Activity Instructions:

Play music as children are entering at the start of class.

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 tambourines.  Ask children what shape they are, and if they remember what the silver circles around the outside are called (the Zils).  The practice hitting with hands, holding with one hand and hitting with the other, and shaking the tambourine. Then sing song several times keeping the beat.

Verse 1)
Tapping my, Tapping my, Tapping my, Tapping my
Tapping my tambourine in 3
Tapping my, Tapping my, Tapping my, Tapping my
Tapping my tambourine

Verse 2)
Shaking

Verse 3)
Hitting

Activity Instructions:

Children sit on lap and bounce with hand motions.

(bounce)
The submarine goes dip and dive
dip and dive
dip and dive
The submarine goes dip and dive
under the sea

(put palms together, move side to side)
Fish in the sea they swim on by
swim on by
swim on by
The fish in the sea they swim on by
under the sea

(wiggle arms side to side)
The octopus he wiggles his arms
wiggles his arms
wiggles his arms
The octopus he wiggles his arms
under the sea

(legs up and down)
The dolphins the jump up and under
up and under
up and under
The dolphins they jump
up and under
up and under the sea

(side to side, either sitting or lay on bellies on legs, swimming arms)
The divers swim side to side
side to side
side to side
The divers swim side to side
Underneath the sea

Activity Instructions:

Explain to children that they are going to get to be racecars for the color activity this week. Lay out pairs of objects in a circle that are the same color (ie hockey pucks, beanbags, cones, or even construction paper would work). Show them the different “finish lines” they need to walk through and have them identify each of the colors. Then sing the song and run around the track in between the colors, and stop at the color you prompt with the song.

Run around the track
Run around the track
Run around the track –
and find the [yellow] finish line

Activity Instructions:

Pass out instrument to students. Allow them to explore hitting the triangles, or have parents hit the triangle and watch the children’s faces for their reaction to the song. Review using the striker to hit the sides, as well as the triangle roll. Sing the song several times through.

Tri-an-gle Tri-an-gle, Tap Tap Tap (tap tap tap)
Tri-an-gle Tri-an-gle , 1 2 3 (tap tap tap)
Tri-an-gle Tri-an-gle, Tap tap tap (tap tap tap)
Tri-an-gle Tri-an-gle, 123 ROLL

Activity Instructions:

Invite everyone to stand, practice motions if desired (clap hands, stomp feet, wiggle fingers, tap knees). Then start track and begin song, following the directions for motions in the song. Repeat as desired.

I’m gonna clap my hands (clap clap)
I’m gonna stamp my feet (stomp stomp)
I’m gonna wiggle my fingers (wiggle fingers)
I’m gonna tap my knees (tap tap)
I’m gonna stand up tall and turn around (turn around)
And around and around and around and around
Let’s dance…. let’s dance…. let’s da–ance…. let’s dance…
let’s dance…. let’s dance… now lets all stop and do it again

I’m gonna clap my hands (clap clap)
I’m gonna stamp my feet (stomp stomp)
I’m gonna wiggle my fingers (wiggle fingers)
I’m gonna tap my knees (tap tap)
I’m gonna stand up tall and turn around
And around and around and around and around
Let’s dance…. let’s dance…. let’s da–ance…. let’s dance…
let’s dance…. let’s dance… there’s no more time to do it again

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.

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

Hickory Dickory dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one
The mouse ran down
Hickory Dickory Dock

Activity Instructions:

Pass out balls. Have children practice tapping, rolling, and bouncing on the ball. Then start song and follow along with the lyrics.

I am tapping, tapping on the ball, on the ball, on the ball
I am tapping, tapping on the ball, tapping on the ball
We are tapping to the beat, come along and tap with me
I am tapping, tapping on the ball, tapping on the ball

I am rolling, rolling to a friend, to a friend, to a friend
I am rolling, rolling to a friend, rolling to a friend
We are rolling to the beat, come along and roll with me
I am rolling, rolling to a friend, rolling to a friend

I am bouncing, bouncing on the ball, on the ball, on the ball,
I am bouncing, bouncing on the ball, bouncing on the ball
We are rolling to the beat, come along and roll with me
I am bouncing, bouncing on the ball, bouncing on the ball

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:

Activity Instructions:

Use duck puppets to sing song.

