Page 1 - Summer Mixed Age Music Lesson 1

Resources for Summer Music Lesson One Activity: Bernie Bee
1. Reveal a bee toy or rattle (or picture of a bee if you don’t have a bee toy/rattle). Ask the children to each pick up an imaginary bee and place it on their shoulders. You tap the bee toy to the pulse on your shoulder as you say the rhyme. The children do the same with their imaginary bees. At the end of the rhyme 'fly' the bee to another part of the body (e.g. head) and the children do the same with their imaginary bees. Make a buzzing noise as you move the bee. Repeat the rhyme several times, using a different body part each time.
2. You demonstrate the rhyme twice as above, choosing a different body part each time. The bee toy is then given to a child who chooses where on their body to tap it to the pulse. The other children copy with their imaginary bees. At the end of the rhyme the chosen child 'flies' the bee to the child next to them who chooses another body part. Repeat until everyone has had a turn.
Lyrics
Bernie Bee, Bernie Bee,
Say when will your wedding be. If it be tomorrow day,
Raise your wings and fly away.
Other Ideas!
For 3-5s only: The children are standing in a circle with the palm of one hand out and facing up. You walk around the inside of the circle, tapping each child's hand to the pulse with the bee toy. The last child who is tapped at the end of the rhyme is Bernie Bee and he/she 'flies' the bee toy around the circle until they are back in their spot. The rest of the children make a bzzzz sound and flap their bee wings on the spot.
Musical aims:
P
To move in time with the pulse
R
To develop a sense of rhythm
EYFS Aims:
EAD (MM)
To move to a regular beat
PSED (SC/SA)
To perform an action solo and build self-confidence through having a special turn of their own
CL (LA) & (S)
To encourage listening, attention and speech through the use of a toy
PD (MH)
To develop fine motor skills by providing a toy to be held
CL (S), EAD (BI) & PSED (SC/SA)
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