Activity Instructions:

Play as children are entering.

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:

Explore different things you can do with egg shaker. Then introduce the song.

I am shaking my egg shaker then I stop
I am shaking my egg shaker then I stop
I am shaking my egg shaker
I am shaking my egg shaker
I am shaking my egg shaker then I stop

v2 I am passing it back and forth
v3 I am passing to a friend
v4 I am shaking my egg shaker then it hides

Activity Instructions:

Have children sit on parents laps, and follow directions in the song!

Riding on my elephant, swaying side to side
Riding on my elephant, on this jungle ride
Riding on my elephant, feel this jungle breeze
Riding on my elephant, through the jungle trees

Riding on my elephant, bumping up and down
Riding on my elephant, bumping all around
Riding on my elephant, feel the jungle breeze
Riding on my elephant, through the jungle trees

Riding on my elephant, bouncing all around
Riding on my elephant, hear the jungle sounds
Riding on my elephant, feel the jungle breeze
Riding on my elephant, through the jungle trees

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:

Pass out rainsticks. Explore shaking, tapping, turning over, rolling, and hiding behind back. Then sing song several times and follow motions in song.

Shake my Rainstick
Shake my rainstick in the sky
Turn it over, watch the balls fall
I can make it rain inside

Tap my rainstick
Tap my rainstick
Tap my rainstick on the floor
Turn it over watch the balls fall
Shake it like I did before

Roll my rainstick
Roll my rainstick
Roll my rainstick side to side
Stand it up tall and then tap it
Hold it still, and make it hide

Activity Instructions:

Introduce motions in song. Then use track for complete song 2-3 times.

Walk and walk and walk and stop x3
Touch my toes and stand up

Clap and clap and clap and stop x3
touch my toes and stand up

Spin and spin and spin and stop x3
Touch my toes and stand up

Tap and tap and tap and stop x3
Touch my toes and stand up

Run and run and run and stop x3
Touch my toes and stand 

Activity Instructions:

Pass out echo microphones. Have children explore speaking in 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.

Mi Re Do Re Mi Mi Mi,
Re Re Re, Mi Sol Sol
Mi Re Do Re Mi Mi Mi  
Mi Re Re Mi Re Do

Mary had a little lamb,
little lamb, little lamb
Mary had a little lamb
Whose fleece was white as snow

Activity Instructions:

Pass out balls and explore tapping, bouncing, and rolling the balls. Ask the children if they remember the song during the Coming in time. (Beethoven’s 5th). Then tell them that we have a special ball song with the motif from the symphony. Repeat once or twice.

V1. I tap my ball
V2. I bounce my ball
V3. I roll my ball
(repeat all)

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves, and have children bounce, dance, etc. Use different moves in different parts of the song.
This song is by a female group from Japan and is J-Pop, Japanese Pop.

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 is a variation on redlight greenlight. The teacher will stand on the opposite side of the room from the students. The students should walk to you while you are conducting and singing any children’s song of your choice, and then stop when you indicate a cutoff, by freezing with both hands in closed fists. When you resume the song, keep going wherever you paused in the song.

Activity Instructions:

Use ladybug and bee puppets to sing song.

VERSE 1
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
Enjoying the sunny weather
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
having some fun together
Ladybug: “Did you know that I’m a beetle,
my real wings hide?
My hard shell protects
the wings folded inside!”
Ladybug and bee were sitting in a tree
learning about each other

VERSE2
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
Enjoying the sunny weather
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
having some fun together
Bee: “Did you know I’m an insect?
I also have wings?
Gather pollen from the flowers
Be careful I sting”
Ladybug and bee were sitting in a tree
Learning about each other
Ladybug and bee were sitting in a tree
Learning about each other

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 as children are entering.

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 rainsticks. Explore shaking, tapping, turning over, rolling, and hiding behind back. Then sing song several times and follow motions in song.

Shake my Rainstick
Shake my rainstick in the sky
Turn it over, watch the balls fall
I can make it rain inside

Tap my rainstick
Tap my rainstick
Tap my rainstick on the floor
Turn it over watch the balls fall
Shake it like I did before

Roll my rainstick
Roll my rainstick
Roll my rainstick side to side
Stand it up tall and then tap it
Hold it still, and make it hide

Activity Instructions:

Introduce motions in song. Then use track for complete song 2-3 times.

