Hula Hoops
Parachute
Colored sheer scarves
Tambourines
Laminated movement cards
Drum
Tambourine
Xylophone
Shakers
Bean Bags
Different Types of Music
Butterfly Stretch
Have the children sit with the bottom of their feet together and move their knees up and down. Encourage them to fly like a butterfly and ask them where it is they would like to fly today.
Rocking Boat
Begin rocking from side to side to become a rocking boat and again; ask them where they would like to sail.
Good Morning
Have the students sit with their toes into the middle of the circle. Tell them to say hello by flexing their feet and waving to their toes. To tell their toes goodbye, have them point their toes back to the center.
Freeze Dance
Musical Chairs
1.Listen to different types of music. Classical, Jazz, Holiday themed, etc.
2. Make musical instruments using playdough.
Walk, Stamp, Tiptoe, Hop
Follow along with the lyrics. Have the children begin by walking, then have them stop, listen, and walk again. Do the same with stamping their feet, tip toeing like a mouse and hopping once on each foot. At the end, have them sit down.
Walk, walk, walk, walk, listen
Stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp, listen
Tip toe, tip toe, tip toe, tip toe, listen
Hop, hop, hop, hop, rest
Think I'll sit down
On Your Mark
This is another great one for following directions. Bend the knees and bounce in between each command. First jump, second hop, third clap, and then have them dance in a circle and bow.
On your mark get set now ready to jump,
On your mark get set now ready to hop,
On your mark get set now ready to clap,
On your mark get set now ready to dance,
And bow.
Hokey Pokey
You put your _______ in, you put your _______out,
you put your ______ in and you shake it all about.
You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around,
that's what its all about!
Ring Around the Rosie
Tooty Ta
1.Itsy Bitsy Spider
2. I'm a Little Tea Pot
3. Wheels on the Bus
Walk, Stamp, Tiptoe, Hop
Follow along with the lyrics. Have the children begin by walking, then have them stop, listen, and walk again. Do the same with stamping their feet, tip toeing like a mouse and hopping once on each foot. At the end, have them sit down.
Walk, walk, walk, walk, listen
Stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp, listen
Tip toe, tip toe, tip toe, tip toe, listen
Hop, hop, hop, hop, rest
Think I'll sit down
On Your Mark
This is another great one for following directions. Bend the knees and bounce in between each command. First jump, second hop, third clap, and then have them dance in a circle and bow.
On your mark get set now ready to jump,
On your mark get set now ready to hop,
On your mark get set now ready to clap,
On your mark get set now ready to dance,
And bow.
Hokey Pokey
You put your _______ in, you put your _______out,
you put your ______ in and you shake it all about.
You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around,
that's what its all about!
Ring Around the Rosie
Going on a Bear Hunt