Animals Body Percussion Steady Beat Play Along Kindergarten PreK Music Activities

Animal body percussion friends are ready to help your kindergarten and preschool music students play the steady beat. Action packed videos, interactive google slides activities as well as flash cards and games make this resource an essential for the Preschool and Kindergarten music teacher.

Your students will be “roaring” into music class to move with their animal friends. Students will love to move with the animals as they move to the beat of the music in the VIDEOS. You can have them practice the patterns with the video, then students can create their own body percussion patterns using the FLASH CARDS and GOOGLE SLIDES activities.

The teacher guide offers music lesson outlines and activities and games too! This resource offers a variety of teaching strategies and learning experiences to help your students internalize the steady beat.

This is the perfect activity to help students transition into the music room, after a break or holiday and for using throughout the entire year.

Best for PreK-2nd Grade.

This Body Percussion Resource is a set of materials for a complete unit.

Lesson plan outlines included.

RESOURCE INCLUDES:

• 2 Video Activities: Body Percussion play along with 1-2-3-4 see it first then play the pattern. Total of 12 patterns.
• Teaching Presentation in PPT and PDF Files
• Flash Cards- Poster, Quarter sizes of each action
• Flash Cards of presentation slides (color)
• Steady Beat Charts (4 beat, 8 beat, 16 beat)
• Google Slides Activity & Digital Graphics
• GOOGLE SLIDES- DRAG & DROP IMAGES and a CREATE YOUR OWN BODY PERCUSSION PATTERN (8 slides premade- teacher can make more as needed)
• Teacher Guide: Unit Overview: Teaching Steps, Activities, Games & Directions

GOOGLE SLIDES

• Easy to use slides
• Drag and Drop images
• Create your own body percussion patterns and play them.

USE THIS RESOURCE:

• Easy to use online in the virtual classroom as the directions are already in the video!
• Use the flashcards and google slides in smaller groups and at stations.
• Use the presentation to teach the actions.
• Perfect for a SUB TUB activity.
• Use instruments to play along. Assign each animal to be an instrument. So many ways to use these interactive materials.

HOMESCHOOL: Use this activity with your preschool and younger elementary children. It’s a great activity to help your children experience the steady beat through movement.