What Bears do in the Woods: A circle time game with (optional) instruments
This is a lesson idea post in the Circle Time music category. For an introduction to our music lesson ideas, click here. The Bear Went into the Woods is a quick, fun game you can have your kids play...
View ArticleUnder the sea: Moving to the music like the sea creatures do
This is a lesson idea post in the Action Songs and Animal Movements music categories. For an introduction to our music lesson ideas, click here. If we learned anything from the Disney movie The Little...
View ArticleBubble wrap dancing! Or, it’s got a good beat and I can stomp to it
This is a lesson idea post in the Action Songs, Birthdays, and Moving with Props music categories. For an introduction to our music lesson ideas, click here. Kids gotta move it move it and they seem to...
View ArticleThe baby elephant walk: Moving to the beat like the pachyderms do
This is a lesson idea post in the Rhythm Games and Activities and Circle Time music categories. For an introduction to our music lesson ideas, click here. “Baby Elephant Walk” is a cheerful and kind of...
View ArticleDrawing to the beat: Exploring rhythms and emotions in music
This is a lesson idea post in the Rhythm Games and Activities music category. For an introduction to our music lesson ideas, click here. One aspect of music that you might want to explore with your...
View ArticleMusic Conductor: Hamming it up for education
This is a lesson idea post in the Birthdays, Rhythm Games and Activities and Playing Instruments music categories. For an introduction to our music lesson ideas, click here. One great activity you can...
View ArticleHot potato, hot potato: Variations on a traditional children’s music game
This is a lesson idea post in the Traditional Songs and Games and Circle Time music categories. For an introduction to our music lesson ideas, click here. Hot Potato is a traditional music game that...
View ArticleIs this seat taken? Competitive and non-competitive versions of musical chairs
This is a lesson idea post in the Traditional Songs and Games and Birthdays music categories. For an introduction to our music lesson ideas, click here. Musical chairs is a traditional game that most...
View ArticleFrequently Asked Questions
Where can I download lesson plan charts to help in planning my classes? Where can I find music to use in my classes? The post Frequently Asked Questions appeared first on Sproutway.
View ArticleHow to: Creating lesson plans for your Music and Movement classes
We use our blog to introduce individual lesson components—games or dances or other activities that can be incorporated into your Music and Movement classes. Think of these ideas as building blocks that...
View ArticleSimon says, “Learn about music from a traditional children’s game”
This is a lesson idea post in the Birthdays, Rhythm Games and Activities, Traditional Songs and Games, and Playing Instruments music categories. For an introduction to our music lesson ideas, click...
View Article* Start a Music and Movement business
Offering music and movement lessons can be the perfect way to supplement your income or start a full-time profession from scratch. More than making money, though, this business is about reaching people...
View ArticleHow to: Planning your Music and Movement sessions
In an earlier post we talked about stacking together lesson components to create lesson plans for your classes. Here we’ll explain how to map out your Music and Movement session by stringing together...
View ArticleKeeping your material fresh from session to session
Just think! You may wind up teaching Music and Movements sessions in the same community for many years. It’s likely that some of your students will sign up for multiple sessions, and as they grow...
View ArticleBut I’m not a musician! What skills will I need to get started?
You may be wondering how much of a background you’ll need in music to get started with your own Music and Movement business. The answer may surprise you: not much! You don’t need to be able to read...
View ArticleHow do kids benefit from music instruction?
Music instruction offers a wide variety of benefits to children—physical , social, intellectual, emotional, and behavioral: Learning about music in a group setting help kids with their social...
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