The document outlines the project 'Let's Share Our Games!', funded by the European Commission and the Bulgarian National Agency, focusing on the importance of music games in early childhood education. It describes various musical activities designed to enhance children's cognitive development, including rhythm exercises, thematic songs, and play-based games that promote skills like coordination, attention, and memory. Additionally, it emphasizes the Orff approach to music education, which incorporates movement and instrument play to foster children's overall growth and love for music.

1. MUSIC GAMES
Notebook
Project „Let’s Share Our Games!“
2019-1-BG01-KA201-062605
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission and Bulgarian National Agency (project
no: 2019-1-BG01-KA201-062605). This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission or NA
cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

2. Kindergarten music games
From the very birth the baby, listening to the lullaby of the mother, learns to hear
and perceive the music, to feel the nature of the sounds. Rattles, musical toys
arouse cognitive interest. Such games help the child to get acquainted with the
world around him in an accessible, fun way.
Psychologists say that music helps a child to develop harmoniously. It was found
that thanks to educational activities in which teachers use children's musical games
in kindergarten, students learn and memorize the material better.
In addition, such activities contribute to:
 memory development;
 attention;
 logical thinking;
 perseverance;
 the formation of speech, the correct pronunciation of sounds;
 the development of coordination of movements;
 increasing the motivation to learn;
 the formation of aesthetic taste.
Children's Orchestra -Music Game
Materials: children's musical instruments - wooden
horses, bells, tambourines, maracas
You need these musical instruments!
Instrumental of the so-called song "Todoro, Todorke”
or another of the teacher's choice.
Tasks: developing a sense of rhythm, musical
hearing and attention
Game rules: each instrument group has its own
symbol (musical note on a different background)
and children play only when the teacher shows
their symbol.

3. Stork rolling game
Stork in the egg knocks –
knock-knock-knock-knock!
And the shell cracks –
crack, crack, crack, crack!
First the beak is passed –
truck-truck, truck-truck!
Тhen he gets to his feet —
again, again, again, again!
A grasshopper in the grass jumped
here and there, here and there!
The stork with the beak slammed -
am-am, am-am!
He fluttered his wings-
mah-mah, mah-mah!
It's so beautiful in heaven –
ah-ah, ah-ah!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atG8NqRKOk4
The children make movements
according to the lyrics of the song.

4. The tulip is swaying
on a green meadow.
It wasn't a tulip,
it was a baby.
His mother woke him up
and thought kindly of him
Get up, get up, baby,
look at the lazars!
The tulip is swaying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NxV1smsUpM
Lazarus Day

5. 1. The children are in two circles with each other and move in both opposite directions.
2. The inner circle raises its gripped hands and makes gates through which the children of
the outer circle pierce. So they change places and turn in opposite directions again. Repeat
the movements one more time. They end with a bow "IHA!"
Lazarus Day is celebrated on the penultimate Saturday before Easter. For Orthodox
Christians, this holiday commemorates one of the greatest miracles performed by
Jesus Christ-the resurrection of Lazarus. According to the folk tradition of Lazarus
Day, the custom of Lazarus is performed. It is attended by lazarki - little girls and
maidens, who in disguise with Lazarus costumes visit the houses on this day, sing
Lazarus songs and dance for each member of the family. It is believed that after
Lazarus, the girls have grown up.
Laduvane

6. A c t i v i t y 1
DESCRIPTION
1.CHILDREN ARE IN CIRCLE
AND ONE IN THE CENTER
2. WHEN THE SONG STARTS,
THE CHILD IN THE MIDDLE
WALKS AROUND IN CIRCLE
AND PICKS A FRIEND
3.THE TWO CHILDREN MIME THE SONG.
THE SONG STARTS OVER AGAIN
FULL TEXT
If you are sad, you miss the joy you want to chase
away the melancholy, come with me
I will teach you the song of happiness.
Flap your wings move your antennas, give me your
paws, fly here, fly there,
the song of happiness.

