Musical Experiences for Children

•Unit 18•Week 1• Session 1

Aims and ObjectivesAll students will be able to:•Discuss different components of music•Identify a musical instrument to use with children 0-5•Explain what musical instruments are suitable for individual age ranges •Explain a musical activity to do with children 0-5Many students will be able to:•Adapt appropriate experiences from their childhood in music sessions with young childrenSome students will be able to:•Explain what each musical instrument can be used for on their collage explaining a range of ways

Ice Breaker - Guess the Disney Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYcd2b--PEc

Ice Breaker Answers1. A Whole New World – Aladdin2. Circle of Life - The Lion King3. Something There - The Beauty and the Beast4. Love is a Song that Never Ends – Bambi5. Steady as the Beating Drum – Pocahontas6. He's a Tramp - Lady and the Tramp7. I'll Make a Man Out of You – Mulan8. I Just Can't Wait to Be King - The Lion King9. Once Upon a Dream - The Sleeping Beauty10. One Jump Ahead – Aladdin11. The Second Star to the Right - Peter Pan12. Working Song/Heigh Ho - Snow White13. Trust in Me - The Jungle Book14. Pink Elephants – Dumbo15. Just Around the Riverbend – Pocahontas16. Love - Robin Hood17. Little April Showers – Bambi18. Siamese Cat Song - Lady and the Tramp19. Belle - The Beauty and the Beast20. I've Got No Strings (To Hold Me Down) - Pinocchio

Music and Movement

What are the components of music?

Listening

Singing

Playing

Moving

Sound

Words

Tune

Beat

Why is music important in early years?

Write on your white board, using full sentences.

Children with additional needs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpv_GpSUgz8

Have you met any lesson objectives yet

What musical experiences did you have as a child?

Name the instrument• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKdFirIBLwo

What is a musical instrument?Task 1 – 1.2Create a collage on an A5 piece of paper to show musical instruments suitable for children aged

0-3 years And

3-5 years

Make sure that you write the name of the instruments that you have images for

Review

• Throw a ball activity

When the ball comes to you name a musical instrument suitable for children

Musical Experiences for Children

•Unit 18•Week 1• Session 2

Aims and Objectives

All students will be able to:•Identify songs which could be sung with children 0-3 and 3-5•Describe musical activities that encourage listening •Explain activities to encourage movement to music for children

Many students will be able to:•Apply ways in which musical activities can be promoted

Some students will be able to:•Explain why songs are suitable for the age groups 0-3 and 3-5

Starter - Shake My Sillies Out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liHfJ_0EMoQ

Circle time

•Have fun!

What songs and nursery rhymes do you know?

Reflect

•Make a list of the songs we sang and highlight what ages they are appropriate for:

•0-3•3-5

Have you met any lesson objectives yet

Song cards• Create 2 song cards on A5.

• 1 card will be to handed to parents in the baby room with 2 songs they can sing with their children at home.

• 1 card will be handed to parents in the preschool room with 2 songs they can sing with their children at home.

• These are for parents so please make them professional and exciting!

What musical experiences can promote listening for 0-3 yrs?

In pairs decide how you could encourage listening through music?

Listening skills• Giving children rain makers, noisy sensory bottles,

household objects that make noise can encourage listening.

• Using music to help them to sleep or as background music in their play area can encourage listening.

• Clapping and body percussion can develop listening

• Pointing out environmental sounds can encourage listening

Create:• Create an information card on A5.

• The card will be to handed to parents in the baby room with 2 activities they can do with their children at home to encourage listening. Describe the activity and explain how it will encourage listening.

• These are for parents so please make them professional and exciting!

Review

• Write what you have learnt so far on a post it

Musical Experiences for Children

•Unit 18•Week 1• Session 3

Aims and Objectives

All students will be able to:•Identify songs that encourage music to movement•Explore activities to encourage movement to music for children

Many students will be able to:•Reflect on prior learning •Some students will be able to:•Explain a range of musical experiences for children

Musical game 1. As a group please write the alphabet on A4

pieces of paper2. Push all the tables and chairs around the side

of the room so you have a large space 3. Using the masking tape stick the individual

letters around the classroom on the floor in no order, with space around each letter

4. You tutor will play some music when the music stops you have to run to the letter that she shouts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpg-5UOGFQs

Recap• Round Robin

What have you learnt so far this week…

Activities that encourage music to movement for 3-5yrs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybwzOP3z2Ds

Board Blast• In pairs think of as many activities as you can that can

encourage music to movement.

Body Percussion • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ocaxLQ4ig8

Task 1 – 1.1, 1.3, 1.4

Review

•Make a list of questions about today’s session and pass to your class neighbour.