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PLAYMOTION
MUSIC©
TEACH BIRTH TO 5 MUSIC
Interactive Music & Movement Curriculum Module #3: Nutrition
Interactive Audio Tracks Teacher Training Videos Rhythm Sound Cards

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PlayMotion Music Module #3 PlayMotion Music Curriculum Module #3 Dear Teacher,


 Welcome to PlayMotion Music!

1. She’ll Be Comin’ Round the
Mountain These materials are designed to be intuitive
and easy to use. However, a little
directed movement song preparation will bring even greater success
2. As An Animal Can Be when you present the music time with the
imaginative movement song children.
3. Good Food You will be leading the children in the songs
nutrition song and activities so get ready to move, dance
4. Ladybug Dance and have fun!
imaginative movement song The children will respond to your energy and
5. Dragon Hunt Nutrition enthusiasm. Show them that you are happy,
excited and fully engaged in the activities.
interactive musical story
6. Fishing at the Pond Description: Aspects of development
Step By Step Instructions:
addressed in this module:
directed / imaginative
Children learn the importance of
movement song Self Regulation 1. Before you present this material to your
healthy food choices and how nutrition •
students, prepare by watching the videos
7. Obwa Simi Sa Nana impacts their energy and physical • Attention Maintenance and practicing the movements and
African stone passing game development. • Imitation choreography that go with each song and
Instrument Time • Purposeful Movement activity.
The children will consider questions
about food choices; “How do I feel when • Engagement and Persistence
2. Read along with the lyrics on the song
8. Gorilla Munch I eat unhealthy food? Does it give me • Shared Use of Space and Materials
cards to learn how to sing along with each
rhythmic instrument song energy to hike up a mountain? How do I • Phonological awareness song.
feel when I eat nutritious food?” • Cooperation with Adults and Peers
9. Instrument Echoes
• Spacial Relationships 3. When you are ready, gather the children
call and response The children will continue to develop in the group space. Have your audio player
their musical skills and understanding • Language and Literacy Development
10. Camping Story ready with the music. Have the song cards
by reading and playing rhythm • Social Emotional Development
musical camping adventure ready to guide you with the instructions,
combinations on the hand percussion • English Language Development introduction (what you say to the children to
11. Tinkle Twinkle, Itsy Bitsy instruments.
• Cognition introduce the song before starting the audio)
(slow & fast) • Gross Motor Manipulative Skills and the song lyrics.
slow and fast tempo, • Gross Locomotor Movement Skills
4. Introduce the first song then start the
instrument songs • Fine Motor Manipulative Skills audio track and model the movements to
• Performing Arts: Music, Drama/Dance show the children how to move their bodies.
• Musical concepts and expression
 PlayMotion Music© Supports School Readiness Goals:
What is PlayMotion Music? DRDP Birth to 5
• Self Regulation
PlayMotion Music is a series of 12 interactive music and • Attention Maintenance
• Imitation
movement curriculum modules. Each module contains 11 • Purposeful Movement
songs, musical stories and rhythm games. • Engagement and Persistence
• Shared Use of Space and Materials
• Relationships and Social Interactions with Adults and Peers
Each PlayMotion Music Curriculum Module contains: • Cooperation with Adults and Peers
• Spacial Relationships
• Language and Literacy Development
• a teacher training video DVD with • Social Emotional Development
• English Language Development
11 demonstration videos, one for each • Cognition
song and activity in the module • Gross Motor Manipulative Skills
• Gross Locomotor Movement Skills
• Fine Motor Manipulative Skills
• Performing Arts: Music, Drama and Dance

• an audio CD with 11 audio tracks, ECERS, ITERS, FCCERS

each one corresponding to one of the • Gross and Fine Motor Skills
• Active Physical Play
songs and activities in the module • Music and Movement
• Dramatic Play
• Staff-Child Interactions
• Interactions Among Children
• 11 song cards with step by step Foundations
instructions for each song, an • Social Emotional Development
• English Language Development
introduction to each song and the • Language Development
song lyrics • Performing Arts
• Physical Development

