Baby Rock

  • Coming in Classical: Bizet – Carmen: Toreadors & Habanera

    Activity Instructions:

    Play song while children are coming in.


  • 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: See the Bell

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Explore shaking, tapping, hiding the bell. Then sing song while performing the activities.

    Lyrics:

    See the bell, see the bell, hiding in the cage so well
    See the bell, see the bell, this is my cage bell

    Shake the bell, shake the bell, hiding in the cage so well
    Shake the bell, shake the bell, this is my cage bell

    Tap the bell, tap the bell, hiding in the cage so well
    Tap the bell, tap the bell, this is my cage bell

    See the bell, see the bell, hiding in the cage so well
    Shake the bell, shake the bell, shake then hide it well


  • Lapride: Small World Lapride

    Activity Instructions:

    Bounce during verse. Follow directions during chorus, roll backwards for upside down.

    Lyrics:

    It’s a world of laughter
    A world of tears
    It’s a world of hopes
    And a world of fears
    There’s so much that we share
    That it’s time we’re aware
    It’s a small world after all

    Bouncing Bouncing Up and Down
    Bumping Bumping all around
    Side to Side and Upside Down
    It’s a small world after all

    It’s a world of laughter
    A world of tears
    It’s a world of hopes
    And a world of fears
    There’s so much that we share
    That it’s time we’re aware
    It’s a small world after all

    Bouncing Bouncing Up and Down
    Bumping Bumping all around
    Side to Side and Upside Down
    It’s a small world after all

    It’s a world of laughter
    A world of tears
    It’s a world of hopes
    And a world of fears
    There’s so much that we share
    That it’s time we’re aware
    It’s a small world after all

    Bouncing Bouncing Up and Down
    Bumping Bumping all around
    Side to Side and Upside Down
    It’s a small world after all

    Bouncing Bouncing Up and Down
    Bumping Bumping all around
    Side to Side and Upside Down
    It’s a small world after all


  • Song w/Instrument: These are My Maracas

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out a set of maracas to students. Allow them to explore tapping them together, on the ground, shaking them, etc. Then introduce song.

    Lyrics:

    These are my maracas
    hear me shake them (shake, shake)
    These are my maracas
    hear me shake them (shake, shake)
    These are my maracas
    hear me shake them (shake, shake)
    Shake [rest]
    Shake [rest]
    Shake [rest]
    Shake [rest]
    Shake shake shake shake shake

    [You may also substitute “tap” for “shake”]


  • Peek-a-boo w/scarves: I hide behind my hands (Farmer in the dell)

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Use hands instead of scarves. Introduce the song, sing several times through.

    Lyrics:

    I hide behind my hands
    I hide behind my hands
    [v1 I peek left and peek right
     v2 I peek high and peek low
    v3 I open shut and open shut]
    I hide behind my hands, Boo!


  • Signing Song: All Done

    Activity Instructions:

    Demonstrate the All Done sign, as described in the song. The sing the song a few times, while doing the sign.

    Lyrics:

    Both palms facing up, that’s step one
    Flip them down, flip them out
    That’s “All Done”

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    555555 571


  • Song w/Ball: Funky Synthy Ball

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out balls to children. Explore tapping on the ball, bouncing on the ball, rolling the ball, and passing the ball to a friend. Then start song and follow directions in the lyrics.

    Lyrics:

    I am tapping on the ball
    Tapping on the ball
    I am tapping on the ball
    Tapping on the ball

    I am bouncing on my ball
    Bouncing on my ball
    I am bouncing on my ball
    Bouncing on my ball

    I am rolling to a friend
    Rolling to a friend
    I am rolling to a friend
    Rolling to a friend

    I am passing to a friend
    Passing to a friend
    I am passing to a friend
    Passing to a friend


  • World Music Dance: Columbia – Pa’Mayte – Carlos Vives – Champeta

    Activity Instructions:

    “For our world music dance today, we are visiting Columbia with a champeta song. This is Carlos Vives song Pa’Mayte.”

    Use different movements in similar sections of the song to help children hear the sections of the music. Make a train in the bridge section, use a train whistle to enhance if available.


  • 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: Swinging Spider Monkey

    Activity Instructions:

    Use monkey puppet to sing song.