7. A c t i v i t y 2
DESCRIPTION
A GROUP OF CHILDREN ARE IN CIRCLE AND SING THE SONG
WHEN THE SINGING STOPS, CHILDREN TAKE EACH OTHER BY THE ARM AND
SPIN AROUND
THEY REPEAT THE SONG FROM THE BEGINNING,
BUT THE LETTER “B” IS SILENT AND THEY CLAP
THEIR HANDS THAN THEY CLAP THE HANDS
ON “B” AND “I” AND SO ON THE LAST TIME THEY
CLAP THEIR HANDS ON THE WHOLE WORD
”B - I - N - G - O”

8. A c t i v i t y 3
DESCRIPTION
1. ONE OF THE CHILDREN STAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CIRCLE,
WHILE THE OTHERS WALK IN CIRCLE
2. WHEN THE SONG ENDS THE CHILD PICKS A FRIEND FROM THE CIRCLE
WHO TAKE HIS PLACE
3. THE SONGS STARTS OVER
FULL TEXT
Tun tun tun,
my little kitty,
The meat to me,
the bones to you.
One, two, three,
One, two, three,
it's your turn
to stay
outside!

9. A c t i v i t y 4
DESCRIPTION
1. A GIRL (THE POULTRY-WOMAN)
LEAD A GROUP OF CHILDREN
MOVING IN CIRCLE AND A CHILD IS
LEFT OUTSIDE (THE THIEF)
2. THE CHILD OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE STARTS
A COUNT TO CHOOSE A CHILD (THE
CHICKEN) THAT GETS ELIMINATED
3. THE COUNT IS REPEATED AND
THE GAME ENDS WHEN THE
THIEF CATCHES ALL THE
CHICKENS

10. ACTIVITY:
YOU CAN PAINT THE PICTURE AND COPY THE FRAME ABOVE
FULL TEXT
Oh madama pollaiola
quanti polli hai nel pollaio?
ne no tanti e poi tanti
a nessuno li voglio dar
dammene uno pel mio
passaggio quando passo son
sempre sola scegli scegli
quel che ti pare
mail più bello lascialo star
il piu bello che ci sia me lo
voglio portar via il piu bello
che ci sia me lo porto via
con me

11. Activity 5
DESCRIPTION
1. CHILDREN ARE DISPOSED IN TWO LINES
IN FRONT OF EACH OTHER
2. FOR EACH GROUP, AN
ANIMAL OR AN OBJECT IS
ASSIGNED TO EACH CHILD
3. WHEN CHILDREN HEAR THE
NAME OF THE ASSIGNED
ANIMAL/OBJECT THEY HAVE TO
SWITCH POSITION FROM THEIR
GROUP TO THE OTHER ONE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkorhKLR22A&feature=youtu.be

12. Activity 6
DESCRIPTION
THIS SONG IS USUALLY PERFORMED DURING SPRING FESTIVALS.
CHILDREN MIME THE LYRICS AS THE SONG GOES.

13. FULL TEXT
La strada dell’amore va in salita alle
ragazze la palma dorata, alle ragazze la
palma dorata,
ai giovanotti la galera a vita.
RITORNELLO:
La mamma un vole, un vole, un vole che
io faccia l’amor con te,
ma vieni, amore,
quando la mamma un c’è.
Ho seminato un campo di carciofi,
giovanottino mi son bell’ e nati,
giovanottino mi son bell’ e nati, carciofi
come te uh son venuti.
RITORNELLO:
Ho seminato un campo d’ accidenti; se la
stagione me li tira avanti,
se la stagione me li tira avanti,
ce n’è per te e per tutti i tu’ parenti.
RITORNELLO:
A me mi piaccion gli uomini moretti,
perche’ moretto e’ l’amore mio, moretto
lui, biondina sono io:
che bella coppia che ha creato Iddio.
RITORNELLO:
A me mi piace il fischio del vapore,
perché il mio amore gli era macchinista,
perché il mio amore gli era macchinista:
e mi tradiva e non me n’ ero avvista.
RITORNELLO:
per te mi butterei in un mare voto
e sotto il treno quando e’ già passato.
per lui mi butterei nel mare voto
e sotto il treno quando e’ già passato.

