Stretchy Band Music and Movement Activity Lesson “12345 Once I Caught a Fish”

Stretchy Band music and movement activity lesson for the fun nursery rhyme “1-2-3-4-5 Once I Caught a Fish Alive” Get your students moving and learning with this engaging multi-level lesson with a stretchy band. Teach music concepts like BEAT, RHYTHM, OSTINATO while helping students exercise gross motor muscles and use their imagination!

Activities include singing the song, creative play, games, reading rhythms, playing ostinato with instruments all while using a stretchy band!

This resource includes a teaching video and 2 play along videos with the lyrics for students to sing and move with the music. Make your job easier with a video lesson and music files!

Build classroom community, teach concepts, move little bodies using one fun resource! This activity is best for Preschool through the 3rd grade.

* All Videos and Presentation are Easily uploaded and usable in Google Classroom or other Digital Learning Scenarios. Feel Free to email me with questions. [email protected]

*Please listen to the preview video for a sample of the audio files.

CONCEPTS:

• Connect movement with rhythmic notation.
• Play the steady beat.
• Play an Ostinato
• Sing and Move on the beat.
• Sing and Move to a rhythm.

RESOURCE INCLUDES:

• Audio Tracks
• Sheet Music Melody with Chords
• Lyrics Sheet
• Fish Posters and Flashcards for activities. (Portrait size for printing)
• Coloring Sheet
• Teaching Lesson
• Teaching Presentation PPT. & PDF.
• Teaching Video Level 1
• Play along video Level 1 (Steady Beat)
• Teaching Video Level 2 Play Along

USE THIS RESOURCE:

• Teach music concepts
• For creative music activities
• To learn music concepts- duration/long/short/quarter/eighth notes
• To learn math shapes and directional words- in/out, under/over, big/little, circle
• To build classroom community- Teamwork, playing together, sharing, games
• To develop gross motor skills- Big and little movements to help children exercise.
• P.E. Class
• Reward Days
• Music and Movement Classes

WHY MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES ARE IMPORTANT:

1) Provide opportunities to use large muscles to move and play games.

2) Using both hands together in activities.

3) Using arms and legs at the same time.

4) Using Right and Left hands.

5) Developing core stability and trunk rotation.

6) Moving across the midline.

7) Provide social interaction opportunities.

8) Provide opportunities for the brain and body to work together.

9) Provide opportunities to burn off stress.

10) Provide opportunities to gain strength and confidence in the body and promotes an active lifestyle.

11) Promotes balance.

12) Provide opportunities to find joy in moving the body.

13) Provide opportunities to use fine motor muscles.

14) Activities that use only one hand reinforce and strengthen the dominant hand.

15) Using two hands in activities strengthens bilateral integration.

16) Strengthens fingers

17) Provides positive experiences using fine motor muscles.

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