Kindergarten Music and Movement Activities: Train Theme, Dynamics, Tempo

Get on board learning music concepts like beat, rhythm, fast/slow, high/low, long/short, loud/soft through these Kindergarten movement activities!  Help your Preschool and Kindergarten music students get on board learning music concepts like beat, rhythm, fast/slow, high/low, long/short, loud/soft through these train themed movement activities! And, help students develop gross motor skills, walking in a line, following the leader, or, take a brain break and burn energy. Use for your PE, Special Needs and Preschool Activities. The train themed music along with the animated video is sure to keep students engaged and actively learning. Perfect for Preschool through 3rd grade.

CONCEPTS:

Beat, Rhythm, Fast/Slow, High/Low, Long/Short, Loud/Soft

RESOURCE INCLUDES:

Teacher Guide with Activity Directions, Concepts, Connections

Presentation and PDF files

6 Train Activity Songs Mp3

Movement Activities Video

10 Activities in the Video

13 More Activities in the Teacher Guide!

23 total different activities

Flashcards to help teach the music concepts.

ACTIVITIES:

ACTION#1 TRAIN WHEELS

ACTION #2 CHOO CHOO

ACTION #3 GET ON BOARD

ACTION #4 STOP THE TRAIN

ACTION #5 UP AND DOWN

ACTION #6 STOMP YOUR FEET

ACTION #7 CLAP YOUR HANDS

ACTION #8 PAT YOUR KNEES

ACTION #9 PUSH THE TRAIN

ACTION #10 DON’T FALL OFF

TRAIN SONGS (NO VOCALS)

“Train is A ‘Comin’”
“Happy Train Song”
“I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad”
“She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain”
“Slow Train A ‘Comin’”
“Train Song Blues”

VIDEO INFORMATION:

Please note that the video included in this resource is an Mv4 (itunes) file.

When you purchase this resource, you will also receive a link to the larger MP4 file.

HOW TO USE THIS RESOURCE:

The applications for this resource are unlimited!
These train movement activities can be used in regular elementary, Physical Education, preschool, home school, special needs, social and emotional learning, speech and special education classroom

WAYS TO USE:
Transition
Movement Activity
Team Building
Music Lesson
Reward Activity
Brain Break
Substitute Lesson Activity
P.E. Class
Rainy/Snowy/Heat Day
Literacy Connection: Use with Train Units in Kindergarten and Preschool

MUSIC LESSONS:

This resource is especially created to be combined with Kindergarten Train Themed Music Lessons.

The Kindergarten Core Music concepts are outlined in the Teacher Guide with specific activities you can use in your music classroom to support learning goals of Beat, Rhythm, Fast/Slow, High/Low, Long/Short, Loud/Soft.

Combining movement with music lessons will not only keep students focused-but help students excel in music learning goals.

KINDERGARTEN TRAIN THEMED MUSIC LESSONS:

Each Train Music Lesson resource provides all the materials needed to teach the music concept.

The Train units are part of the KINDERGARTEN Music Learning Level to help students become familiar with the basic music elements.

You will be able to maximize learning when these units are combined with the Kindergarten movement activities resource. **This is a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD. No physical items will be mailed to you.** After purchase you will receive an email receipt with a link to download your purchase. You will receive a text file with the download link. The text file will have a LINK to your resource. You will open the text file and copy paste the LINK in your browser which will start the download. If you have any problems with the download. Please email us and we will get you the resource.Questions? Email [email protected]