Un lesson plan para preschool music class

Clase de música para preescolar  

 

I've been fortunate to have been able to learn a lot about leading a music class for preschoolers in the last year or so and I'm excited to share a lesson plan that you can try today as a substitute or with your regular preschool group.

 

Things to keep in mind:

• Always be mindful of basic needs- if kids are hungry, sleepy, tired, sick, etc.  they may not be compelled to participate if your lesson involves a lot of controlled participation or needs their attention for longer than a couple of minutes.

 

 

• Even if you're a musician, you're not there to teach music per se- you are there to guide music exploration and model social skills through play and community interaction 

 

• Be flexible and attentive to student / parent choices and preferences, and find ways to prompt and encourage their creativity and imagination

 

30-minute Preschool Music Class Lesson Plan

1.  Set up a table with instruments or separate them into various spaces around the room as space permits, and invite students/parents to choose one instrument and join you in the circle.  This can be sitting on the floor if there is carpet or it can be a semi circle using chairs. 
   
   
    
2. Sing and play your hello song with an instrument of your choice, and encourage everyone to play along.  This can be as simple as a made up song using the tune of "Are You Sleeping" for example.
3. Invite students to come up one by one (or line up) to take turns playing your instrument (i.e., a guitar or ukulele) while you sing the hello song using their name.   
4. Share a short story related to the main song you will be showing them.  For this lesson plan, I share "Jump, Frog Jump" which is also available in audio form, and both the physical copy and the audio copy are available for free through my local library.  This one is five minutes long, very repetitive to keep kids' attention, and prompts them to answer with the title of the book every few seconds. 
   
   
   
5. Switch to a melodic instrument if possible to teach the main song.  I used a glockenspiel to teach "Jump Little Frog" which is the English Language version of a Malaysian/Indonesian song called "Lompat Si Katak Lompat."  I sing it in English and Spanish and use a stuffed frog animal to "jump" during the pause. The video below is a longer version of the song that demonstrates the main melody. 
   
   
6. Invite students to play their instrument whenever the frog jumps.  Demonstrate this first with an instrument.
7. Invite students to turn into the frogs and jump themselves when the song calls for it.
8. Repeat the song once or twice depending on how participation is going.  Some students will become interested after they see others trying it and enjoying it so don't be afraid to repeat a couple more times.
9. Distribute colorful scarves and demonstrate moving to a slow tempo or a fast/faster tempo.  Play 20-40 seconds of 3-5 songs to get them moving and dancing to the steady beat.  Some may prefer to play along with instruments or want to borrow your frog plushie instead. 
   
   
   
10. Play "The Colors Are Gliding" to get students to slow down and practice folding the scarf before putting it away/ returning it to you. 
    
    
11. Finish the lesson with a goodbye song of your choice. If you don't have one, you can make one up using a familiar tune or the same tune of your hello song.

 

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