    Lyrics:

    Swinging swinging spider monkey, swinging through the trees
    Swinging swinging spider monkey, swinging through the trees
    Swinging swinging spider monkey, swinging through the trees
    Swinging swinging through the trees

    Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some food
    fruits and flowers, seeds and leaves, nuts and insects, too
    Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some food
    Swinging swinging through the trees

    Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some fun
    ooh ooh ooh and ahh ahh ahh until the day is done
    Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some fun
    Swinging swinging through the trees


  • Lullaby: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik-Andante – Mozart

    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: Bizet – Carmen: Toreadors & Habanera

    Activity Instructions:

    Play song while children are coming in.


  • 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: See the Bell

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Explore shaking, tapping, hiding the bell. Then sing song while performing the activities.

    Lyrics:

    See the bell, see the bell, hiding in the cage so well
    See the bell, see the bell, this is my cage bell

    Shake the bell, shake the bell, hiding in the cage so well
    Shake the bell, shake the bell, this is my cage bell

    Tap the bell, tap the bell, hiding in the cage so well
    Tap the bell, tap the bell, this is my cage bell

    See the bell, see the bell, hiding in the cage so well
    Shake the bell, shake the bell, shake then hide it well


  • Lapride: Small World Lapride

    Activity Instructions:

    Bounce during verse. Follow directions during chorus, roll backwards for upside down.

    Lyrics:

    It’s a world of laughter
    A world of tears
    It’s a world of hopes
    And a world of fears
    There’s so much that we share
    That it’s time we’re aware
    It’s a small world after all

    Bouncing Bouncing Up and Down
    Bumping Bumping all around
    Side to Side and Upside Down
    It’s a small world after all

    It’s a world of laughter
    A world of tears
    It’s a world of hopes
    And a world of fears
    There’s so much that we share
    That it’s time we’re aware
    It’s a small world after all

    Bouncing Bouncing Up and Down
    Bumping Bumping all around
    Side to Side and Upside Down
    It’s a small world after all

    It’s a world of laughter
    A world of tears
    It’s a world of hopes
    And a world of fears
    There’s so much that we share
    That it’s time we’re aware
    It’s a small world after all

    Bouncing Bouncing Up and Down
    Bumping Bumping all around
    Side to Side and Upside Down
    It’s a small world after all

    Bouncing Bouncing Up and Down
    Bumping Bumping all around
    Side to Side and Upside Down
    It’s a small world after all


  • Color or Shape Song w/Instrument: Clementine Shape (Heart, Star, Moon, Diamond)

    Activity Instructions:

    Print out the shapes and hang on the wall before class. Review the shapes, then sing the song, and have children run to the item that you are singing about.

    Lyrics:

    I am looking, I am looking, I am looking for a [heart]!
    Help me find one, Help me find one
    I am looking for a [heart]!

    Heart, Star, Moon, Diamond

    To the tune of Darling Clementine


  • Song w/Instrument: These are My Maracas

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out a set of maracas to students. Allow them to explore tapping them together, on the ground, shaking them, etc. Then introduce song.

    Lyrics:

    These are my maracas
    hear me shake them (shake, shake)
    These are my maracas
    hear me shake them (shake, shake)
    These are my maracas
    hear me shake them (shake, shake)
    Shake [rest]
    Shake [rest]
    Shake [rest]
    Shake [rest]
    Shake shake shake shake shake

    [You may also substitute “tap” for “shake”]


  • Body Awareness: Tiptoe Pizzicato

    Activity Instructions:

    Practice walking on tiptoe, stomping, jumping, spinning, and running.
    “Pizzicato” strings are plucked with the finger.

    Lyrics:

    CHORUS
    Tiptoe tiptoe tiptoe tiptoe, tiptoe pizzicato, tiptoe pizzicato, tiptoe pizzicato.
    Tiptoe tiptoe tiptoe tiptoe, tiptoe pizzicato, tiptoe pizzicato, yeah.

    VERSE 1
    Stomp and stomp and stomp and stop.
    (repeat x4)

    CHORUS

    VERSE 2
    Run and run and run and stop.
    (repeat x4)

    CHORUS

    VERSE 3
    Spin and spin and spin and stop.
    (repeat x4)

    CHORUS

    VERSE 4
    Run and run and run and stop.
    (repeat x4)


  • Solfege Song: Baa Baa Black Sheep

    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.

