Tot Rock

• Coming in Classical: Gershwin- Rhapsody in Blue

  Activity Instructions:

  Play song as children are entering the room, allow them to play with an instrument not used in today’s lesson plan.

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• 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

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• Song w/Instrument: Tap x5, Tap my rhythm sticks

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out rhythm sticks. Explore tapping them together, tapping them on the ground, tapping one stick or the other, and/or hitting them like a hammer and stake. Then sing song, following the motions in the song.

  Lyrics:
  

  Tap, tap, tap tap tap
  Tap my rhythm sticks
  Tap, tap, tap tap tap
  Tap my rhythm sticks

  Hit them together now
  Tap my rhythm sticks
  Hit them together now
  Tap my rhythm sticks

  Tap them on the ground
  Tap my rhythm sticks
  Tap them on the ground
  Tap my rhythm sticks

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• Lapride: I am Flying in a Plane

  Activity Instructions:

  Have children sit on parents lap. Have parents bounce the children up and down, rock the children from side to side, then bump them all around as you follow the directions in the song lyrics.

  Lyrics:
  

  I am flying in a plane
  bouncing up and down
  I am flying in a plan
  bouncing up and down
  Flying in the sky so blue
  Look at me and look at you
  I am flying in a plane
  bouncing up and down

  I am flying in a plane
  rocking side to side
  I am flying in a plan
  rocking side to side
  Flying in the sky so blue
  Look at me and look at you
  I am flying in a plane
  rocking side to side

  I am flying in a plane
  Bumping all around<
  I am flying in a plan
  Bumping all around<
  Flying in the sky so blue
  Look at me and look at you
  I am flying in a plane
  Bumping all around<

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• Color or Shape Song w/Instrument: Looking for a Shape

  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 for a [SHAPE], looking for a [SHAPE]
  I am looking for a [SHAPE], looking for a [SHAPE]

  Rhombus, Trapezoid, Star, Heart 

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• Song w/Instrument: Triangle Triangle

  Equipment:
  

  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.

  Lyrics:
  

  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

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• Body Awareness: I tap

  

  CASIO-SA-77:
  Pattern 4, Default tempo

  
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Let children and parents know that you are going to do a body awareness song. Practice the motions in the song, then do them with the music. The pattern repeats three times with extra waving goodbye at the end of the song. Do this acapella with the keyboard unless you have advanced kids in Kid Rock who can keep up.

  Lyrics:
  

  |: I tap my head,
  I tap my cheeks,
  I tap my nose,
  I tap my knees
  I Stand up tall
  and turn around
  I touch my toes,
  and then sit down

  Clap my hands,
  my arms out wide
  Give myself
  a hug then I
  Stand up tall
  and jump real high
  And then I wave goodbye :| 

  TAG:
  And then I wave goodbye
  And then I wave goodbye

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• Solfege Song: This Old Man

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out echo microphones. Have children explore speaking into the top of them. Then ask for some of the classes favorite songs and sing them. Have the children echo solfege syllables, Do-Sol ascending and descending one syllable at a time. Teach the song by singing the syllables a little bit at a time and have children echo back. Then sing the song with regular lyrics.

  Lyrics:
  

  Sol Me Sol Sol Me Sol
  La Sol Fa Me Re Me Fa
  Me Fa Sol Do Do Do Do
  Do Re Me Fa Sol
  Sol Re Re Fa Me Re Do

  This Old Man, he played one,
  He play knick knack on my thumb
  with a knick knack paddy whack
  Give a dog a bone
  This Old Man came rolling home

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• Song w/Ball: Frere Jacques Ball

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

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

  Lyrics:
  

  I am tapping x2
  On my ball x2
  Tapping on my ball x2
  on my ball x2

  V2. I am bouncing
  V3. I am rolling
  V4. I am passing 

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• World Music Dance: Guatemala Mayan Dance – Sal Negra

  Activity Instructions:

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

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• 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!

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• Musical Game: Ear Training Game

  Activity Instructions:

  Play the .mp3s, or use a keyboard or keyboard app to play a note, and major chord, see if the children hear the difference. A chord is multiple notes played together, the note is just one pitch. Have children tell you what they hear. Once they have that, try playing a major chord (happy chord) and minor chord (sad chord) to see if they hear the difference. Children do better at hearing the difference when you start with a major chord, then they h ear the contrast of a minor chord.

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• Puppet: Who wants a pony ride?

  Activity Instructions:

  Use pony puppet to sing song, with cow, frog, duck, and puppy finger puppets.

