Tot Rock

• Coming in Classical: Joplin – Maple Leaf Rag & Entertainer

  Activity Instructions:

  Play music while children enter the room. Allow them to play with an instrument you are not using later in the plan while coming in.

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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: Drum Hand Workout

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out drums, explore hitting with both hands, right hand, left hand, alternating, and with Kid Rock, paradiddle.

  Lyrics:
  

  I am tapping on my drums, I am tapping on my drums
  I am tapping on my drums, I am tapping on my drums

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  I am tapping with both hands
  I am tapping with my right
  I am tapping with my left
  I am switching right to left
  I am playing paradiddles

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• Lapride: 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 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

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• Color or Shape Song w/Instrument: Find Me a Big or Little Shape

  Activity Instructions:

  Use large and small shapes and have the children bring you the large or small circles and squares. You can use objects, or the shapes on our printable.

  Lyrics:
  

  Find me find me a [little circle, big circle, little square, big square]

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• Song w/Instrument: Maracas if You Know It

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Explore shaking, tapping together, tapping on floor, shaking high and low. Then introduce song.

  Lyrics:
  

  I am shaking my maracas, then I stop,
  I am shaking my maracas then I stop!
  I am shaking my maracas x2
  I am shaking my maracas then I stop

  Possible Variations:
  I am tapping on the ground
  I am tapping them together
  I am shaking them up high
  I am shaking them down low
  I am shaking with my right hand
  I am shaking with my left had

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• Body Awareness: Head and Shoulders

  Activity Instructions:

  Introduce motions to children, touch head, shoulders, knees, and toes. Then practice jumping. Play song, dance and follow motions/movement in lyrics.

  Lyrics:
  

  Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
  Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
  and eyes and ears and mouth and nose
  Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes

  C’mon and jump with me
  As fast as fast can be
  C’mon and jump with me
  C’mon and jump with me

  C’mon and jump with me
  As fast as fast can be
  C’mon and jump with me
  C’mon and jump with me

  [REPEAT ALL second chorus @ end]

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• Solfege Song: Twinkle Twinkle

  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:
  

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

  Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
  how I wonder what you are
  Up above the world so high
  Like a diamond in the sky
  Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
  How I wonder what you are

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• Song w/Ball: Tap. Bounce. Play.

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out balls, explore tapping, bouncing, playing. Then start song and follow along.

  Lyrics:
  

  Tap tap tap tap tap tap tapping on my ball, my ball
  Tap tap tap tap tap tap tapping on my ball, my ball
  Tap tap tap tap
  Tap tap tap tap
  Tap tap tap tap
  Tap tap tap tap
  Tap tap tap tap tap tap tapping on my ball, my ball

  Bounce
  Play

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• World Music Dance: Cuban – La Gozadera – Reggaeton

  Activity Instructions:

  Originated in Puerto Rico, with Latin American and Carribean Influences

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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: 123 Identify Me: French Horn, Xylophone, Timpani, Violin

  Activity Instructions:

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• Puppet: Swinging Spider Monkey

  Activity Instructions:

  Use monkey puppet to sing song.

  Lyrics:
  

  Swinging swinging spider monkey, swinging through the trees
  Swinging swinging spider monkey, swinging through the trees
  Swinging swinging spider monkey, swinging through the trees
  Swinging swinging through the trees

  Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some food
  fruits and flowers, seeds and leaves, nuts and insects, too
  Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some food
  Swinging swinging through the trees

  Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some fun
  ooh ooh ooh and ahh ahh ahh until the day is done
  Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some fun
  Swinging swinging through the trees

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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: Joplin – Maple Leaf Rag & Entertainer

  Activity Instructions:

  Play music while children enter the room. Allow them to play with an instrument you are not using later in the plan while coming in.

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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: Drum Hand Workout

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out drums, explore hitting with both hands, right hand, left hand, alternating, and with Kid Rock, paradiddle.

  Lyrics:
  

  I am tapping on my drums, I am tapping on my drums
  I am tapping on my drums, I am tapping on my drums

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  I am tapping with both hands
  I am tapping with my right
  I am tapping with my left
  I am switching right to left
  I am playing paradiddles

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• Body Awareness: Head and Shoulders

  Activity Instructions:

  Introduce motions to children, touch head, shoulders, knees, and toes. Then practice jumping. Play song, dance and follow motions/movement in lyrics.

  Lyrics:
  

  Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
  Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
  and eyes and ears and mouth and nose
  Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes

  C’mon and jump with me
  As fast as fast can be
  C’mon and jump with me
  C’mon and jump with me

  C’mon and jump with me
  As fast as fast can be
  C’mon and jump with me
  C’mon and jump with me

  [REPEAT ALL second chorus @ end]

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• Alphabet Song w/Instrument: Letter P – Pizza Party Day

  Activity Instructions:

  Show the children a picture of the letter P and talk about the sound it makes. Then prompt the children to guess the things that start with the Letter P in the song. Sing several times while tapping the beat.

  Lyrics:
  

  Pig, Penguin, Peackock, Panda, Parrot, Puppy
  they all gathered to Play
  Pig, Penguin, Peackock, Panda, Parrot, Puppy
  are Playing at a Pizza Party day.
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• Solfege Song: Twinkle Twinkle

  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:
  

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

  Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
  how I wonder what you are
  Up above the world so high
  Like a diamond in the sky
  Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
  How I wonder what you are

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• Song w/Pitched Instrument: A Tisket, a Tasket

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out instrument. Practice playing the notes, children knowing the colors, then play through song several times.