Walk and walk and walk and stop x3
Touch my toes and stand up

Clap and clap and clap and stop x3
touch my toes and stand up

Spin and spin and spin and stop x3
Touch my toes and stand up

Tap and tap and tap and stop x3
Touch my toes and stand up

Run and run and run and stop x3
Touch my toes and stand 

Activity Instructions:

Show the children a picture of the letter B and talk about the sound it makes. Then ask the children to identify things that start with the Letter B, the ones in the song are: baby, ball, bounce, bed, birthday balloon. Sing the silly story several times.

The BABY loves the BALL, loves the BALL
The BABY loves the BALL, loves the BALL
The BABY loves the BALL, as it BOUNCES down the hall
The BABY loves the BALL, loves the BALL

The BABY loved to BOUNCE on the BED
The BABY loved to BOUNCE on the BED
The BABY loved the BED, till he BOUNCED upon his head (oh no!)
The BABY loved to BOUNCE on the BED

The BABY loves his BIRTHDAY BALLOON
The BABY loves his BIRTHDAY BALLOON
The BABY loves his BIRTHDAY , he loves his BALLOON
The BABY loves his BIRTHDAY BALLOON

Activity Instructions:

Pass out echo microphones. Have children explore speaking in 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.

Mi Re Do Re Mi Mi Mi,
Re Re Re, Mi Sol Sol
Mi Re Do Re Mi Mi Mi  
Mi Re Re Mi Re Do

Mary had a little lamb,
little lamb, little lamb
Mary had a little lamb
Whose fleece was white as snow

Activity Instructions:

Tell the children that they will be learning the tune to Baa Baa Black Sheep on the Handbells today. Pass out the bells (C1-A). Explore ringing, then have children play the notes ascending (CDEFGA) and descending (AGFEDC). Then teach the song, and play through several times.

Red Red Turqouise Turqouise 
Blue Blue Blue Blue Turqoise
Yellow Yellow Green Green Orange Orange Red
Turqoise Turqoise Yellow Yellow Green Green Orange
Turqoise Turqoise Yellow Yellow Green Green Orange
Red Red Turqouise Turqouise 
Blue Blue Blue Blue Turqoise
Yellow Yellow Green Green Orange Orange Red

Activity Instructions:

Before the lesson, make sure you have posterboard or tape a line on the wall with four measures, and have printed the printables for this activity. Explain that each block (measure) has to have a whole pizza pie. Students will decide how to order the pizza slices to make a simple four measure rhythm, with four beats in each measure. Then have students play the rhythm together on percussion instruments from the variety bucket. Repeat as desired.

whole pizza = whole note = 4 beats
half pizza = half note = 2 beats
quarter pizza = quarter note = 1 beat
eighth pizza = eighth note = 1/2 beat

Activity Instructions:

Pass out balls and explore tapping, bouncing, and rolling the balls. Ask the children if they remember the song during the Coming in time. (Beethoven’s 5th). Then tell them that we have a special ball song with the motif from the symphony. Repeat once or twice.

V1. I tap my ball
V2. I bounce my ball
V3. I roll my ball
(repeat all)

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves, and have children bounce, dance, etc. Use different moves in different parts of the song.
This song is by a female group from Japan and is J-Pop, Japanese Pop.

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 is a variation on redlight greenlight. The teacher will stand on the opposite side of the room from the students. The students should walk to you while you are conducting and singing any children’s song of your choice, and then stop when you indicate a cutoff, by freezing with both hands in closed fists. When you resume the song, keep going wherever you paused in the song.

Activity Instructions:

Use ladybug and bee puppets to sing song.

VERSE 1
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
Enjoying the sunny weather
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
having some fun together
Ladybug: “Did you know that I’m a beetle,
my real wings hide?
My hard shell protects
the wings folded inside!”
Ladybug and bee were sitting in a tree
learning about each other

VERSE2
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
Enjoying the sunny weather
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
having some fun together
Bee: “Did you know I’m an insect?
I also have wings?
Gather pollen from the flowers
Be careful I sting”
Ladybug and bee were sitting in a tree
Learning about each other
Ladybug and bee were sitting in a tree
Learning about each other

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 as children are entering.

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 rainsticks. Explore shaking, tapping, turning over, rolling, and hiding behind back. Then sing song several times and follow motions in song.