14. Activity 7
BODY PERCUSSION IS THE ART OF MAKE MUSIC WITH THE BODY AND IT
USES IN MUSICAL DIDACTIC:
IT’S POSSIBLE TO EXPERIMENT MUSICAL AND RYTHMIC ELEMENTS,
WORDS’ METRIC AND IMPROVE COORDINATION, CONCENTRATIONS E
KNOWLEDGE OF THE BODY.

15. Preschool ,,Saulīte’’, Jūrmala, Latvia
Music game 1
,,Snowman dancing’’
Materials for activity No.1
The children make snowmen as a music instrument.
Create snowmen using simple materials!
Use yoghurt or mineral water bottles'.
Fill the bottles with pasta, groats or rice.

16. Preschool ,,Saulīte’’, Jūrmala, Latvia
Music scores and game instruction
for activity No.1
⮚ Children sit in a circle on the floor in a Turkish pose. They sing a
song and rhythmically play snowman’s musical instrument.
⮚ Musical instrument play on the symbol
⮚ In the 5-8 ; 11-12 beats children raises his arms and play musical
instrument.
⮚ In the 9, 11 beats rhythmically tap the musical instrument on the
right knee.
⮚ In the 10 beats rhythmically tap the musical instrument on the
left knee.
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x65TpS8l2w8

17. Preschool ,,Saulīte’’, Jūrmala, Latvia
Music game 2
Rhythm and movement game
Game instruction and music
Step 1: The children form a circle. Move in a circle on the fingertips. Then clap your hands
rhythmically: 1,2 and 1,2,3.Do these movements twice.
Step 2: Shows bird beaks by hand and then tap with your hands on your knees. Do these
movements twice.
Step 3: Do movements for step 1, but only clap your hands 4 times.
Mozart ,,Turkish march’’
Step 4: Perform large rhythmic steps: 1,2 and 1,2,3. Do these movements twice.
Step 5: Dance on your toes, then dance on the heels. Dance with all your feet. And the end
turn around while walking.
Step 6: Do movements for step 4.
Step 7: Do step 1,2 and 1.
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPqh2KAWZwc
Music game 3
,,Let’s draw a music story!’’
Materials for activity No.3
 A4 sheet of white paper. The white paper is divided into 9 squares.
 Colored pencils ( yellow, blue, green, orange, red and black colors).
 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5ocYx05h6o
 Audio file Grieg ,,Morning mood”.
Game instruction
• Children watch a video about the awaking of nature.
• Children listen music again and draw the direction of the music melody with circles, lines,
dots, waves in the air.
• Then children take pencils of a certain color, each pencil represents the awakening of the
sun, sky, grass, trees, flowers and ladybug: yellow (sun), blue (sky), green (grass, trees),
orange (flowers), red, black (ladybug).
• Then children listen music again and draw melody on the paper.
• The white paper is divided into 9 squares, each square draws a certain part of the story.
For example, the sun and sky woke up and kids draw this in the first square. The teacher
indicates what to draw at a particular stage of music and part of square.
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH7uw3thydQ&t=24s

18. Musical games
What do we live in?
Music games in everyday activities.
Musical games during various holidays and events.
Musical games during national events.
Children’s Rehabilitation center –
school “Pusele” Taurage, Lithuania
Music in everyday life
Music lessons are an important part of everyday school life.
The lessons are organized by a specialist - Art education teacher.
Lessons take place twice a week (20-30 minutes each).
Various rhythmic exercises, musical games take place during each lesson.
Music activities and games during holidays and events
During national/ethnic events, children sing traditional Lithuanian folk songs,
dance dances, and circles. It is important to wear a national costume,
a symbol of national identity.

