Activity Instructions:

Play music as parents and students are coming in.

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:

Distribute instruments. Allow children to explore tapping with fingers, hands, and shaking. Then introduce song. Repeat several times.

I see a big circle,  (keep the beat)
little circles too,
Tambourine, tambourine
Right in front of you

Tap with your fingers (follow directions)
Tap with your hands
Pick it up and shake it
And put it down again

Activity Instructions:

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

Riding my bike down the street
Wind in my hair I feel the breeze
Pedalin’ fast as fast can be
Cruisin’ along look at me
Turnin’ right, turnin’ left
Over the hill, and down again
Falling back out of sight
Havin’ some fun on my bicycle ride

Riding my bike down the street
Wind in my hair I feel the breeze
Pedalin’ fast as fast can be
Cruisin’ along look at me
Turnin’ right, turnin’ left
Over the hill, and down again
Falling back out of sight
Havin’ some fun on my bicycle ride

Riding my bike down the street
Wind in my hair I feel the breeze
Pedalin’ fast as fast can be
Cruisin’ along look at me
Turnin’ right, turnin’ left
Over the hill, and down again
Falling back out of sight
Havin’ some fun on my bicycle ride

Activity Instructions:

Make sure to gather items of the three 3D shapes before class.
Suggestions: A traffic cone for the cone, a square tissue box for the cube, a ball for the sphere and a coffee can or tea can for the cylinder. 

Put the shapes in four spots around the room, review what each of them are. Then sing the song, and have the children run to the objects as you sing the song.

123, in 3D, looking for a shape
123, in 3D, looking for a shape 
123, in 3D, looking for a shape 
I am looking for a [Cone, Cube, Cylinder, Sphere]
looking for a shape

Activity Instructions:

Explore shaking, tapping together, tapping on floor, shaking high and low. Then introduce song.

I am shaking my maracas, then I stop,
I am shaking my maracas then I stop!
I am shaking my maracas x2
I am shaking my maracas then I stop

Possible Variations:
I am tapping on the ground
I am tapping them together
I am shaking them up high
I am shaking them down low
I am shaking with my right hand
I am shaking with my left had

Activity Instructions:

Play song, dance and follow motions/movement in lyrics.

Walkin’ x5 to the beat
Walkin’ x5 with my feet
Walkin’ x5 with a friend
Walkin’ ’til the song ends

Repeat Faster

Repeat even Faster

Repeat Fastest

Repeat Slowly… slows down dramatically at the end.

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 Mi, Mi Sol Mi,
Mi Sol Sol Mi La Sol Mi
Fa Fa Re Re Fa Fa Re Re
Sol Fa Mi Re Mi Do :|

A tisket, a tasket
A green and yellow basket
Wrote a letter to my love
and on the way I dropped it

I dropped it, I dropped it
and on the way I dropped it
Wrote a letter to my love and
On the way I dropped it

Activity Instructions:

Pass out balls, explore tapping, bouncing, playing. Then start song and follow along.

Tap tap tap tap tap tap tapping on my ball, my ball
Tap tap tap tap tap tap tapping on my ball, my ball
Tap tap tap tap
Tap tap tap tap
Tap tap tap tap
Tap tap tap tap
Tap tap tap tap tap tap tapping on my ball, my ball

Bounce
Play

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:

This game is like musical chairs. Lay out hula hoops on the ground. Play some music, and when the music stops, each person needs to get into a hoop.
(If you don’t have hula hoops, you could use chairs, cardstock, or any object!)

Activity Instructions:

Use bunny finger puppets to sing song.

Three little bunnies jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mamma called the doctor and the doctor said
No more bunnies jumping on the bed

You may jump but on the ground
Where you will be safe and sound
You may hop and play around
But you must do it on the ground

(continue with 2 and 1…)

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 parents and students are coming in.

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:

Distribute instruments. Allow children to explore tapping with fingers, hands, and shaking. Then introduce song. Repeat several times.

I see a big circle,  (keep the beat)
little circles too,
Tambourine, tambourine
Right in front of you

Tap with your fingers (follow directions)
Tap with your hands
Pick it up and shake it
And put it down again

Activity Instructions:

Play song, dance and follow motions/movement in lyrics.

Walkin’ x5 to the beat
Walkin’ x5 with my feet
Walkin’ x5 with a friend
Walkin’ ’til the song ends

Repeat Faster

Repeat even Faster

Repeat Fastest

Repeat Slowly… slows down dramatically at the end.

