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Mrs Bear Sits On The Chair : Rhythm and Listening Game

September 11, 2021 By Sara Mullett 12 Comments

Mrs Bear Sits On The Chair Listening game is the same song as the Baby Bear rhythm and listening game, but you can develop the listening skills further by practising a rhythmic response.

Instead of just using three instruments, you can add another one to make it more challenging. You can then add another step to the game by tapping a rhythm which Mrs bear tries to recognise.

Mrs bear sit s on the chair - rhythm and listening game from Let's Play Music

Mrs Bear sits on the chair,

Mrs Bear sits on the chair,

Who will dare, now who will dare?

To steal a sound from Mrs Bear?

  • You need to choose three or four different things to represent a rhythm, such as a toy spider for ‘Incy-wincy-Spider‘, a star for ‘Twinkle Twinkle‘ or a little mouse for ‘Hickory Dickory Dock‘.
  • If you demonstrate the rhythms first, and explain that they need to listen and guessing which song is being tapped.
  • Place the instruments and the toys on the floor behind Mrs Bear.
  • While Mrs Bear has her back turned or is closing her eyes, you choose an instrument and tap the rhythm of just the first line of one of the songs.
  • Mrs Bear then turns around and has to identify which instrument and which toy, first by pointing, and then by copying the rhythm with the correct instrument.
  • Children soon get the idea and love playing it over and over taking it in turns to be Mrs Bear.

The sheet music for Mrs Bear can be printed by clicking the picture below

Let's Play Music : Free Sheet Music - Bears Sit on the Chair

Check out our Bears lesson plan for lots more lovely teddy-bear themed activities combined in a 30 min structured lesson, with step by step teaching notes and supporting resources.

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Filed Under: Musical Memory Game, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Bears, Confidence Building, Free Sheet Music, Listening Game, Note Recognition, Rhythm Games

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Comments

  1. Aimee says

    November 7, 2018 at 8:38 pm

    Can you tell me where you got the xylophone in the example video? That looks like a great instrument.

    Reply
    • Sara Mullett says

      November 8, 2018 at 9:26 am

      Hi Aimee, Those glockenspiels are quite easy to get hold of and they’re a brilliant teaching tool as they’re so portable and sound great!
      Try this one! https://amzn.to/2AShYhv

      Reply
  2. Chelsey @BuggyandBuddy says

    September 22, 2013 at 7:46 pm

    Wow! I love this! So much learning from such a cute game! Thanks so much for linking up to this week’s Discover & Explore!

    Reply
    • Sara_LetsPlayMusic says

      September 24, 2013 at 8:05 pm

      Thanks Chelsey! Thank you for hosting as well!

      Reply
  3. Carrie says

    June 21, 2013 at 5:25 pm

    What a great activity!! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!

    Reply
  4. Deb Chitwood says

    June 13, 2013 at 5:19 am

    I love this for learning the names and sounds of instruments! I pinned it to my Kids’ Music Activities Board at http://pinterest.com/debchitwood/kids-music-activities/

    Reply
    • Sara_LetsPlayMusic says

      June 13, 2013 at 9:27 am

      Thanks Deb! Glad you like it! It does go down very well with the kids!

      Reply

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