  Lyrics:
  

  GGEEGE
  EGGEAGE
  FFDDFFDD
  GFEDEC

  GGEEGE
  EGGEAGE
  FFDDFFDD
  GFEDEC

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• Composing Activity: NOT YET ADDED
  Content Not Yet Added

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• Song w/Ball: Tap. Bounce. Play.

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out balls, explore tapping, bouncing, playing. Then start song and follow along.

  Lyrics:
  

  Tap tap tap tap tap tap tapping on my ball, my ball
  Tap tap tap tap tap tap tapping on my ball, my ball
  Tap tap tap tap
  Tap tap tap tap
  Tap tap tap tap
  Tap tap tap tap
  Tap tap tap tap tap tap tapping on my ball, my ball

  Bounce
  Play

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• World Music Dance: Cuban – La Gozadera – Reggaeton

  Activity Instructions:

  Originated in Puerto Rico, with Latin American and Carribean Influences

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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: 123 Identify Me: French Horn, Xylophone, Timpani, Violin

  Activity Instructions:

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• Puppet: Swinging Spider Monkey

  Activity Instructions:

  Use monkey puppet to sing song.

  Lyrics:
  

  Swinging swinging spider monkey, swinging through the trees
  Swinging swinging spider monkey, swinging through the trees
  Swinging swinging spider monkey, swinging through the trees
  Swinging swinging through the trees

  Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some food
  fruits and flowers, seeds and leaves, nuts and insects, too
  Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some food
  Swinging swinging through the trees

  Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some fun
  ooh ooh ooh and ahh ahh ahh until the day is done
  Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some fun
  Swinging swinging through the trees

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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: Joplin – Maple Leaf Rag & Entertainer

  Activity Instructions:

  Play music while children enter the room. Allow them to play with an instrument you are not using later in the plan while coming in.

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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: Drum Hand Workout

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out drums, explore hitting with both hands, right hand, left hand, alternating, and with Kid Rock, paradiddle.

  Lyrics:
  

  I am tapping on my drums, I am tapping on my drums
  I am tapping on my drums, I am tapping on my drums

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  I am tapping with both hands
  I am tapping with my right
  I am tapping with my left
  I am switching right to left
  I am playing paradiddles

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• Peek-a-boo: Peek a Boo (Row Your Boat)

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

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

  Lyrics:
  

  Peek, peek, peek-a-boo, Looking High and Low
  Looking left and looking right
  Where did my friends go, boo!

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• Color or Shape Song: Find Me a Big or Little Shape

  Activity Instructions:

  Use large and small shapes and have the children bring you the large or small circles and squares. You can use objects, or the shapes on our printable.

  Lyrics:
  

  Find me find me a [little circle, big circle, little square, big square]

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• Body Awareness: Head and Shoulders

  Activity Instructions:

  Introduce motions to children, touch head, shoulders, knees, and toes. Then practice jumping. Play song, dance and follow motions/movement in lyrics.

  Lyrics:
  

  Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
  Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
  and eyes and ears and mouth and nose
  Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes

  C’mon and jump with me
  As fast as fast can be
  C’mon and jump with me
  C’mon and jump with me

  C’mon and jump with me
  As fast as fast can be
  C’mon and jump with me
  C’mon and jump with me

  [REPEAT ALL second chorus @ end]

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• Song w/Pitched Instrument: A Tisket, a Tasket

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out instrument. Practice playing the notes, children knowing the colors, then play through song several times.

  Lyrics:
  

  GGEEGE
  EGGEAGE
  FFDDFFDD
  GFEDEC

  GGEEGE
  EGGEAGE
  FFDDFFDD
  GFEDEC

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• Solfege Song: Twinkle Twinkle

  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:
  

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

  Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
  how I wonder what you are
  Up above the world so high
  Like a diamond in the sky
  Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
  How I wonder what you are

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• Song w/Ball: Tap. Bounce. Play.

  Equipment:
  

  Activity Instructions:

  Pass out balls, explore tapping, bouncing, playing. Then start song and follow along.

  Lyrics:
  

  Tap tap tap tap tap tap tapping on my ball, my ball
  Tap tap tap tap tap tap tapping on my ball, my ball
  Tap tap tap tap
  Tap tap tap tap
  Tap tap tap tap
  Tap tap tap tap
  Tap tap tap tap tap tap tapping on my ball, my ball

  Bounce
  Play

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• World Music Dance: Cuban – La Gozadera – Reggaeton

  Activity Instructions:

  Originated in Puerto Rico, with Latin American and Carribean Influences

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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: NOT YET ADDED
  Content Not Yet Added

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• Musical Game: 123 Identify Me: French Horn, Xylophone, Timpani, Violin

  Activity Instructions:

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• Puppet: Swinging Spider Monkey

  Activity Instructions:

  Use monkey puppet to sing song.

  Lyrics:
  

  Swinging swinging spider monkey, swinging through the trees
  Swinging swinging spider monkey, swinging through the trees
  Swinging swinging spider monkey, swinging through the trees
  Swinging swinging through the trees

  Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some food
  fruits and flowers, seeds and leaves, nuts and insects, too
  Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some food
  Swinging swinging through the trees

  Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some fun
  ooh ooh ooh and ahh ahh ahh until the day is done
  Swinging swinging spider monkey, looking for some fun
  Swinging swinging through the trees

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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 :|