Activity Instructions:

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

I imagine Instruments
inside the igloo x 3
I imagine instruments
inside the igloo
the igloo floating on the iceberg

What do I spy?
I spy [ ]x3
What do I spy?
I spy []
in the igloo floating on the iceberg

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 Mi, Mi Sol Mi,
Mi Sol Sol Mi La Sol Mi
Fa Fa Re Re Fa Fa Re Re
Sol Fa Mi Re Mi Do :|

A tisket, a tasket
A green and yellow basket
Wrote a letter to my love
and on the way I dropped it

I dropped it, I dropped it
and on the way I dropped it
Wrote a letter to my love and
On the way I dropped it

Activity Instructions:

GEG GEG
AGFE DEF
EFG CCCC CDEFG
GDD FEDC

Turquoise Yellow Turquoise, Turquoise Yellow Turquoise, 
Blue Turquoise Green Yellow Orange Yellow Red
Yellow Green Turquoise Red Red Red Red Red Orange Yellow Green Turquoise
Turquoise Orange Orange Green Yellow Orange Red

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, explore tapping, bouncing, playing. Then start song and follow along.

Tap tap tap tap tap tap tapping on my ball, my ball
Tap tap tap tap tap tap tapping on my ball, my ball
Tap tap tap tap
Tap tap tap tap
Tap tap tap tap
Tap tap tap tap
Tap tap tap tap tap tap tapping on my ball, my ball

Bounce
Play

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:

This game is like musical chairs. Lay out hula hoops on the ground. Play some music, and when the music stops, each person needs to get into a hoop.
(If you don’t have hula hoops, you could use chairs, cardstock, or any object!)

Activity Instructions:

Use bunny finger puppets to sing song.

Three little bunnies jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mamma called the doctor and the doctor said
No more bunnies jumping on the bed

You may jump but on the ground
Where you will be safe and sound
You may hop and play around
But you must do it on the ground

(continue with 2 and 1…)

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 parents and students are coming in.

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:

Distribute instruments. Allow children to explore tapping with fingers, hands, and shaking. Then introduce song. Repeat several times.

I see a big circle,  (keep the beat)
little circles too,
Tambourine, tambourine
Right in front of you

Tap with your fingers (follow directions)
Tap with your hands
Pick it up and shake it
And put it down again

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves, explore pulling away and saying “boo.” Then sing through song, interacting with parents and children.

I am looking
for [a friend, my mom, my dad, mom-mom]
I am looking for [ ]
Look, now, I found them, BOO!

To the tune of London Bridge

Activity Instructions:

Make sure to gather items of the three 3D shapes before class.
Suggestions: A traffic cone for the cone, a square tissue box for the cube, a ball for the sphere and a coffee can or tea can for the cylinder. 

Put the shapes in four spots around the room, review what each of them are. Then sing the song, and have the children run to the objects as you sing the song.

123, in 3D, looking for a shape
123, in 3D, looking for a shape 
123, in 3D, looking for a shape 
I am looking for a [Cone, Cube, Cylinder, Sphere]
looking for a shape

Activity Instructions:

Play song, dance and follow motions/movement in lyrics.

Walkin’ x5 to the beat
Walkin’ x5 with my feet
Walkin’ x5 with a friend
Walkin’ ’til the song ends

Repeat Faster

Repeat even Faster

Repeat Fastest

Repeat Slowly… slows down dramatically at the end.

Activity Instructions:

GEG GEG
AGFE DEF
EFG CCCC CDEFG
GDD FEDC

Turquoise Yellow Turquoise, Turquoise Yellow Turquoise, 
Blue Turquoise Green Yellow Orange Yellow Red
Yellow Green Turquoise Red Red Red Red Red Orange Yellow Green Turquoise
Turquoise Orange Orange Green Yellow Orange Red

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 Mi, Mi Sol Mi,
Mi Sol Sol Mi La Sol Mi
Fa Fa Re Re Fa Fa Re Re
Sol Fa Mi Re Mi Do :|

A tisket, a tasket
A green and yellow basket
Wrote a letter to my love
and on the way I dropped it

I dropped it, I dropped it
and on the way I dropped it
Wrote a letter to my love and
On the way I dropped it

Activity Instructions:

Pass out balls, explore tapping, bouncing, playing. Then start song and follow along.

Tap tap tap tap tap tap tapping on my ball, my ball
Tap tap tap tap tap tap tapping on my ball, my ball
Tap tap tap tap
Tap tap tap tap
Tap tap tap tap
Tap tap tap tap
Tap tap tap tap tap tap tapping on my ball, my ball

Bounce
Play

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:

This game is like musical chairs. Lay out hula hoops on the ground. Play some music, and when the music stops, each person needs to get into a hoop.
(If you don’t have hula hoops, you could use chairs, cardstock, or any object!)

Activity Instructions:

Use bunny finger puppets to sing song.

Three little bunnies jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mamma called the doctor and the doctor said
No more bunnies jumping on the bed

You may jump but on the ground
Where you will be safe and sound
You may hop and play around
But you must do it on the ground

(continue with 2 and 1…)

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 :|