Duration: 10 minutes
Primary SPIRIT Skill(s) focus:
The children look for natural objects they can use to “make music” with. Examples include snapping dry sticks, rustling dry leaves, blowing on grass, clinking stones, hitting sticks together, or tapping sticks on the ground. The children search on their own, but the teacher can also offer suggestions. The children are divided into three groups. The teacher demonstrates the rhythm each group should follow:
- Group 1: TA-TA-TA-TA
- Group 2: TI-TI-TA-TI-TI-TA
- Group 3: TI-TI-TI-TI-TI-TI-TI-TI
First, each group practices separately. Then the teacher gradually adds groups one by one until all three groups play together. Once they manage this, the groups switch rhythms. If background noises are heard (e.g., a singing bird or construction sounds), incorporate those rhythms into the activity as well.