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Tapping Train Rhythm Game

May 16, 2018 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

The Tapping Train Rhythm Game is a great little listening game with a similar principle to the Music Note Whispers Game. It’s not just about trains, but more about feeling, listening and repeating the rhythm of the music notes on their backs – all excellent skills to build musical awareness! I find that it’s very […]

Filed Under: 5+, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities Tagged With: Listening Game, Rhythm Games

Music Theory Halloween Board Game For Preschoolers

October 9, 2017 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

Trick or Treat Music Theory Halloween Board Game

This simple Halloween board game for kids from 5 years upwards is an excellent way to practice some rhythm and note recognition. Not to mention some useful counting and reading practice while also getting into the spooky Halloween mood! Board games are a wonderful part of childhood. They’re such a great way to bring people […]

Filed Under: 5+, Halloween, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities Tagged With: Board Game, Free Printables, Note Recognition, Rhythm Games

Body Percussion Rhythm Activities

May 9, 2017 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

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Body Percussion Rhythm Activities are a great way to bring the class together and focus. Kids just love to move and this is a perfect way to encourage them to engage. But you’ll also find that it increases concentration. So while they’re absorbing the lesson, they’re having lots of fun at the same time. Gross […]

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5 Easy Music Manipulatives

May 4, 2017 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

5 Easy Music manipulatives

Over the last few weeks I’ve been looking at all sorts of different and easy music manipulatives for introducing basic notation and new musical concepts. These are a great way to bring the subject to life and really engage young beginners. I found these fun Music Fortune Tellers from Just A little More on Pinterest – […]

Filed Under: Music Theory games, Rhythm & Percussion Activities Tagged With: Easy Music Theory, Note Recognition

Animal Actions Rhythm Game

January 15, 2017 By Sara Mullett 7 Comments

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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    – […]

Filed Under: Musical Movement, Rhythm & Percussion Activities Tagged With: Free Printables, Rhythm Games

Outdoor Music Man – DIY Instrument Series

June 27, 2016 By Sara Mullett 13 Comments

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There are so many wonderful ideas for DIY instruments and music stations around. I thought that it would be fun to combine some of these ideas into an outdoor music man for our DIY Instrument series. Great fun for exploring different sounds and a good opportunity to make a lot of noise! One of the best things […]

Filed Under: 5+, Homemade Musical Instruments, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities Tagged With: Music Man, Outdoor Play

The Greedysaurus : A Game to Teach Kids Music Note Values

May 8, 2016 By Sara Mullett 12 Comments

Dinosaur Music Activity

The Greedysaurus is a fun game and song that teaches children about Music Note Values and note recognition through the action of feeding a hungry dinosaur puppet! Greedysaurus Dinosaur Song   I am a dinosaur, I have sharp teeth! I leave big footprints underneath, I’m always hungry, I need to eat, So give me some notes, […]

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Music Note Whispers Rhythm Game

February 24, 2016 By Sara Mullett 3 Comments

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Music Note Whispers is an excellent rhythm game for practicing note recognition and reading rhythms. It can be easily adapted to be as simple or challenging to suit the required level of the children in the group. How To Play the Music Note Whispers Rhythm Game Materials needed: Note Flashcards Page 1 Note flashcards Page 2 […]

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Lesson Plan: Soldiers

October 25, 2015 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Let's Play Music 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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Lesson Plan: Buses and Trains

October 11, 2015 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Let's Play Music Lesson Plans: Buses & Trains

A transport theme always go down well as a preschool lesson plan with plenty of movement and all the different sound effects, so this week we are singing about Buses and Trains. It’s a good lesson to practice contrasting tempos and is an absolute hit with all the little train enthusiasts out there! This lesson […]

Filed Under: 5+, Lesson Plans, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Buses, Teaching Tips, Trains

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