Activity Instructions:

Play music as children enter. Allow them to play with an instrument or dance while waiting for class to start.

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 rainsticks. Explore turning over, shaking, rolling, tapping. Then sing through song at least twice following directions in the song.

(To the tune of Frere Jacques)
Tap tap tap tap
tap tap tap tap
Roll and Roll
Roll and Roll
Shake and Shake and
Shake and Shake and
Shake and hide, Shake and hide

Activity Instructions:

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

1) Bouncing
2) Up and Down
3) Side to Side
4) Bump Around

Activity Instructions:

Hang pictures on wall before class. Have children touch the color rabbit you are singing about.

[ A Tisket A Tasket]
The Bunny, The Bunny, Where’s the COLOR Bunny
The Bunny, The Bunny, Go touch the COLOR Bunny

COLOR = Pink, Blue, Purple, Yellow, White

Activity Instructions:

Pass out shakers. Allow children time to explore shaking them. Practice shaking up and down, side to side, pass back and forth between hands, and tap on the ground. Then introduce the song.

I’m sha-king my egg up and down
up and down, up and down
I’m sha-king my egg up and down
Shake shake shake shake shake

I’m sha-king my egg side to side
side to side side to side
I’m sha-king my egg side to side
Shake shake shake shake shake

I’m pass-ing my egg back and forth
back and forth back and forth
I’m pass-ing my egg back and forth
Shake shake shake shake shake

I’m tap-ping my egg on the ground
on the ground on the ground
I’m tap-ping my egg on the ground
shake shake shake shake shake

Activity Instructions:

This song is instrumental… meaning there are instruments, but no words.

The instrumental repeats four times, with an extended ending on the fourth verse.

v1. Run and stop
v2. Tap your knees – and stop
v3. Spin- and stop
v4. Dance – and stop

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

There was a farmer had a dog
and Bingo was his name-o
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
and Bingo was his name-o.

Repeat, but clap one letter, then two, etc, until you clap all 5.

Activity Instructions:

Pass out playground balls. Explore tapping the ball with hands and feet, passing hand to hand, and rolling to a friend. Then play recorded song and follow directions.

V1) I am tapping with my hands
V2) I am tapping with my feet
V3) I am passing hand to hand
V4) I am rolling to a friend

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

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves for children to dance with

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:

With Tots, Teacher drops beanbag behind child, parent helps child run to catch teacher. Repeat so all children get a turn. Invite children to sing the song with you as you play the game.

With Kid Rock, children drop beanbag behind another child, second child chases the first, repeat.

 A Tisket a tasket, a green and yellow basket
wrote some music for my friend
and on the way I dropped it.
( drop beanbag behind a child, who chases teacher)

She/he dropped it, she/he dropped it, on the way she/he dropped it
A little [boy/girl] picked it up
and put it in her pocket.

Activity Instructions:

Get puppet, and ask children if they know what this puppet is? You can be silly and say a few things it’s not. Ask them what sound the bee makes (Buzz) Then begin song.

|: Bzz Bzz Bzz goes the honey bee
Bzz Bzz Bzz to the hive
Bzz Bzz Bzz with some news to share
Bzz Bzz Bzz Bzz Bzz :|

Waggle dance, figure -8
that’s how he communicates
Waggle waggle waggle goes the bee Buzz Buzz
Waggle dance, happy day
Pollen, nectar, right this way
Waggle waggle waggle goes the bee Buzz Buzz

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 enter. Allow them to play with an instrument or dance while waiting for class to start.

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 rainsticks. Explore turning over, shaking, rolling, tapping. Then sing through song at least twice following directions in the song.

(To the tune of Frere Jacques)
Tap tap tap tap
tap tap tap tap
Roll and Roll
Roll and Roll
Shake and Shake and
Shake and Shake and
Shake and hide, Shake and hide

Activity Instructions:

This song is instrumental… meaning there are instruments, but no words.

The instrumental repeats four times, with an extended ending on the fourth verse.

v1. Run and stop
v2. Tap your knees – and stop
v3. Spin- and stop
v4. Dance – and stop

Activity Instructions:

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

Pig, Penguin, Peackock, Panda, Parrot, Puppy
they all gathered to Play
Pig, Penguin, Peackock, Panda, Parrot, Puppy
are Playing at a Pizza Party day.
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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 Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol Sol
Do Do Re Re Mi Do
Mi Mi Fa Fa Fa
Re Re Mi Mi Mi
Do Do Re Re Re
Do Ti Sol La Ti Do Do

There was a farmer had a dog
and Bingo was his name-o
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
and Bingo was his name-o.

Repeat, but clap one letter, then two, etc, until you clap all 5.

Activity Instructions:

London Bridge
GAGF EFG, DEF, EFG, GAGF EFG, DGEC

Activity Instructions:

Tell the children you have a song for them – but you need their help to write the words – lyrics. Ask each child for a place, person, size, and object. Then insert their lyrics into the song, like you would in a mad lib.

