump into the air), and a leaf (spin and twirl in a circle). Repeat song several times.

    Lyrics:

    I’m fly-ing fly-ing through the sky
    Fly-ing fly-ing way up high
    Fly-ing fly-ing through the sky
    Fly-ing way up high

    Arms out straight and glide a-long
    Arms out straight and glide a-long
    Arms out straight and glide a-long
    Glide like an air-plane

    I flap my wings like a bird
    Flap my wings like a bird
    Flap my wings like a bird
    Fly like a bird

    Feet to-get-her and jump up high
    Feet to-get-her and jump up high
    Feet to-get-her and jump up high
    Blast off like a rock-et

    Spin and twirl like a fall-ing leaf
    Spin and twirl like a fall-ing leaf
    Spin and twirl like a fall-ing leaf
    Fall-ing from the trees

  • Alphabet Song w/Instrument: HALLOWEEN

    Activity Instructions:

    This song teaches how to spell Halloween. :)

    Lyrics:

    There is a holiday where we dress up and trick or treat
    HALLO WEE and N
    HALLO WEE and N

    (to the tune of BINGO)

  • Solfege Song: Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat

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

    Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat
    How I wonder where you’re at
    Up above the cave so high
    Like a tea tray in the sky
    Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat
    How I wonder where you’re at

  • Song w/Pitched Instrument: Itsy Bitsy Spider Handbells

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out Handbells. Allow children to explore shaking them. Then ask them to only shake when you cue them by pointing or calling out the color of the handbell. Practice muting on the ground when they are not playing. Have children play song several times through. Switch colors and repeat, if desired, depending upon time.

    Lyrics:

    CCCC D EEE DCDEC
    EEFGG FEFGE
    CCD EE DCDEC
    CCCC D EEE DCDEC

  • 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 

  • Song w/Ball: Tapping on My Ball – Fast & Slow

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out balls to children, explore tapping, rolling, etc. Then introduce song, following directions in lyrics. Repeat several times.

    Lyrics:

    I’m tapping on my ball today [tap on ball]
    I’m Tapping on my ball
    I’m tapping on my ball today
    until you holler STOP!

    I hold my hands so very still
    I hold my hands so still
    I hold my hand so very still
    until you holler GO!

    I’m tapping on my ball today,  [sing and tap super fast!]
    I’m tapping super fast,
    I’m tapping on my ball today,
    until you holler holler SLOW!

    I’m tapping on my ball today,  [slow tempo slow taps]
    I’m tapping very slow,
    I’m tapping on my ball today,
    until we say no more!

  • World Music Dance: La Araña Picua

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out scarves, and have children bounce and dance to the music. This is a Columbian Song.

  • 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: Freeze Dance – Monster Mash

    Activity Instructions:

    This is a dancing/listening game… children dance while music is playing, but have to freeze when the music stops.
    If you’d like to add more movement, you can stop or clap on “they did the mash” in the choruses.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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: 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

  • Peek-a-boo: All My Little Monsters

    Activity Instructions:

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

    Lyrics:

    All my little monsters,
    All my little monsters,
    hiding, hiding,
    playing peek-a-boo, boo!
    (to the tune of ring around the rosie)

  • 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 ______

  • Body Awareness: Flying Flying

    Activity Instructions:

    For the body awareness song today, tell the kids that you are going to go flying. Ask them to name some things that fly… today we are going to be an airplane (show airplane arms), a bird (show flapping wings), a rocket ship (stand straight and tall and jump into the air), and a leaf (spin and twirl in a circle). Repeat song several times.

    Lyrics:

    I’m fly-ing fly-ing through the sky
    Fly-ing fly-ing way up high
    Fly-ing fly-ing through the sky
    Fly-ing way up high

    Arms out straight and glide a-long
    Arms out straight and glide a-long
    Arms out straight and glide a-long
    Glide like an air-plane

    I flap my wings like a bird
    Flap my wings like a bird
    Flap my wings like a bird
    Fly like a bird

    Feet to-get-her and jump up high
    Feet to-get-her and jump up high
    Feet to-get-her and jump up high
    Blast off like a rock-et

    Spin and twirl like a fall-ing leaf
    Spin and twirl like a fall-ing leaf
    Spin and twirl like a fall-ing leaf
    Fall-ing from the trees

  • Song w/Pitched Instrument: Itsy Bitsy Spider Handbells

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out Handbells. Allow children to explore shaking them. Then ask them to only shake when you cue them by pointing or calling out the color of the handbell. Practice muting on the ground when they are not playing. Have children play song several times through. Switch colors and repeat, if desired, depending upon time.

    Lyrics:

    CCCC D EEE DCDEC
    EEFGG FEFGE
    CCD EE DCDEC
    CCCC D EEE DCDEC

  • Solfege Song: Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat

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

    Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat
    How I wonder where you’re at
    Up above the cave so high
    Like a tea tray in the sky
    Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat
    How I wonder where you’re at

  • Song w/Ball: Tapping on My Ball – Fast & Slow

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out balls to children, explore tapping, rolling, etc. Then introduce song, following directions in lyrics. Repeat several times.

    Lyrics:

    I’m tapping on my ball today [tap on ball]
    I’m Tapping on my ball
    I’m tapping on my ball today
    until you holler STOP!

    I hold my hands so very still
    I hold my hands so still
    I hold my hand so very still
    until you holler GO!

    I’m tapping on my ball today,  [sing and tap super fast!]
    I’m tapping super fast,
    I’m tapping on my ball today,
    until you holler holler SLOW!

    I’m tapping on my ball today,  [slow tempo slow taps]
    I’m tapping very slow,
    I’m tapping on my ball today,
    until we say no more!

  • World Music Dance: La Araña Picua

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out scarves, and have children bounce and dance to the music. This is a Columbian Song.

  • 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: 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 

  • Musical Game: Freeze Dance – Monster Mash

    Activity Instructions:

    This is a dancing/listening game… children dance while music is playing, but have to freeze when the music stops.
    If you’d like to add more movement, you can stop or clap on “they did the mash” in the choruses.

  • 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

  • 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 :|