  Lyrics:
  

  Who wants a pony ride? I want a pony ride!
  I’ll take a ride, said [Mr. Cow]
  Who wants a pony ride? I want a pony ride!
  I’ll take a ride, said [Mr. Cow]

  Trot trot trot
  Round the track
  [Mr. Cow] on the pony’s back

  Who wants a pony ride? I took a pony ride!
  I had fun said [Mr. Cow]

  V1) Mr. Cow
  V2) Mrs. Frog
  V3) Brother Duck
  V4) Sister Dog

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• 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: Gershwin- Rhapsody in Blue

  Activity Instructions:

  Play song as children are entering the room, allow them to play with an instrument not used in today’s lesson plan.

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• 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

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• Song w/Instrument: Triangle Triangle

  Equipment:
  

  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.

  Lyrics:
  

  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

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• Body Awareness: I tap

  

  CASIO-SA-77:
  Pattern 4, Default tempo

  
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Let children and parents know that you are going to do a body awareness song. Practice the motions in the song, then do them with the music. The pattern repeats three times with extra waving goodbye at the end of the song. Do this acapella with the keyboard unless you have advanced kids in Kid Rock who can keep up.

  Lyrics:
  

  |: I tap my head,
  I tap my cheeks,
  I tap my nose,
  I tap my knees
  I Stand up tall
  and turn around
  I touch my toes,
  and then sit down

  Clap my hands,
  my arms out wide
  Give myself
  a hug then I
  Stand up tall
  and jump real high
  And then I wave goodbye :| 

  TAG:
  And then I wave goodbye
  And then I wave goodbye

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• Alphabet Song w/Instrument: Letter Q – Questioning Queen

  Activity Instructions:

  Introduce letter Q words(Queen, Quiet, Question, Quick) and Questions – who, what, where.

  Lyrics:
  

  The Quiet Queen she Questioned me
  quickly quickly who art thee?

  The Quiet Queen she questioned me
  My name’s _______, let me be

  The Quiet Queen she Questioned me?
  Quickly, quickly, what do you see?
  The Quiet Queen she Questioned me
  I see ____________ with me    

  The Quiet Queen she Questioned me
  Quickly, Quickly, Where art thee?
  The quiet queen she questioned me
  I’m at ________ with thee

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• Solfege Song: This Old Man

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out echo microphones. Have children explore speaking into the top of them. Then ask for some of the classes favorite songs and sing them. Have the children echo solfege syllables, Do-Sol ascending and descending one syllable at a time. Teach the song by singing the syllables a little bit at a time and have children echo back. Then sing the song with regular lyrics.

  Lyrics:
  

  Sol Me Sol Sol Me Sol
  La Sol Fa Me Re Me Fa
  Me Fa Sol Do Do Do Do
  Do Re Me Fa Sol
  Sol Re Re Fa Me Re Do

  This Old Man, he played one,
  He play knick knack on my thumb
  with a knick knack paddy whack
  Give a dog a bone
  This Old Man came rolling home

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• Song w/Pitched Instrument: Hickory Dickory Dock

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out xylophones and music. Play through the song as an example. Hold the xylophone upright facing the children in the air so that children are able to see you play the song.

  Lyrics:
  

  EFG FED E
  EE AG DE
  EE EG GF FA
  GAG FED C

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

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• Composing Activity: Composing Rhythm- Whole, Half, Quarter

  Activity Instructions:

  Distribute staff paper. Show children how to draw notes.
  Have them draw a simple rhythmic pattern that the group will tap together.

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• Song w/Ball: Frere Jacques Ball

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

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

  Lyrics:
  

  I am tapping x2
  On my ball x2
  Tapping on my ball x2
  on my ball x2

  V2. I am bouncing
  V3. I am rolling
  V4. I am passing 

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• World Music Dance: Guatemala Mayan Dance – Sal Negra

  Activity Instructions:

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

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• 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: Ear Training Game

  Activity Instructions:

  Play the .mp3s, or use a keyboard or keyboard app to play a note, and major chord, see if the children hear the difference. A chord is multiple notes played together, the note is just one pitch. Have children tell you what they hear. Once they have that, try playing a major chord (happy chord) and minor chord (sad chord) to see if they hear the difference. Children do better at hearing the difference when you start with a major chord, then they h ear the contrast of a minor chord.

---

• Puppet: Who wants a pony ride?

  Activity Instructions:

  Use pony puppet to sing song, with cow, frog, duck, and puppy finger puppets.

