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Music and Movement
Activities for Children grades K-3
Clapping Rythms
• 2/4- (1-2-rest-rest, repeat) March, Jump, Hop
• ¾- (1-2-3) Emphasis on 1) Swing, Sway
• 4/4 (jog, stomp, bounce)• 6/8-Double time (march, Rock)
K-2 developmental stages
• Can reproduce melody• Can start to synchronize
movements with rhythm• Sing and move with a group• Call and response songs• Can perform 2 movements
simultaneously (march and play an instrument)
2n-4th grade development
• Starting to read lyrics• Can learn simple folk dances• Enjoy duets with friends• May be interested in dancing /
playing an instrument• Can synchronize movements to
the beat of the music• Can compare three or more
sounds
“Make Believe Walks”
• Walk like you are:– Big and
strong– Happy and
Jolly (Santa Claus)
– Really angry– Really sad
– Looking for the towel with soap in your eyes
– In a parade– Over hot sand
burning on your feet
– Trying to get through sticky mud
Move like your favorite animal at the zoo…
– Tall giraffe– Kangaroo– Chimpanze
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– Elephant– Lion– Skunk
– Gorilla– Tiger– Bear– Hippo– Slippery
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“Make believe striking”
(Hit only the air)• Play a big bass drum• Swing a bat• Hammer a nail• Chop wood• Swat a mosquito• Hit a ball• Saw some wood
“Making shapes”• Show me these
shapes with your body:– Round– Flat– Narrow– Long– Short– Crooked– Straight
• Make your body look like a:– Chair– Table– Ball– Pointy pencil– Flower– Teapot– Rug
Palm-to-Palm• Sit back-to-back with a partner• Leader makes a shape with his
palms facing the follower• Follower must make the same
shape and touch palms• When follower touches palms-
this switches leader and follower• How many shapes can you
make?
Let’s Slither• Pair up sitting back-to-back with a
partner• Stretch out on stomachs one in front
of the other• Student in back grabs ankles of
student in front• They slither across the gym until
every two-person snake connects with all members of the class to form one bog slithering snake
“Pass the Action”• Start in a circle• One person is the “starter”• He / she makes an action with
his body • The mirror passes the action to
the next student• Repeat the exact movement all
the way around the circle• New student starts
“Pass the face”• Start in a circle• One person is the “starter”• He / she makes a face at another
student (mirror)• No other student should see the
starters face• The mirror passes the face to the next
student• What does the face look like when it
returns to the “starter”
“Pass the Beat”• Start in a circle• One person is the “starter”• He / she claps out a beat • Each child repeats the beat
exactly• Keep an even tempo all the way
around• New student starts with a new
rhythm
Group Balance• Form a standing circle• Place your hands on the
shoulders of your neighbor• Maintain steady balance
without falling and:– Stand on only one foot-then switch feet– Lean to your right…then to your left– Rise on tiptoes only …then heels only
Find ___ ways to…
• Place hands on the floor and move your feet (with hands still)
• Move but leave only one hand on the floor
• Move with one foot and both hands on the floo
Body part challenges
• Touch a hand to your ankle-then move your hand as far away form your ankle as possible
• Bring your head to your knees• Touch an elbow to your knee-• Touch your elbow to your foot • Touch the floor with an:
– Elbow– Shoulder
Locomotor combo movements
• Walk-leap-hop• Run-jump-leap• Gallop-jump-hop
• Walk-turn-jump• Stretch-swing-jump• hop-sit-roll
10-second movements
• How many different movement can you perform in 10-seconds
• Prolong a single movement for 10 seconds
Loco with a partner
• Walk and run in synchronization• Keep physical contact in all
directions• Use all different directions• Use all locomotor skills• Which was easiest• Which are the most difficult?
The Clock
• Children watch the hands on a clock to determine the speed of their movements
Elements of movement
• Space• Shape• Time• Force• Flow• Rhythm
Space1.Personal and
general2.High and low3.Forward and
backward
Pathways1.Straight2.Curvy3.ZigZag
Choose your target
• Stay in personal space• Approach the target and return to
your personal space in the following ways:– In a straight path– From one side and then the other– From the back– Zigzagging– Walk forward-return sideways– Walk sideways-return backwards– Walk forward, make a half turn and
continue backward toward your target
Time
• Slow and fast
Force
• Strong and light
Flow
• Bound and free
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