CLASS
• A secure, supportive base for children’s learning and exploration
• Helps children develop language and cognitive skills
• a set of rhythm sound cards to be • Environments and experiences that help children develop their abilities
• Positive Climate
used with the music reading and • Behavior Guidance
rhythm playing portion of each module • Language Modeling

Creative Curriculum
• Musical concepts and expression
• Dance and movement concepts
• Cooperative and constructive group situations
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She’ll Be Comin’ Round The Mountain

Instructions: Intro: Lyrics: chords: C G7 F
This is a great song for burning
All my friends She’ll be comin’ round the mountain when she comes
up excess energy in the (children jump up and shout “Yeeehaaa!”
children. In the song, the please get on your
She’ll be comin’ round the mountain when she comes
children crouch down in a circle. feet, bend your (children jump up and shout “Yeeehaaa!”
At the right moment, everyone knees and get down She’ll be comin’ round the mountain
jumps up, yells out “Yeehaaa!” low. When we say She’ll be comin’ round the mountain
and then crouches down again. “Yeehaa!” We’re She’ll be comin’ round the mountain when she comes
Demonstrate the movement for (children jump up and shout “Yeeehaaa!”
going to jump up
the children before and during _____________________________________________
the song. Track #1 and come back
down. She’ll be drivin’ six white horses when she comes…

We will all come out to meet her when she comes…

We will all have chicken and dumplings when she

comes..

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As An Animal Can Be by Nick Young

Instructions: Intro: Lyrics: Chords: G C D
During this song, the children Now we get to move A giraffe has a neck that stretches to the sky
will be walking like a giraffe, our bodies like different with its feet on the ground, it comes walking by
kinds of animals. The Munching on some leaves at the top of the tree
swimming like an octopus and A giraffe is tall as an animal can be
slithering like a snake around first one is a giraffe
the group space. Make a point with it’s long neck and A snake likes to slither with its belly on the ground
about the “Invisible Bubble” in long legs. Put on your Let's you know that it's coming with a hissing sound
invisible bubble around It can move just fine without legs or feet
your introduction and be alert for A snake is as low as an animal can be
any bumping or pushing during your whole body. That
the song. When children do means that your body An octopus has eight long tentacles
bump or push their friends, will not bump or touch On a rock it can make its skin identical
your friends. Make It swims all around in the deep blue sea
gently remind them to move to An octopus is clever as an animal can be
where there is room for their sure that you move
body. Track #2 your body where there A cheetah has fur that helps it blend in
is room to go without Lying in the grass of the savanna plane
bumping your friends. Runs so far and it runs so free
A cheetah is as fast as an animal can be

A whale likes to flip its tail in the air

Makes a splash in the water and takes a breath of air
Swims all around in the deep blue sea
A whale is as big as an animal can be

A sloth moves slow in a leisurely style

Lying in a tree it likes a rest for a while
Why should he rush, there is no need
A sloth is as lazy as an animal can be
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As An Animal Can Be
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Good Food! by Nick Young

Instructions: Intro: Lyrics: Chords: C F C F G F / F C F C F C Bb G
This song gets the children This is a song about When you feel hungry
you want something that’s good
excited about nutrition and good food! Everyone If you want a happy tummy

eating good food. Before you say ‘good then eat some good food
Take a big bite of what your body needs
play the CD, sing the chorus as food!’ (children echo You’re growing big and strong you’ve got muscles to feed

an echo with the children to “good food”), feels like

CH
familiarize them with the words. magic in your tummy Good Food

Then, play the song and practice (children echo “feels feels like magic in your tummy
Good Food
learning the words. Finally, get like magic in your you know it tastes yummy
Good Food
the children up and moving to tummy”), good food! feel your body growing
the choreography that you (children echo “good Now that this food has got your energy flowin’

learned from the video. You can food”), you know it Every bite that you take helps your body to grow

also play this song when it’s time tastes yummy (children Strong muscles and bones from head to toe
Riding a bike, climbing on the bars
for snack or lunch. Track #3 echo “you know it Eating healthy food makes you run so far
tastes yummy”) etc.
CH

