Lesson Plan for Twelve
Coming in Classical: Orff – Carmina Burana
Activity Instructions:
Play music as children are entering at the start of class.
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: 123 Follow Me Rainstick
Equipment:
Activity Instructions:
Pass out rainsticks. Explore turning over, shaking, rolling, tapping. Then sing through song at least twice following directions in the song.
Lyrics:123, follow me, [Turn over your rainstick]
123, follow me, [Turn over your rainstick]
123, follow me x2I23, follow me, [Turn over your rainstick]
Come and shake your rainstick
Come and roll your rainstick
Come and tap your rainstickLapride: Fly Like Superman
Activity Instructions:
Have children sit in parents laps. Bounce, bump, etc during song. Bouncing to the beat of the music helps children feel the rhythm with their bodies.
Lyrics:I’m gonna fly like a bird (Gentle Bounce)
Fly like a plane
Fly like superman
I’m gonna Fly up high in the air
and fly back to the groundWatch me spread my arms out wide
as Up and Down I fly
Watch me spread my arms out wide
as Up and Down I fly
Watch me spread my arms out wide
as Up and Down I fly
Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly.
(Parents up and down both legs together)I’m gonna fly like a bird (Gentle Bounce)
Fly like a plane
Fly like superman
I’m gonna Fly up high in the air
and fly back to the groundWatch me spread my arms out wide
as side to side I flyWatch me spread my arms out wide
as Side to side I flyWatch me spread my arms out wide
as Side to side I fly
Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly.I’m gonna fly like a bird (Gentle Bounce)
Fly like a plane
Fly like superman
I’m gonna Fly up high in the air
and fly back to the groundWatch me spread my arms out wide
I’m bouncing through the skyWatch me spread my arms out wide
I’m bouncing through the skyWatch me spread my arms out wide
I’m bouncing through the sky
Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly
Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly.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-glePeek-a-boo w/scarves: London Boo
Activity Instructions:
Pass out scarves, explore pulling away and saying “boo.” Then sing through song, interacting with parents and children.
Lyrics:I am looking
for [a friend, my mom, my dad, mom-mom]
I am looking for [ ]
Look, now, I found them, BOO!To the tune of London Bridge
Signing Song: Loud and Quiet
Activity Instructions:
Show parents the signs, then sing the song several times while demonstrating the signs.
Lyrics:Tug my ear and shake my hands
up and down in front of me
Tug my ear and shake my hands
That’s how I say “loud”I put both hands in a B
Make a V in front of me
Push the noise away from me
That’s how I say “quiet”Song w/Ball: If You’re Happy Samba Ball
Equipment:
Activity Instructions:
Pass out playground balls. Explore tapping the ball, rolling the ball, bouncing on top of the ball, and rolling on top the ball with your belly. Then play recorded song and follow directions.
Lyrics:v.1 Tap your hands on the ball
v.2 Use your hands to roll the ball
v.3 Bounce your bootie on the ball
v.4 Roll your belly on the ballWorld Music Dance: Columbia – Pa’Mayte – Carlos Vives – Champeta
Activity Instructions:
“For our world music dance today, we are visiting Columbia with a champeta song. This is Carlos Vives song Pa’Mayte.”
Use different movements in similar sections of the song to help children hear the sections of the music. Make a train in the bridge section, use a train whistle to enhance if available.
Baby Rock Exploration
Activity Instructions:
Dump a variety bucket of instruments out for children to play with. Allow them to explore and try different instruments. Please make sure there is nothing sharp or swallowable. Teacher’s choice on 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: Pachabel’s Canon
Activity Instructions:
Pass out a quieter instrument. Allow children to rock gently in parents laps while sitting, or standing and swaying, or allow to play instrument. A calming moment to finish with 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: Orff – Carmina Burana
Activity Instructions:
Play music as children are entering at the start of class.
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: 123 Follow Me Rainstick
Equipment:
Activity Instructions:
Pass out rainsticks. Explore turning over, shaking, rolling, tapping. Then sing through song at least twice following directions in the song.
