A beautiful Japanese song about tulips. Print out song cards to teach the song to grades PreK-3, then have the children use colorful scarves to move like flowers. Grades 4-6 enjoy accompanying the song by playing an arrangement for barred instruments.

All Around The Buttercup is a simple circle game for grades PreK-1. Celebrate the return of flowers in the spring!

This is a lovely circle game that results in the children ending up in a line. It's great when you want to transition to an activity where they all need to be in a line, or you can play the game at the end of class so that they are already neatly in line, ready to leave! Recommended for Grades K-3.

Based on a melody from the opera Hansel and Gretel, “The Birdies Fly Away” is a wonderful movement activity for grades PreK-1. It helps reinforce the concept of the tonic, or home tone. It's also nice in the spring for those who live in colder climates to celebrate the return of migratory birds.

A sweet play-acting song for grades PreK-1. One child lives in a house, and the other is the bird who lands just outside the window. You can also add unpitched or pitched percussion, and even use the song to assess internal hearing! It's also great for teaching the quarter rest.