    Lyrics:

    Do do sol sol,
    la la la la so,
    Fa fa mi mi re re do
    Sol Sol sol fa fa
    mi mi mi re
    Sol Sol sol fa fa
    mi mi mi re
    Do do sol sol,
    la la la la sol,
    fa fa mi mi re re do

    Baa baa black sheep
    Have you any wool
    Yes sir Yes sir three bags full
    One for my master,
    One for my dame
    One for the little boy
    who lives down the lane
    Baa baa black sheep
    Have you any wool
    Yes sir Yes sir three bags full


  • Song w/Ball: Funky Synthy Ball

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out balls to children. Explore tapping on the ball, bouncing on the ball, rolling the ball, and passing the ball to a friend. Then start song and follow directions in the lyrics.

    Lyrics:

    I am tapping on the ball
    Tapping on the ball
    I am tapping on the ball
    Tapping on the ball

    I am bouncing on my ball
    Bouncing on my ball
    I am bouncing on my ball
    Bouncing on my ball

    I am rolling to a friend
    Rolling to a friend
    I am rolling to a friend
    Rolling to a friend

    I am passing to a friend
    Passing to a friend
    I am passing to a friend
    Passing to a friend


  • World Music Dance: Columbia – Pa’Mayte – Carlos Vives – Champeta

    Activity Instructions:

    “For our world music dance today, we are visiting Columbia with a champeta song. This is Carlos Vives song Pa’Mayte.”

    Use different movements in similar sections of the song to help children hear the sections of the music. Make a train in the bridge section, use a train whistle to enhance if available.


  • 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: Pitch Double Rope Jump

    Activity Instructions:

    Lay three ropes on the ground.
    Sing a note.

    Jump forward over the ropes if the pitch goes higher
    Jump back over the ropes if the pitch goes lower


  • Puppet: Swinging Spider Monkey

    Activity Instructions:

    Use monkey puppet to sing song.

    Lyrics:

    Swinging swinging spider monkey, swinging through the trees
    Swinging swinging spider monkey, swinging through the trees
    Swinging swinging spider monkey, swinging through the trees
    Swinging swinging through the trees

    Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some food
    fruits and flowers, seeds and leaves, nuts and insects, too
    Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some food
    Swinging swinging through the trees

    Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some fun
    ooh ooh ooh and ahh ahh ahh until the day is done
    Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some fun
    Swinging swinging through the trees


  • 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: Bizet – Carmen: Toreadors & Habanera

    Activity Instructions:

    Play song while children are coming in.


  • 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: See the Bell

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Explore shaking, tapping, hiding the bell. Then sing song while performing the activities.

    Lyrics:

    See the bell, see the bell, hiding in the cage so well
    See the bell, see the bell, this is my cage bell

    Shake the bell, shake the bell, hiding in the cage so well
    Shake the bell, shake the bell, this is my cage bell

    Tap the bell, tap the bell, hiding in the cage so well
    Tap the bell, tap the bell, this is my cage bell

    See the bell, see the bell, hiding in the cage so well
    Shake the bell, shake the bell, shake then hide it well


  • Body Awareness: Tiptoe Pizzicato

    Activity Instructions:

    Practice walking on tiptoe, stomping, jumping, spinning, and running.
    “Pizzicato” strings are plucked with the finger.

    Lyrics:

    CHORUS
    Tiptoe tiptoe tiptoe tiptoe, tiptoe pizzicato, tiptoe pizzicato, tiptoe pizzicato.
    Tiptoe tiptoe tiptoe tiptoe, tiptoe pizzicato, tiptoe pizzicato, yeah.

    VERSE 1
    Stomp and stomp and stomp and stop.
    (repeat x4)

    CHORUS

    VERSE 2
    Run and run and run and stop.
    (repeat x4)

    CHORUS

    VERSE 3
    Spin and spin and spin and stop.
    (repeat x4)

    CHORUS

    VERSE 4
    Run and run and run and stop.
    (repeat x4)


  • Alphabet Song w/Instrument: Letter E – Elephant and Gator

    Activity Instructions:

    Show the children the letter E and talk about the different things in the song that start with the letter E: Elephant, elevator, eggs, eat, exit. Use puppets if desired. Pass egg shakers around the circle, and have the gator and the elephant pretend to eat the egg shakers.

    Lyrics:

    To the tune of  “A Tisket a Tasket”

    Elephant and gator
    Got on an elevator
    They went in search of food to eat
    exit right,  “C-ya later!”

    They found eggs, they found eggs
    They found their friends and ate eggs
    They went in search of food to eat
    They found their friends and ate eggs.

