Activity Instructions:

Play song as children are entering the room, allow them to play with an instrument not used in today’s lesson plan.

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:

Pass out shakers. Allow children time to explore shaking them. Practice passing the shaker from hand to hand, tossing and catching (or just dropping with younger students) and shaking. Then introduce the song.

Pass the shaker pass the shaker 
pass from hand to hand
Toss and catch and toss and catch
and Shake until the end

Activity Instructions:

Have children sit on parents lap. Have parents bounce the children up and down, rock the children from side to side, then bump them all around as you follow the directions in the song lyrics.

I am flying in a plane
bouncing up and down
I am flying in a plan
bouncing up and down
Flying in the sky so blue
Look at me and look at you
I am flying in a plane
bouncing up and down

I am flying in a plane
rocking side to side
I am flying in a plan
rocking side to side
Flying in the sky so blue
Look at me and look at you
I am flying in a plane
rocking side to side

I am flying in a plane
Bumping all around<
I am flying in a plan
Bumping all around<
Flying in the sky so blue
Look at me and look at you
I am flying in a plane
Bumping all around<

Activity Instructions:

Print out the dice on cardstock and assemble before class. Alternatively, you could roll a small square box with shape stickers on it. Have the children roll the die and run to the shape that they get.

Roll the die, Roll the Die, Roll the Die, Roll the Die
Let’s see what you get!
Roll the die, Roll the Die, Roll the Die, Roll the Die,
Then run and touch the [SHAPE]

Activity Instructions:

Pass out castanets. Explore clicking open and shut, then sing song, clicking with the rhythm of the words.

Castanet Castanet 115442
Clicking in my fingers 777221
Castanet Castanet 115442
Click it closed with me 77721
(repeat)

Activity Instructions:

Play song, dance and follow motions/movement in lyrics.

C’mon my friends and dance with me,
C’mon my friends and dance with me,
We’ll dance and play and have some fun,
sing some songs ’til the day is done
C’mon my friends and dance with me.

V1) C’mon and clap (x4)
V2) C’mon and tap (x4)
V3) C’mon and stomp (x4)
V4) C’mon and dance (x4)

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.

Do Do Do Do  Me Sol Sol Me Do  
Do Re Re Re Re  Do Ti Ti La Sol
Do Do Do Do  Me Sol Sol Me Do
Re Re Sol La Ti Do Do

Here we go round the Mulberry Bush
The Mulberry Bush The Mulberry Bush
Here we go round the mulberry bush
So early in the morning

Activity Instructions:

Pass out balls to children. Explore tapping on the ball, bouncing on the ball, rolling the ball, and passing the ball to a friend. Then start song and follow directions in the lyrics.

I am tapping on the ball
Tapping on the ball
I am tapping on the ball
Tapping on the ball

I am bouncing on my ball
Bouncing on my ball
I am bouncing on my ball
Bouncing on my ball

I am rolling to a friend
Rolling to a friend
I am rolling to a friend
Rolling to a friend

I am passing to a friend
Passing to a friend
I am passing to a friend
Passing to a friend

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves, and have children bounce, dance, etc.

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:

Lay three ropes on the ground.
Sing a note.

Jump forward over the ropes if the pitch goes higher
Jump back over the ropes if the pitch goes lower

Activity Instructions:

Use elephant puppet to sing song.

I am Mr. Elephant, largest of the land
I am Mr. Elephant, I stomp ‘cross the African sand
I am Mr. Elephant, largest of the land
I am Mr. Elephant, I stomp ‘cross the African sand

I use my trunk to smell
I use my trunk to drink
I use my trunk to bathe in dust
I use my trunk to breathe
I use my trunk to hug
I use my trunk to greet
I use my trunk like it’s an arm
My trunk does a lot for me

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 song as children are entering the room, allow them to play with an instrument not used in today’s lesson plan.

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 shakers. Allow children time to explore shaking them. Practice passing the shaker from hand to hand, tossing and catching (or just dropping with younger students) and shaking. Then introduce the song.

Pass the shaker pass the shaker 
pass from hand to hand
Toss and catch and toss and catch
and Shake until the end

Activity Instructions:

Play song, dance and follow motions/movement in lyrics.

C’mon my friends and dance with me,
C’mon my friends and dance with me,
We’ll dance and play and have some fun,
sing some songs ’til the day is done
C’mon my friends and dance with me.

V1) C’mon and clap (x4)
V2) C’mon and tap (x4)
V3) C’mon and stomp (x4)
V4) C’mon and dance (x4)

Activity Instructions:

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

The Whale and the Walrus in the Water and the Waves
Were Watching out the Westward Window
The Whale and the Walrus Were Waiting in the Wind
While eating a Whole Watermelon

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.

Do Do Do Do  Me Sol Sol Me Do  
Do Re Re Re Re  Do Ti Ti La Sol
Do Do Do Do  Me Sol Sol Me Do
Re Re Sol La Ti Do Do

Here we go round the Mulberry Bush
The Mulberry Bush The Mulberry Bush
Here we go round the mulberry bush
So early in the morning

Activity Instructions:

GEG GEG
AGFE DEF
EFG CCCC CDEFG
GDD FEDC

Turquoise Yellow Turquoise, Turquoise Yellow Turquoise, 
Blue Turquoise Green Yellow Orange Yellow Red
Yellow Green Turquoise Red Red Red Red Red Orange Yellow Green Turquoise
Turquoise Orange Orange Green Yellow Orange Red

Activity Instructions:

Have children point to rhythms on a sheet, and sing what they point to.  

