Music and Movement for Kindergarten
Early Stage 1 Term 2 - 8 Weeks NSW Creative Arts Syllabus
Week 1 - Lesson 1: Discovering Steady Beat
WALT: We are learning to feel and move to a steady beat Success Criteria: Students can clap along to simple rhythms Listen to heartbeat sounds March like soldiers
Week 1 - Activity: Heartbeat to Music Beat
Feel your heartbeat Clap to the beat of 'Twinkle Twinkle' March around the room Stop and start with the music
Week 1 - Lesson 2: High and Low Sounds
WALT: We are learning to identify high and low sounds Success Criteria: Students can point up for high sounds, down for low sounds Use body movements to show pitch Explore voice sounds
Week 1 - Question Time
What animal makes a HIGH sound? What animal makes a LOW sound? Can you make your voice go high like a bird? Can you make your voice go low like an elephant?
Week 2 - Lesson 1: Fast and Slow Tempo
WALT: We are learning to move to fast and slow music Success Criteria: Students can adjust movement speed to match music tempo Turtle walk (slow) Rabbit hop (fast)
Week 2 - Activity: Traffic Light Tempo
Green light = fast music and movement Yellow light = medium speed Red light = stop and freeze Listen carefully for tempo changes
Week 2 - Lesson 2: Loud and Soft Dynamics
WALT: We are learning to sing and play loudly and softly Success Criteria: Students can demonstrate forte (loud) and piano (soft) Whisper voice vs. strong voice Gentle shakers vs. strong shakers
Week 2 - Musical Reminder
Music has different volumes just like our voices! Sometimes we whisper, sometimes we shout In music, we call this DYNAMICS
Week 3 - Lesson 1: Introduction to Rhythm Patterns
WALT: We are learning to clap simple rhythm patterns Success Criteria: Students can echo-clap basic patterns Long and short sounds Clap your name rhythm
Week 3 - Activity: Name Rhythm Game
Clap the rhythm of your name Ma-ry = clap-clap Jon-a-than = clap-clap-clap Listen to friends' name rhythms
Week 3 - Lesson 2: Simple Instruments Exploration
WALT: We are learning to play simple percussion instruments Success Criteria: Students can hold and play instruments correctly Shakers, drums, bells Gentle hands, listening ears
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