EHS Music and Dance

Changes to Environment

Add new musical instruments(guitar, flute, keyboard, microphone etc.)

Musical Instruments from around the world

Homemade Instruments

Sheet Music

Photos of Musical Instruments

Rain stick

Scarves (less than 12 inches)

Bean bags

Stories with music

Felt musical instruments

Drum 

Cups

Homemade Sensory Bottles

Hula hoops

Cones

Water Table: Bubbles, spoons, food coloring, different sized cups, spray bottle, different size stainless steel pots and pans, and bowls

Sensory Table: Shredded music sheets, felt musical notes, homemade rattles, baby rings, sensory shakers, rattles, egg shakers, maracas, ABC's, 

Teaching Concepts for Indoor Experiences

1. Dance with Ribbon Rings (12 inch or less)-scarf ribbon movements. Zig zag, swirl, toss up, left/right, up/down, shapes etc.

2. Move with Egg shakers.

3.  March to a drum. Teach children how to march to the tempo of a drum, going from slow to  fast. 

4. Move like ocean animals.

5. Walk in the jungle-Explore music with a jungle theme.

6. Sound patterns. Have the children repeat patterns.

7. Body Percussion “Body percussion” means to use different body parts as an instrument.  Your child will be amazed to discover the number of different ways they can make sounds with their own body. There’s clapping, snapping, patting… the list goes on.  They’re sure to enjoy exploring and inventing their own unique sounds too. See video below.

8. Listen to different types of music. Classical, Jazz, Holiday themed, etc. 

3. Make musical instruments using playdough. 

4. Painting with sound.

Teaching Concepts for small Group

1. DIY Xylophone-Start off by filling various jars with different levels of water and invite your children to use their stick to gently tap on the jar. After they get over the excitement of hearing different pitches of music, ask them was their a difference in the sound from each jar? 

2. Make music shakers. To make a basic musical shaker at home you will need a choice of container such as:

• Empty water, or other plastic drinks bottle – any size will do

• Empty coffee tin

• Cardboard tube

3. Make musical instruments using playdough. 

4. Painting with sound.

Teaching Concepts for Outdoor Experiences

1. Make music outdoors.

2. Music Note Hop– Cut out several large music notes or draw them onto paper plates and place them around the room. Have kids move around the circle, from music note to music note while you play a song. When you pause the music, they have to stop on the music note they are on and perform the activity listed on it.

3. Shake and Stop. Have the children shake musical instruments and them stop when you hold up a Stop sign.

4. Musical Sidewalk. Draw music notes on the sidewalks. 

5. Follow the Leader. Choose one person to start as the leader. The leader’s role is to create and change the dance moves with the music.

6. Dance with Hula hoops

Teaching Concepts for Music Movement Wellness IMIL

1. The Freeze

2.  Baby Shark

3. Wheels on the Bus

4. Danny Go Digging the Dirt

5. Danny Go The Wiggle Song

6. Danny Go The Animal Song

Teaching Concepts for Fingerplays

1. Mommy Finger

2. Itsy Bitsy Spider

3.Hands Go Up

4. Clap your hands

Clap you  hands, 

one, two, three, 

clap your hands,

just like me

Roll your hand,

one, two, three, 

roll your hands just like me, 

Stomp your feet, one, two, three, 

Stomp your feet , 

just like me!