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Section 3

Music

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Activity 1: Five little Ducks song.

Description:
Five little ducks is consider in a music section. It is a great song can help children to gain
counting back concept. In this activity, children will deal with the music instruments during
singing with the music video. The teacher will provide for children numerous music
instruments that they can choose to apply it. For example, tambourine, xylophone,
maracas and drum.
The aim of this activity to let children follow the rhythm of the song correctly. Through
applying the activity, students will improve their language since they sing while they use
the music instruments.

Theme:
Animals - Math

Domains:
Physical: when children will play with the music instruments, they will use their physical

skills in order to make sounds from the equipment. That will help them to improve their
hand muscles. For the future, it will help children in their writing skills.
Language: children will gain new vocabulary when they will listen to the song. When they
will sing with the song, they are practicing how to pronounce the words. Thus, they will
be able to pronounce the words correctly which will lead to develop their linguistic aspect.
Cognitive: when children will sing with the song, they will use their cognitive and thinking
aspect in order to memorize the rhythm and the lyrics of the song.
Emotional: children like to deal with the music instrument. That will make them feel happy
and interested to learn.
Social: when children will apply this activity with their friends, they will share what they
have create with their music instruments. That will lead to improve the social aspect in
children. They will learn how to be polite together.
Math: children will obtain the mathematical concept of counting back. They will be able
to count from 1 to 5 and from 5 to 1 without struggling.

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Activity name:

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Activity Type:

Activity name: five little Singing and Playing

duck song activity.
Instruments:
Children are singing the five
little duck song and
individually playing the
music instruments following
the rhythms of the song.

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Key elements of music explored:

Pitch: children will be focus on the
level of the sound whether it is
high, low or medium. Therefore,
they will make the sound by the
musical instruments according to
that.

Timbre: children listen for the

quality of the sound. They try to
Listening to Music:
identify the instruments from the
Children listen to the music sources of the sound.
carefully in order to
understand the pattern and Structure: children identify the
the rhythm of it to use the structure of the rhythm in the five
musical instruments for little duck. They will follow the
making sound relating to the pattern, which is in the beginning
song.
they start with the number 5, and
they go on until they reach to
number 0.

Key vocabularies

Numbers from 1 to 5 ducks swimming hills far.

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Resources
Music instruments: tambourine, xylophone, maracas and drum.
Organization:
In circle time area whole group
What the teacher does:

Duration of Activity:
About 10 to 15 minutes.
What the children do:

Before the teacher turn on the song, she explain and Students listen to the teacher while
illustrate for children about the music instruments.
she explain the musical instruments.

Teacher ask students about the name of the musical

instruments in order to make sure that all children
familiarized with these instruments.

The teacher divide children intro 4 groups. Each group

with have different musical instruments. These
instruments are tambourine, xylophone, maracas and
drum.
The teacher will turn on the music video about the five
little ducks. She ask children to use their equipment to
make sound as the rhythm in the song.

The teacher will show children the shape of each

number in the video in order to let them identify the
symbol of the numbers.

Students respond and participate to

the teacher by telling the name of
these instruments. The students
who not familiarized with the
musical instruments, they will ask
the teacher and learn from others
when they will participate and tell
the name of it.
Students will be divided into 4
groups. They will have specific
musical instruments. They wait for
the teacher to turn on the music
video.
Students engage in applying the
activity by making music sound
using their instruments. They follow
the rhythm of the song and sing at
the same time.
Students observe the symbol of the
numbers while they apply the
activity. That will help them to
memorize the shape of each
number easily. According to Piaget,
he
said
that
children
in
preoperational stage could identify
the symbols that represent to
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something. They use their schema

to save the shape of each number.
Then, they can easily memorize it
with understanding the meaning of
abstract and concert (Piaget stages
of development, 2016).
Students individually will return the
The teacher ask children to return the materials back to
materials back to its place, which
its place.
will help them to be independent.
Extension Ideas:
In order to extend this activity, the teacher can let children to use the musical instruments
and create their own rhythm for counting back from 1 to 2. That will allow children to think
outside the box. They will use their creativity to finger out of a rhythm that they can
preforming in front of others.
References:
[HooplaKidz]. (2013, September 23). Five Little Ducks | Nursery Rhymes by Hooplakidz. [Video File].

Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmoebx4gbs4

Piaget stages of development. (2016). Retrieved February 20, 2016, from WebMD:
http://www.webmd.com/children/piaget-stages-of-development

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Activity 2: The Finger Family Song

Description:
A brief description about the finger family song, which is relating to music section, is that
it consider as a useful means to teach children about the name of each fingers linked with
the family member. It will help children to recognize the name of each finger easily. In this
activity, children will have the chance to participate during the music time. They will have
a music instruments such as tambourine, xylophone, maracas and drum.

The aim of this activity is to make children recognize the name of family member linked
with the name of fingers. In addition, it content of many vocabularies that children can
learn from it.

Theme:
Family.

Domains:
Physical: Because children are using the musical interments, they actually use their fine

and gross motor skills in order to make a sound from their instruments. By that way, they
will develop their physical skills.
Language: through listening to the family finger song, children will develop their listening
skills. They will gain new vocabularies. By the time, they will gain many vocabularies, which
will enhance their linguistic aspect.
Cognitive: students will use their thinking aspect when they will try to memorize the song.
That will make their cognitive domain become high.
Emotional: when children deal with musical instruments, they be more active and happy.
Therefore, that will make their emotional aspect high. They will love to learn as well.
Social: children will share their experience with each other. They will take about their
musical instruments. That will allow them to gain social skills and manners.
Math: children will count how many fingers they have. That will allow them to acquire the
rational counting concept since they will count and touch at the same time.

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Activity name:

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Activity Type:

Activity name: the finger Singing and Playing

family song.
Instruments:
Children will sing the finger
family song while they are
playing and manipulating
with musical instruments.

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Key elements of music explored:

Pitch: during the song, children are
listening and identifying the level of
the sound such as low, medium and
high of a tone.

Timbre: children seek out for the

quality of the sounds. They are
Listening to Music: Children identifying the instrument during
will use their listening skills the finger family song.
to listen to the rhythm of
the song carefully. That will Structure: children understand the
structure of the song. They are
allow them to identify the
memorizing the lyrics of the song
pattern of the song, which
so that made the activity easy and
will be easy for them to
fun to them.
follow and play with the
instruments.

Key vocabularies

Daddy thump mammy index finger brother middle finger- sister ring finger baby
pinkey finger.

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Resources
Music instruments: tambourine, xylophone, maracas and drum. (Making sure that all
students have musical instruments in order to let them participate).
Organization:

Duration of Activity:

Whole group in circle time area in the beginning of Around 15 to 20 minutes.

the unit the family.
What the teacher does:

What the children do:

Students listen to the teachers

The teacher review the lesson about the name of fingers review of the previous lesson that
and family with children before starting the activity.
they took it about family members
and fingers name.
Students participate with the
Teacher ask children questions in order to assess them
teacher by answering her questions
whether they understand the previous lesson or not.
about the previous lesson.
The teacher divide the students into 4 groups and give Children sitting in their own group
them different music instruments such as tambourine, with the musical instruments and
xylophone, maracas and drum.
waiting to start the activity.
Students who have tambourine will
The teacher turn on the song. The teacher let the first
sing the first part of the song which
group who have tambourine to sing the first part of the
is Daddy finger Daddy finger,
song and manipulate with their instrument.
where are you?
Students who have xylophone will
sing the next part of the song which
is Mommy finger Mommy finger,
where are you?
Students who have maracas will sing
the next part of the song which is
brother finger brother finger,
where are you?

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Students who have drum will sing

the next part of the song which is
sister finger sister finger, where are
you?
All students with the different
instruments will sing the last part of
the song which is baby finger baby
finger, where are you?
The teacher will praise the children because of their Students happy and proud of
effort and excellent performance.
themselves.

