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Fun PreK Activities

Denise Gagne

Fun PreK Activities

Beat Beat Feel the Beat:
Beat, beat, feel the beat!
Say your name, then take a seat!

Say the poem, then 4 or 8 children say their names, then take a seat:
My name is Colin.
My name’s Amanda.

It takes a couple of weeks until they figure out (with teacher help) how to fit their name on the beat.

Accompany the students by playing a steady beat on a new instrument each week.

Discuss how the sound is made and suggest a way to classify the instrument: I use woods, metals, shake/scrapes, drums.

This one activity covers a ton of concepts: steady beat, classifying instruments AND I get to learn all the kids names.

This will be a key activity when I get a preK curriculum written!

I also use Melody the Elephant - I got this idea from the MK8 list when I first joined, and I don't know who started it, but I've used this for more than 8 years now. Whatever the kids sing to Melody, she does. If they use a speaking voice, she won't do it. This is a great way to reinforce with the youngest students the difference between speaking and singing voices.

Alphabet Action Songs

I've had a number of PreK teachers tell me that they base their entire PreK curriculum around my Alphabet Action Songs. There are new stories (very funny - very cute!) so for each letter, there is a story, a phonics song to teach them the letter and an action song.

If any of the teachers on this list use the Alphabet Action Songs Collection and would like the new stories, email off-list. I'd be happy to send them to you.

Alligator Alarm

Alligator Al lived in a swamp in Florida. Alligator Al was a very big alligator, and he was always hungry. All of the animals in the swamp were afraid of him. When Alligator Al was awake, none of the animals could walk through the swamp or swim in the river. The animals kept asking, “What should we do?”

The animals discovered that Alligator Al took a nap every afternoon. They asked the ants in the anthill nearby to keep watch, and sound an alarm when he woke up. The plan worked! Finally, the animals had a time when they could swim and walk through the swamp.

The ants kept watch on Alligator Al, and when he stopped snoring and awoke, they sounded the alarm!

Letter A Phonics songs:
Short Letter A: (tune - Mulberry Bush with straight 8ths)
Short letter a says a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a,a
Short letter a says a, a, a, like Alligator Al.

Long Letter A: (tune - If you're happy and you know it)
When letter A is long it says it's name - A! A!
When letter A is long it says it's name - A! A!
When letter A is long it says it's name out loud and strong!
When letter A is long it says it's name - A! A!

Action Song: Alligator Alarm

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