Music and Movement

Music

OVER IN THE BARNYARD

Sung to: "Down by the Station"

Over in the barnyard

Early in the morning

See the yellow chickies

Standing in a row

See the busy farmer

Giving them their breakfast.

Cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep.

Off they go.

Repeat, substituting the word "duckies" for "chickies"and "quack" for "cheep".

BRIGHT SUN

Sung to: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"

Bright sun shining down,

(Move hands down slowly, fingers apart.)

Shining on the ground

What a lovely face you have,

(Hold arms in circle above head.)

Yellow, big and round.

Movement

CAN YOU CLIMB LIKE A MONKEY?

The children can practice moving their bodies as animals by singing and acting out various animal movements. You will need pictures of various animals. Show the children the pictures of the animals. As each pictrue is shwon, have the children name the animal and talk about how each one moves. Encourage the children to show each other how the animals move. Sing the following song to the tune of "She'll be comin' 'Roind the Mountain" for the children, using one of the animals to act out the moves:

Can you climb like a monkey?

Can you climb?

Can you climb like a monkey?

Can you climb?

Can you climb like a monkey?

Can you climb?

Sing the above verse again substituting other animals and their corresponding movements.

MUSICAL START AND STOP

Turn on the music and have the children ride aroind on their trikes or riding toys. When you turn the music off, they must stop. Start the music; they start to ride again. Childen learn listening skills with this actitivety . The child interprets an abstract signal to determine the appropriate action.

CAN YOU DO WHAT I DO?

Sit or stand in a circle. Pick a leader to be in the middle of the circle. All chant or sing together.

Can you do what I do, I do, I do

Can you do what I do, just like me?

The leader then performs some action, and all the other children imitate it. Then pick a new leader and repeat.

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