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Singing game

Lucy Locket
Great for teaching dynamic control!
Choose one child to be Lucy and send them out of the room for a
moment. Hide a small pocketbook (could be a flat cutout version)
somewhere in the room. Invite Lucy to come back in and search for the
pocketbook as everyone sings the song. To give Lucy a clue, have
everyone sing softly when she’s far away from the pocketbook and
gradually get louder as she gets closer. (Source)
Pass the Pumpkin
Choose a few rhythm pattern cards that your children can read on their
own and put them into a pumpkin (or another container).
Have the children sit in a circle and pass the pumpkin as they sing. At
the end of the song, the child holding the pumpkin may pull a rhythm
pattern card from the pumpkin and clap it (counting silently). The rest of
the children should respond by clapping the rhythm back and counting
out loud (using a counting method of your choice).
A fun way to make this a little more challenging is to create a rhythmic
series at the front of the room with the rhythm patterns chosen in each
round. Each time a child pulls a new rhythm pattern from the pumpkin,
it gets added to the row, creating a longer rhythmic phrase each time. (
Source)
Singing games are games that played
while singing.
Singing games give enjoyment and
help us move in time with the music.

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