Title – Name Game with a Beat

By – Alice Mosley

Primary Subject – Music

Secondary Subjects – Other

Grade Level – K-5

Note from LessonPlansPage.com:

The inspiration for this lesson came from a previously submitted Beginning-of-School idea submitted by “Monica” entitled

Remembering Your Classmates’ Names

. Alice Mosley, a music teacher, expanded it into a version applicable for music or music and movement.

It might also may be of help in:

*building self-esteem

*building social skills

*developing awareness of timing and cooperation

*language awareness (awareness of syllables and stress)

2) Going around the room, everyone says their name, one at a time, with a drumbeat or a clap. Variation 1: pass a ball (or a fluffy animal, for very young children) while child says his or her name. Variation 2: use a gesture or an action while you say your name. Invite ideas from children.

3) Then on to a more challenging version: say your name, and the name of the person before you. This may help those with weak memories (such as this teacher) to have a better chance at the most enjoyable part of the game which you describe – trying to recite the names cumulatively.

4) The version described in Monica’s lesson plan: saying your name and those who have come before you.

5) For a finale, the whole class could sing everyone’s names, one at a time, to two very simple notes (so-mi, in case you know any music, otherwise, it’s the tones the cuckoo uses). If confident, each child could stand in turn as his or her name is sung.

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