Preschool Music Class: Dinosaur Theme
As we speak I am sharing my dinosaur lesson plan for our preschool music class. I am instructing a preschool class this yr that mixes music and motion to show primary music ideas like pitch and listening expertise whereas letting our preschoolers sing, run, and play!
You may as well use quite a lot of these concepts and actions with toddlers or kindergarteners…simply adapt them in your child’s talents!
I am sharing my lesson plans right here in case anybody else desires some concepts for Music Time!
This lesson is already tested–we had a good time! It is a 40-minute class, and consists of transition and motion time. 🙂
Theme: Dinosaurs (1)
Gathering Exercise: Play with musical instrument toys.
Hi there Track: Hi there Track:
Hi there *child’s title*
Hi there *child’s title*
Hi there *child’s title*
We’re glad you are right here right now!
to the tune of “Goodnight, Girls.”
Motion Track: We’re the Dinosaurs (Let’s Go Swimming) by Laurie Berkner. We stomp round, roar, and faux we’re dinosaurs whereas we sing alongside.
Instrument: Rhythm Sticks. Play Dinosaur Copy. Make a brief rhythm together with your sticks after which let the children copy you. Take turns letting every little one create a rhythm or beat for everybody else to repeat.
Instrument: Shaker Eggs: Dinosaurs laid eggs! Speak about egg fossils, after which take shake your shaker eggs whereas marching, sneaking, strolling, and operating (as recommended) to the tune “I Can Shake My Shaker Egg” by Mr. Eric and Mr. Michael.
Theme & Counting Track: Dinosaurs by Kiboomers. Use your fingers to rely the dinosaurs and make motion actions based mostly on the phrases.
Instrument: Bells: Dinosaur Stomp! I exploit this to bolster excessive notes and low notes. Pull out two bells, and line the children up at one facet of the room. They’re dinosaurs crossing a river. Each time I play two excessive notes, they take two steps ahead and at any time when I play one decrease be aware, they take one step backwards.
Parachute Enjoyable: We completely adore parachute video games and songs! As we speak we did a Dinosaur Race! Everybody stands and waves the parachute whereas I name out two children names to run beneath it and commerce locations. We ended with making a rainforest for the dinosaurs by pulling the parachute down by our ankles, lifting it excessive above our heads, stepping beneath it, and sitting down on the parachute, making a mushroom-y “ocean” above us.
Stroll Round (the Moon) by Music With Nancy: I really like ending our parachute time with this! Everybody holds one deal with of the parachute and stroll in a circle…or soar, or regardless of the tune suggests. 😉 When it finishes, everybody sat on high of the parachute within the center, and the adults made a number of ultimate waves round all the children.
Goodbye Track: I am doing the identical tune for this because the Hi there Track, simply singing “Goodbye *title*.”
Carla
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