So grab yourself some veggies and some fresh fruit too

It’s time to sit down and eat our yummy food
Bite into an apple and crunch on a carrot
and when you see your friends, be sure that you share it

CH

I run really fast when I eat good food

I can lift up my dad when I eat good food
I can ride my bike and go zoom, zoom, zoom
I can kick a ball way up to the moon

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Good Food!
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Ladybug Dance by Nick Young

Instructions: Intro: Lyrics: Chords: (capo 3rd fret) D A7 D B7 E7 A7 D / A7 D A7 D E7 A7 D

Here’s a chance for the children It’s time for the

to show off their beautiful ballet Ladybug Dance. In this Ladybug ladybug dance and sing

dancing skills. Dance with the song we are going to fly all around the garden
children and model graceful chassé, that means chassé to the right, chassé to the right, pirouette and bow
dancing, including the chassé skipping to the side
chassé to the left, chassé to the left, pirouette and bow
and pirouette. Track #4 (demonstrate a
sideways skipping
movement), and Ladybug, ladybug spread out your wings
pirouette (demonstrate fly all around the garden
a pirouette by standing Ladybug ladybug dance and sing
on your tip toes with fly all around the garden
arms raised above
now tip-toe tip-toe, quiet, quiet pirouette and bow
your head and twirling
around). Now show me tip-toe tip-toe, quiet, quiet pirouette and bow

your most beautiful

dancing. Ladybug, ladybug spread out your wings
fly all around the garden
Ladybug ladybug dance and sing
fly all around the garden
back to your spot, back to your spot, come back to your spot
back to your spot, back to your spot, sit down in your spot

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Ladybug Dance
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The Dragon Hunt by Nick Young

Instructions: Intro: The Story: Got past the bridge

Coming to a river
This is a variation on the Bear It’s time to go on a Can’t go under it
Can’t fly over it
Hunt. It’s a call and response dragon hunt. Are you G Let’s get in the boat
story with several songs mixed feeling extra brave We’re going on a dragon hunt (sing Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
Bring your sword
in. Start with the children sitting today? I say it first and Put on your armor Got past the river
in their circle spot. Track #5 you say it after me. and get on your horse Coming to a cave
Ride down the road Tip toe inside
We’re coming to a forest It’s dark in here
a dark, spooky forest Is anyone around?
Gm Cm Dm I see two green eyes
It’s a dark and spooky forest and a big scaly body
and we’re hunting a dragon Take out your sword
Run, it’s a dragon!
G
We got past the forest (go back through all the places and
Coming to a castle songs, speeded up)
Does the dragon live here? Back to the river
Climb up the wall (sing Row, Row, Row Your Boat)

Do you see a dragon? Back to the bridge

No (sing London Bridges)
Let’s climb down
Back to the castle
We got past the castle Climb up
We’re coming to a bridge Climb down
Can’t go under it
Have to walk over it Back to the forest
Gm Cm Dm
(Have children stand up. Some children It’s a dark and spooky forest
form a bridge by putting their hands and a dragon’s chasing us!!! Aaaaa!
together up high. Other children go under
the bridge. Sing London Bridges. After all Back down the road
the children have gone under the bridge, Open the door and close it
have them sit down again.) Whew! we made it!

