101 Rhythm Instrument Activities for Young Children

Abigail Flesch Connors presents a collection of activities that will delight children as they use their imaginations and creativity to make sounds of ocean waves, rainstorms, and horses galloping. Chants and lyrics are included, but not melody notation. Songs are compiled of familiar melodies. With 101 tips, teacher tips, and a subject index, the book is easy to use so you can find musical activities to use every day. For ages 2-6 years.

Contents:

• 10 Classroom Management Tips for Using Rhythm Instruments
• Activities Using Rhythm Sticks
• Rhythm Sticks Introduction
• Different Ways to Play Sticks
• This Is The Way We Tap Our Sticks
• Sticks Up and Down
• The Sticks on the Bus
• If You're Happy and You Know It Tap Your Sticks
• Walk in the Woods
• Rainstorm
• BINGO Sticks
• London Bridge Letters
• We Are Tapping
• Tapping or Scraping?
• Conducting Sticks
• Copy My Rhythm
• Everybody Count to Six
• I Am a Fine Musician
• Old King Cole's Sticks
• Guess Who Tapped?
• The Tapper in the Dell
• The Sticks Are Going for a Walk
• Don't Say Ain't
• Shapes With Sticks
• Experiments With Sticks
• Standing With Sticks
• Trot, Gallop, Freeze!
• The Cat and the Mouse
• Hot Cross Buns
• Windshield Wipers
• The Spider Went Over the Spider Web
• Beethoven's 5th Symphony
• Jack and Jill
• "Painting" on the Floor
• Tap, Tap, Tap Your Boat
• Activities Using Shakers
• Shakers Introduction
• Different Ways to Play Shakers
• Going to Kentucky
• Waltz of the Flowers
• Wake Up, Groundhog!
• Experiments With Shakers
• This Is the Way We Clean the House
• Wind Song
• Ocean Waves
• Stir Up My Soup
• Shake It High and Shake It Low
• Shaker Square Dance
• Digging Up a Hole
• Little Baby
• The Animals in the Jungle