by Carol Biddiss | Jan 14, 2013 | 1-3 year-old, music activity, Preschool Music Lesson Plans, rhythm instrument
Today I’m going to focus on bells. Instrument playing works best when you limit the instrument type to one. Then the auditory nerves are not over-stimulated. There’s absolutely no need to give anyone a headache when playing instruments. It should be an...
by Carol Biddiss | Jan 16, 2013 | 1-3 year-old, Preschool Music Lesson Plans, rhythm instrument
Here’s an easy activity for a daycare music lesson Yesterday I wrote about what bells to buy and suggested some activities. I also indicated just some of the important things children can learn from playing instruments. You’ll find that post here. Today...
by Carol Biddiss | Jul 24, 2012 | 1-3 year-old, music activity, Nursery rhymes
Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross, To see a fine lady upon a white horse, Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, And she shall have music wherever she goes. Ride a Cock Horse is an extremely versatile nursery rhyme. You can sing it while you bounce a baby on...
by Carol Biddiss | Jul 19, 2012 | 3-5 year-old, child's play, music activity, rhythm instrument
I just love it when children take my ideas and extend them into realms I wouldn’t have imagined. I was teaching my preschool group of all boys a rhythm instrument song called Sends a Rainbow and I merely mentioned the idea of choosing some scarves to make a...
by Carol Biddiss | Apr 24, 2012 | 3-5 year-old
This farm lesson plan suits children aged about three to five and even older. We start and finish the lesson with everyone seated on the floor, but in the middle it gets pretty active as we gallop around and start the shearing! We generally start the year with this...
