Lesson Plan for Lesson Two
Coming in Classical: Beethoven – 5th Symphony, 1st movement
Activity Instructions:
Play as children are entering.
Historical information:The Symphony No. 5 in C minor of Ludwig van Beethoven, Op. 67, was written between 1804–1808. It is one of the best-known compositions in classical music, and one of the most frequently played symphonies. First performed in Vienna’s Theater an der Wien in 1808, the work achieved its prodigious reputation soon afterward. E. T. A. Hoffmann described the symphony as “one of the most important works of the time”. The symphony consists of four movements. The first movement is Allegro con brio; the second movement is Andante con moto; the third movement is a Scherzo Allegro; the fourth movement is Allegro.
It begins by stating a distinctive four-note “short-short-short-long” motif twice
The symphony, and the four-note opening motif in particular, are known worldwide, with the motif appearing frequently in popular culture, from disco versions to rock and roll covers, to uses in film and television.
Since the Second World War it has sometimes been referred to as the “Victory Symphony.” “V” is the Roman character for the number five; the phrase “V for Victory” became well known as a campaign of the Allies of World War II. That Beethoven’s Victory Symphony happened to be his Fifth (or vice versa) is coincidence. Some thirty years after this piece was written, the rhythm of the opening phrase – “dit-dit-dit-dah” – was used for the letter “V” in Morse code, though this is probably also coincidental.
The BBC, during World War Two, prefaced its broadcasts to Europe with those four notes, played on drums.
(from Wikipedia)
Baby Rock Hello
CASIO-SA-77:
Pattern 01, Tempo 5Activity 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 baby
Rock, rock rock with my baby
Rock, rock rock with my baby
in Rockin’ Rhythms music classLet’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 classSong w/Instrument: I Am Shaking My Egg Shaker
Equipment:
Activity Instructions:
Explore different things you can do with egg shaker. Then introduce the song.
Lyrics: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 stopv2 I am passing it back and forth
v3 I am passing to a friend
v4 I am shaking my egg shaker then it hidesLapride: Elephant Ride
Activity Instructions:
Have children sit on parents laps, and follow directions in the song!
Lyrics: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 treesRiding 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 treesRiding 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 treesSong w/Instrument: Shake My Rainstick
Equipment:
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.
Lyrics:Shake my Rainstick
Shake my rainstick in the sky
Turn it over, watch the balls fall
I can make it rain insideTap my rainstick
Tap my rainstick
Tap my rainstick on the floor
Turn it over watch the balls fall
Shake it like I did beforeRoll 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 hidePeek-a-boo w/scarves: I am hiding, You can’t see me
Equipment:
Activity Instructions:
Pass out scarves, and play peek-a-boo, having parents or you pull the scarves away, and say boo!
Lyrics:
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”]Signing Song: Change
Activity Instructions:
Show parents the sign for change. Then introduce the song. Sing several times.
Lyrics:When I need you to change my diaper
I will show you with my hands
Take both hands, put them in a fist
Put my fists together and switch, switch, switchSong w/Ball: Roll to Beethoven’s 5th
Equipment:
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.
Lyrics:V1. I tap my ball
V2. I bounce my ball
V3. I roll my ball
(repeat all)World Music Dance: Japan – One More Time – Twice
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.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!
- Song TimeSing through favorite songs of children. You may choose to introduce the english only to the solfege song from other levels.
Puppet: Ladybug and Bee
Activity Instructions:
Use ladybug and bee puppets to sing song.
Lyrics: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 otherVERSE2
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 otherLullaby: Your Song – Elton John
Activity Instructions:
Dump out maracas or another quiet instrument. Allow children to rock gently in parents laps while sitting, or standing and swaying, or to play instrument. A calming moment to bring down the energy at the end of class.
Goodbye Song
CASIO-SA-77:
Pattern 12, Tempo 8Activity 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 :|
Baby Rock
Coming in Classical: Beethoven – 5th Symphony, 1st movement
Activity Instructions:
Play as children are entering.
Historical information:The Symphony No. 5 in C minor of Ludwig van Beethoven, Op. 67, was written between 1804–1808. It is one of the best-known compositions in classical music, and one of the most frequently played symphonies. First performed in Vienna’s Theater an der Wien in 1808, the work achieved its prodigious reputation soon afterward. E. T. A. Hoffmann described the symphony as “one of the most important works of the time”. The symphony consists of four movements. The first movement is Allegro con brio; the second movement is Andante con moto; the third movement is a Scherzo Allegro; the fourth movement is Allegro.
It begins by stating a distinctive four-note “short-short-short-long” motif twice
The symphony, and the four-note opening motif in particular, are known worldwide, with the motif appearing frequently in popular culture, from disco versions to rock and roll covers, to uses in film and television.
