Swinging Monkeys
Submitted by Linda
When I take children out to play and I'm monitoring the swings I like
to play a musical game with them.
I will sing the following song adjusting the number to how many children
are swinging.
Three little monkeys swinging in a tree
Teasing Mr. Crocodile "you can't catch me , No you can't catch me."
Here comes Mr. Crocodile as quiet as can be.
(Put hands together and wiggle them around like a crocodile creeping around)
"Gotcha!" (catch the child but be careful not to let the game get too wild
so children won't fall off swings trying to avoid getting caught.)
Repeat song until all children swinging have been caught by the crocodile.
Depending on the time span of outdoor play and the number of children on swings,
this song may be used as a "timer" to let them know how long they get to swing
before they need to get off and let other children have a turn.
Are You Listening
Submitted by Brienne
(are you sleeping)
Are you listening, are you listening
Everyone, Everyone,
If you are listening, if you are listening
Clap three times (clap,clap,clap)
(do this more times with different actions until everyone is
listening)
Music in Our Schools Month
Collect a wide range of musical tapes.
Ask students if they know what a maestro is. After explaining that a
maestro is "a conductor or teacher of music," encourage students to pretend
to conduct music as you play tapes. Play just a brief sample from a tape;
then ask that students describe what they heard with just a word or two.
Continue playing snippets from a variety of musical pieces--pausing each
time to have students describe the music with either real or made-up
words and contrast it with other music they have conducted. Was it faster,
slower, louder, softer? Was it played glowingly, marchingly, or swingingly?
PEANUT SAT ON THE TRACK
A Peanut sat
On a Railway track
Its heart was all a flutter (pat chest fast)
Around the bend
Came a train
CHOO CHOO (make whistle sound)
Splat! (clap hands loudly)
Peanut Butter!
apple/apple juice ; strawberry/strawberry jam ; banana/banana
split
WHO IS HERE TODAY? (tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
Let's see who is here today,
Who has come to join our play?
Everyone sit close at hand,
Say your name, then you can stand,
Let's see who is here today,
Who has come to join our play?
Too Much Noise
Swish, swish, swish.
Too much noise.
Can you help me,
Girls and boys?
Swish, swish, swish.
Swish some more.
Swish that noise
Right out the door.
Substitute: crunch,buzz,beep or splash.
MOVEMENT
Submitted by Lisa
Two little feet go tap, tap, tap
Two little hands go clap, clap, clap
A quick little leap up from my chair
Two little arms reach high in the air.
Two little feet go jump, jump, jump
Two little fists go thump, thump, thump
One little body goes round and round
And one little child sits quietly down.
Sing to (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
Blink your eyes and lick your lips
Shake your shoulders, wiggle your hips
Kick your leg up
Wave hello
Nod your head
Bend your elbow
Blink your eyes and lick your lips
Shake your shoulders, wiggle your hips
LINE ART TO MUSIC
Submitted by Janice
Play a selection of music. Have children pick a marker and
make a line on the paer from one end to the other as they move to
the music (this is done on butcher paper with a small group). Allow
each child a turn. When everyone has had a turn, select another
piece of music and other markers-repeat.
Read Harold and the Purple Crayon. After give each child white
paper and a purple crayon. Have them make lines which tell a
story.
Guessing game with Music
Submitted by Wilma
This simple activity provides the children to learn to use their
hearing sense. Materials needed for this
activity are: cardboard tubes (from toliet paper rolls, tape, stuff to decroate,
paper, glue and items to put
inside the tube(pennies, pasta, buttons, etc.). Cover one side of the tube
with paper and secure it with
tape, put in the objects-one kind in each tube, secure it with paper and tape.
You can decorate at this time
or just before you assemble the item. This will be great for the child to to
put together. The child can
make music while others guess what is inside the tube.
Once this has been done, let the children make thier own music. If you don't
want the children to know what
is inside some of the tubes feel free to have some samples ready for guessing.
Song Bag
Add more variety to your daily sing-along by allowing youngsters to
choose songs to be sung from a song bag. Select one item to represent
each of your youngsters' favorite songs; then place the items in
a drawstring bag. When it's time for a sing-along, have your song
leader reach into the bag and draw out an item. Then have him lead
the class in singing the song
represented by the item he selected. With this easy selection method, you'll
spend less time choosing songs and more time singing.
WONDERFUL DAY SONG
Submitted by Tessie
Zippety doo dah
Zippety yay
My oh my what a wonderful day
Plenty of learning and playing today
Zippety doo dah
Zippety yay
We will be with all our friends now
And we'll play and learn
Every single day
Ohhh Zippety doo dah
Zippety yay
Wonderful feeling
Wonderful day
MUSICAL GAMES
Submitted by Peggy
Try a game similiar to a cake walk. Draw or tape a grid on the floor
and put musical notes in grid squares. Children march around grid
to music. When music stops children stop on one square. Pick a note
out of a hat and child on the matching note says it's letter equivalent.
Make necklaces. Half have musical note - other half have the letter
equivalent.
Give each child a necklace. Play music and children march around - or move
bodies to music. When music stops children find the child with the matching
necklace.
Make simple puzzle pieces. Take tag board and on one half of tag board
draw musical note. On other half write matching letter. Cut tag board
in half like a puzzle piece - in other words curved, zig-zag, angled.
Make same for each musical note being sure to cut each differently.
Laminate for duribility. Children match puzzle pieces.
SONG TO START DAY
Submitted by Diane
Hi everyone, I teach three years old and start our day with a number
of different songs. Two favorites are:
Two little hands go, clap, clap, clap
Two little feet go, tap, tap, tap
Two little hands go, thump, thump, thump (make two fists and hit together)
Two little feet go, jump, jump, jump
One little body turns around, and around and around and
Quietly sits down.
