The reason I like using bean bags is because they increase engagement in the activities.  I’ve used familiar singing game songs and nursery rhymes you can easily use without any prep.

If you have time, you can connect learning music concepts with these singing games too.

In this podcast I’m sharing how to play the games using bean bags.
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SECTIONS:

1:01 Easy Warm UP Bean Bag Game

2:00 Grizzly Bear Bean Bag Game

5:08 Introduce and Teach How to Play with Bean Bags “Hello Song” Freebie

5:57 Upper Elementary Bean Bag Games for Music Class Learning and Assessment

7:19 Old Mac Donald Bean Bag Game

10:10 The Farmer in the Dell Bean Bag Game

12:19 Snail Snail Kodaly Song Bean Bag Game

14:35 Doggie, Doggie Where’s Your Bone Bean Bag Game

16:30 Vocal Warmups with Bean Bags

18:10 Movement Activities with Bean Bags

19:50 Songs with Bean Bags ()

21:00 Head Shoulders Knees and Toes

21:54 There’s a Chocolate Chip Cookie on My Head Sing Along

24:00 Bean Bag Activities for Transitions, Games, Anytime!

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8 Scarf Music and Movement Activities for Elementary Music Class

Are you ready to change up your teaching?  These 8 activities are going to give you tons of ways you can use scarf and ribbons to teach music concepts in your elementary music classroom.

The video is long as there are details and specific actions and tips on how to do these kinds of activities. 

I hope you'll scroll through and use some of these activities in your classroom today!
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Steady Beat Activities for Elementary Music Class
 There’s always room for more steady beat activities in music class.  Young children need a variety of experiences feeling the steady beat.  And this podcast has 12 different ways that are easy to implement and can help your students feel the steady beat using the instruments and props you have in your classroom. 

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St. Patrick's Day music activities for "1-2-3 O'Leary”, an Irish and Scottish children's game song. In this post I’m sharing ways to play the game using a variety of movement props. The song is easy to learn and makes a great St. Patrick’s Day music activity.
This is a 4 part series:
PART 1 Balls, Bean Bags, Scarves & Stuffed Animal Activities 
PART 2 New way to play the Game  with different props.
PART 3 More ideas to use scarves and balls.
PART 4 Teach the song on the ukulele
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How to Teach Partner Songs in Elementary Music Class| Michael Finnigan and This Old Man| Part 1

I'm sharing my ideas on how to teach partner songs in elementary music class.  I'm using Michael Finnigan and This Old Man as partner songs.  There are some great activities in this video you can use with any song.

Part 1  how to get started and tips for teaching.

Part 2 how to add movement to the songs.

Part 3  how to use instruments and other activities.

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High and Low Music Activities for the Elementary Music Classroom
I’m sharing  HIGH/LOW Music Activities for the elementary music classroom.  I’ve included some fun games, songs, movement activities to teach high and low in your music classes.
TEACH WITH PUPPETS
FROGGY MOVMENT GAME
SCARF MOVEMENT
PLAY HIGH AND LOW ANIMAL SOUNDS GAME
READ A BOOK
PLAY AN INSTRUMENT SOUNDS GAME
SING VOCAL EXPLORATIONS

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MIOSM Music in Our Schools Month Activities is sponsored by NAfME. The NAfME provides many activities elementary music teachers can use in their classrooms and school. Every year during the month of march music teachers provide special opportunities in their schools to advocate for music education.
Every March is “MIOSM” (Music in Our Schools Month) sponsored by NAfME. For more information and resources: http://www.nafme.org/programs/miosm/
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10 Music Class Activities using the song "Love Somebody" for the elementary music classroom.
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00:15 1 Friendship Game

02:52 2 Bean Bag Activity

  04:26 3 & 4 Scarf Movement

  06:01 5 Rhythm Stick Game

  08:28 6 Egg Shaker

 09:28  7 Movement Break or Transition

  10:50 8 Hand Clapping Game

  12:44 9 Sing with Hand Actions

  13:42 10 Ukulele

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Dynamics Music Activities with "Skidamarink a Dink" (3 part compilation)
I'm sharing some different teaching strategies you can use to teach DYNAMICS in the elementary music classroom. 

FREE SKIDAMARINK ACTIVITY 

This video is part #2 of a 3 part series. Video #1 has teaching strategies for singing the song and learning the lyrics. MUSIC DYNAMICS ACTIVITIES PART #1

I've included this teaching video to help you in your classroom, and the how to video too!

 https://youtu.be/cnshudn4iAo 

TEACH THE SONG

You can take a look at the other video and blog post, but here's an outline of how to teach the song.

First have the students pat the beat as you sing the song or use the recording.

• Teach the lyrics
• Echo clap the rhythms of the words.
• Echo sing a line at a time.
• Sing the whole song.

DYNAMICS & FORM OF THE SONG

In  section A I’ll have the students sing very quietly and then gradually get loud at the end of each section.

In section B I’ll have them begin quiet and get loud in each sentence like this:

SECTION A

Skidamarinka Dinka dink

Skidamarinka doo

I love you!

B

I love you in the morning and in the afternoon.

I love you in the evening and underneath the moon.

After we sing it with dynamics, I’ll teach them the actions.

Now we’re ready to put it all together .

DIFFERENTIATE ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT LEARNING GOALS

I've always felt that it's important to differentiate the activities to support the lessons learning goals.

Since we're focusing on dynamics, we'll want to choose activities that will help students differentiate between LOUD and SOFT.

Have students choose body percussion actions that reflect LOUD and SOFT. 

PAT

CLAP

SNAP

STOMP

Ask which ones are LOUD?

Which ones are SOFT?

Then you can have them play a game.

BODY PERCUSSION GAME

Choose 4 actions.

Begin with one action.

Play patterns of four for 4 beats each. 

Teacher uses a drum or piano for students to play along.

Divide the class into two groups.

Choose a leader for each group.

Tell the students the pattern, or have them choose one.

Team A plays the pattern 4 times.

 Teacher decides if they play it correctly and score.

Team B repeat the process.

When it is NOT their turn, have the students do a silent move on the beat. 

If could be tapping their nose, swaying or waving hands in the air.

That way everyone is busy.

Repeat until it's time for the game to end.

DYNAMICS with SCARF MOVEMENT

It's fun to play with scarves to learn dynamics.

Ask students to show you how loud might look. It's helpful to play some music for them to respond to.

Then have them show you how soft/quiet might look. 

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I’m sharing some ways to teach dynamics using the song “SKIDAMARINKADINK”.
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