Activity Instructions:

Play music as children are entering at the start of class.

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 triangles to students. Show them how to hold by the ball so that the triangle can vibrate, and hit the triangle with the striker.

Tri-an-gle, Tri-an-gle,
Strike it Now, Strike it Now
Hold the ball with one hand,
With the tri-an-gle hang-ing down
hit it with the stri-ker now
Tri-an-gle, Tri-an-gle

Activity Instructions:

Have children seated on parents lap. Begin singing song. On glissandos, you will tip child to side, then back upright. When repeating, tip right first time, left second, etc.

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall  [lightly bounce]
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,
[glissando descending, tip child to side,
glissando ascending – tip child back upright]
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men  [lightly bounce]
Couldn’t put Humpty together again

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall  [lightly bounce]
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,
[glissando descending, tip child to side,
glissando ascending – tip child back upright]
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men  [lightly bounce]
Couldn’t put Humpty together again

Activity Instructions:

Children feed the color monster squares of different shapes. (Beanbags are great for this, otherwise, cardstock or construction paper squares will work).

The color monster’s hungry, he needs something to eat
The color monster’s hungry, he needs a tasty treat
The color monster’s hungry, he needs something to eat
Would you feed me something [GREEN, BLUE, RED, YELLOW, PURPLE]

Activity Instructions:

Pass out drums to students, with 2 drumsticks each (use a mix of wood and plastic drumsticks). Explain that there are different ways that drummers hit the drums, and that today we are going to learn one, a paradiddle. A paradiddle consists of two single strokes followed by a double stroke, i.e., RLRR or LRLL. When multiple paradiddles are played in succession, the first note always alternates between right and left. A single paradiddle is often used to switch the “lead hand” in drumming music. Also demonstrate a drum roll. Then sing and play the song.

Par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle, 
left right left left, right, left, right, right,
Par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle, 
left right left left, right, left, right, right,
Par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle, 
left right left left, right, left, right, right,
Par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle,
roll

Par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle, 
learn-ing how to play the drums now
Par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle, 
learn-ing how to play the drums now
Par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle, 
learn-ing how to play the drums now
Par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle,
roll

par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle
watch me drum-ming watch me drum-ming
par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle
watch me drum-ming watch me drum-ming
par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle
watch me drum-ming watch me drum-ming
Par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle,
roll

Activity Instructions:

Turn on the music and follow the directions in the song.

VERSE1
C’mon and twist 
Come on and twist
C’mon and twist 
Come on and twist
C’mon and twist 
Come on and twist
C’mon and twist 
Come on and twist

CHORUS
C’mon and dance, C’mon and sing,
C’mon and have some fun with me
C’mon and dance, C’mon and sing,
C’mon and have some fun with me

V2 – C’mon and jump
CHORUS
V3 – C’mon and spin
CHORUS
V4 – C’mon and shake

Activity Instructions:

Hand out microphones. Say hello to each of the kids. Ask the children what songs they would like to sing.
Then transition into solfege. Have them sing Do, Re, Mi Fa, Sol, Fa, Mi, Re, then Do (repeat several times, be silly)
Sing syllables one phrase at a time, repeat phrase with parents.
Afterwards, sing song on words.

Do, Do, Do Re Me – 11123
Mi Re Mi Fa Sol  – 32345
Do Do Do Sol Sol Sol Mi Mi Mi Do Do Do  – 888 555 333 111
Sol Fa Mi Re Do  – 54321

Activity Instructions:

Pass out playground balls, allow children to explore rolling and tapping them. Model tapping with hands and feet, and holding ball in between knees to tap. Then introduce song.

CHORUS
C-‘mon let’s tap the ball to-get-her
C-‘mon and tap it to the beat
C-‘mon let’s tap the ball to-get-her
Tap it with our hands and feet
We’re gon-na make some brand new mu-sic
We’re gon-na play and have some fun
We’re gon-na make some brand new mu-sic
Un-til our time in class is done

VERSE1
I’m tap-ping with my hands I’m tap-ping to the beat x3
C-‘mon and make some mu-sic with my ball and me

CHORUS

VERSE2
I’m tap-ping with my toes I’m tap-ping with my feet x3
C-‘mon and make some mu-sic with my ball and me

CHORUS

VERSE 3
I’m tap-ping on the ball held in be-tween my knees x3
C-‘mon and make some mu-sic with my ball and me

CHORUS

Activity Instructions:

Introduce the song, and give some background, then let children and parents dance to the song.

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:

Get out small parachute, have children hold the edge. Raise parachute when the your singing gets louder, and lower when your singing gets softer. You can also bounce back and forth quickly between loud and soft. The movement helps the children hear and distinguish the concept of dynamics/crescendo/descrescendo.

