P-2+Music

These are some resources for teachers to use in the Prep (Reception) to Grade 2 Classroom: Pass the object to the Tune of "Take Five":
 * Orff Games:** Some of these have video links:


 * Warm-ups for Class:**
 * Tap your Name (To the tune of Hot Cross Buns).**

Tap Your Name, Tap Your Name, Pass the drum a-round the room and tap your name. Who will have the next go? Can you play the game? Pass the drum a-round the room and tap your name.


 * Pass the Beat or Pass the Cup:**

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh_fRQRAgo0&feature=related
 * Who took the cookie from the Cookie Jar:**

Brain Gym: http://pinterest.com/pin/7248049370748012/

media type="file" key="Bashana_Habaah.mid" width="300" height="50" Slow, Slow, slow, slow, quick, quick, quick, quick Say hello, say hello (and repeat) until the end of the song (use ribbons) walk around in a circle clockwise and then change direction if needed.
 * Movement Exercise:**

You could also do that for these songs (Act them out- just use small excerpts and then get the kids perhaps to draw the feelings or alternately graph the music):

In the Hall of the Mountain King (choose a section): Flight of the Bumble Bee: Carmina Burana: [] For a list of music, calling instructions etc. []

https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/relax/id433111428 https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/rest-well-sleep-well/id465620632 Rest well, Sleep well Album by David Jones and Carmen Warrington.
 * Guided Imagery:**


 * Soundscape Unit:**
 * 1) Using a basis of looking at found sounds and created sounds within our environment (internal and external).
 * 2) Then doing a sound effects quiz.
 * 3) Getting kids to find sounds that they can record.
 * 4) Doing a sound effect story (see for template) or just fold paper into three ways...
 * 5) Other idea is to make up your own sound effect story dragging sound effects into Audacity (or other music program) to tell a story. Get the children to use five different sound effects to tell a story. (Easier to limit them). When they do this story, use pictures to demonstrate what type of sound and how long these sounds will go for?