Since the Second World War it has sometimes been referred to as the “Victory Symphony.” “V” is the Roman character for the number five; the phrase “V for Victory” became well known as a campaign of the Allies of World War II. That Beethoven’s Victory Symphony happened to be his Fifth (or vice versa) is coincidence. Some thirty years after this piece was written, the rhythm of the opening phrase – “dit-dit-dit-dah” – was used for the letter “V” in Morse code, though this is probably also coincidental.
The BBC, during World War Two, prefaced its broadcasts to Europe with those four notes, played on drums.
(from Wikipedia)
Tot Rock Hello
CASIO-SA-77:
Pattern 01, Tempo 5Activity 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 classLet’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 classSong w/Instrument: I Am Shaking My Egg Shaker
Equipment:
Activity Instructions:
Explore different things you can do with egg shaker. Then introduce the song.
Lyrics: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 stopv2 I am passing it back and forth
v3 I am passing to a friend
v4 I am shaking my egg shaker then it hidesLapride: Elephant Ride
Activity Instructions:
Have children sit on parents laps, and follow directions in the song!
Lyrics: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 treesRiding 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 treesRiding 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 treesColor or Shape Song w/Instrument: 3D Shapes – Cone, Cube, Cylinder, Sphere
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.
Lyrics: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 shapeSong w/Instrument: Shake My Rainstick
Equipment:
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.
Lyrics:Shake my Rainstick
Shake my rainstick in the sky
Turn it over, watch the balls fall
I can make it rain insideTap my rainstick
Tap my rainstick
Tap my rainstick on the floor
Turn it over watch the balls fall
Shake it like I did beforeRoll 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 hideBody Awareness: Touch my toes and stand up
Activity Instructions:
Introduce motions in song. Then use track for complete song 2-3 times.
Lyrics:Walk and walk and walk and stop x3
Touch my toes and stand upClap and clap and clap and stop x3
touch my toes and stand upSpin and spin and spin and stop x3
Touch my toes and stand upTap and tap and tap and stop x3
Touch my toes and stand upRun and run and run and stop x3
Touch my toes and standSolfege Song: Mary had a Little Lamb
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.
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 DoMary had a little lamb,
little lamb, little lamb
Mary had a little lamb
Whose fleece was white as snowSong w/Ball: Roll to Beethoven’s 5th
Equipment:
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.
Lyrics:V1. I tap my ball
V2. I bounce my ball
V3. I roll my ball
(repeat all)World Music Dance: Japan – One More Time – Twice
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.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: Cutoff & Conduct
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.
Puppet: Ladybug and Bee
Activity Instructions:
Use ladybug and bee puppets to sing song.
Lyrics: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 otherVERSE2
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 otherGoodbye Song
CASIO-SA-77:
Pattern 12, Tempo 8Activity 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 :|Coming In Classical: Beethoven – 5th Symphony, 1st movement
Activity Instructions:
Play as children are entering.
Historical information:The Symphony No. 5 in C minor of Ludwig van Beethoven, Op. 67, was written between 1804–1808. It is one of the best-known compositions in classical music, and one of the most frequently played symphonies. First performed in Vienna’s Theater an der Wien in 1808, the work achieved its prodigious reputation soon afterward. E. T. A. Hoffmann described the symphony as “one of the most important works of the time”. The symphony consists of four movements. The first movement is Allegro con brio; the second movement is Andante con moto; the third movement is a Scherzo Allegro; the fourth movement is Allegro.
It begins by stating a distinctive four-note “short-short-short-long” motif twice
The symphony, and the four-note opening motif in particular, are known worldwide, with the motif appearing frequently in popular culture, from disco versions to rock and roll covers, to uses in film and television.
Since the Second World War it has sometimes been referred to as the “Victory Symphony.” “V” is the Roman character for the number five; the phrase “V for Victory” became well known as a campaign of the Allies of World War II. That Beethoven’s Victory Symphony happened to be his Fifth (or vice versa) is coincidence. Some thirty years after this piece was written, the rhythm of the opening phrase – “dit-dit-dit-dah” – was used for the letter “V” in Morse code, though this is probably also coincidental.
The BBC, during World War Two, prefaced its broadcasts to Europe with those four notes, played on drums.
(from Wikipedia)
Kid Rock Hello Song
CASIO-SA-77:
Pattern 01, Tempo 5Activity 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 classLet’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 classSong w/Instrument: Shake My Rainstick
Equipment:
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.
Lyrics:Shake my Rainstick
Shake my rainstick in the sky
Turn it over, watch the balls fall
I can make it rain insideTap my rainstick
Tap my rainstick
Tap my rainstick on the floor
Turn it over watch the balls fall
Shake it like I did beforeRoll 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 hideBody Awareness: Touch my toes and stand up
Activity Instructions:
Introduce motions in song. Then use track for complete song 2-3 times.