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Fishing at the Pond by Nick Young

Instructions: Intro: Lyrics:

Have all the children sit in their I see all these fish There were lots of fish swimming
circle spot. You will be swimming in the pond at the pond today
pantomiming the motions of today; green fish, pink when I cast my fishing line
casting a fishing line into a fish, red fish, purple There were lots of fish nibbling on the bait
pond. All the children are the fish… all the colors!
when I tugged it just in time
fish in the pond. You will be Now it’s time for me to
I’m going to catch the pink fish!
catching the fish according to go fishing. I will catch
you by your color. reel ‘em in
their color (the color that the
When I reel you in you reel ’em in
children are wearing on their
move towards me and I put those fish in the bucket
clothes) and putting them in the
bucket (a predesignated space then I will put you in Mom and Dad will be so glad
near the group space). Track #6 my bucket over there when I bring ‘em home so they can cook it
(indicate the space you (Repeat with each color until you have caught all the fish.)
have decided to use as “I have too many fish in my bucket. I’m going to put you all
your “bucket”. You can back in the pond! Woosh!”
mark this space with
(Make a motion of dumping all the fish back into the pond.)
tape if you wish). My
bucket has lot’s of nice
fresh water for you to
swim in.

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Fishing at the Pond

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Obwa See Mee Sa: An Akan Stone-Passing Game

Instructions: Intro: Lyrics:
Now we are going to
This is an African, Akan song
used to accompany a stone
play a stone passing
game from Africa. We
Obwa see mee sa na-na
passing game. Translation: “The
will use a shaker for
rock hurt my hand, grandma.”
Nana refers to the circle of
our stone. Tap the Obwa see mee sa (repeat)
stone on the floor two
relatives and extended family
times when you say
supporting Ghanaian children
“obwa” and then pass
during times of misfortune as
it on to the friend next
well as celebration. First,
to you. Let’s practice
introduce the children to the
by tapping our hand on
words by speaking it as an
the floor right now.
echo. Say “obwa” and have the
Obwa (ta, tap), Obwa
children repeat the word after
(ta, tap), Obwa (ta,
you and so on. Then begin to
tap). When the stone
sing the song and demonstrate
comes to you, tap it on
the action of tapping the stone
the floor two times and
(we use a shaker) on the floor
then pass it along.
on the word obwa and then
passing the stone to the child
next to you. As they tap and
pass the stone continue to mime
the motion with your empty
hand. Track #7
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Obwa See Mee Sa

(Oboo Asi Me Nsa)
An Akan Stone-Passing Game
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Gorilla Munch by Nick Young

Instructions: Intro: Lyrics:

This is an instrument song with Show me how you play E F F# G G G

a rhythmic beat that the children this rhythm on your Gorilla Munch, munch, munch
Gorilla Munch, munch, munch
sing and play along with. With instrument; gorilla Gorilla Munch, munch, munch

all the instruments passed out, munch, munch, G C

There was a big gorilla, sleeping in my bed
demonstrate the rhythm and munch, gorilla munch, D D
his head was by my feet, and his feet were by my head
sing the phrase “gorilla munch” munch, munch. G C
he snored so loud, he woke up my Dad
while playing the beat on a D (n.c.-tap guitar)
and then that big gorilla said "oo-oo-oo!"
shaker. Then demonstrate the
rhythm on a scraper, triangle, Gorilla Munch, munch, munch
Gorilla Munch, munch, munch
bells and drum. Track #8 Gorilla Munch, munch, munch

There was a big gorilla, kicking a ball

he kicked it so hard that it bounced off of the wall
it bounced off of the wall and it went up on the roof
and then that big gorilla said "oo-oo-oo!"

Gorilla Munch, munch, munch

Gorilla Munch, munch, munch
Gorilla Munch, munch, munch

There was a big gorilla, eating some fruit

an apple on his head and a banana in his boot
the banana went "squish" but he didn't give a hoot
and then that big gorilla said "oo-oo-oo!"

Gorilla Munch, munch, munch

Gorilla Munch, munch, munch
Gorilla Munch, munch, munch

There was a big gorilla, taking a bath

he tried to do my homework, he tried to do my math
the paper got wet and the pencil poked through
and then that big gorilla said "oo-oo-oo!" - Gorilla Munch, munch, munch....