Quack Quack Quack goes my dabbling duck
as she eats on land or water
Quack Quack Quack goes my dabbling duck
as she searches for her food
Quack Quack Quack goes Mrs. Hen
Preening cleaning once again
Quack Quack Quack goes my dabbling duck
Quack Quack Quack Quack Quack

Quack Quack Quack goes my diving duck
as he dives under the water
Quack Quack Quack goes my diving duck
As he dives down for his food
Quack Quack Quack goes Mr. Drake
As he searches for his mate
Quack Quack Quack goes my diving duck
Quack Quack Quack Quack Quack

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 music as children are entering at the start of class.

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 tambourines.  Ask children what shape they are, and if they remember what the silver circles around the outside are called (the Zils).  The practice hitting with hands, holding with one hand and hitting with the other, and shaking the tambourine. Then sing song several times keeping the beat.

Verse 1)
Tapping my, Tapping my, Tapping my, Tapping my
Tapping my tambourine in 3
Tapping my, Tapping my, Tapping my, Tapping my
Tapping my tambourine

Verse 2)
Shaking

Verse 3)
Hitting

Activity Instructions:

Invite everyone to stand, practice motions if desired (clap hands, stomp feet, wiggle fingers, tap knees). Then start track and begin song, following the directions for motions in the song. Repeat as desired.

I’m gonna clap my hands (clap clap)
I’m gonna stamp my feet (stomp stomp)
I’m gonna wiggle my fingers (wiggle fingers)
I’m gonna tap my knees (tap tap)
I’m gonna stand up tall and turn around (turn around)
And around and around and around and around
Let’s dance…. let’s dance…. let’s da–ance…. let’s dance…
let’s dance…. let’s dance… now lets all stop and do it again

I’m gonna clap my hands (clap clap)
I’m gonna stamp my feet (stomp stomp)
I’m gonna wiggle my fingers (wiggle fingers)
I’m gonna tap my knees (tap tap)
I’m gonna stand up tall and turn around
And around and around and around and around
Let’s dance…. let’s dance…. let’s da–ance…. let’s dance…
let’s dance…. let’s dance… there’s no more time to do it again

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.

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

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.

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

Hickory Dickory dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one
The mouse ran down
Hickory Dickory Dock

Activity Instructions:

Pass out boom whackers. Allow children to explore hitting them on the ground. Practice cueing colors. Then play the song, a few notes at a time.

 CCDD EGECC CCDDEC CCCDDEGEC ADFEC

Activity Instructions:

Pass out lyric sheets to children, and allow them to fill in the blanks with parent help. Then collect the sheets and sing everyone’s songs.

(to the tune of She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain)

I am [ACTION] at the [PLACE] then I stop
I am [ACTION] at the [PLACE] then I stop
I am [ACTION] at the [PLACE]
I am [ACTION] at the [PLACE]
I am [ACTION] at the [PLACE] then I stop

V2. I am [ACTION] with my [PERSON] then I stop
V3. I am [ACTION] with my [TOY] and then I stop

Activity Instructions:

Pass out balls. Have children practice tapping, rolling, and bouncing on the ball. Then start song and follow along with the lyrics.

I am tapping, tapping on the ball, on the ball, on the ball
I am tapping, tapping on the ball, tapping on the ball
We are tapping to the beat, come along and tap with me
I am tapping, tapping on the ball, tapping on the ball

I am rolling, rolling to a friend, to a friend, to a friend
I am rolling, rolling to a friend, rolling to a friend
We are rolling to the beat, come along and roll with me
I am rolling, rolling to a friend, rolling to a friend

I am bouncing, bouncing on the ball, on the ball, on the ball,
I am bouncing, bouncing on the ball, bouncing on the ball
We are rolling to the beat, come along and roll with me
I am bouncing, bouncing on the ball, bouncing on the ball

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:

Activity Instructions:

Use duck puppets to sing song.

Quack Quack Quack goes my dabbling duck
as she eats on land or water
Quack Quack Quack goes my dabbling duck
as she searches for her food
Quack Quack Quack goes Mrs. Hen
Preening cleaning once again
Quack Quack Quack goes my dabbling duck
Quack Quack Quack Quack Quack

Quack Quack Quack goes my diving duck
as he dives under the water
Quack Quack Quack goes my diving duck
As he dives down for his food
Quack Quack Quack goes Mr. Drake
As he searches for his mate
Quack Quack Quack goes my diving duck
Quack Quack Quack Quack Quack

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 music as children are entering at the start of class.