Lyrics:123, follow me, [Turn over your rainstick]
123, follow me, [Turn over your rainstick]
123, follow me x2I23, follow me, [Turn over your rainstick]
Come and shake your rainstick
Come and roll your rainstick
Come and tap your rainstickLapride: Fly Like Superman
Activity Instructions:
Have children sit in parents laps. Bounce, bump, etc during song. Bouncing to the beat of the music helps children feel the rhythm with their bodies.
Lyrics:I’m gonna fly like a bird (Gentle Bounce)
Fly like a plane
Fly like superman
I’m gonna Fly up high in the air
and fly back to the groundWatch me spread my arms out wide
as Up and Down I fly
Watch me spread my arms out wide
as Up and Down I fly
Watch me spread my arms out wide
as Up and Down I fly
Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly.
(Parents up and down both legs together)I’m gonna fly like a bird (Gentle Bounce)
Fly like a plane
Fly like superman
I’m gonna Fly up high in the air
and fly back to the groundWatch me spread my arms out wide
as side to side I flyWatch me spread my arms out wide
as Side to side I flyWatch me spread my arms out wide
as Side to side I fly
Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly.I’m gonna fly like a bird (Gentle Bounce)
Fly like a plane
Fly like superman
I’m gonna Fly up high in the air
and fly back to the groundWatch me spread my arms out wide
I’m bouncing through the skyWatch me spread my arms out wide
I’m bouncing through the skyWatch me spread my arms out wide
I’m bouncing through the sky
Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly
Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly, Watch me fly.Color or Shape Song w/Instrument: Pop Go the Animal Colors
Activity Instructions:
Print and hang the animal pictures on the wall in your classroom space. Before beginning the activity, review the animals and their colors. As you sing the song, the children go and touch the animal picture that is hanging on the wall.
Lyrics:I am looking for a frog
looking for a green frog
I am looking for a frog
Help me find a green frogReplace frog with:
Bird: Blue bird,
Duck:Yellow Duck,
Tiger:Orange Tiger,
Flamingo:Pink FlamingoSong w/Instrument: Note Length Song
Equipment:
Activity Instructions:
Tap the rhythm on individual drums or gathering drum, depending upon class size. Use keyboard rhythm to establish steady tempo as you tap and sing the rhythm.
Lyrics:Whole Note
Half Note Half Note
Quar-ter Quar-ter Quar-ter Quar-ter
Eighth note Eighth note Eighth note Eighth note Eighth note Eighth note Eighth note Eighth note
Quar-ter Quar-ter Quar-ter Quar-ter
Half Note Half Note
Whole NoteBody Awareness: Air Guitar Party
Activity Instructions:
Practice playing air guitar, jumping, spinning, shaking hands, and twisting. Then turn on the music and follow the directions in the song. Prompt the children to play air guitar during the guitar breaks in the song.
Lyrics:CHORUS
C’mon and dance your blues away
Sing with me today
Laugh, let’s have some fun
‘Til the day is doneC’mon and move those happy feet
Feel this rockin’ beat
Play your air guitar
till the song is doneVERSES
V1. We’re gonna jump and jump and jump and STOP (x4)
V2. We’re gonna spin and spin and spin and spin and STOP (x4)
V3. We’re gonna shake and shake and shake and shake and STOP (x4)
V4. We’re gonna twist and twist and twist and twist and STOP (x4)Solfege Song: Frere Jacques
Activity Instructions:
Pass out microphones to children. Ask for some of their favorite songs, and sing them together. Then sing through solfege syllables, allowing class to echo. Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, Fa, Mi, Re, Do. Then introduce song for the week.
Lyrics:Do Re Mi Do
Do Re Mi Do
Mi Fa Sol
Mi Fa Sol
Sol La Sol Fa Mi Do
Sol La Sol Fa Mi Do
Do Sol Do
Do Sol DoAre you sleeping
Are you sleeping
Brother John
Brother John
Morning bells are ringing
Morning bells are ringing
Ding dong ding
Ding dong dingFrère Jacques,
Frère Jacques,
Dormez-vous?
