Phoneme: /b/
Transition Song: Bouncy Bouncy Bouncy
Materials: various styles of music
Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: bounce, move, body parts, sway, spin, turn, jump, roll, wave, crawl, march, tiptoe, high/low, fast/slow, quiet/loud, What questions, pronouns.
This week we talked about things we bounced in previous Large Group activities: balloons, balls, body parts. This week we bounced and moved our whole body. But there is a catch - we had to show our teachers what we could do and see if they could do it, too. Miss Carrie played all kinds of music that was quiet/loud and fast/slow. We talked about different ways we could move. Then we showed our teachers and friends what we could do. Then our teachers took turns to see if they could do it, too. We had to be careful to not crash or accidentally bump into our friends.
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| Spinning, swaying our knees and elbows, swinging our arms, moving our hips from side to side. |
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| Rolling or laying still, skipping, walking, marching, and jumping. |
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| Moving arms like robots, marching with our knees up high, twisting, and jumping. |
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| Jumping, swaying, walking on tiptoe quietly, and spinning. |
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| Moving like superheroes or robots, crouching down low, twirling. |
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| Flying like airplanes, marching, moving our legs high in the air, twisting and swaying. |
There are SO MANY WAYS TO MOVE! There were so many ways to describe our actions. Some of the songs we recognized (Moana, Trolls, Preschool Rock) and some we didn't (Paul Cardall, Yo-Yo Ma, Preschool of Rock Robot Song, Special Order from Ratatouille, Tibetan Bowl music). Friends tried new moves, copied each other, and made sure teachers were following along. We labeled body parts that we chose to move. We used pronouns while describing what our friends were doing (EX: She is spinning. He is waving.) There was a lot of language throughout Large Group Time.
DO THIS AT HOME: turn on some music and follow what your child does. Use your announcer voice and describe the actions. Describe the music. Find some music that is new to you. Have a dance party where everyone follows your child.
