Activity Instructions:

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

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 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

Activity Instructions:

Pass out the egg shakers. Explore shaking side to side, up and down, in a circle, and rolling and tapping on the ground. Then sing song while using the egg shaker.

Side to side, side to side
Shaking my egg side to side [repeat]

Up and down, up and down
Shaking my egg up and down [repeat]

All around, all around
Shaking my egg all around [repeat]

On the ground, on the ground
Rolling my egg on the ground [repeat]

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.

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

Activity Instructions:

Pass out beanbags to the children, one per child. Count the corners, and sides, notice that all four sides are equal. Then introduce song, sing along with demo. You may have children pass the beanbag back and forth between them and their parent, pass their beanbags around the circle, or pass it back and forth between their hands.

Square Square Where Where
Square Square Where Where
Square Square Where Where
Square Square…

Four cor-ners, Four sides
All e-qual, All the same height
just as tall as it is wide
Four cor-ners, four sides

Activity Instructions:

Pass out Rhythm Sticks. Allow children to explore the different ways they can hit the rhythm sticks together or hit them on the ground. Then introduce song.

Tap…
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Activity Instructions:

Practice running, spinning, and stomping. Then turn on the music and follow the directions in the song. 

CHORUS
Everybody, Everybody, Everybody dance with me
Everybody, Everybody, Everbody dance with me

VERSE1
We’re gonna run and run and run and run and stop (x4)

CHORUS

VERSE 2
We’re gonna spin and spin and spin and spin and stop (x4)

CHORUS

VERSE3
We’re gonna stomp and stomp and stomp and stomp  and stop (x4)

CHORUS

BRIDGE (x2)
Show me your moves, Show me your moves
Show me your moves, get in the groove
Show me your moves, show me your moves
get in the groove, everybody dance now

CHORUS x2

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.

Sol Sol La Sol Do Ti
Sol Sol La Sol Re Do
Sol Sol Sol(8va) Mi Do Ti La
Fa Fa Mi Do Re Do

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday Dear Students
Happy Birthday to you

Activity Instructions:

Pass out balls, practice tapping, bouncing, rolling between own hands, rolling to friend.

I tap the ball with my hands x3 and then I stop
I roll the ball between my hands x3 and then I stop
I bounce my ball up and down x3 and then I stop
I roll the ball to my friends x3 and then I stop

Activity Instructions:

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

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!

Activity Instructions:

Tape three emojis to the wall for happy, sad, and angry. Have children identify the emotion. Then sing something happy (light and bouncy), angry (stacatto, fast, may be on same note), and sad (downward moving, with chromatic notes, in a minor key)

Activity Instructions:

Use puppet to sing song.

The itsy bitsy spider is building his web
He’s not an insect, but he’s an arachnid
He catches more bugs then the birds and the bats
Most spider friends are harmless, but a few bite back

Hey Mr. Spider with eight legs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Hey Mr. Spider thanks for catching bugs
I don’t like bites, but I’ll take a hug

The great big giant spider is building his web
He’s not an insect, but he’s an arachnid
He catches more bugs then the birds and the bats
Most spider friends are harmless, but a few bite back

Hey Mr. Spider with eight legs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Hey Mr. Spider thanks for catching bugs
I don’t like bites, but I’ll take a hug

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 :|

Activity Instructions:

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

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 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

Activity Instructions:

Pass out Rhythm Sticks. Allow children to explore the different ways they can hit the rhythm sticks together or hit them on the ground. Then introduce song.

Tap…
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Activity Instructions:

Practice running, spinning, and stomping. Then turn on the music and follow the directions in the song. 

CHORUS
Everybody, Everybody, Everybody dance with me
Everybody, Everybody, Everbody dance with me

VERSE1
We’re gonna run and run and run and run and stop (x4)

CHORUS

VERSE 2
We’re gonna spin and spin and spin and spin and stop (x4)

CHORUS

VERSE3
We’re gonna stomp and stomp and stomp and stomp  and stop (x4)

CHORUS

BRIDGE (x2)
Show me your moves, Show me your moves
Show me your moves, get in the groove
Show me your moves, show me your moves
get in the groove, everybody dance now

CHORUS x2

Activity Instructions:

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

Ladybug is Laying on a Leaf
Ladybug is Looking for her Love
Ladybug is Laughing
as she’s Leaping through the trees
Ladybug is Lunching with a slug

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.

Sol Sol La Sol Do Ti
Sol Sol La Sol Re Do
Sol Sol Sol(8va) Mi Do Ti La
Fa Fa Mi Do Re Do

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday Dear Students
Happy Birthday to you

Activity Instructions:

Pass out handbells. Allow children to explore ringing them. Then call out colors and have children practice ringing bells when their color is called. Then call out colors and help children play the song.

Red Green Green
Turquoise Blue Green Green
Yellow Orange Turquoise Turquoise,
Green yellow red red

Red Green Green
Turquoise Blue Green Green
Green Turqoise Turquoise
Green Yellow Green

Activity Instructions:

Before class, print out color composing sheets, and pull crayons that match whatever instrument you are going to play the student compositions on.
(Boomwhackers, handbells, or xylophone)

Have students color the squares, and then play their compositions.