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Instrument Echoes (short & long)

Instructions: Intro: Lyrics:
In this exercise the children Now it’s time
learn to echo rhythms that you
play on the instruments. Play a for instrument (you) Ta, ta, ta
combination on Ta and Ti-ti and
have the children repeat the echoes. I play (the children) Ta, ta, ta
phrase on their instrument, in
time, after you. Be careful not to
first and you (you) Ta, ti-ti, ta
play after me.
break the pulse or tempo of the
call and response. Track #9 (the children) Ta, ti-ti, ta
(you) Ti-ti, ti-ti, ta
(the children) Ti-ti, ti-ti, ta
(you) Ta, ta, ti-ti
(the children) Ta, ta, ti-ti

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Instrument Echoes
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Good Food Camping Story by Nick Young

Instructions: Intro: The Story: chords G C D G G D G
Have all the children sitting in When we go Let’s pretend that we are all on a camping trip and we are just
the circle with or without their camping we sleep in waking up in the morning. Stretch your arms,”yawn!”. Let’s go on a
instruments. During the singing a sleeping bag. Right hike up the mountain, but first we need to have breakfast. Let’s
open up our food bag and see what we brought. (mime opening
parts of the story, remind them now, pretend that bag) Oh no! We brought the wrong kind of food on our camping
to play their instruments along you are on a trip. We only brought junky food. Oh well, let’s go on our hike
with the rhythm.Track #10 camping trip, sound anyway.
Hiking up the mountain
asleep in your and we’re going so far
sleeping bag. hiking up the mountain
oh no… That junky food didn’t give me any energy and I have a
tummy ache. Let’s stop and take a rest. Everyone look in your
back pack. Oh look friends, we have healthy food in our back
packs! What kind of healthy food did you find? (Ask each child to
tell you one kind of healthy food that they brought in their back
pack.) Now let’s eat up all our healthy food. Yum, yum! Now, we
have lots of energy to go hiking!
Hiking up the mountain
and we’re going so far
hiking up the mountain
oh yea!
Now we are at the top of the mountain. We have so much energy
Let’s go down the mountain super fast!
Going down the mountain
and we’re going so fast
Going down the mountain
oh yea!
We made it back to our camp site. Let’s take a big drink of water.
Gulp, gulp, gulp. Ahhhh! The End
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Good Food Camping Story

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Winkle Twinkle, Itsy Bitsy (slow & fast)

Instructions: Intro: The Lyrics: chords G C G C G D G
Sometimes music is slow
Here are two classic children’s slow: Twinkle twinkle… fast: little star!
and sometimes music is
songs with a fun twist! The slow: how I wonder… fast: what you are!
fast. Listen to the music slow: Up above the… fast: world so high!
children get to learn about and play your instruments slow: Like a diamond… fast: in the sky!
tempo changes in music and get along with the song. If the slow: Twinkle twinkle… fast: little star!
a good chuckle at the same music is going slow; play slow: how I wonder… fast: what you are!
time. The songs start out slow slowly. If the music is _____________________________________________________
but then suddenly get fast. Have going fast; play fast. chords G D G G D G
the children sitting in their circle slow: The itsy bitsy spider… fast: went up the water spout!
spot with the instruments in slow: Down came the rain and… fast: washed the spider out!
hand. Track #11 slow: Out came the sun and… fast: dried up all the rain!
slow: and the itsy bitsy spider… fast: went up the spout again!

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Winkle Twinkle, Itsy Bitsy (slow & fast)

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enrichment of music with children for 27
Teacher Training, PlayMotion Music Is In years. Nick began his career as a
classroom preschool teacher with a passion
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The PlayMotion Music System™ is an social, emotional and educational benefits
Interactive Music Program for
Preschools that gives non musician
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