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Grade: Pre-School
Subject: Music

#2091. rain storm

Music, level: Pre-School
Posted Thu Dec 28 13:28:48 PST 2000 by Rebecca Ryan (REBECCA012@HOTMAIL.COM).
Student teacher Bradford college, Bradford, England
Materials Required: none
Activity Time: 5 ming
Concepts Taught: listening and making music using the body

(Group/class must be sitting in chairs) Using one finger show the group/class how to tap on the palm of their other hand. Once the whole group/class has joined in extend in to two fingers then gradually to three, four, five.Getting faster and faster start to pat their knees then stamp their feet. Slowly start to reverse the activity as if the rainstorm is calming back down to one finger then silence.