Superplan Lesson Six

  • Coming In Classical: Joplin – Maple Leaf Rag & Entertainer

    Joplin – Maple Leaf Rag & Entertainer

    Activity Instructions:

    Play music while children enter the room. Allow them to play with an instrument you are not using later in the plan while coming in.

  • Hello Song: Kid Rock Hello Song

    Kid Rock Hello Song

    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: Click Click Click the Horses Hooves

    Click Click Click the Horses Hooves

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out castanets. Explore clicking with both hands. Then click the rhythm, with the words of the song.

    Lyrics:

    Click click click the horses hooves
    Running down the track

    Click click the horses hooves
    Run and don’t turn back

    Quick quick quick, set the pace
    run, run, run, win the race

    Click Click Click the horses hooves
    Running down the track

  • Body Awareness: Robot Dance

    Robot Dance

    Activity Instructions:

    Invite everyone to stand up for the song. Practice clapping, stomping, then show them “robot moves”
    Then start song.

    Lyrics:

    C’mon and clap your hands with me x4
    C’mon and jump along with me x 4
    Do the Robot
    (repeats x3 with longer Robot section on end)

  • Alphabet Song: Letter F – There was a Farmer

    Letter F – There was a Farmer

    Activity Instructions:

    Ask students if they are able to tell you the name of animals or bugs beginning with the letter F. Help them to guess frog, fish, fox, and fly, and talk about their spelling as they guess each one. Then sing the song.

    Lyrics:

    There was a Farmer had a frog
    and FROG it was his name-o
    FROG Frog, FROG Frog, FROG Frog
    and FROG it was his name-frog
    no, that’s not right? Hmm…

    There was a farmer had a fish
    and fish it was his name-o
    FISH fish, FISH fish, FISH fish
    and fish it was his name Fish!

    There was a farmer had a fox
    and fox it was his name-o
    FOX that’s fox x3
    and fox it was his name-o

    There was a famer had a fly
    and fly it was his name-o
    FLY that’s fly x3
    and fox it was his name-o

  • Solfege Song: London Bridge

    London Bridge

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out microphones, and sing some of the children’s favorite songs.

    In Baby Rock, sing the song using the words.
    In Tot and Kid Rock, proceed to solfege. Introduce solfege, singing syllables from Do-Sol-Do. Be silly and repeat the Do on the end. Then sing the song a little bit at a time using solfege syllables, having parents and children repeat the phrase. Finish by singing the song with the words.

    Lyrics:

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

    London Bridge is falling down
    falling down, falling down
    London Bridge is falling down
    My Fair Lady

  • Song w/Pitched Instrument: Ring Around the Rosie

    Ring Around the Rosie

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out bells. Call out each of the colors, and have children ring the bell. (If they are ringing out of turn, try to have the children put bells on the ground in between rings, which will mute the sound.) Then play the song several times through, switching bell colors in between.

    Lyrics:

    GGE AGE – Turquoise Turquoise Yellow Blue Turquoise Yellow – Ring Around the Rosie
    EGGE AGE – Yellow Turquoise Turquoise Yellow Blue Turquoise Yellow – A pocket full of posies
    GE GE – Turquoise Yellow Turquoise Yellow – Ashes ashes
    EGG C – Yellow Turquoise Turquoise Red – We all fall down

  • Composing Activity: Animal Composing Card

    Animal Composing Card

    Printables (.pdf)

    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:

    Elephant  – do do do
    Panda Bear – do re mi
    Lion – do sol
    Tiger – do mi
    Zebra – do fa

  • Song w/Ball: Fast as fast can be

    Fast as fast can be

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out playground balls. Explore tapping the ball, rolling the ball side to side, bouncing on top of the ball, and rolling to a friend.
    Then start song and follow directions in song.

    Lyrics:

    I am tapping, tapping on my ball
    I am tapping, tapping on my ball
    Fast as fast can be tap the ball with me
    I am tapping tapping on my ball

    I am rolling, rolling side to side
    I am rolling, rolling side to side
    Fast as fast can be, roll the ball with me
    I am rolling rolling side to side

    I am bouncing, bouncing up and down
    I am bouncing, bouncing up and down
    Fast as fast can be, bounce on the ball with me
    I am bouncing bouncing up and down

    I am rolling, rolling to a friend
    I am rolling rolling to a friend
    Fast as fast can be, roll the ball with me
    I am rolling, rolling to a friend

  • World Music Dance: France – C2C – Happy – French Dance Music by 4 DJs

    France – C2C – Happy – French Dance Music by 4 DJs

    Activity Instructions:

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

  • Musical Exploration: Musical Exploration

    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: EGBDF – Lines

    EGBDF – Lines

    Activity Instructions:

    Have children repeat after you “Every Good Boy Does Fine” EGBDF are the notes in the treble clef, from the bottom to the top.
    Then show children each of the notes on the wall. Sing song, indicating which line to run to each time you sing through.

    With Kid Rock, test knowledge on music carpet after playing the game by grabbing an egg shaker and placing it on the lines, prompt students if they need help by counting up each line using Every Good Boy Does Fine.

    Lyrics:

    Every Good Boy Does Fine
    that’s how we remember the lines
    EGBDF in the treble clef
    From the bottom to the top until we stop
    Every Good Boy Does Fine,
    Will you touch the “E” line

  • Puppet: My Little Brown Dog

    My Little Brown Dog

    Activity Instructions:

    Use puppet to sing song to children.

    Lyrics:

    Ruff Ruff Ruff said my little brown dog
    I wanna come out and play
    Ruff Ruff Ruff said my little brown dog
    as he waggled his tail away

    Ruff ruff said my dog, as he dug for a bone,
    Ruff Ruff, what can I go fetch ?
    Ruff Ruff, said my dog, as he ran for a hug
    Ruff Ruff, what can I go catch?

    Ruff Ruff Ruff said my little brown dog
    I wanna come out and play
    Ruff Ruff Ruff said my little brown dog
    as he waggled his tail away

    Ruff ruff said my dog, as he looked for some food
    Ruff Ruff, please it’s time to eat
    Ruff Ruff, could I have some water too?
    Ruff Ruff, could I have a treat?

    Ruff Ruff Ruff said my little brown dog
    I wanna come out and play
    Ruff Ruff Ruff said my little brown dog
    as he waggled his tail away

  • Goodbye Song: Goodbye Song

    Goodbye Song

    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 :|