Kaylee Rasmussen

MUSC 326

6 February 2020

Music and Movement Ideas

Childcareland.com

Laurie D from California Pg 8

Rhythm Stix

An activity to get the kids moving while also having some fun. Using CD’s with shorts songs on

them. Then letting the kids decorate popsicle sticks with markers and stickers to let them be

creative, then attaching colorful ribbon to the ends. This gives the students a chance to be

creative, dance to music and have fun. This activity can be used in doors as well as outdoors.

I would love to use this in my future classroom as I think getting kids up and moving is great and

adding music gives them time to express themselves.

Listening to Music

Letsplaykidsmusic.com

The sound box

Sara Mullett

This lesson is fun and creative. You need a box, some small different objects such as buttons,

pennys, and shells. Then you start off with a song that is sung to the tune Little Brown Jug. You

then ask the children to guess what is inside. After anticipation you will want to see what's

inside. You will help them look and learn what all the objects are and try to identify the sounds.

Each time you take out one of the objects such as all the pennies or the buttons. So each time

you let the students identify the sound of each object but also separate them. Put each object

back in and see if the students can identify the sounds after knowing what they are. This routine

is really good for children and they love it! This game has a lot of different aspects. Counting,
memoring, singing, and engaging with the children on different levels, which is a great tool with

all lessons.

Tone Quality and Playing Instruments

Using Rhyme instruments with a story

https://nafme.org/lesson-plan-ideas-for-k-5-general-music-classes/

This lesson is about teaching children how to relate sounds of instruments to what they are

listening to. They can use a variety of instruments and then listen to the song ‘what would I do?’

to show them whatever story they are using where their part and instrument should be played.

While not every student will have an instrument the other students can jump and interact in

different ways for the story so that everyone is included in the lesson plan.