Perfect Math With Music Activities To Complement Burnsville Kindergarten Experience

Perfect Math With Music Activities To Complement Burnsville Kindergarten Experience   

Counting is one of the most basic math concepts that your child will learn in kindergarten. You don't need to wait until s/he goes to school to begin learning to count though. Why not complement the burnsville kindergarten experience at home with these fun and educational activities. Using recycled soda bottles you and your child can make a great instrument to learn math with music! 

Materials: 

(8) 2 liter or 20 oz. recycled bottles

Tap water

marked pieces of paper with the numbers 1 through 8 

-Fill the bottles with varying amounts of water and place along the table next to each other going from low to high and left to right.   

-Have fun experimenting with different fills to create step by step tones.  Example: a slightly filled bottle will have a lower and deeper tone than one that is more full. 

-Have your child put the numbers in front of the bottles, the number one is the lowest sound which will be the first one on the left and go up through the numbers until you reach 8, which is the highest tone in your water bottle xylophone scale. 

Math with music counting game:  

-Each musical tone is attached to a number.  You say the number as the child blows over the bottle with that number to create the tone.  Then, once your child is comfortable with the numbers and tones you may start to do some basic addition and subtraction. For example, “Blow over 2+3 bottles” then have your child count the sounds and blow over the right one…5!!   

-Have fun creating more math with music challenges and encourage your child to give you some too! 

Enjoying math with music by playing your musical water bottle instrument 

You and your child can do some very basic nursery rhymes with the melody and number. 

Hot Cross Buns 

Hot    Cross Buns,     Hot   Cross   Buns, 
  3       2         1             3       2          1       `  

one     a       pen-ny

1          1       1      1 

two      a          pen-ny,   

 2         2           2      2

Hot      cross      buns

  3           2            1  

Row, Row, Row Your Boat 

Row   Row    Row     your   boat
  1         1          1           2         3

gently       down       the        stream
 3    2           3              4            5

merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
8            5            3            1

life   is     but   a     dream
 5     4      3      2     1

I am always looking for great musical activities to teach and please let me know what you think of this math with music activity.  Also, if you are looking for a great Preschool experience check out our program at the Burnsville School of Rock!

For more information please check out my website:
http://burnsville.schoolofrock.com/program/early-education