Music and Movement throughout

the Preschool day

 Introduction
Music and movement activities provide both children and teachers a
focus. Music and movement activities help make transitions go more
smoothly, and help children make good use of time while waiting for
something else to do. However, teachers must remember that music and
movement activities are not used as a means of controlling children but
as a tool for managing them.
 The following are some ways of using music and
movement experiences throughout preschool daily
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1. Greeting Time or Morning
Circle Time
 2. Planning Time
Planning time activities could be both child-
initiated and teacher-initiated. For example, after
the morning circle, the teacher and the children
can form a long train then chug around the room.
They move to the beat of a song or to a taped
music. Each child drops off the train as it passes
the preferred work area or learning center. Vary
the activity by flying like an airplane or
galloping like a horse.
 3. Working Time
Children can start singing a song and making appropriate
movements while in their chosen activity centers. For example, a
child may start singing as he or she paints on an easel using big
broad strokes. The other children may join the singing in their
respective working areas. This may lead to group singing and
dancing
4. Clean-up Time
 5. Snack Time
During snack time, the teacher can ask
children to pass things out while
describing the movement they are using.
For example, as David passes the pitcher
of juice he chants, "I'm hopping to the
table to get the juice and walk back
holding the pitcher like this
 6. Circle Time
Circle time provides many opportunities for music
and movement activities. Here are some activities
for circle time.

Listen and Move

The teacher plays recorded music. Then she asks
the children to choose different ways to move
around the circle (walking, hopping, rolling,
wiggling) describing their movements and telling
what they are doing.
7. Small Group Time
Obstacle Course

The teacher builds an obstacle course for children

using tables, blankets, hula hoops, chairs, and
large boxes. The teacher explains what an obstacle
course is, and demonstrates how to move through
the course.
 8. Transition Time
Teachers also use music and movement activities as children move
from one activity to the next. This can be done by simply asking
one or more children to show or tell others how they will move
their bodies to the next activity by chanting. For example, Joan
plans to go to the Art Corner. She chants, "I will hop to the Art
corner, and pick my brush this way."
8. Transition Time
8. Transition Time
 Pause and Reflect
Select 5 ways of music and movement throughout the preschool day that we
present and describe the activity and explain your purpose in selecting the
activity.
Thank you!