Dormez-vous?
Sonnez les matines!
Sonnez les matines!
Ding, dong, ding.
Ding, dong, ding.Song w/Ball: If You’re Happy Samba Ball
Equipment:
Activity Instructions:
Pass out playground balls. Explore tapping the ball, rolling the ball, bouncing on top of the ball, and rolling on top the ball with your belly. Then play recorded song and follow directions.
Lyrics:v.1 Tap your hands on the ball
v.2 Use your hands to roll the ball
v.3 Bounce your bootie on the ball
v.4 Roll your belly on the ballWorld Music Dance: Columbia – Pa’Mayte – Carlos Vives – Champeta
Activity Instructions:
“For our world music dance today, we are visiting Columbia with a champeta song. This is Carlos Vives song Pa’Mayte.”
Use different movements in similar sections of the song to help children hear the sections of the music. Make a train in the bridge section, use a train whistle to enhance if available.
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: A Tisket a Tasket
Activity Instructions:
With Tots, Teacher drops beanbag behind child, parent helps child run to catch teacher. Repeat so all children get a turn. Invite children to sing the song with you as you play the game.
With Kid Rock, children drop beanbag behind another child, second child chases the first, repeat.
Lyrics:A Tisket a tasket, a green and yellow basket
wrote some music for my friend
and on the way I dropped it.
( drop beanbag behind a child, who chases teacher)She/he dropped it, she/he dropped it, on the way she/he dropped it
A little [boy/girl] picked it up
and put it in her pocket.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: Orff – Carmina Burana
Activity Instructions:
Play music as children are entering at the start of class.
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: 123 Follow Me Rainstick
Equipment:
Activity Instructions:
Pass out rainsticks. Explore turning over, shaking, rolling, tapping. Then sing through song at least twice following directions in the song.
Lyrics:123, follow me, [Turn over your rainstick]
123, follow me, [Turn over your rainstick]
123, follow me x2I23, follow me, [Turn over your rainstick]
Come and shake your rainstick
Come and roll your rainstick
Come and tap your rainstickBody Awareness: Air Guitar Party
Activity Instructions:
Practice playing air guitar, jumping, spinning, shaking hands, and twisting. Then turn on the music and follow the directions in the song. Prompt the children to play air guitar during the guitar breaks in the song.
Lyrics:CHORUS
C’mon and dance your blues away
Sing with me today
Laugh, let’s have some fun
‘Til the day is doneC’mon and move those happy feet
Feel this rockin’ beat
Play your air guitar
till the song is doneVERSES
V1. We’re gonna jump and jump and jump and STOP (x4)
V2. We’re gonna spin and spin and spin and spin and STOP (x4)
V3. We’re gonna shake and shake and shake and shake and STOP (x4)
V4. We’re gonna twist and twist and twist and twist and STOP (x4)Alphabet Song w/Instrument: Letter L – Ladybug
Activity Instructions:
Show the children a picture of the letter L and talk about the sound it makes. Then prompt the children to guess the things that start with the letter L in the song. Sing several times while tapping the beat.
Lyrics:Ladybug is Laying on a Leaf
Ladybug is Looking for her Love
Ladybug is Laughing
as she’s Leaping through the trees
Ladybug is Lunching with a slugSolfege Song: Frere Jacques
Activity Instructions:
Pass out microphones to children. Ask for some of their favorite songs, and sing them together. Then sing through solfege syllables, allowing class to echo. Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, Fa, Mi, Re, Do. Then introduce song for the week.
Lyrics:Do Re Mi Do
Do Re Mi Do
Mi Fa Sol
Mi Fa Sol
Sol La Sol Fa Mi Do
Sol La Sol Fa Mi Do
Do Sol Do
Do Sol DoAre you sleeping
Are you sleeping
Brother John
Brother John
Morning bells are ringing
Morning bells are ringing
Ding dong ding
Ding dong dingFrère Jacques,
Frère Jacques,
Dormez-vous?
