A simple song exploring pitch recognition and demonstrating their understanding through movement and levels.
FOCUS AREAS: [proprioception] [active listening] [low energy] [inhibitory control] [reflexes]
Source: Catch a Song, Deanna Hoermann & Doreen Bridges (1985)
Extension?
- If using instruments; play the lowest and highest possible note or key to easily distinguish high/low sounds.
- If using your bodies: incorporate scarves for each individual, lycra or a parachute as a whole group, or just their bodies to jump up high and crouch down low!
- Babies: Use this song anywhere; transitioning from the nappy changing table or the bath to the changing mat, for example.
Lyrics:
Up, up, up, up, up - high up in the sky!
Down, down, down, down, down - me oh me oh my!
