Kids Make Music,
Babies Make Music,Too!

Lesson Plan Book

Capture the magical power and excitement of interactive musical learning. More than 80 easy-to-follow, innovative lesson plans for babies through primary school age children. Includes movement activities, instrument playing, puppets and more - illustrated with photographs. Perfect for parents, teachers and caregivers.

"This book is the greatest! Anyone who teaches...children will love the simple songs, activities and accompaniments. My lessons are not complete without at least one of Lynn's creative ideas!"

Linda Yameen - Music instructor, K-5, and licensed Kindermusik teacher in Liberty, Missouri

LIST OF LESSONS

From: BABIES MAKE MUSIC

1

One Leg Two Legs

2

Wash The Dishes

3

Round And Round The Garden

4

Five Little Kittens

5

Two Little Eyes

5

Criss Cross Applesauce

7

Goin' On A Bike Ride

8

Shoe A Little Horse

9

RolyPoly

10

Peek-A-Boo

11

Gray Squirrel

12

Exercise to the Beat - Twinkle Theme

13

Walter, Walter Wagtail

14

This Is The Way The Ladies Ride

15

Riding On a Pony

15

Leg Over Leg

17

I Know a Little Pony

18

Mother and Father And Uncle John

19

All The Little Firefighters

20

Humpty Dumpty

21

Apple Tree

22

B-I-N-G-O

23

Folk Dance

24

Rock-A-Bye, Baby

25

Bayushka Bayu

From: KIDS MAKE MUSIC, TOO!

43

Rig-A-Jig-Jig

44

Somebody's Knockin' Who's That?

45

Little Shoemaker

45

Little Horses

47

Silly Sam

48

Stormy Day

49

Merry-Go-Round

50

The Colors Are Gliding

51

A Very Hilly Place
drum (boy) * guiro tone block (frog) * shaker egg (snake) * finger cymbals (bird) * hand drum (train) * drum (boy)

52

Come, My Friends

93

Goodbye Song (from Kids Make Music)

From: KIDS MAKE MUSIC

26

Girls And Boys Come Out To Play

27

Hello (Echo) Song

28

Little Clown

29

Bell Horses

30

Shake Those Bells

31

Stars/Star Light

32

Five Little Triangles

33

The Fire Truck

34

Up So High

35

Shake And Stop

35

Come And Play The Tambourine

37

This Is The Way We Play

38

The Old Gray Cat

39

Jig Jog

40

Percussion Family

41

Two Little Sausages

42

Marching

From:

KIDS MAKE MUSIC, TOO!

43

Rig-A-Jig-Jig

44

Somebody's Knockin' Who's That?

LYNN KLEINER

Lynn Kleiner is founder and director of Music Rhapsody, a music school based in Manhattan Bach, California for parents and infants, toddlers and young children through the 8th grade. She also directs Music Rhapsody's Summer Music Day Camp for children ages 5 - 14. A popular clinician for pre-schools, school districts, Orff-Schulwerk chapters and parent groups, Lynn has also presented sessions at many national conferences for the American Orff-Schulwerk Association and the Music Educators National Conference. Her award-winning videos, "Babies Make Music," "Kids Make Music," and "Kids Make Music Tool" for the early childhood years have been very popular with parents and teachers of young children. KIeiner's Orff-Schulwerk training and her Master's certificate were earned at Memphis State University.

CECILIA RIDDELL

Cecilia Riddell has taught music and music education at California State University, Dominguez Hills since 1972. A graduate of Pomona College and Harvard University Graduate School of Education, she received her Ph.D. in Music from U.C.L.A. A former choral conductor and pianist, she received her Orff Level Ill certificate from U.S.C. in 1974. Riddell has written many articles and has presented numerous workshops for local, state and national music associations. In addition to teaching at the university level, Riddell offers Saturday classes for babies and parents, and for pre-school children. She was named "Teacher of the Year" in 1994 by the California Music Educators Association, Southern Section.

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