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Music, Movement and Language – Music in the Classroom
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Music, Movement and Language – Music in the Classroom
Music has been a powerful tool for learning and teaching. Share some of your experiences of how you have used music in the classroom setting!
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I like to use “The Circle Game” by Joni Mitchell when teaching children how to keep their hands safe when playing with others:
“Keep your hands, keep your hands in the middle, in the middle Keep your hands, keep your hands in the middle, in the middle” In the circle game”
I really like this song because it is about self-control and following directions.
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I like to use the song I’m so Happy by the Singing Walrus. It’s an upbeat song and it get the kids moving plus it’s a repetition song too. So whatever action it says to do then the children repeat it. Plus, it’s a great way for the students to get their bodies moving.
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We like to use ribbons with our music. Ribbons are a dowel the ribbons attached to the end. When child moves their arm, it flutters in the air. We do fast songs and slow songs to watch the movement of our ribbons. They love to play anddance wth the ribbons.
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One of my favorite songs and movement to do with preschoolers is Jump Jim Joe. It is slow enough for children to learn to control their movements yet incorporates friendship building skills by changing partners.
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My kids love to dance the Goldfish, and enjoy the regional Mexican music as well.
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I use music or songs to teach swimming, for example <font color=”rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)” face=”inherit”>to teach basic front crawl stage 1, I use a song I made up:</font><div>
Big Round Arms
” Big round arms,
big round arms,
see how they turn,
around and around
and around they go,
big round arms”
The song makes the children aware that their arms need to be stretched out and make big round turns in order to perform basic front crawl stage 1.
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