Activity Instructions:

Use dinosaur puppet. Start with egg covered with a few scarves. Use track for this one. Repeat if desired.

|: Dinosaur, Dinosaur, Dinosaur Egg
In a nest in the ground, covered with plants
Hangin’ out with up to 21 eggs!
Dinosaur, Dinosaur Egg

Out popped the dinosaur, out of his egg
He’s a little tiny baby, but he grew up fast
The “Terrible Lizard”gained 30 pounds a day
Dinosaur Dinosaur Big :|

Dinosaur Dinosaur Big x3

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 are entering at the start of class.

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 drums to students, with 2 drumsticks each (use a mix of wood and plastic drumsticks). Explain that there are different ways that drummers hit the drums, and that today we are going to learn one, a paradiddle. A paradiddle consists of two single strokes followed by a double stroke, i.e., RLRR or LRLL. When multiple paradiddles are played in succession, the first note always alternates between right and left. A single paradiddle is often used to switch the “lead hand” in drumming music. Also demonstrate a drum roll. Then sing and play the song.

Par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle, 
left right left left, right, left, right, right,
Par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle, 
left right left left, right, left, right, right,
Par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle, 
left right left left, right, left, right, right,
Par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle,
roll

Par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle, 
learn-ing how to play the drums now
Par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle, 
learn-ing how to play the drums now
Par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle, 
learn-ing how to play the drums now
Par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle,
roll

par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle
watch me drum-ming watch me drum-ming
par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle
watch me drum-ming watch me drum-ming
par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle
watch me drum-ming watch me drum-ming
Par-a-did-dle par-a-did-dle,
roll

Activity Instructions:

Turn on the music and follow the directions in the song.

VERSE1
C’mon and twist 
Come on and twist
C’mon and twist 
Come on and twist
C’mon and twist 
Come on and twist
C’mon and twist 
Come on and twist

CHORUS
C’mon and dance, C’mon and sing,
C’mon and have some fun with me
C’mon and dance, C’mon and sing,
C’mon and have some fun with me

V2 – C’mon and jump
CHORUS
V3 – C’mon and spin
CHORUS
V4 – C’mon and shake

Activity Instructions:

Introduce the letter C. What shape is it? What sound does the letter make? Talk about the things in the song that begin with the letter C. Then introduce the song.

Ca-ter-pil-lar, ca-ter-pil-lar
Cup-cake cake, cup-cake cake
Cat and the ca-na-ry, cat and the ca-na-ry
C’s are great, C’s are great

Activity Instructions:

Hand out microphones. Say hello to each of the kids. Ask the children what songs they would like to sing.
Then transition into solfege. Have them sing Do, Re, Mi Fa, Sol, Fa, Mi, Re, then Do (repeat several times, be silly)
Sing syllables one phrase at a time, repeat phrase with parents.
Afterwards, sing song on words.

Do, Do, Do Re Me – 11123
Mi Re Mi Fa Sol  – 32345
Do Do Do Sol Sol Sol Mi Mi Mi Do Do Do  – 888 555 333 111
Sol Fa Mi Re Do  – 54321

Activity Instructions:

Pass out handbells for CDEF and G. Then have them practice ringing the bells in the air and muting them on the ground. Ask the children what color they have. Then have them play one color at a time up and down the bells from C-G-C. Then have the children play the song, by cuing the colors.

GEE, FDD, CDEFGGG, GEE, FDD, CEGGC

Activity Instructions:

Have the children put colored objects into a row… then use the color order to play a song.

Activity Instructions:

Pass out playground balls, allow children to explore rolling and tapping them. Model tapping with hands and feet, and holding ball in between knees to tap. Then introduce song.

CHORUS
C-‘mon let’s tap the ball to-get-her
C-‘mon and tap it to the beat
C-‘mon let’s tap the ball to-get-her
Tap it with our hands and feet
We’re gon-na make some brand new mu-sic
We’re gon-na play and have some fun
We’re gon-na make some brand new mu-sic
Un-til our time in class is done

VERSE1
I’m tap-ping with my hands I’m tap-ping to the beat x3
C-‘mon and make some mu-sic with my ball and me

CHORUS

VERSE2
I’m tap-ping with my toes I’m tap-ping with my feet x3
C-‘mon and make some mu-sic with my ball and me

CHORUS

VERSE 3
I’m tap-ping on the ball held in be-tween my knees x3
C-‘mon and make some mu-sic with my ball and me

CHORUS

Activity Instructions:

Introduce the song, and give some background, then let children and parents dance to the song.

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:

Get out small parachute, have children hold the edge. Raise parachute when the your singing gets louder, and lower when your singing gets softer. You can also bounce back and forth quickly between loud and soft. The movement helps the children hear and distinguish the concept of dynamics/crescendo/descrescendo.

