Guest guest Posted June 19, 2000 Report Share Posted June 19, 2000 I promised my sister I would ask the great group on this list a question or two for her. She volunteers at my granddaughter's school. She has a really great keyboard and plays for the children once a week. She feels she could be doing more or maybe getting more from them by playing songs that they can participate in....like " The Wheels on the Bus " . If anyone has any suggestions about songs that would encourage some interaction by the children (ages 2-5) we'd really appreciate it. Also for anyone that has tried music as an intervention, I would love to hear from you regarding how it benefited your child and how the program was setup. Thanks. -- June " Do little things with great love. " Mother mailto:jn516@... http://www.geocities.com/aaa_list/ Autism-Awareness-Action's Web Site http://members.xoom.com/Jn516/ Alternate Site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2000 Report Share Posted June 19, 2000 I think any finger play or movement song can encourage participation. Here's a few ideas: Old Mac, the Hokey Pokey, I'm A Little Teapot, If You're Happy and You Know It, Itsy Spider, The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Row Your Boat (a great partner song, children sit across from one another in pairs and "row" back and forth holding hands), Five Little Monkeys, Twinkle Twinkle, Teddy Bear Teddy Bear, Down by the Bay, Ring Around the Rosie. We do not formally do music therapy but we do incorporate music into our program daily because it addresses my daughter's motor and sensory needs as well as teaching social and communication skills. We have used music to encourage my daughter and some of the kids I worked with to communicate by pausing at key points in the song and waiting for the child to either fill in the blank (for verbal kids) or to non-verbally indicate we should continue the song. Another idea is using visuals along with the song. My daughter's school has some great song boards for songs like The Wheels on the Bus or Old Mac and we have a doll of the Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. They give each child an animal and when that animal comes up in the song the child places it on the board (or in the Old Lady's tummy). You could always use or make felt boards or puppets or something else along the same idea. For children who are verbal you can take turns letting them fill in the blanks in parts of the song, like choosing the animal in Old Mac or filling in their own words in songs like Down By The Bay ("Did you ever see a ______ eating a ______?"). That's all I can think of off the top of my head... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2000 Report Share Posted June 19, 2000 I think any finger play or movement song can encourage participation. Here's a few ideas: Old Mac, the Hokey Pokey, I'm A Little Teapot, If You're Happy and You Know It, Itsy Spider, The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Row Your Boat (a great partner song, children sit across from one another in pairs and "row" back and forth holding hands), Five Little Monkeys, Twinkle Twinkle, Teddy Bear Teddy Bear, Down by the Bay, Ring Around the Rosie. We do not formally do music therapy but we do incorporate music into our program daily because it addresses my daughter's motor and sensory needs as well as teaching social and communication skills. We have used music to encourage my daughter and some of the kids I worked with to communicate by pausing at key points in the song and waiting for the child to either fill in the blank (for verbal kids) or to non-verbally indicate we should continue the song. Another idea is using visuals along with the song. My daughter's school has some great song boards for songs like The Wheels on the Bus or Old Mac and we have a doll of the Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. They give each child an animal and when that animal comes up in the song the child places it on the board (or in the Old Lady's tummy). You could always use or make felt boards or puppets or something else along the same idea. For children who are verbal you can take turns letting them fill in the blanks in parts of the song, like choosing the animal in Old Mac or filling in their own words in songs like Down By The Bay ("Did you ever see a ______ eating a ______?"). That's all I can think of off the top of my head... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2000 Report Share Posted June 19, 2000 I think any finger play or movement song can encourage participation. Here's a few ideas: Old Mac, the Hokey Pokey, I'm A Little Teapot, If You're Happy and You Know It, Itsy Spider, The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Row Your Boat (a great partner song, children sit across from one another in pairs and "row" back and forth holding hands), Five Little Monkeys, Twinkle Twinkle, Teddy Bear Teddy Bear, Down by the Bay, Ring Around the Rosie. We do not formally do music therapy but we do incorporate music into our program daily because it addresses my daughter's motor and sensory needs as well as teaching social and communication skills. We have used music to encourage my daughter and some of the kids I worked with to communicate by pausing at key points in the song and waiting for the child to either fill in the blank (for verbal kids) or to non-verbally indicate we should continue the song. Another idea is using visuals along with the song. My daughter's school has some great song boards for songs like The Wheels on the Bus or Old Mac and we have a doll of the Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. They give each child an animal and when that animal comes up in the song the child places it on the board (or in the Old Lady's tummy). You could always use or make felt boards or puppets or something else along the same idea. For children who are verbal you can take turns letting them fill in the blanks in parts of the song, like choosing the animal in Old Mac or filling in their own words in songs like Down By The Bay ("Did you ever see a ______ eating a ______?"). That's all I can think of off the top of my head... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2000 Report Share Posted June 20, 2000 Hi , thanks so much. I have forwarded it to my sister. The tapes sound like a good idea. -- June " Do little things with great love. " Mother mailto:jn516@... http://www.geocities.com/aaa_list/ Autism-Awareness-Action's Web Site http://members.xoom.com/Jn516/ Alternate Site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2000 Report Share Posted June 20, 2000 Hi , thanks so much. I have forwarded it to my sister. The tapes sound like a good idea. -- June " Do little things with great love. " Mother mailto:jn516@... http://www.geocities.com/aaa_list/ Autism-Awareness-Action's Web Site http://members.xoom.com/Jn516/ Alternate Site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2000 Report Share Posted June 20, 2000 Hi , thanks so much. I have forwarded it to my sister. The tapes sound like a good idea. -- June " Do little things with great love. " Mother mailto:jn516@... http://www.geocities.com/aaa_list/ Autism-Awareness-Action's Web Site http://members.xoom.com/Jn516/ Alternate Site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2000 Report Share Posted June 21, 2000 Hi , thanks for the additional information. I will forward to my sister. -- June " Do little things with great love. " Mother mailto:jn516@... http://www.geocities.com/aaa_list/ Autism-Awareness-Action's Web Site http://members.xoom.com/Jn516/ Alternate Site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2000 Report Share Posted June 21, 2000 Hi , thanks for the additional information. I will forward to my sister. -- June " Do little things with great love. " Mother mailto:jn516@... http://www.geocities.com/aaa_list/ Autism-Awareness-Action's Web Site http://members.xoom.com/Jn516/ Alternate Site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2000 Report Share Posted June 21, 2000 Hi , thanks for the additional information. I will forward to my sister. -- June " Do little things with great love. " Mother mailto:jn516@... http://www.geocities.com/aaa_list/ Autism-Awareness-Action's Web Site http://members.xoom.com/Jn516/ Alternate Site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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