Ideas

Here you will find a collection of ideas that I have used over the years.  Some ideas have been gathered from others to give you a better idea of what I am talking about since many of my objects are no longer in function and have been laid to rest in the garbage..  These are from my personal files but I hope to come back and set links and give credit to those who have actually made the objects I displayed.

Bean Bags

Bean Bag Pass 

Instead of visual aids, you can use other activities that follow up on the question. For instance, if you were teaching the song “I Believe in Being Honest” You could ask the question “What do I believe in?” After hearing the answer, pass a beanbag around while singing the phrase once or twice again. Instead of letting the child holding the bean bag, draw a paper that says something like have the person on the left answer the question, or the person in front of the child holding the bean bag, name one way to be honest.

Bean Bag Toss

Make a list of the songs you want to review.  Use your imagination as to where and how to present the songs.  Example, poster board, word strips, little cans or baskets, etc.

Include as many titles as you want to use.  Invite a child to toss the beanbag to choose a song to sing. You can adjust the tossing distance according to age or ability.

Be sure to prepare a way for the pianist to find the song quickly. (This would apply to all activities)