GOAL 8:

• Following directions
• Leadership
• Coordination
• Listening skills

EQUIPMENT:

• 1 hand drum or drum with mallet

INSTRUCTIONS:

• The children stand in a circle formation where a drum is placed in the center where the
  teacher is.
• The teacher explains to the children that they will be walking in a circle taking slow steps while the teacher starts banging on the drum slowly, “Walking” steps when you play a moderate beat, and “running” steps when you play fast. Whenever the teacher stops playing the group has to freeze like statues until the teacher starts playing again.
• Once the children are familiar with the game, they can take turns playing the drum and
  leading the activity.

VARIATIONS / ADAPTATIONS:

• Using animal picture cards, the teacher cues the kids to move around in a circle like the
  animals chosen
  • elephant – pound drum with fist
  • mouse – ‘scurry’ fingertips on the drum
  • rabbit – make fingers “hop” on the drum
  • horse – put a galloping rhythm on the drum
  • snake – glide hand on the drum
  • cat – use soft, slow taps

   

• Choose a child to be the drum leader to choose an animal and be the drum leader.
  Play “guess the animal” by having the children sit in a circle as the drum leader play in a
  specific way and the group must guess which animal footsteps the leader is playing (provide
  animal flashcards as needed).