by Carol Biddiss | Oct 31, 2011 | Nursery rhymes
Nursery rhymes are my favourite songs for young children. And one of my favourite nursery rhymes is Chook Chook. This is how it goes: Chook Chook Chook, chook, chook, chook, “Good morning Mrs Hen, How many chickens have you got?” “Madam I’ve...
by Carol Biddiss | Mar 19, 2014 | Music program
Daycare: How to Plan a Music Program in 9 Steps Daycare Director — Are you struggling to plan a music program for the three, four and five year-old children in your daycare? Is your head spinning from trying to make sense of what you have found in your Internet...
by Carol Biddiss | Jan 18, 2013 | 3-5 year-old, body percussion, drama and movement, finger play, games and dances, melody and harmony instruments, memory song, Preschool Music Activities, Preschool Music Lesson Plans, rhythm instrument, story song, theme lesson plan
Music Activities for 3-5 Year Olds Here’s an outline for an intriguing music lesson for your older children in child care that contains 8 music activities for 3-5 year olds. It’s called Uh-oh! Part 12 from Sing and Play 3: Singing Just for Fun. It’s...
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...
by Carol Biddiss | Jun 12, 2012 | 3-5 year-old, body percussion, drama and movement, finger play, games and dances, melody and harmony instruments, memory song, music activity, Preschool Music Lesson Plans, rhythm instrument, story song, theme lesson plan
Body Awareness – Ways to incorporate music when preparing the topic “My Body”. Preschoolers aged 3-5 are very interested in the workings of the human body. There are plenty of great songs to help you plan rich learning experiences around...
