A popular hand clap for Grades 4-6 demonstrated by a bunny animation. Great for teaching eighth-quarter-eighth (syncopa.)

Great for grades 4-6, this song has a great stick game that’s just the right amount of challenge for older kids. You can use rhythm stocks or rolled magazines taped firmly that the students click and toss with a partner. The song itself is great for teaching: The pick up note, since the pick-up and downbeat are reinforced by the stick motions The mi-re-do pattern for older beginners The solfege syllable “fa” The rhythm pattern “Dotted quarter note eighth note”

This class singing game recreates an activity that most children used to see a lot of-sewing! Watch the video to see an effective way to demonstrate sewing with a needle and thread, and check out the bunny animation to see how to play the game. The game allows the children to work together in a group. Each individual is critical for the success of the game! Children link hands to become the “thread”, and walk under arches created by their arms to create “stitches”. Wonderful for grades K-3 (best for older/more capable K’s.) The song is also great for working on in-tune singing of a melody with a wider range. Revisit the song with older kids to isolate the solfege syllable “fa”.

Have fun with your PreK-1st grade students waving your arms like the Willowbee creature and doing a simple dance that helps prepare the children for more complex longways sets. This song is great for working on steady beat, the solfege syllable “re”, and the contrast between slow and fast.