Name Game Chant and Song with Activities: “Clap Your Hands” PreK-1st Grade

Name game and chant or song with fun body percussion activities for young children grades K-2.  Ready to learn your preschool and kindergarten students names? This fun Chant and Song will have your music students clapping, stomping and feeling the beat on the very first day of school. These activities were especially created to help teach “echo singing/chanting”, “copycat the actions” and “feel the beat”. The presentation has FOUR variations of this song and chant so you can tailor make it to your classes. Use the flash cards and puppets for an interactive and engaging experience on the very first day of music class. Get started right away learning about the STEADY BEAT. The music tracks have a vocal and a karaoke version to use as needed.
This activity is a great way to introduce body percussion and the steady beat. The song is in a slower tempo so that the younger children can keep up. Be sure to listen to the preview. Use it in your PreK-1st grade classes.

PAIR THIS RESOURCE WITH BODY PERCUSSION ACTIVITIES
Music Lesson “Clap-Pat-Snap” Body Percussion Activities K-6
Music Lesson “Clap-Pat-Snap-Stomp” Body Percussion Activities, Flash Cards K-3

Learning Goals:
Play the Steady Beat
Move and Sing
Experience Body Percussion
Echo Singing/Chanting
Follow Directions (Classroom Management)

RESOURCE INCLUDES:
Teaching Presentation in PPT and PDF Files
Flash Cards and Posters
Teaching Steps and Activities
Audio Files Vocal and Karaoke Tracks

HOW TO USE THIS RESOURCE:
Introduce feeling the Beat.
Create a classroom culture of echo singing/chanting, following/copying the actions and playing games to learn music concepts.