Dormez-vous?
Sonnez les matines!
Sonnez les matines!
Ding, dong, ding.
Ding, dong, ding.Song w/Pitched Instrument: Muffin Man
Equipment:
Activity Instructions:
Pass out handbells. Allow children to explore ringing them. Then call out colors and have children practice ringing bells when their color is called. Then call out colors and help children play the song.
Lyrics:Red Green Green
Turquoise Blue Green Green
Yellow Orange Turquoise Turquoise,
Green yellow red redRed Green Green
Turquoise Blue Green Green
Green Turqoise Turquoise
Green Yellow GreenComposing Activity: Musical Mad Lib
Activity Instructions:
Pass out lyric sheets to children, and allow them to fill in the blanks with parent help. Then collect the sheets and sing everyone’s songs.
Lyrics:When it’s summer, I like to ACTION
Like to ACTION with PERSON 1 and PERSON 2
I like to go to PLACE
And ACTION with PERSON 1 and PERSON 212333352 | 2344465 | 38765432 | 233221
Song w/Ball: If You’re Happy Samba Ball
Equipment:
Activity Instructions:
Pass out playground balls. Explore tapping the ball, rolling the ball, bouncing on top of the ball, and rolling on top the ball with your belly. Then play recorded song and follow directions.
Lyrics:v.1 Tap your hands on the ball
v.2 Use your hands to roll the ball
v.3 Bounce your bootie on the ball
v.4 Roll your belly on the ballWorld Music Dance: Columbia – Pa’Mayte – Carlos Vives – Champeta
Activity Instructions:
“For our world music dance today, we are visiting Columbia with a champeta song. This is Carlos Vives song Pa’Mayte.”
Use different movements in similar sections of the song to help children hear the sections of the music. Make a train in the bridge section, use a train whistle to enhance if available.
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: A Tisket a Tasket
Activity Instructions:
With Tots, Teacher drops beanbag behind child, parent helps child run to catch teacher. Repeat so all children get a turn. Invite children to sing the song with you as you play the game.
With Kid Rock, children drop beanbag behind another child, second child chases the first, repeat.
Lyrics:A Tisket a tasket, a green and yellow basket
wrote some music for my friend
and on the way I dropped it.
( drop beanbag behind a child, who chases teacher)She/he dropped it, she/he dropped it, on the way she/he dropped it
A little [boy/girl] picked it up
and put it in her pocket.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: Orff – Carmina Burana
Activity Instructions:
Play music as children are entering at the start of class.
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: 123 Follow Me Rainstick
Equipment:
Activity Instructions:
Pass out rainsticks. Explore turning over, shaking, rolling, tapping. Then sing through song at least twice following directions in the song.
Lyrics:123, follow me, [Turn over your rainstick]
123, follow me, [Turn over your rainstick]
123, follow me x2I23, follow me, [Turn over your rainstick]
Come and shake your rainstick
Come and roll your rainstick
Come and tap your rainstickPeek-a-boo: London Boo
Activity Instructions:
Pass out scarves, explore pulling away and saying “boo.” Then sing through song, interacting with parents and children.
Lyrics:I am looking
for [a friend, my mom, my dad, mom-mom]
I am looking for [ ]
Look, now, I found them, BOO!To the tune of London Bridge
Color or Shape Song: Pop Go the Animal Colors
Activity Instructions:
Print and hang the animal pictures on the wall in your classroom space. Before beginning the activity, review the animals and their colors. As you sing the song, the children go and touch the animal picture that is hanging on the wall.