This is the way we start our day, start our day, start our day.
This is the way we start our day, so early in the morning.
First we smile and shake a hand (we shake each other's hands)
Shake a hand, shake a hand
First we smile and shake a hand, so early in the morning, then
We give a great big hug (we hug each other)
A great big hug, a great big hug
Then we give a great big hug so early in the morning.
Then we sit down quietly, quietly, quietly,
Then we sit down quietly, so early in the morning.
After we sing our welcome song, they all step off our rug, hide their
eyes and I place down sit-upons with their names. They then love
to try to find their place to sit down. This also gives me a
little control as to where some children should sit. I also find
it keeps them in their place instead of trying to roll around on our
carpet, most especially the younger ones.
Musical Pom Poms
Submitted by Lisa
I went to a local store and found pompoms on clearance. Even though
we use real musical instruments in our daily curriculum, the children
absolutely loved twisting and twirling with the pom poms. It was
easy to teach them beat. They shook the pompoms everytime I had them
hit the beat on each song. It was a fun activity.
MUSIC & MOVEMENT PROPS
Submitted by Suzi
A couple of years ago I bought a whole bunch of cute kids printed
1" elastic. I had a mom who sewed make loops of elastic (about 4-5
feet per loop) for the children to do M&M activities with. Each
child gets a loop, and we discover what we can do with it with our
bodies. We stretch it, make shapes with it etc.... I also have a
wonderful record by Thomas Moore called "My Magical World" that has
a great song you can use with the elastic bands. It's a lot of fun,
and the kids ask for the "big rubber bands" time and time again
BACK TO SCHOOL FINGERPLAY
Submitted by Peg
Two little houses all closed up tight (make fists)
Open up the window and let in the light (open fist)
Ten little finger people tall and straight (ten fingers)
Ready for school at half past eight (walk with fingers)
Title: Sing Your Way to Good Behavior
Submitted by Thai
If you have a difficult time getting your little ones to follow class
rules at the beginning of the year, try singing your way to good
behavior.
Song: Walk at School
(to Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
Walk, walk, walk at school
Like your teacher says.
If you run you will fall
And bump your little head.
Song: Stop, Look, and Listem
(to The Farmer in the Dell)
Stop, look, and listen.
Stop, look, and listen.
When it's time to do your work,
Stop, look, and listen.
Title: Washing Those Germs Right Off my Hands!
Submitted by by Dannielle
Tune: Wash That Man Right Out Of My hair
I'm gonna wash those germs right off of my hands.
I'm gonna wash those germs right off of my hands.
I'm gonna wash those germs right off of my hands.
So they can be clean as can be
Title: Scissor Practice
Submitted by Peg
Tune Are you Sleeping?
Keep your thumbs up
Keep your thumbs up
When you cut
When you cut
We can cut with scissors
We can cut with scissors
Open shut, open shut
Title: What's The Weather?
Following songs & fingerplays submitted by Regina
sung to the tune of "Clementine"
What's the weather?
What's the weather?
What's the weather like today?
Tell us (child's name),
What's the weather?
What's the weather like today?
Is it sunny? [hold arms above head in a circle]
Is it cloudy? [cover eyes with hands]
Is it rainy out today? [flutter fingers downward]
Is it snowy? [wrap arms around body and shiver]
Is it windy? ["blow children over" with a swoop of your arms]
What's the weather like today?
Title: Good Morning Song
sung to the tune of "Where is Thumbkin"
used to gather the children together for circle time
Teacher: Where is {child's name}? Where is {child's name}?
Student: Here I am, Here I am.
Teacher: How are you today,{child's name}?
Student: Very well, I thank you.
Teacher: Please sit down. Please sit down.
Title:Little Wiggle Worm
I'm a little wiggle worm, watch me grow! [hold arms above head in a
circle]
I can wiggle fast, [wiggle fast...keeping arms above head]
Or very, very slow, [wiggle slow...keeping arms above head]
I wiggle all around, then back I go [twist and turn...keeping arms above
head]
Down into the ground, to the home I know. [bend over as if diving into a pool]
Title: Wiggles
(do actions as indicated in fingerplay )
I wiggle my fingers;
I wiggle my toes.
I wiggle my shoulders;
I wiggle my nose.
Now no more wiggles are left in me,
So I'm as still as I can be.
Title: Hand Tricks
Clap you hands --Clap hands
Up high, down low.--Clap hands above head then below waist
Let them wobble -Shake hands
To and fro.--Shake hands to and fro
Shake your hands--Shake hands
First left, then right.--Shake hands to the left then the right
Now tuck them in your lap so tight. --Fold hands in lap
Title: Cooperation Song - Sung to Yankee Doodle
Cooperation is the thing
We all must learn to do
It makes life oh so nice
And gets the work done too
Let's cooperate today
In our work and play
Who knows what we can do
If we all work this way
Title: Wiggle Song - Sung to The Bear Went Over The Mountain
Oh, my hands are starting to wiggle
My hands are starting to wiggle
My hands are starting to wiggle
And so is the rest of me
Title: Hands Up High
Hands up high
Hands down low
Hide those hands
Where did they go
One hand up
The other one too
Clap them, fold them
Now we're through
Titles: Partners - Song - Sung to London Bridge
Partners, partners, stay in line
Stay in line, stay in line
Partners, partners, stay in line
Walk together
Title: Open Shut Them
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Give a little clap
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Put them in your lap
Creep them, creep them
Creep them, creep them
Right up to your chin
Open up your little mouth
But do not let them in
Falling, falling
Falling, falling
Right down to the ground
Then you pick them up again
And turn them round and round
Faster, faster
Faster, faster
Give a little clap
Slower, slower
Slower, slower
Place them in your lap
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