Shake my Rainstick
Shake my rainstick in the sky
Turn it over, watch the balls fall
I can make it rain inside

Tap my rainstick
Tap my rainstick
Tap my rainstick on the floor
Turn it over watch the balls fall
Shake it like I did before

Roll my rainstick
Roll my rainstick
Roll my rainstick side to side
Stand it up tall and then tap it
Hold it still, and make it hide

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves, and play peek-a-boo, having parents or you pull the scarves away, and say boo!
Then sing song with scarves. Take the time to interact with each child and sing to them, if class size allows.

I am hiding, You can’t see me
When I make a silly face [make silly face]
I am hiding you can’t see me
Till I pull my scarf away, boo! [pull scarf away on “boo”]

I am playing peek a boo
Playing peek a boo with (“you” OR child’s name )
I am playing peek a boo
Playing peek a boo, boo! [pull scarf away on second “boo”]

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:

Introduce motions in song. Then use track for complete song 2-3 times.

Walk and walk and walk and stop x3
Touch my toes and stand up

Clap and clap and clap and stop x3
touch my toes and stand up

Spin and spin and spin and stop x3
Touch my toes and stand up

Tap and tap and tap and stop x3
Touch my toes and stand up

Run and run and run and stop x3
Touch my toes and stand 

Activity Instructions:

Tell the children that they will be learning the tune to Baa Baa Black Sheep on the Handbells today. Pass out the bells (C1-A). Explore ringing, then have children play the notes ascending (CDEFGA) and descending (AGFEDC). Then teach the song, and play through several times.

Red Red Turqouise Turqouise 
Blue Blue Blue Blue Turqoise
Yellow Yellow Green Green Orange Orange Red
Turqoise Turqoise Yellow Yellow Green Green Orange
Turqoise Turqoise Yellow Yellow Green Green Orange
Red Red Turqouise Turqouise 
Blue Blue Blue Blue Turqoise
Yellow Yellow Green Green Orange Orange Red

Activity Instructions:

Pass out echo microphones. Have children explore speaking in 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.

Mi Re Do Re Mi Mi Mi,
Re Re Re, Mi Sol Sol
Mi Re Do Re Mi Mi Mi  
Mi Re Re Mi Re Do

Mary had a little lamb,
little lamb, little lamb
Mary had a little lamb
Whose fleece was white as snow

Activity Instructions:

Pass out balls and explore tapping, bouncing, and rolling the balls. Ask the children if they remember the song during the Coming in time. (Beethoven’s 5th). Then tell them that we have a special ball song with the motif from the symphony. Repeat once or twice.

V1. I tap my ball
V2. I bounce my ball
V3. I roll my ball
(repeat all)

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves, and have children bounce, dance, etc. Use different moves in different parts of the song.
This song is by a female group from Japan and is J-Pop, Japanese Pop.

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 the lesson, make sure you have posterboard or tape a line on the wall with four measures, and have printed the printables for this activity. Explain that each block (measure) has to have a whole pizza pie. Students will decide how to order the pizza slices to make a simple four measure rhythm, with four beats in each measure. Then have students play the rhythm together on percussion instruments from the variety bucket. Repeat as desired.

whole pizza = whole note = 4 beats
half pizza = half note = 2 beats
quarter pizza = quarter note = 1 beat
eighth pizza = eighth note = 1/2 beat

Activity Instructions:

This is a variation on redlight greenlight. The teacher will stand on the opposite side of the room from the students. The students should walk to you while you are conducting and singing any children’s song of your choice, and then stop when you indicate a cutoff, by freezing with both hands in closed fists. When you resume the song, keep going wherever you paused in the song.

Activity Instructions:

Use ladybug and bee puppets to sing song.

VERSE 1
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
Enjoying the sunny weather
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
having some fun together
Ladybug: “Did you know that I’m a beetle,
my real wings hide?
My hard shell protects
the wings folded inside!”
Ladybug and bee were sitting in a tree
learning about each other

VERSE2
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
Enjoying the sunny weather
Ladybug and Bee were sitting in a tree
having some fun together
Bee: “Did you know I’m an insect?
I also have wings?
Gather pollen from the flowers
Be careful I sting”
Ladybug and bee were sitting in a tree
Learning about each other
Ladybug and bee were sitting in a tree
Learning about each other

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 :|