Ta = quarter note
Ti Ti = eight notes
Tika-Tika-Tika-Tika = Sixteenth
Too = Half Note

Activity Instructions:

Pass out balls to children. Explore tapping on the ball, bouncing on the ball, rolling the ball, and passing the ball to a friend. Then start song and follow directions in the lyrics.

I am tapping on the ball
Tapping on the ball
I am tapping on the ball
Tapping on the ball

I am bouncing on my ball
Bouncing on my ball
I am bouncing on my ball
Bouncing on my ball

I am rolling to a friend
Rolling to a friend
I am rolling to a friend
Rolling to a friend

I am passing to a friend
Passing to a friend
I am passing to a friend
Passing to a friend

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves, and have children bounce, dance, etc.

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:

Lay three ropes on the ground.
Sing a note.

Jump forward over the ropes if the pitch goes higher
Jump back over the ropes if the pitch goes lower

Activity Instructions:

Use elephant puppet to sing song.

I am Mr. Elephant, largest of the land
I am Mr. Elephant, I stomp ‘cross the African sand
I am Mr. Elephant, largest of the land
I am Mr. Elephant, I stomp ‘cross the African sand

I use my trunk to smell
I use my trunk to drink
I use my trunk to bathe in dust
I use my trunk to breathe
I use my trunk to hug
I use my trunk to greet
I use my trunk like it’s an arm
My trunk does a lot for me

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 song as children are entering the room, allow them to play with an instrument not used in today’s lesson plan.

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 shakers. Allow children time to explore shaking them. Practice passing the shaker from hand to hand, tossing and catching (or just dropping with younger students) and shaking. Then introduce the song.

Pass the shaker pass the shaker 
pass from hand to hand
Toss and catch and toss and catch
and Shake until the end

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves, explore, playing peek-a-boo.

O Where O Where could my baby be?
O Where could my baby be?
O Where O Where could my baby be?
Hiding under there – boo!

Activity Instructions:

Print out the dice on cardstock and assemble before class. Alternatively, you could roll a small square box with shape stickers on it. Have the children roll the die and run to the shape that they get.

Roll the die, Roll the Die, Roll the Die, Roll the Die
Let’s see what you get!
Roll the die, Roll the Die, Roll the Die, Roll the Die,
Then run and touch the [SHAPE]

Activity Instructions:

Play song, dance and follow motions/movement in lyrics.

C’mon my friends and dance with me,
C’mon my friends and dance with me,
We’ll dance and play and have some fun,
sing some songs ’til the day is done
C’mon my friends and dance with me.

V1) C’mon and clap (x4)
V2) C’mon and tap (x4)
V3) C’mon and stomp (x4)
V4) C’mon and dance (x4)

Activity Instructions:

GEG GEG
AGFE DEF
EFG CCCC CDEFG
GDD FEDC

Turquoise Yellow Turquoise, Turquoise Yellow Turquoise, 
Blue Turquoise Green Yellow Orange Yellow Red
Yellow Green Turquoise Red Red Red Red Red Orange Yellow Green Turquoise
Turquoise Orange Orange Green Yellow Orange Red

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.

Do Do Do Do  Me Sol Sol Me Do  
Do Re Re Re Re  Do Ti Ti La Sol
Do Do Do Do  Me Sol Sol Me Do
Re Re Sol La Ti Do Do

Here we go round the Mulberry Bush
The Mulberry Bush The Mulberry Bush
Here we go round the mulberry bush
So early in the morning

Activity Instructions:

Pass out balls to children. Explore tapping on the ball, bouncing on the ball, rolling the ball, and passing the ball to a friend. Then start song and follow directions in the lyrics.

I am tapping on the ball
Tapping on the ball
I am tapping on the ball
Tapping on the ball

I am bouncing on my ball
Bouncing on my ball
I am bouncing on my ball
Bouncing on my ball

I am rolling to a friend
Rolling to a friend
I am rolling to a friend
Rolling to a friend

I am passing to a friend
Passing to a friend
I am passing to a friend
Passing to a friend

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves, and have children bounce, dance, etc.

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:

Have children point to rhythms on a sheet, and sing what they point to.  

Ta = quarter note
Ti Ti = eight notes
Tika-Tika-Tika-Tika = Sixteenth
Too = Half Note

Activity Instructions:

Lay three ropes on the ground.
Sing a note.

Jump forward over the ropes if the pitch goes higher
Jump back over the ropes if the pitch goes lower

Activity Instructions:

Use elephant puppet to sing song.

I am Mr. Elephant, largest of the land
I am Mr. Elephant, I stomp ‘cross the African sand
I am Mr. Elephant, largest of the land
I am Mr. Elephant, I stomp ‘cross the African sand

I use my trunk to smell
I use my trunk to drink
I use my trunk to bathe in dust
I use my trunk to breathe
I use my trunk to hug
I use my trunk to greet
I use my trunk like it’s an arm
My trunk does a lot for me

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 :|