Page 1 - Summer Mixed Age Music Lesson 2

Resources for Summer Music Lesson Two Activity: Let’s Take a Walk
1. The children tap alternating fists on knees to the pulse as they sing. Once most of them are in time, they stomp alternating feet on the floor to the pulse (whilst still sitting). Sing 'stand up' and tell the children they are going on an adventure. The children walk around the room to the pulse as they sing the song several times. Try stopping and change direction in between repeats because you are going the wrong way!
2. Ask a volunteer to decide where the class should go on their adventure today. If they need help you can suggest the beach, the park or an enchanted forest etc. Sing the song and lead the children on an adventure around the room, walking to the pulse and sometimes stopping in between repeats to change direction. When you arrive at the enchanted forest (or other imaginary place), you say improvised four beat rhythmic statements about what you can see. The children echo you. You can also do this using beautifully illustrated children's books. For example, you could go on an adventure to Storyland, find a book and describe the pictures in four bar rhythmic statements for the children to echo.
3. As above only you clap the rhythm of the words as you say the rhythmic statements and the children clap the rhythm of the words as they echo you.
Lyrics
Let's take a walk,
Take a walk, take a walk,
And see what we can see there.
Examples of four bar rhythmic statements for the enchanted forest:
I can see a little fairy. Look there's a big tree.
I like the forest.
Splitter splatter raindrops. I like the rain.
There's a dragon in the water.
Musical aims:
P
To walk or move in time with the pulse
R
To correctly echo four beat rhythms
Ph/F
To engage in call and response
I
To model improvisation
EYFS Aims:
PSED (MR) & (F/B) & CL (LA)
To wait for a turn and to listen to and try out other people's ideas
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