Tot Rock

• Coming in Classical: Ravel – Bolero

  Activity Instructions:

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

  Historical information:

  Boléro is a one-movement orchestral piece by the French composer Maurice Ravel (1875–1937). Originally composed as a ballet commissioned by Russian actress and dancer Ida Rubinstein, the piece, which premiered in 1928, is Ravel’s most famous musical composition. [from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boléro ]

  
  

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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: Triangle

  Equipment:
  

  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.

  Lyrics:
  

  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

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• Lapride: Humpty Dumpty

  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.

  Lyrics:
  

  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

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• Color or Shape Song w/Instrument: Color Monster

  Activity Instructions:

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

  

  Lyrics:
  

  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]

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• Song w/Instrument: Paradiddle Drum Song

  Equipment:
  

  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.

  Lyrics:
  

  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

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• Body Awareness: C’mon and dance

  Activity Instructions:

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

  Lyrics:
  

  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

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• Solfege Song: Row Your Boat

  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.

  Lyrics:
  

  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

   

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• Song w/Ball: C’mon Let’s Tap

  Equipment:
  

  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.

  Lyrics:
  

  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

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• World Music Dance: America – Vivir Mi Vida – Marc Anthony – Salsa

  Activity Instructions:

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

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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: Crescendo Decrescendo Parachute Shake

  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.

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• Puppet: Dinosaur Egg

  Activity Instructions:

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

  Lyrics:
  

  |: 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

  Historical information:

  • Dinosaurs gained up to 30 lbs a day, growing as fast as whales. They doubled in size in their first 6 weeks.
  • The biggest dinosaurs were plant eaters.
  • Dinosaur actually means terrible lizard, referring to the dinosaur’s size.
  • Dinosaurs would have crushed their nests if they sat on them, and likely covered the nests with plants to keep them warm.
  • They laid up to 21 eggs in a nest, hoping that at least a few would survive the predators and hatch.

  
  

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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: Ravel – Bolero

  Activity Instructions:

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

  Historical information:

  Boléro is a one-movement orchestral piece by the French composer Maurice Ravel (1875–1937). Originally composed as a ballet commissioned by Russian actress and dancer Ida Rubinstein, the piece, which premiered in 1928, is Ravel’s most famous musical composition. [from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boléro ]

  
  

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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: Paradiddle Drum Song

  Equipment:
  

  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.

  Lyrics:
  

  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

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• Body Awareness: C’mon and dance

  Activity Instructions:

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

  Lyrics:
  

  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

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• Alphabet Song w/Instrument: Letter C – C’s are Great

  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.

  Lyrics:
  

  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

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• Solfege Song: Row Your Boat

  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.

  Lyrics:
  

  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

   

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• Song w/Pitched Instrument: Lightly Row

  Equipment:
  

  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.

  Lyrics:
  

  GEE, FDD, CDEFGGG, GEE, FDD, CEGGC

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• Composing Activity: Choose a Color

  Activity Instructions:

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

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• Song w/Ball: C’mon Let’s Tap

  Equipment:
  

  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.

  Lyrics:
  

  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

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• World Music Dance: America – Vivir Mi Vida – Marc Anthony – Salsa

  Activity Instructions:

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

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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: Crescendo Decrescendo Parachute Shake

  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.

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• Puppet: Dinosaur Egg

  Activity Instructions:

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

  Lyrics:
  

  |: 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

  Historical information:

  • Dinosaurs gained up to 30 lbs a day, growing as fast as whales. They doubled in size in their first 6 weeks.
  • The biggest dinosaurs were plant eaters.
  • Dinosaur actually means terrible lizard, referring to the dinosaur’s size.
  • Dinosaurs would have crushed their nests if they sat on them, and likely covered the nests with plants to keep them warm.
  • They laid up to 21 eggs in a nest, hoping that at least a few would survive the predators and hatch.

  
  

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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: Ravel – Bolero

  Activity Instructions:

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

  Historical information:

  Boléro is a one-movement orchestral piece by the French composer Maurice Ravel (1875–1937). Originally composed as a ballet commissioned by Russian actress and dancer Ida Rubinstein, the piece, which premiered in 1928, is Ravel’s most famous musical composition. [from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boléro ]

  
  

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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

  Equipment:
  

  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.

  Lyrics:
  

  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

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• Peek-a-boo: Where is Baby (Thumbkin)

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

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

  Lyrics:
  

  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!”

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• Color or Shape Song: Color Monster

  Activity Instructions:

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

  

  Lyrics:
  

  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]

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• Body Awareness: C’mon and dance

  Activity Instructions:

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

  Lyrics:
  

  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

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• Song w/Pitched Instrument: Lightly Row

  Equipment:
  

  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.

  Lyrics:
  

  GEE, FDD, CDEFGGG, GEE, FDD, CEGGC

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• Solfege Song: Row Your Boat

  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.

  Lyrics:
  

  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

   

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• Song w/Ball: C’mon Let’s Tap

  Equipment:
  

  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.

  Lyrics:
  

  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

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• World Music Dance: America – Vivir Mi Vida – Marc Anthony – Salsa

  Activity Instructions:

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

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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 Composition Activity: Choose a Color

  Activity Instructions:

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

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• Musical Game: Crescendo Decrescendo Parachute Shake

  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.

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• Puppet: Dinosaur Egg

  Activity Instructions:

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

  Lyrics:
  

  |: 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

  Historical information:

  • Dinosaurs gained up to 30 lbs a day, growing as fast as whales. They doubled in size in their first 6 weeks.
  • The biggest dinosaurs were plant eaters.
  • Dinosaur actually means terrible lizard, referring to the dinosaur’s size.
  • Dinosaurs would have crushed their nests if they sat on them, and likely covered the nests with plants to keep them warm.
  • They laid up to 21 eggs in a nest, hoping that at least a few would survive the predators and hatch.

  
  

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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 :|