  Lyrics:
  

  Who wants a pony ride? I want a pony ride!
  I’ll take a ride, said [Mr. Cow]
  Who wants a pony ride? I want a pony ride!
  I’ll take a ride, said [Mr. Cow]

  Trot trot trot
  Round the track
  [Mr. Cow] on the pony’s back

  Who wants a pony ride? I took a pony ride!
  I had fun said [Mr. Cow]

  V1) Mr. Cow
  V2) Mrs. Frog
  V3) Brother Duck
  V4) Sister Dog

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• 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: Gershwin- Rhapsody in Blue

  Activity Instructions:

  Play song as children are entering the room, allow them to play with an instrument not used in today’s lesson plan.

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• 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

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• Song w/Instrument: Triangle Triangle

  Equipment:
  

  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.

  Lyrics:
  

  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

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• Peek-a-boo: Do Re Me, 123

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out transparent scarves. Pull off, and say boo! Interact with each of the children. Then sing the song, interacting with each of the children.

  Lyrics:
  

  Do Re Me, 123,
  Where could my baby be? Boo!

  and/or 

  Do Re Me, 123,
  Where could [name] be? Boo!

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• Color or Shape Song: Looking for a Shape

  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 for a [SHAPE], looking for a [SHAPE]
  I am looking for a [SHAPE], looking for a [SHAPE]

  Rhombus, Trapezoid, Star, Heart 

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• Body Awareness: I tap

  

  CASIO-SA-77:
  Pattern 4, Default tempo

  
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Let children and parents know that you are going to do a body awareness song. Practice the motions in the song, then do them with the music. The pattern repeats three times with extra waving goodbye at the end of the song. Do this acapella with the keyboard unless you have advanced kids in Kid Rock who can keep up.

  Lyrics:
  

  |: I tap my head,
  I tap my cheeks,
  I tap my nose,
  I tap my knees
  I Stand up tall
  and turn around
  I touch my toes,
  and then sit down

  Clap my hands,
  my arms out wide
  Give myself
  a hug then I
  Stand up tall
  and jump real high
  And then I wave goodbye :| 

  TAG:
  And then I wave goodbye
  And then I wave goodbye

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• Song w/Pitched Instrument: Hickory Dickory Dock

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out xylophones and music. Play through the song as an example. Hold the xylophone upright facing the children in the air so that children are able to see you play the song.

  Lyrics:
  

  EFG FED E
  EE AG DE
  EE EG GF FA
  GAG FED C

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

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• Solfege Song: This Old Man

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out echo microphones. Have children explore speaking into the top of them. Then ask for some of the classes favorite songs and sing them. Have the children echo solfege syllables, Do-Sol ascending and descending one syllable at a time. Teach the song by singing the syllables a little bit at a time and have children echo back. Then sing the song with regular lyrics.

  Lyrics:
  

  Sol Me Sol Sol Me Sol
  La Sol Fa Me Re Me Fa
  Me Fa Sol Do Do Do Do
  Do Re Me Fa Sol
  Sol Re Re Fa Me Re Do

  This Old Man, he played one,
  He play knick knack on my thumb
  with a knick knack paddy whack
  Give a dog a bone
  This Old Man came rolling home

---

• Song w/Ball: Frere Jacques Ball

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

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

  Lyrics:
  

  I am tapping x2
  On my ball x2
  Tapping on my ball x2
  on my ball x2

  V2. I am bouncing
  V3. I am rolling
  V4. I am passing 

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• World Music Dance: Guatemala Mayan Dance – Sal Negra

  Activity Instructions:

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

---

• 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: Composing Rhythm- Whole, Half, Quarter

  Activity Instructions:

  Distribute staff paper. Show children how to draw notes.
  Have them draw a simple rhythmic pattern that the group will tap together.

---

• Musical Game: Ear Training Game

  Activity Instructions:

  Play the .mp3s, or use a keyboard or keyboard app to play a note, and major chord, see if the children hear the difference. A chord is multiple notes played together, the note is just one pitch. Have children tell you what they hear. Once they have that, try playing a major chord (happy chord) and minor chord (sad chord) to see if they hear the difference. Children do better at hearing the difference when you start with a major chord, then they h ear the contrast of a minor chord.

---

• Puppet: Who wants a pony ride?

  Activity Instructions:

  Use pony puppet to sing song, with cow, frog, duck, and puppy finger puppets.

  Lyrics:
  

  Who wants a pony ride? I want a pony ride!
  I’ll take a ride, said [Mr. Cow]
  Who wants a pony ride? I want a pony ride!
  I’ll take a ride, said [Mr. Cow]

  Trot trot trot
  Round the track
  [Mr. Cow] on the pony’s back

  Who wants a pony ride? I took a pony ride!
  I had fun said [Mr. Cow]

  V1) Mr. Cow
  V2) Mrs. Frog
  V3) Brother Duck
  V4) Sister Dog

---

• 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 :|