Curriculum
Uses: Babies-Kindergarten
Overview
The
curriculum applications for Hot Diggity Dog songs are endless.
Our CDs contain songs about almost anything that an early years
teacher would teach. We include traditional nursery rhymes presented
in a new and different way. Our original music is created and
tested in a classroom environment. Our students must absolutely
love our songs before we record them!
All
of our songs use one or more of the following:
- finger
play
- hand
motions
- body
motions
- percussion
instruments
- props
Some
of our songs are story songs. Plus, each CD has 2-3 lullabies
for quiet classroom time.
Teachers
use a variety of percussion instruments with our music. They use:
- all
types of maracas and shakers
- tambourines
- hand
drums
- lollipop
and other mallet drums
- gathering
drums
- rhythm
sticks
- woods
(woodblocks, tone blocks, quiros, tic tocs, claves)
- finger
cymbals
- triangles
- jingle
bells
- xylophones
- marimbas
- resonator
bells
Teachers
also use a variety of props with our songs. They use:
- scarves
- felt
boards
- puppets
- balls
- hula
hoops
- blocks
- canopies
- parachutes
- plush
animals
- streamers
Teachers
use Hot Diggity Dog songs to teach musical skills such as:
- stop
& start
- dynamics
(soft/piano, medium/mezzo forte, loud/forte)
- tempo
(slow/adagio, medium/andante, fast/allegro)
- solo,
duet, trio, quartet, tutti, etc.
- singing
and playing an instrument simultaneously
- music
notation (quarter, eighth & half notes, as well as, rests)
- orchestration
(switching between 2 or 3 instruments in the same song)
- ensemble
orchestration (small groups playing different instruments in
the same song)
- remembering
and saying the names of instruments
- remembering
and saying the names of dynamics and tempos
- acting
out a song
- listening
to a story song and answering questions about plot and characters
- treating
instruments gently to protect them against scratches or damage
Teachers
also use Hot Diggity Dog songs to teach classroom skills such
as:
- listening
for instructions
- waiting
one's turn
- sharing
- helping
- raising
your hand
- leadership
The
list of musical activities for Hot Diggity Dog songs is LONG!
We have compiled it through the years. Currently, we have 3
ways to learn our activities.
Have
fun! Make up your own musical activities to our songs. And please
feel free to contact us with your comments, ideas or questions.
Blessings
to all of you who bring the joy of music into a child's life!
Love,
Debbie Gulino
Babies
Activities
that babies love to do with our songs include:
- clap
their hands
- pat
a baby sized tambourine
- shake
a small maraca (that is, if you can get it out of their mouth!)
- bounce
on their grown-up's lap to our catchy sing along songs
- watch
their grown-up wave a brightly colored scarf
- get
tickled
- watch,
touch and get kissed on the tummy or toe by a puppet
- walk,
march, run, sway and dance in their grown-up's arms
- be
mesmerized by bubbles
- gently
rock in their grown-up's arms to a quiet lullaby
Ones
One
year olds love to do all the Hot Diggity Dog music activities
that babies do. Plus, they love to:
- pat
their knees
- tap
the floor
- shake
their hands
- stomp
their feet
- Kick
their feet
- bounce
their knees
- try
jumping
- walk,
march and run as soon as they are able
- rock
on their grown-up's back
- dance
Instruments
that ones play with our songs are:
- tambourines
- all
types of shakers and maracas
- hand
drums
- finger
cymbals
- rhythm
sticks
- jingle
bells
Props that one year olds enjoy with our songs are:
- scarves
- blocks
- balls
- bean
bags
- puppets
- shear
canopies to go under
- parachute
(to sit on)
Ones
are also able to begin learning classroom concepts such as:
- start
& stop
- being
quiet
- following
instructions
- waiting
for one's turn
Twos
Two
year olds enjoy the same Hot Diggity Dog music activities as one
year olds, plus they will:
- gallop
- jump
- wiggle
their fingers
- count
with their fingers
- tip
toe
Twos
play all the instruments that one year olds play. Plus, now that
they have hopefully outgrown putting foreign objects in their
mouths, twos can play instruments with small mallets, such as:
- xylophones
- triangles
- woodblocks
- tone
blocks
- guiros
- drums
with mallets
- resonator
bells
- marimbas
Some
two year olds are able to really keep the beat. It is amazing
to see this. However, a child that participates in a weekly music
class from the age of 12 or 18 months, will most likely be able
to keep a steady beat by the time she is somewhere in her twos.
In addition to the props used by one year olds, twos can use:
- streamers
- hula
hoops
- felt
board
- parachute
over the head
- leaves,
snowflakes and flowers on top of a canopy
Hot
Diggity Dog music activities for twos also include:
- imaginative
play
- sharing
- being
the leader
- playing
a solo
- music
dynamics (loud & soft)
- tempo
changes (slow-med-fast)
- real
sign language
Some two year olds are able to master musical skills such as:
- naming
various instruments
- naming
various body motions (march, walk, run, tip toe)
- choose
a song by themselves
- handle
instruments gently
- identify
music notation symbols (quarter, eighth, half notes and rests)
- sing
and play an instrument simultaneously
- switch
between 2 different instruments in the same song
Lastly, some two year olds are able to begin doing musical activities
without their grown-ups. To help them think and act independently,
we give each two year old a turn by themselves:
- at
the felt board
- to
demonstrate a body motion
- to
put away their instrument
-
to play a solo
Threes
Three
year olds have progressed in their fine and gross motor skills.
They can run with more control and use their fingers with more
dexterity. Most important of all, they sing!
Hot
Diggity Dog music activities for threes are more complex. They
include:
- music
notation games
- switching
between 2 or 3 instruments in the same song
- acting
out a song
- partnering
- orchestrating
a song with small groups playing various instruments
- listening
to a story song and answering questions about plot and characters
- rhyming
songs
- movement
games
- circle
songs
- helping
the teacher in specific tasks
Fours
- Kindergarten
This
age group has the added advantage of more defined verbal skills.
A teacher can easily converse with a four, five or six year old.
Hot
Diggity Dog music activities for this age group include:
- songs
with humor
- songs
that include spelling
- more
complex hand motions
- more
complex music theory
- more
challenging orchestrations
- drawing
various instruments and music notation
- puppet
shows
- musical
instrument crafts
- more
advanced circle songs
- more
complex musical games
- tongue
twister songs
- more
advanced sign language
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Ways to Learn Our Musical Activities
There
are 3 ways to learn the various musical activities that accompany
our songs.
- The
most detailed (with illustrations and instructions) is our free
activity charts. They contain our most popular finger, hand
and body motions.
- The
the next more specific listing is in the "Curriculum Tools"
column for each CD on our sound bites
& bits page. This list contains specific rhythm and
prop ideas.
- The
last way is by reading the age specific ideas listed on this
web page. Although they are not detailed, they may be able to
give you additional ideas.
Have
fun! Make up your own musical activities to our songs. And please
feel free to contact us with your comments, ideas or questions.
Our
Hot Diggity Dog CD and cassette sales have been so successful,
we’re able to offer a package special. For a limited
time you can purchase all three titles together for one
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