Lyrics:Walk and walk and walk and stop x3
Touch my toes and stand upClap and clap and clap and stop x3
touch my toes and stand upSpin and spin and spin and stop x3
Touch my toes and stand upTap and tap and tap and stop x3
Touch my toes and stand upRun and run and run and stop x3
Touch my toes and standAlphabet Song w/Instrument: Letter B – The Baby loves the Ball
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.
Lyrics: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 BALLThe 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 BEDThe 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 BALLOONSolfege Song: Mary had a Little Lamb
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.
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 DoMary had a little lamb,
little lamb, little lamb
Mary had a little lamb
Whose fleece was white as snowSong w/Pitched Instrument: Baa Baa Black Sheep
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.
Lyrics: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 RedComposing Activity: Note Values – Pizza
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 beatSong w/Ball: Roll to Beethoven’s 5th
Equipment:
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.
Lyrics:V1. I tap my ball
V2. I bounce my ball
V3. I roll my ball
(repeat all)World Music Dance: Japan – One More Time – Twice
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.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: Cutoff & Conduct
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.
Puppet: Ladybug and Bee
Activity Instructions:
Use ladybug and bee puppets to sing song.
Lyrics: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 otherVERSE2
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 otherGoodbye Song
CASIO-SA-77:
Pattern 12, Tempo 8Activity 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
Family Rock
Coming In Classical: Beethoven – 5th Symphony, 1st movement
Activity Instructions:
Play as children are entering.
Historical information:The Symphony No. 5 in C minor of Ludwig van Beethoven, Op. 67, was written between 1804–1808. It is one of the best-known compositions in classical music, and one of the most frequently played symphonies. First performed in Vienna’s Theater an der Wien in 1808, the work achieved its prodigious reputation soon afterward. E. T. A. Hoffmann described the symphony as “one of the most important works of the time”. The symphony consists of four movements. The first movement is Allegro con brio; the second movement is Andante con moto; the third movement is a Scherzo Allegro; the fourth movement is Allegro.
It begins by stating a distinctive four-note “short-short-short-long” motif twice
The symphony, and the four-note opening motif in particular, are known worldwide, with the motif appearing frequently in popular culture, from disco versions to rock and roll covers, to uses in film and television.
Since the Second World War it has sometimes been referred to as the “Victory Symphony.” “V” is the Roman character for the number five; the phrase “V for Victory” became well known as a campaign of the Allies of World War II. That Beethoven’s Victory Symphony happened to be his Fifth (or vice versa) is coincidence. Some thirty years after this piece was written, the rhythm of the opening phrase – “dit-dit-dit-dah” – was used for the letter “V” in Morse code, though this is probably also coincidental.
The BBC, during World War Two, prefaced its broadcasts to Europe with those four notes, played on drums.
(from Wikipedia)
Family Rock Hello Song
CASIO-SA-77:
Pattern 01, Tempo 5Activity 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 classLet’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 classSong w/Instrument: Shake My Rainstick
Equipment:
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.
Lyrics:Shake my Rainstick
Shake my rainstick in the sky
Turn it over, watch the balls fall
I can make it rain insideTap my rainstick
Tap my rainstick
Tap my rainstick on the floor
Turn it over watch the balls fall
Shake it like I did beforeRoll 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 hidePeek-a-boo: I am hiding, You can’t see me
Equipment:
Activity Instructions:
Pass out scarves, and play peek-a-boo, having parents or you pull the scarves away, and say boo!
Lyrics:
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”]Color or Shape Song: 3D Shapes – Cone, Cube, Cylinder, Sphere
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.
Lyrics: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 shapeBody Awareness: Touch my toes and stand up
Activity Instructions:
Introduce motions in song. Then use track for complete song 2-3 times.
Lyrics:Walk and walk and walk and stop x3
Touch my toes and stand upClap and clap and clap and stop x3
touch my toes and stand upSpin and spin and spin and stop x3
Touch my toes and stand upTap and tap and tap and stop x3
Touch my toes and stand upRun and run and run and stop x3
Touch my toes and standSong w/Pitched Instrument: Baa Baa Black Sheep
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.
Lyrics: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 RedSolfege Song: Mary had a Little Lamb
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.
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 DoMary had a little lamb,
little lamb, little lamb
Mary had a little lamb
Whose fleece was white as snowSong w/Ball: Roll to Beethoven’s 5th
Equipment:
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.
Lyrics:V1. I tap my ball
V2. I bounce my ball
V3. I roll my ball
(repeat all)World Music Dance: Japan – One More Time – Twice
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.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: Note Values – Pizza
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 beatMusical Game: Cutoff & Conduct
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.
Puppet: Ladybug and Bee
Activity Instructions:
Use ladybug and bee puppets to sing song.
Lyrics: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 otherVERSE2
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 otherGoodbye Song
CASIO-SA-77:
Pattern 12, Tempo 8Activity 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 :|
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