Waves of the Sea
This activity is good for both younger children, ages 3 to 7, and older children, ages 8 to 11.
Beforehand Preparation
Sing the song and move your hands away from you and back towards you like the waves of the sea. Note where the song has small waves and where the song might have larger waves.
Activity
Ask the children if they have been to the seashore. Tell them that when you watch the waves some of them are small (demonstrate with small in and out movements to a steady beat) and some of them are large, even crashing waves (demonstrate large in and out movements to a steady beat).
Ask the children to have their hands follow your hands. Sing the song and move your hands to the steady beat, responding to the rise and the fall of the music with smaller or larger movements.
Benefits of this Activity
Great for practicing nuances of the song, and for practicing steady beat (See Chapter Ten). Good for kinesthetic, and musical intelligences (See Chapter Five). Great for active participation in the learning process (See Chapter One).
This activity is good for both younger children, ages 3 to 7, and older children, ages 8 to 11.
Beforehand Preparation
Sing the song and move your hands away from you and back towards you like the waves of the sea. Note where the song has small waves and where the song might have larger waves.
Activity
Ask the children if they have been to the seashore. Tell them that when you watch the waves some of them are small (demonstrate with small in and out movements to a steady beat) and some of them are large, even crashing waves (demonstrate large in and out movements to a steady beat).
Ask the children to have their hands follow your hands. Sing the song and move your hands to the steady beat, responding to the rise and the fall of the music with smaller or larger movements.
Benefits of this Activity
Great for practicing nuances of the song, and for practicing steady beat (See Chapter Ten). Good for kinesthetic, and musical intelligences (See Chapter Five). Great for active participation in the learning process (See Chapter One).