I am go-ing to [a place]
[per-son] takes me to [a place]
I am go-ing to [a place]
To buy/get a [size of] [ob-ject]

Activity Instructions:

Pass out playground balls. Explore tapping the ball with hands and feet, passing hand to hand, and rolling to a friend. Then play recorded song and follow directions.

V1) I am tapping with my hands
V2) I am tapping with my feet
V3) I am passing hand to hand
V4) I am rolling to a friend

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

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves for children to dance with

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:

With Tots, Teacher drops beanbag behind child, parent helps child run to catch teacher. Repeat so all children get a turn. Invite children to sing the song with you as you play the game.

With Kid Rock, children drop beanbag behind another child, second child chases the first, repeat.

 A Tisket a tasket, a green and yellow basket
wrote some music for my friend
and on the way I dropped it.
( drop beanbag behind a child, who chases teacher)

She/he dropped it, she/he dropped it, on the way she/he dropped it
A little [boy/girl] picked it up
and put it in her pocket.

Activity Instructions:

Get puppet, and ask children if they know what this puppet is? You can be silly and say a few things it’s not. Ask them what sound the bee makes (Buzz) Then begin song.

|: Bzz Bzz Bzz goes the honey bee
Bzz Bzz Bzz to the hive
Bzz Bzz Bzz with some news to share
Bzz Bzz Bzz Bzz Bzz :|

Waggle dance, figure -8
that’s how he communicates
Waggle waggle waggle goes the bee Buzz Buzz
Waggle dance, happy day
Pollen, nectar, right this way
Waggle waggle waggle goes the bee Buzz Buzz

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 enter. Allow them to play with an instrument or dance while waiting for class to start.

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 rainsticks. Explore turning over, shaking, rolling, tapping. Then sing through song at least twice following directions in the song.

(To the tune of Frere Jacques)
Tap tap tap tap
tap tap tap tap
Roll and Roll
Roll and Roll
Shake and Shake and
Shake and Shake and
Shake and hide, Shake and hide

Activity Instructions:

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

Peek a boo, where are you?
Hiding under there?
Peek a boo, I see you!
Hiding under there. Boo!

Activity Instructions:

Hang pictures on wall before class. Have children touch the color rabbit you are singing about.

[ A Tisket A Tasket]
The Bunny, The Bunny, Where’s the COLOR Bunny
The Bunny, The Bunny, Go touch the COLOR Bunny

COLOR = Pink, Blue, Purple, Yellow, White

Activity Instructions:

This song is instrumental… meaning there are instruments, but no words.

The instrumental repeats four times, with an extended ending on the fourth verse.

v1. Run and stop
v2. Tap your knees – and stop
v3. Spin- and stop
v4. Dance – and stop

Activity Instructions:

London Bridge
GAGF EFG, DEF, EFG, GAGF EFG, DGEC

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

There was a farmer had a dog
and Bingo was his name-o
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
and Bingo was his name-o.

Repeat, but clap one letter, then two, etc, until you clap all 5.

Activity Instructions:

Pass out playground balls. Explore tapping the ball with hands and feet, passing hand to hand, and rolling to a friend. Then play recorded song and follow directions.

V1) I am tapping with my hands
V2) I am tapping with my feet
V3) I am passing hand to hand
V4) I am rolling to a friend

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

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves for children to dance with

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:

Tell the children you have a song for them – but you need their help to write the words – lyrics. Ask each child for a place, person, size, and object. Then insert their lyrics into the song, like you would in a mad lib.

I am go-ing to [a place]
[per-son] takes me to [a place]
I am go-ing to [a place]
To buy/get a [size of] [ob-ject]

Activity Instructions:

With Tots, Teacher drops beanbag behind child, parent helps child run to catch teacher. Repeat so all children get a turn. Invite children to sing the song with you as you play the game.

With Kid Rock, children drop beanbag behind another child, second child chases the first, repeat.

 A Tisket a tasket, a green and yellow basket
wrote some music for my friend
and on the way I dropped it.
( drop beanbag behind a child, who chases teacher)

She/he dropped it, she/he dropped it, on the way she/he dropped it
A little [boy/girl] picked it up
and put it in her pocket.

Activity Instructions:

Get puppet, and ask children if they know what this puppet is? You can be silly and say a few things it’s not. Ask them what sound the bee makes (Buzz) Then begin song.

|: Bzz Bzz Bzz goes the honey bee
Bzz Bzz Bzz to the hive
Bzz Bzz Bzz with some news to share
Bzz Bzz Bzz Bzz Bzz :|

Waggle dance, figure -8
that’s how he communicates
Waggle waggle waggle goes the bee Buzz Buzz
Waggle dance, happy day
Pollen, nectar, right this way
Waggle waggle waggle goes the bee Buzz Buzz

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 :|