by Carol Biddiss | Jun 29, 2013 | 3-5 year-old, body percussion, drama and movement, finger play, games and dances, melody and harmony instruments, memory song, Music Curriculum, Music program, Preschool Music Lesson Plans, rhythm instrument, story song, teacher confidence, theme lesson plan
Short on time? Here are 20 proven kindergarten music lesson plans ready to go . . . Your children will love these engaging kindergarten music lessons. In every lesson, they are active as they play instruments, move, dance, dramatise and learn to sing new songs. Each...
by Carol Biddiss | Jan 18, 2013 | 3-5 year-old, body percussion, drama and movement, finger play, games and dances, melody and harmony instruments, memory song, Preschool Music Activities, Preschool Music Lesson Plans, rhythm instrument, story song, theme lesson plan
Music Activities for 3-5 Year Olds Here’s an outline for an intriguing music lesson for your older children in child care that contains 8 music activities for 3-5 year olds. It’s called Uh-oh! Part 12 from Sing and Play 3: Singing Just for Fun. It’s...
by Carol Biddiss | Jun 4, 2013 | 3-5 year-old, body percussion, child song, Preschool Music Lesson Plans
Want to liven up your preschool music lesson? Try a hip hop activity. Here’s a loop-based track and “homie” activity we do to keep our hip hop preschool kids on their toes. (Bonus points – it’s also great for rhyming and remembering...
by Carol Biddiss | Jan 25, 2013 | 3-5 year-old, body percussion, circle dances, drama and movement, finger play, games and dances, melody and harmony instruments, memory song, music activity, Preschool Music Activities, Preschool Music Lesson Plans, rhythm instrument, story song
pre-primary, junior primary, pre-k or kindy kids What do you do when you’ve been given the job of planning the music lessons for the pre-primary, junior primary, pre-k or kindy kids in your workplace? Head for the aspirin! After you calm down, you ask your...
by Carol Biddiss | Oct 24, 2012 | 3-5 year-old, body percussion, drama and movement, finger play, games and dances, melody and harmony instruments, memory song, Nursery rhymes, Preschool Music Activities, Preschool Music Lesson Plans, rhythm instrument, story song, theme lesson plan
Making Christmas memories with songs, rhymes and activities Do you remember the songs you sang or heard as a young child? Give the children in your care something special by making Christmas memories through musical activities this year. This post tells you what...
by Carol Biddiss | Oct 7, 2012 | 3-5 year-old, body percussion, circle dances, drama and movement, finger play, memory song, Preschool Music Lesson Plans, rhythm instrument, story song, theme lesson plan
Here’s a lesson plan called “Over the Sea” for you to try. It’s all about watery places lagoons, salty seas and stormy oceans. It’s inhabited by sailors, fish, sharks, dolphins and ocean-travellers pining for their loved ones. The people travel in dinghies,...