Activity Instructions:

Pass out balls, practice tapping, bouncing, rolling between own hands, rolling to friend.

I tap the ball with my hands x3 and then I stop
I roll the ball between my hands x3 and then I stop
I bounce my ball up and down x3 and then I stop
I roll the ball to my friends x3 and then I stop

Activity Instructions:

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

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!

Activity Instructions:

Tape three emojis to the wall for happy, sad, and angry. Have children identify the emotion. Then sing something happy (light and bouncy), angry (stacatto, fast, may be on same note), and sad (downward moving, with chromatic notes, in a minor key)

Activity Instructions:

Use puppet to sing song.

The itsy bitsy spider is building his web
He’s not an insect, but he’s an arachnid
He catches more bugs then the birds and the bats
Most spider friends are harmless, but a few bite back

Hey Mr. Spider with eight legs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Hey Mr. Spider thanks for catching bugs
I don’t like bites, but I’ll take a hug

The great big giant spider is building his web
He’s not an insect, but he’s an arachnid
He catches more bugs then the birds and the bats
Most spider friends are harmless, but a few bite back

Hey Mr. Spider with eight legs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Hey Mr. Spider thanks for catching bugs
I don’t like bites, but I’ll take a hug

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 :|

Activity Instructions:

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

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 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

Activity Instructions:

Pass out Rhythm Sticks. Allow children to explore the different ways they can hit the rhythm sticks together or hit them on the ground. Then introduce song.

Tap…
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Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves, explore, playing peek-a-boo. Then begin singing the song as you play. Sing several times. You may also substitute the child’s name for “you.”

I’m playing peek-a-boo with you hoorah, hooray!
I’m playing peek-a-boo with you hoorah, hooray!
I’m playing peek-a-boo with you
Playing peek-a-boo with you
Playing peek-a-boo with you hooray! Boo!

Activity Instructions:

Pass out beanbags to the children, one per child. Count the corners, and sides, notice that all four sides are equal. Then introduce song, sing along with demo. You may have children pass the beanbag back and forth between them and their parent, pass their beanbags around the circle, or pass it back and forth between their hands.

Square Square Where Where
Square Square Where Where
Square Square Where Where
Square Square…

Four cor-ners, Four sides
All e-qual, All the same height
just as tall as it is wide
Four cor-ners, four sides

Activity Instructions:

Practice running, spinning, and stomping. Then turn on the music and follow the directions in the song. 

CHORUS
Everybody, Everybody, Everybody dance with me
Everybody, Everybody, Everbody dance with me

VERSE1
We’re gonna run and run and run and run and stop (x4)

CHORUS

VERSE 2
We’re gonna spin and spin and spin and spin and stop (x4)

CHORUS

VERSE3
We’re gonna stomp and stomp and stomp and stomp  and stop (x4)

CHORUS

BRIDGE (x2)
Show me your moves, Show me your moves
Show me your moves, get in the groove
Show me your moves, show me your moves
get in the groove, everybody dance now

CHORUS x2

Activity Instructions:

Pass out handbells. Allow children to explore ringing them. Then call out colors and have children practice ringing bells when their color is called. Then call out colors and help children play the song.

Red Green Green
Turquoise Blue Green Green
Yellow Orange Turquoise Turquoise,
Green yellow red red

Red Green Green
Turquoise Blue Green Green
Green Turqoise Turquoise
Green Yellow Green

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.

Sol Sol La Sol Do Ti
Sol Sol La Sol Re Do
Sol Sol Sol(8va) Mi Do Ti La
Fa Fa Mi Do Re Do

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday Dear Students
Happy Birthday to you

Activity Instructions:

Pass out balls, practice tapping, bouncing, rolling between own hands, rolling to friend.

I tap the ball with my hands x3 and then I stop
I roll the ball between my hands x3 and then I stop
I bounce my ball up and down x3 and then I stop
I roll the ball to my friends x3 and then I stop

Activity Instructions:

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

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!

Activity Instructions:

Before class, print out color composing sheets, and pull crayons that match whatever instrument you are going to play the student compositions on.
(Boomwhackers, handbells, or xylophone)

Have students color the squares, and then play their compositions.

Activity Instructions:

Tape three emojis to the wall for happy, sad, and angry. Have children identify the emotion. Then sing something happy (light and bouncy), angry (stacatto, fast, may be on same note), and sad (downward moving, with chromatic notes, in a minor key)

Activity Instructions:

Use puppet to sing song.

The itsy bitsy spider is building his web
He’s not an insect, but he’s an arachnid
He catches more bugs then the birds and the bats
Most spider friends are harmless, but a few bite back

Hey Mr. Spider with eight legs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Hey Mr. Spider thanks for catching bugs
I don’t like bites, but I’ll take a hug

The great big giant spider is building his web
He’s not an insect, but he’s an arachnid
He catches more bugs then the birds and the bats
Most spider friends are harmless, but a few bite back

Hey Mr. Spider with eight legs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Hey Mr. Spider thanks for catching bugs
I don’t like bites, but I’ll take a hug

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 :|