Activity Instructions:

Use dinosaur puppet. Start with egg covered with a few scarves. Use track for this one. Repeat if desired.

|: Dinosaur, Dinosaur, Dinosaur Egg
In a nest in the ground, covered with plants
Hangin’ out with up to 21 eggs!
Dinosaur, Dinosaur Egg

Out popped the dinosaur, out of his egg
He’s a little tiny baby, but he grew up fast
The “Terrible Lizard”gained 30 pounds a day
Dinosaur Dinosaur Big :|

Dinosaur Dinosaur Big x3

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 are entering at the start of class.

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 triangles to students. Show them how to hold by the ball so that the triangle can vibrate, and hit the triangle with the striker.

Tri-an-gle, Tri-an-gle,
Strike it Now, Strike it Now
Hold the ball with one hand,
With the tri-an-gle hang-ing down
hit it with the stri-ker now
Tri-an-gle, Tri-an-gle

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves, explore, playing peek-a-boo. Then begin singing song as you play.

Where is baby,
Where is baby,
Here he is “boo”
here he is “boo”

Where is baby hiding
Where is baby hiding
Peek a boo – “boo!”
Peek a boo – “boo!”

Activity Instructions:

Children feed the color monster squares of different shapes. (Beanbags are great for this, otherwise, cardstock or construction paper squares will work).

The color monster’s hungry, he needs something to eat
The color monster’s hungry, he needs a tasty treat
The color monster’s hungry, he needs something to eat
Would you feed me something [GREEN, BLUE, RED, YELLOW, PURPLE]

Activity Instructions:

Turn on the music and follow the directions in the song.

VERSE1
C’mon and twist 
Come on and twist
C’mon and twist 
Come on and twist
C’mon and twist 
Come on and twist
C’mon and twist 
Come on and twist

CHORUS
C’mon and dance, C’mon and sing,
C’mon and have some fun with me
C’mon and dance, C’mon and sing,
C’mon and have some fun with me

V2 – C’mon and jump
CHORUS
V3 – C’mon and spin
CHORUS
V4 – C’mon and shake

Activity Instructions:

Pass out handbells for CDEF and G. Then have them practice ringing the bells in the air and muting them on the ground. Ask the children what color they have. Then have them play one color at a time up and down the bells from C-G-C. Then have the children play the song, by cuing the colors.

GEE, FDD, CDEFGGG, GEE, FDD, CEGGC

Activity Instructions:

Hand out microphones. Say hello to each of the kids. Ask the children what songs they would like to sing.
Then transition into solfege. Have them sing Do, Re, Mi Fa, Sol, Fa, Mi, Re, then Do (repeat several times, be silly)
Sing syllables one phrase at a time, repeat phrase with parents.
Afterwards, sing song on words.

Do, Do, Do Re Me – 11123
Mi Re Mi Fa Sol  – 32345
Do Do Do Sol Sol Sol Mi Mi Mi Do Do Do  – 888 555 333 111
Sol Fa Mi Re Do  – 54321

Activity Instructions:

Pass out playground balls, allow children to explore rolling and tapping them. Model tapping with hands and feet, and holding ball in between knees to tap. Then introduce song.

CHORUS
C-‘mon let’s tap the ball to-get-her
C-‘mon and tap it to the beat
C-‘mon let’s tap the ball to-get-her
Tap it with our hands and feet
We’re gon-na make some brand new mu-sic
We’re gon-na play and have some fun
We’re gon-na make some brand new mu-sic
Un-til our time in class is done

VERSE1
I’m tap-ping with my hands I’m tap-ping to the beat x3
C-‘mon and make some mu-sic with my ball and me

CHORUS

VERSE2
I’m tap-ping with my toes I’m tap-ping with my feet x3
C-‘mon and make some mu-sic with my ball and me

CHORUS

VERSE 3
I’m tap-ping on the ball held in be-tween my knees x3
C-‘mon and make some mu-sic with my ball and me

CHORUS

Activity Instructions:

Introduce the song, and give some background, then let children and parents dance to the song.

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:

Have the children put colored objects into a row… then use the color order to play a song.

Activity Instructions:

Get out small parachute, have children hold the edge. Raise parachute when the your singing gets louder, and lower when your singing gets softer. You can also bounce back and forth quickly between loud and soft. The movement helps the children hear and distinguish the concept of dynamics/crescendo/descrescendo.

Activity Instructions:

Use dinosaur puppet. Start with egg covered with a few scarves. Use track for this one. Repeat if desired.

|: Dinosaur, Dinosaur, Dinosaur Egg
In a nest in the ground, covered with plants
Hangin’ out with up to 21 eggs!
Dinosaur, Dinosaur Egg

Out popped the dinosaur, out of his egg
He’s a little tiny baby, but he grew up fast
The “Terrible Lizard”gained 30 pounds a day
Dinosaur Dinosaur Big :|

Dinosaur Dinosaur Big x3

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 :|