Painting with Music

Supplies:
Different Types of Music
Crayons or Markers
Paper

Directions:
Have the children listen to different types of music (classical, techno, upbeat, slow……, etc.) and have them draw what they see in their imaginations. Use a different piece of paper for each song and then compare what each song “looks” like.

Rubber Band Guitar

Supplies:
• A plastic or tin container
• Rubber bands that are large enough to stretch around the container

Directions:
1. Stretch several rubber bands around the container so that they are lined up like guitar strings.
2. Pluck and play. Notice how rubber bands of different sizes make different noises.

DRUM

• empty oatmeal box with cover
• yarn
• pen
• 2 pencils
• 2 spools
• construction paper
• crayons

Before beginning, you can decorate the oatmeal box with construction paper and/or crayons for a colorful effect.

Place the cover on the box. Use a pen to make a hole in the center of the cover and in the center of the bottom of the box. Through these holes, pull a piece of yarn long enough to hang around child's neck and down to their waist.

For the drumsticks, place the spools at the ends of the pencils, secure with glue if necessary.

Beat to play.

Instruments

TAMBOURINE and…

Supplies:

• 2 paper plates
• stapler or glue
• hole punch
• string
• jingle bells
• crayons

Directions:

Staple or glue two paper plates together, facing each other. Using a hole punch, make holes around the plates and tie jingle bells to the holes with string. Decorate the tambourine with crayons.
Shake to play.

Toilet Paper Shaker

Supplies:
Empty toilet paper roll
Tape
Rice or beans
Paper

Directions:
Use an empty toilet paper roll. Tape one end using masking tape. Fill with some rice and/or beans. Tape the other end with masking tape. Cover both ends with a piece of round construction paper. Tape. Cover the rest with construction paper. Tape. Decorate. Make music.
Day 3 Craft: DRUM

Music

*Suggested Reading*

The Little Band by James Sage
Snake Alley Band by Elizabeth Nygaard
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie (Picture Puffins) by Alison Jackson
The Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort
If You’re Happy and You Know It By: Raffi


Items needed this week:

• 2 paper plates
• stapler or glue
• hole punch
• string
• jingle bells
• empty oatmeal box with cover
• yarn
• pen
• 2 pencils
• 2 spools
• construction paper
• Empty toilet paper roll
• Tape
• Rice or beans
• Different Types of Music
• Crayons or Markers
• Plastic or tin container
• Rubber bands of different sizes

Preparations to be made:
This week turn the music on! Let the radio play instead of the TV and let your children explore the many different types of music there are! You may even find that your local library has a free music time. Sit on the floor with your children and play instruments and sing the songs they like to hear:

*Ring Around the Rosie
*London Bridges
*Popcorn Popping
*Once There Was a Snowman
*Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
*The Wheels on the Bus
*Do as I’m Doing
*Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
*Old McDonald
*Row Row Row Your Boat
*Itsy Bitsy Spider
*If you’re Happy and You Know It