    The End


  • Solfege Song: Baa Baa Black Sheep

    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.

    Lyrics:

    Do do sol sol,
    la la la la so,
    Fa fa mi mi re re do
    Sol Sol sol fa fa
    mi mi mi re
    Sol Sol sol fa fa
    mi mi mi re
    Do do sol sol,
    la la la la sol,
    fa fa mi mi re re do

    Baa baa black sheep
    Have you any wool
    Yes sir Yes sir three bags full
    One for my master,
    One for my dame
    One for the little boy
    who lives down the lane
    Baa baa black sheep
    Have you any wool
    Yes sir Yes sir three bags full


  • Song w/Pitched Instrument: Twinkle Twinkle (on the Bells)

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out the handbells to children, (lowC D E F G A) give each child 1-2 bells, and take one or two for yourself. You may also give parents a bell too, to complete the set.

    Lyrics:

    C C G G A A G
    F F E E D D C

    G G F F E E D
    G G F F E E D

    C C G G A A G
    F F E E D D C


  • Composing Activity: Kodaly Rhythm Composing

    Activity Instructions:

    Have children point to rhythms on a sheet, and sing what they point to.  

    Lyrics:

    Ta = quarter note
    Ti Ti = eight notes
    Tika-Tika-Tika-Tika = Sixteenth
    Too = Half Note


  • Song w/Ball: Funky Synthy Ball

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out balls to children. Explore tapping on the ball, bouncing on the ball, rolling the ball, and passing the ball to a friend. Then start song and follow directions in the lyrics.

    Lyrics:

    I am tapping on the ball
    Tapping on the ball
    I am tapping on the ball
    Tapping on the ball

    I am bouncing on my ball
    Bouncing on my ball
    I am bouncing on my ball
    Bouncing on my ball

    I am rolling to a friend
    Rolling to a friend
    I am rolling to a friend
    Rolling to a friend

    I am passing to a friend
    Passing to a friend
    I am passing to a friend
    Passing to a friend


  • World Music Dance: Columbia – Pa’Mayte – Carlos Vives – Champeta

    Activity Instructions:

    “For our world music dance today, we are visiting Columbia with a champeta song. This is Carlos Vives song Pa’Mayte.”

    Use different movements in similar sections of the song to help children hear the sections of the music. Make a train in the bridge section, use a train whistle to enhance if available.


  • 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: Pitch Double Rope Jump

    Activity Instructions:

    Lay three ropes on the ground.
    Sing a note.

    Jump forward over the ropes if the pitch goes higher
    Jump back over the ropes if the pitch goes lower


  • Puppet: Swinging Spider Monkey

    Activity Instructions:

    Use monkey puppet to sing song.

    Lyrics:

    Swinging swinging spider monkey, swinging through the trees
    Swinging swinging spider monkey, swinging through the trees
    Swinging swinging spider monkey, swinging through the trees
    Swinging swinging through the trees

    Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some food
    fruits and flowers, seeds and leaves, nuts and insects, too
    Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some food
    Swinging swinging through the trees

    Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some fun
    ooh ooh ooh and ahh ahh ahh until the day is done
    Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some fun
    Swinging swinging through the trees


  • 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: Bizet – Carmen: Toreadors & Habanera

    Activity Instructions:

    Play song while children are coming in.


  • 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: See the Bell

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Explore shaking, tapping, hiding the bell. Then sing song while performing the activities.

    Lyrics:

    See the bell, see the bell, hiding in the cage so well
    See the bell, see the bell, this is my cage bell

    Shake the bell, shake the bell, hiding in the cage so well
    Shake the bell, shake the bell, this is my cage bell

    Tap the bell, tap the bell, hiding in the cage so well
    Tap the bell, tap the bell, this is my cage bell

    See the bell, see the bell, hiding in the cage so well
    Shake the bell, shake the bell, shake then hide it well


  • Peek-a-boo: I hide behind my hands (Farmer in the dell)

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Use hands instead of scarves. Introduce the song, sing several times through.

    Lyrics:

    I hide behind my hands
    I hide behind my hands
    [v1 I peek left and peek right
     v2 I peek high and peek low
    v3 I open shut and open shut]
    I hide behind my hands, Boo!


  • Color or Shape Song: Clementine Shape (Heart, Star, Moon, Diamond)

    Activity Instructions:

    Print out the shapes and hang on the wall before class. Review the shapes, then sing the song, and have children run to the item that you are singing about.

