2. Guiding Music & Movement Experiences

3. Benefits of Music helps convey a message helps convey a message builds creativity builds creativity communicates feelings communicates feelings appreciation of music appreciation of music use and learn language concepts and vocab use and learn language concepts and vocab relives tension relives tension musical concepts musical concepts helps grow cognitively and physically helps grow cognitively and physically

4. Teachers Role

5. Teachers Role… Music should occur throughout the day Music should occur throughout the day Avoid forcing children to participate Avoid forcing children to participate encourage encourage patient patient smile, nod smile, nod

6. Teaching Songs Be prepared! Be prepared! Sing clearly, use expression, proper pitch, and rhythm Sing clearly, use expression, proper pitch, and rhythm 3 Methods for Teaching a Song 1.Phrase Method 2.Whole Song 3.Phrase/Whole Song Combo

7. Suggestions for Group Music Have children sit in circle or semi-circle Have children sit in circle or semi-circle All adults in room should take part All adults in room should take part Switch between active and quiet music Switch between active and quiet music Reward for positive behavior Reward for positive behavior

8. Movement Experiences explore the ways their bodies can move explore the ways their bodies can move practice combining movement practice combining movement discover that ideas can be expressed through movement discover that ideas can be expressed through movement learn how movement is related to space learn how movement is related to space

10. Sample Preschool Songs: Hello and Goodbye Song Hello and Goodbye Song Pd. 3/6 preschool... Hello song Pd. 3/6 preschool... Hello song Pd. 4/7 preschool... Goodbye song Pd. 4/7 preschool... Goodbye song Days of the Week Song Days of the Week Song Themed songs for Preschool Themed songs for Preschool Sung to the tune of a common song Sung to the tune of a common song Make up lyrics to the assigned theme Make up lyrics to the assigned theme