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 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

Activity Instructions:

Pass out tambourines.  Ask children what shape they are, and if they remember what the silver circles around the outside are called (the Zils).  The practice hitting with hands, holding with one hand and hitting with the other, and shaking the tambourine. Then sing song several times keeping the beat.

Verse 1)
Tapping my, Tapping my, Tapping my, Tapping my
Tapping my tambourine in 3
Tapping my, Tapping my, Tapping my, Tapping my
Tapping my tambourine

Verse 2)
Shaking

Verse 3)
Hitting

Activity Instructions:

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

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

Activity Instructions:

Explain to children that they are going to get to be racecars for the color activity this week. Lay out pairs of objects in a circle that are the same color (ie hockey pucks, beanbags, cones, or even construction paper would work). Show them the different “finish lines” they need to walk through and have them identify each of the colors. Then sing the song and run around the track in between the colors, and stop at the color you prompt with the song.

Run around the track
Run around the track
Run around the track –
and find the [yellow] finish line

Activity Instructions:

Invite everyone to stand, practice motions if desired (clap hands, stomp feet, wiggle fingers, tap knees). Then start track and begin song, following the directions for motions in the song. Repeat as desired.

I’m gonna clap my hands (clap clap)
I’m gonna stamp my feet (stomp stomp)
I’m gonna wiggle my fingers (wiggle fingers)
I’m gonna tap my knees (tap tap)
I’m gonna stand up tall and turn around (turn around)
And around and around and around and around
Let’s dance…. let’s dance…. let’s da–ance…. let’s dance…
let’s dance…. let’s dance… now lets all stop and do it again

I’m gonna clap my hands (clap clap)
I’m gonna stamp my feet (stomp stomp)
I’m gonna wiggle my fingers (wiggle fingers)
I’m gonna tap my knees (tap tap)
I’m gonna stand up tall and turn around
And around and around and around and around
Let’s dance…. let’s dance…. let’s da–ance…. let’s dance…
let’s dance…. let’s dance… there’s no more time to do it again

Activity Instructions:

Pass out boom whackers. Allow children to explore hitting them on the ground. Practice cueing colors. Then play the song, a few notes at a time.

 CCDD EGECC CCDDEC CCCDDEGEC ADFEC

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.

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

Hickory Dickory dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one
The mouse ran down
Hickory Dickory Dock

Activity Instructions:

Pass out balls. Have children practice tapping, rolling, and bouncing on the ball. Then start song and follow along with the lyrics.

I am tapping, tapping on the ball, on the ball, on the ball
I am tapping, tapping on the ball, tapping on the ball
We are tapping to the beat, come along and tap with me
I am tapping, tapping on the ball, tapping on the ball

I am rolling, rolling to a friend, to a friend, to a friend
I am rolling, rolling to a friend, rolling to a friend
We are rolling to the beat, come along and roll with me
I am rolling, rolling to a friend, rolling to a friend

I am bouncing, bouncing on the ball, on the ball, on the ball,
I am bouncing, bouncing on the ball, bouncing on the ball
We are rolling to the beat, come along and roll with me
I am bouncing, bouncing on the ball, bouncing on the ball

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:

Pass out lyric sheets to children, and allow them to fill in the blanks with parent help. Then collect the sheets and sing everyone’s songs.

(to the tune of She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain)

I am [ACTION] at the [PLACE] then I stop
I am [ACTION] at the [PLACE] then I stop
I am [ACTION] at the [PLACE]
I am [ACTION] at the [PLACE]
I am [ACTION] at the [PLACE] then I stop

V2. I am [ACTION] with my [PERSON] then I stop
V3. I am [ACTION] with my [TOY] and then I stop

Activity Instructions:

Activity Instructions:

Use duck puppets to sing song.

Quack Quack Quack goes my dabbling duck
as she eats on land or water
Quack Quack Quack goes my dabbling duck
as she searches for her food
Quack Quack Quack goes Mrs. Hen
Preening cleaning once again
Quack Quack Quack goes my dabbling duck
Quack Quack Quack Quack Quack

Quack Quack Quack goes my diving duck
as he dives under the water
Quack Quack Quack goes my diving duck
As he dives down for his food
Quack Quack Quack goes Mr. Drake
As he searches for his mate
Quack Quack Quack goes my diving duck
Quack Quack Quack Quack Quack

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 :|