    Lyrics:

    I am looking, I am looking, I am looking for a [heart]!
    Help me find one, Help me find one
    I am looking for a [heart]!

    Heart, Star, Moon, Diamond

    To the tune of Darling Clementine


  • Body Awareness: Tiptoe Pizzicato

    Activity Instructions:

    Practice walking on tiptoe, stomping, jumping, spinning, and running.
    “Pizzicato” strings are plucked with the finger.

    Lyrics:

    CHORUS
    Tiptoe tiptoe tiptoe tiptoe, tiptoe pizzicato, tiptoe pizzicato, tiptoe pizzicato.
    Tiptoe tiptoe tiptoe tiptoe, tiptoe pizzicato, tiptoe pizzicato, yeah.

    VERSE 1
    Stomp and stomp and stomp and stop.
    (repeat x4)

    CHORUS

    VERSE 2
    Run and run and run and stop.
    (repeat x4)

    CHORUS

    VERSE 3
    Spin and spin and spin and stop.
    (repeat x4)

    CHORUS

    VERSE 4
    Run and run and run and stop.
    (repeat x4)


  • Song w/Pitched Instrument: Twinkle Twinkle (on the Bells)

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out the handbells to children, (lowC D E F G A) give each child 1-2 bells, and take one or two for yourself. You may also give parents a bell too, to complete the set.

    Lyrics:

    C C G G A A G
    F F E E D D C

    G G F F E E D
    G G F F E E D

    C C G G A A G
    F F E E D D C


  • Solfege Song: Baa Baa Black Sheep

    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.

    Lyrics:

    Do do sol sol,
    la la la la so,
    Fa fa mi mi re re do
    Sol Sol sol fa fa
    mi mi mi re
    Sol Sol sol fa fa
    mi mi mi re
    Do do sol sol,
    la la la la sol,
    fa fa mi mi re re do

    Baa baa black sheep
    Have you any wool
    Yes sir Yes sir three bags full
    One for my master,
    One for my dame
    One for the little boy
    who lives down the lane
    Baa baa black sheep
    Have you any wool
    Yes sir Yes sir three bags full


  • Song w/Ball: Funky Synthy Ball

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out balls to children. Explore tapping on the ball, bouncing on the ball, rolling the ball, and passing the ball to a friend. Then start song and follow directions in the lyrics.

    Lyrics:

    I am tapping on the ball
    Tapping on the ball
    I am tapping on the ball
    Tapping on the ball

    I am bouncing on my ball
    Bouncing on my ball
    I am bouncing on my ball
    Bouncing on my ball

    I am rolling to a friend
    Rolling to a friend
    I am rolling to a friend
    Rolling to a friend

    I am passing to a friend
    Passing to a friend
    I am passing to a friend
    Passing to a friend


  • World Music Dance: Columbia – Pa’Mayte – Carlos Vives – Champeta

    Activity Instructions:

    “For our world music dance today, we are visiting Columbia with a champeta song. This is Carlos Vives song Pa’Mayte.”

    Use different movements in similar sections of the song to help children hear the sections of the music. Make a train in the bridge section, use a train whistle to enhance if available.


  • 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: Kodaly Rhythm Composing

    Activity Instructions:

    Have children point to rhythms on a sheet, and sing what they point to.  

    Lyrics:

    Ta = quarter note
    Ti Ti = eight notes
    Tika-Tika-Tika-Tika = Sixteenth
    Too = Half Note


  • Musical Game: Pitch Double Rope Jump

    Activity Instructions:

    Lay three ropes on the ground.
    Sing a note.

    Jump forward over the ropes if the pitch goes higher
    Jump back over the ropes if the pitch goes lower


  • Puppet: Swinging Spider Monkey

    Activity Instructions:

    Use monkey puppet to sing song.

    Lyrics:

    Swinging swinging spider monkey, swinging through the trees
    Swinging swinging spider monkey, swinging through the trees
    Swinging swinging spider monkey, swinging through the trees
    Swinging swinging through the trees

    Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some food
    fruits and flowers, seeds and leaves, nuts and insects, too
    Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some food
    Swinging swinging through the trees

    Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some fun
    ooh ooh ooh and ahh ahh ahh until the day is done
    Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some fun
    Swinging swinging through the trees


  • 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 :|