Lyrics:I am looking for a frog
looking for a green frog
I am looking for a frog
Help me find a green frogReplace frog with:
Bird: Blue bird,
Duck:Yellow Duck,
Tiger:Orange Tiger,
Flamingo:Pink FlamingoBody Awareness: Air Guitar Party
Activity Instructions:
Practice playing air guitar, jumping, spinning, shaking hands, and twisting. Then turn on the music and follow the directions in the song. Prompt the children to play air guitar during the guitar breaks in the song.
Lyrics:CHORUS
C’mon and dance your blues away
Sing with me today
Laugh, let’s have some fun
‘Til the day is doneC’mon and move those happy feet
Feel this rockin’ beat
Play your air guitar
till the song is doneVERSES
V1. We’re gonna jump and jump and jump and STOP (x4)
V2. We’re gonna spin and spin and spin and spin and STOP (x4)
V3. We’re gonna shake and shake and shake and shake and STOP (x4)
V4. We’re gonna twist and twist and twist and twist and STOP (x4)Song w/Pitched Instrument: Muffin Man
Equipment:
Activity Instructions:
Pass out handbells. Allow children to explore ringing them. Then call out colors and have children practice ringing bells when their color is called. Then call out colors and help children play the song.
Lyrics:Red Green Green
Turquoise Blue Green Green
Yellow Orange Turquoise Turquoise,
Green yellow red redRed Green Green
Turquoise Blue Green Green
Green Turqoise Turquoise
Green Yellow GreenSolfege Song: Frere Jacques
Activity Instructions:
Pass out microphones to children. Ask for some of their favorite songs, and sing them together. Then sing through solfege syllables, allowing class to echo. Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, Fa, Mi, Re, Do. Then introduce song for the week.
Lyrics:Do Re Mi Do
Do Re Mi Do
Mi Fa Sol
Mi Fa Sol
Sol La Sol Fa Mi Do
Sol La Sol Fa Mi Do
Do Sol Do
Do Sol DoAre you sleeping
Are you sleeping
Brother John
Brother John
Morning bells are ringing
Morning bells are ringing
Ding dong ding
Ding dong dingFrère Jacques,
Frère Jacques,
Dormez-vous?
Dormez-vous?
Sonnez les matines!
Sonnez les matines!
Ding, dong, ding.
Ding, dong, ding.Song w/Ball: If You’re Happy Samba Ball
Equipment:
Activity Instructions:
Pass out playground balls. Explore tapping the ball, rolling the ball, bouncing on top of the ball, and rolling on top the ball with your belly. Then play recorded song and follow directions.
Lyrics:v.1 Tap your hands on the ball
v.2 Use your hands to roll the ball
v.3 Bounce your bootie on the ball
v.4 Roll your belly on the ballWorld Music Dance: Columbia – Pa’Mayte – Carlos Vives – Champeta
Activity Instructions:
“For our world music dance today, we are visiting Columbia with a champeta song. This is Carlos Vives song Pa’Mayte.”
Use different movements in similar sections of the song to help children hear the sections of the music. Make a train in the bridge section, use a train whistle to enhance if available.
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: Musical Mad Lib
Activity Instructions:
Pass out lyric sheets to children, and allow them to fill in the blanks with parent help. Then collect the sheets and sing everyone’s songs.
Lyrics:When it’s summer, I like to ACTION
Like to ACTION with PERSON 1 and PERSON 2
I like to go to PLACE
And ACTION with PERSON 1 and PERSON 212333352 | 2344465 | 38765432 | 233221
Musical Game: A Tisket a Tasket
Activity Instructions:
With Tots, Teacher drops beanbag behind child, parent helps child run to catch teacher. Repeat so all children get a turn. Invite children to sing the song with you as you play the game.
With Kid Rock, children drop beanbag behind another child, second child chases the first, repeat.
Lyrics:A Tisket a tasket, a green and yellow basket
wrote some music for my friend
and on the way I dropped it.
( drop beanbag behind a child, who chases teacher)She/he dropped it, she/he dropped it, on the way she/he dropped it
A little [boy/girl] picked it up
and put it in her pocket.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 :|
Tot Rock
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