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Pre-school Activity week final day- friday favourites

2/3/2012

Counting Monkeys :)

Welcome to the final day of the pre-school activity week at harmony music therapy scotland. Today I'm giving you a song based on the melody from the golden oldie "Side by Side".

this activity is great for encouraging counting and fine motor skills and also for providing an opportunity for turn taking within a group situation.

What you need: a frame drum and monkey finger puppets or small soft toys

Lyrics
"I've got a barrel of monkeys
I've got a barrel of monkeys
Lets take one out
then we will count
Our monkeys"

If you would like more info on Harmony Music Therapy Scotland or any of the activities or sessions we provide for either children or adults, individual or group, then please get in touch- you can fill out the contact form on the website at www.harmonymusictherapyscotland.co.uk or email me at [email protected]

have a great weekend everyone- I hope its filled with sunshine, music and dance :)

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pre-school Activity week day 4- Tap Tap Thursday

1/3/2012

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The Drum in the Band

This Activity is a fun activity that uses singing and introducing instruments and becoming familiar with the sounds they make. Taking the familiar melody of "The wheels on the bus" this activity helps encourage communication, fine motor skills, development of rhythm and builds confidence with instrument playing, choice making and turn taking.

When using this in a group situation I like to have my instruments in a bag and have the child reach in and pick one by touch. When using this activity with an individual I like to encourage them to pick which instrument they would like to use first- encouraging independence and choice making skills. Instruments I sometimes use include the drum, maraca, triangle, castanet, guiro, and claves but you can be as creative as you like and use any instruments that would fit in with the music therapy goals for the child.

here are the words using the drum and the shaker:

The Drum in the band goes boom boom boom
boom boom boom
boom boom boom
th drum in the band goes
boom boom boom
All day long.

The shaker in the band goes
shake shake shake
shake shake shake
shake shake shake
the shaker in the band goes
shake shake shake
all day long.

the triangle in the band goes
ting ting ting.....

the castanet in the band goes
click click click

Check out harmony music therapy scotland at www.harmonymusictherapyscotland.co.uk or email me at [email protected] if you would like more information on music therapy services near you.

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Pre-school Activity week final day- friday favourites

pre-school Activity week day 4- Tap Tap Thursday

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