1. Guiding Music & Movement Experiences

2. Benefits of Music helps convey a message builds creativity
communicates feelings
appreciation of music
use and learn language concepts and vocabulary
relives tension
musical concepts
helps grow cognitively and physically

3. Teacher’s Role
Encourage
FUN!
Enuthusiasm

4. Teacher’s Role… encourage be patient smile, nod
Music should occur throughout the day
Avoid forcing children to participate
encourage
be patient
smile, nod

5. Teaching Songs Be prepared! 3 Methods for Teaching a Song
Sing clearly, use expression, proper pitch, and rhythm
3 Methods for Teaching a Song
Phrase Method
Whole Song
Phrase/Whole Song Combo

6. Suggestions for Group Music
Have children sit in circle or semi-circle
All adults in room should take part
Switch between active and quiet music
Reward for positive behavior – “GREAT JOB!”

7. Movement Experiences explore the ways their bodies can move
practice combining movement
discover that ideas can be expressed through movement
learn how movement is related to space

8. Sample Preschool Songs:
Hello and Goodbye Song
Pd. 3/6 preschool Hello song
Pd. 4/8 preschool Goodbye song
Days of the Week Song
Themed songs for Preschool
Sung to the tune of a common song
Make up lyrics to the assigned theme

9. “Hello/Goodbye” Song Hello, hello, hello children hello!
Hola, hola, hola ninos hola!
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye children goodbye!
Adios, adios, adios ninos adios!

10. “Days of the Week” Song Sung to the tune of the Adams Family
Days of the week (snap, snap) days of the week (snap, snap)
days of the week, days of the week, days of the week (snap, snap)
There’s Sunday and there’s Monday, there’s Tuesday and there’s Wednesday, there’s Thursday and there’s Friday, and then there’s Saturday!

11. Im a little cowboy/cowgirl
Sung to I’m A Little Teapot
I'm a little cowboy/cowgirl. Here's my hat. (point to hat) Here are my spurs and here are my chaps. (Point to foot and legs) When I get up, I work all day, (Jump on work) I get on my horse and ride away (galloping motion).

12. Sung To: Wheels on the Bus
Fish in the Sea
Sung To: Wheels on the Bus
The fish in the sea go swim, swim, swim swim, swim, swim, swim, swim, swim The fish in the sea go swim, swim, swim (make swimming movement) All through the Day
The octopus in the sea go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle The octopus in the sea go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle All through the Day (make wiggle movement)