Teacher will let children to apply this song without her Students will listen to the song and
because she want them to listen to that song repeatedly manipulate with their musical
in order to memorize it.
instruments.
Extension Ideas:
In order to extend this activity, the teacher can give children sticks with the picture of family
memebers. Thus, whenever they listen to one of family member name while they are making
music using their musical instruments, they will raise the stick with the picture of that family
member and say its name and linked it to their fingers name.
References:

[ChuChu TV Kids Songs]. (2015, March 20). The Finger Family Song | ChuChu TV Nursery Rhymes & Songs For
Children. [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xqqj9o7TgA

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Activity 3: How is The Weather?

Description:
A brief description about the weather song, which related to music section, is that it
consider as a simple song activity that children can benefit from it. In this music video is
illustrate about the type of weather and its feature. During this activity, children will use
their hands, fingers and lap as musical instruments. Besides that, this activity target special
needs children who have ADHD. ADHD children will release their energy through this
activity because they will be focusing and engaging in making music with the video song.

The benefit of this activity is to make children identify about the type of weathers.
Furthermore, children will be able to recognize the features of the different type of
weather.

Theme:
Weather

Domains:
Physical: children will use their fine motor skills to make a musical sound by clapping

hands and tapping of fingers and laps. That will improve childrens physical skills.
Language: students will gain new vocabularies while they are listening to the song. They
will practice pronouncing the words of the song, which will lead to improve their
pronunciation.
Cognitive: children will use their cognitive skills in memorizing the lyrics. They will build
schema in their mind about the song lyrics. Thus, they will remember it forever.
Emotional: childrens emotional will be high since they like to engage with songs and
music. They will be happy and positively want to learn.
Social: children will communicate with each other while they are applying the activity.
That will improve their social skills. They will gain a positive manners and their behavior
will be nice.

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Activity name:

Activity Type:

Key elements of music explored:

Activity name:
What is the weather?

Singing and Playing

Instruments:
Children are singing the
what is the weather? song
while they are making
sounds by clapping and
tapping the lap as musical
instruments.

Pitch:
Children are listening to music in
order to identify the level of the
music song of the rhythm for
example, high and low.

Listening to Music:
Children use their listening
skills while they are trying to
make a sound using their
hands, fingers and laps.

Timbre:
Children listen for the quality of the
sound in the video song, try to
identified, and copy it in their
instruments.

Key vocabularies

Sunny rainy cloudy snowy weather.

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Resources
There is no specific reassures. Children will use their hand, fingers and lap as musical
instruments.
Organization:
Whole group in circle time area
What the teacher does:

Duration of Activity:
15 to 20 minutes
What the children do:

Children will identify what kind of

Before starting the activity, the teacher can ask children weather they have. That will make a
to engage in the world around them by explore what is link between their reality and the
the weather today.
lesson, which will make sense of the
world.
The teacher explain the instructions for children about
this activity. She tell them about the steps that they have
to follow in order to make a music sounds with the video
song.

Students listen to the teacher in

order to be aware of the steps and
to know what they will do during the
activity.

The students clap their hands and

The teacher turn on the song and start to sing the first
tap their laps while they are singing
part with children.
with the teacher.

Teacher stop singing and observe children.

The students will sing the song

without the teacher in order to be
independence.

The teacher will ask each 2 child to sing together to make Children apply the music activity
a positive relationship with others.
with their friends as in peers.

The students feel happy and proud

The teacher praise children since they did a good effort. of their abilities. It will make their
self-esteem high.

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Extension Ideas:
In order to extend this activity, the teacher can bring clothes that we wear it in each type of
wears. She can choose students to wear it and sing about the weather in front the others. For
example, she can bring jacket, cloves and umbrella for children to wear. That represented for
the rainy weather.
References:

[Super Simple Songs]. (2014, January 17). How's The Weather? | Super Simple Songs. [Video File]. Retrieved
from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew

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