The Bear Went Over The Mountain is always a great favourite. Most probably because it invites lots of imaginative movement and kids do love any opportunity to role play! It’s also a great way to introduce new vocabulary and new concepts of spacial awareness. The bear can go up that mountain in lots of different ways! […]
Musical Games For Valentines Day
Here are two Musical Games For Valentines Day, they are based on reliable old party games of course, but they are absolutely guaranteed to go down well! They also have the added bonus of sneaking in some handy note recognition, but they don’t even seem to notice when they’re having so much fun! […]
Will You Be My Valentine? Circle Game For Valentine’s Day
With small children Valentine’s Day is all about friendship.This Will You Be My Valentine? Circle Game for Valentine’s Day is just the thing to encourage small children to value their friends. Will You By My Valentine? Will you be my Valentine? One, two, three, If you want to find a friend, Just choose me! (sung […]
5 Best Classical Music Tracks For Kids: Fairy Dancing
When it is raining and dreary outside, and you’ve run out of inspiration for keeping your kids amused, there is nothing better than a bit of escapism into the world of fantasy. All you need is some classical music to play and a bit of clear space. If you have some dressing up clothes, then […]
Easy Christmas Songs for Kids
Whether you are at home with your child or teaching in a preschool or primary school, these easy Christmas songs for Kids will come in very handy as the Christmas season approaches. There are some action songs, a couple to sing with puppets, and some craft activities to accompany them, so there’s something for everyone […]
Why Is Gross Motor Movement Important In Music Lessons?
We all know gross motor movement is important in music lessons. When kids move to music they are getting so much more than just exercise: they are developing their coordination, balance, concentration and cognitive abilities. By practicing coordinated movement to music, kids develop parts of the brain that will help them to speak, read, write and play instruments. […]
Animal Actions Rhythm Game
This Animal Actions Rhythm Game is the perfect way to get things moving and practice listening skills at the same time. Kids always love pretending to be different animals so this is a game that’ll get everyone engaged while learning to recognise their note values. How To play The Animal Actions Rhythm Game – […]
Stories with Classical Music And Movement
Children love stories and reading books together is one of the best things you can do for development.Stories can be launch pads for improvisation and exploration of sounds and rhythms. Therefore, using stories with Classical music and movement takes those benefits to another level. The music helps to set the mood rather like a good film soundtrack. […]
Life at the Pond Rhythm Game
A pond is a magical place for a child, it is teeming with life and a source of great fascination and wonder. If you are lucky enough to have one nearby it will no doubt already be on your child’s list of favourite places, but if you don’t have one locally it is well worth […]
Lesson Plan: Soldiers
Kids love marching to music, and this Soldiers lesson plan gives them plenty of opportunity for some lively movement with lots of learning too. It’s a great lesson to practice contrasting pitches and tempos tapping rhythms and banging drums. This lesson plan is suitable for children from 2 – 6 years and is 11 pages […]
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