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Music & Movement

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Main Core Tie

Early Childhood Education 1
Strand 2 Standard 2

Time Frame

1 class periods of 90 minutes each

Group Size

Large Groups

Life Skills

  • Thinking & Reasoning
  • Communication

Authors

WENDY CRAPO

Summary

Lesson on teaching creative movement and songs to children. Includes creative movement activity with evaluation of multiple intelligence usage. Activity for demonstration of ability to teach a song.


Materials

Power point projector, CD player for music to accompany whale activity. 2 copies of lists of nursery rhymes cut up as a way to group students. Copies of songs to hand out for changing activity.


Background for Teachers

Attachments

Websites

  • Early Childhood Education On-line
    Ideas for curriculum for early childhood teachers.
  • Early Childhood Today
    Scholastics online magazine for early childhood teachers and directors. On this site you will find activity ideas, curriculum suggestions, and more.
  • Head Start
    This web site is directed to everyone that has an interest in the Head Start Program, and it is intended to improve access to resources and communications within the Head Start community.

Lesson Plan and instruction for activities included.


Student Prior Knowledge

Any experience teaching children songs would be helpful. Background in dance or music would also help.


Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will successfully demonstrate ability to teach a song to the class. Successful completion of quiz on information.


Instructional Procedures

Attachments

Present Power point presentation. During which you will do the "Whale activity". Do "Changeable Song activity" at the end. See Lesson Plan.


Assessment Plan

Students will demonstrate ability to teach a child's song, as they teach the class a song. Quiz on information.

Educators:
Contact resources@uen.org using your education email address if you would like copies of the test / exam for this lesson plan. Be sure to include the Lesson Plan title in your email request.


Bibliography

"Teaching Music" by R. Elliott op.cit.p.23. "Follow Me Too" by M. Torbert & L. Schneider ISBN#0-210-81597-4. "Feeling Strong, Feeling Free: Movement Exploration for Young Children" By M. Sullivan (NAEYC) ISBN# 0-912674-82-2.


Rubrics

Created: 06/28/2003
Updated: 02/05/2018
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