Table of Contents List of Music Games
Movement is vital to learning. [Why]
Using the shakers gives a focus to the movement and much proprioceptive input.
Using a shaker connects movement and sound.
Develop more body awareness Develop sound awareness Visual awareness Activate movement and spacial awareness Begin to organize more random movements into rhythm patterns.
Ready
Asleep
Rules Agreements and Parameters - shakers should not be thrown, OR shakers can only be thrown as high as the top of you head.
Define physical space boundaries. You have to stay in you chair or stay on your mat. Do your best to follow the leader.
"Do what I do."
Call, "Shakers Ready"
Play shakers UP and Down
Play shakers Side to Side
Play shakers Around in a circle
Play shakers Rotating Hands
Pass shaker behind the back (reverse direction)
Pass shaker behind the neck
Pass shaker behind one knee
Pass shaker in figure 8 between the knees
Balance on the head (Note: these balancing pieces help ito bring the students into their 'salience systems'. The focus and feedback helps to to pay attention to the body posture, and position.)
Balance on the back of the hand
Back and Forth between the hands
Hold between the feet
Hold between the hands
Stand and hop up and down playing the shaker
Call "Shakers Asleep"
Call attention to actions that were done well. Both the quality of movement and
the quality of how students followed the lead.
Celebrate and anchor the life fullness, participation that is happening.
"Celebration Rhythm"
Safety and Connection by doing activity together.
Novelty by trying and learning new movements
Significance by creating new movements.
importance of proprioception
integrating hearing and moving
Play Shakers around the Body standing on a Balance Board.