19. Children’s Rehabilitation center –
school “Pusele” Taurage, Lithuania
Children with special educational needs, speech difficulties, express themselves by
playing various musical instruments, performing rhythmic exercises.
Activity 1
Music - rhythmic game „We are building a house“
• Children stand in a circle, sing and beat the rhythm with wooden sticks
according to the melody of the song.
• According to the melody of the song, the children imitate the house.
• Children look out the window.
• The children squatting imitate running around the house.

20. Children’s Rehabilitation center –
school “Pusele” Taurage, Lithuania
Activity 2
Musical – rhythmic game „Our little legs“
Music Activity 1
• Children take turns to walk or run in a circle singing.
• Children clap their hands in front of themselves and behind their backs.
• Children raise their hands and show how the sun is shining (imitating sunlight).
• Children imitate flying birds.

21. Children’s Rehabilitation center –
school “Pusele” Taurage, Lithuania
Activity 3. Ethnic game „Straw shoes“
Music Activity 2
• Children holding hands walking in a circle singing "Straw shoes, jacket soles", raising
their hands, or squatting according to the lyrics of the song.
• With the sound of the adjective, the children jump on one leg in a circle and sing "I
can't jump, my leg hurts".
• The game starts again. Play until you get bored.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lyj3UNm_uQ&ab_channel=KarolinaSeputyte
Video music games:
Our community wishes you a good time.
Let's enjoy music and play the games!!!

22. MUSIC GAME ACTIVITY 1
TWO EAGELS FRIENDS
Children's are divided into two groups: one group of two (group I) and the other group
four or more (group II). The two groups stand opposite each other and hold hands.
Group I starts the game. When they start dancing and singing, group I jumps towards
group II. They jump and when they get close to group I, they start jumping backwards,
walking away and taking one child from the I group.
The two groups are always facing each other. Both approaching and departing are done
by dancing, and singing the verses of the song, once moving forward, and then walking
backward. The game continue till in the first group there are no more child.
“Early Music training seems to shape the young brain, strengthening the neural
connections and perhaps establishing new ones.”
MUSIC GAME ACTIVITY 2
R H Y T H M E X E R C I S E S
Rhythm Activities are a great way to bring
the class together and focus. Children's just
love to move and this is a perfect way to start
the day with some music exercises.
 Fading the beat out and in and
clapping the hands
 Children can also take turns leading the
singing task (e.g. by conducting the beat)
and introducing tempo changes.
 Children establish a steady beat (by
clapping or using rhythm instruments)

23. MUSIC GAME ACTIVITY 3
C L A P C L A P S O N G
The main objective of the Music and
Movement class is the development of
the cognitive and psychomotor skills of
children between the ages of 3 and 5
approximately.
The mixture of physical and intellectual
work, through different methodological
strategies, focuses our work as teachers
towards an artistic practice that will
help the early development of children.
Children's on the beginning start
learning few movements and during
the song is played teacher start
changing and adding more movements.
After few repeats kids will remember
their movements listening the rhythm
of the song. The activity can be
combined also with some materials
kids to keep it during the song: paper,
instrument or a toy.
“Music education opens doors that help children pass from
school into the world around them a world of work, culture,
intellectual activity, and human involvement.”
O R F F E D U C A T I O N
The Orff system of
music education is an
ingenious approach
that incorporates many
different kinds of
learning elements, like
dance, acting, singing
and the use of various
percussion
instruments. Uses
rhythm and movement
as the two key
elements of teaching.
In JOUDG Breshia
exist Orff music class
and a teacher for
weekly activities with
children’s.
O R F F
I N S T R U M E N T S

24. Music helps children’s literacy
and communication skills
Music games can help a child develop physically
When a child learns a new song and
begins to sing it with other children, they
will improve their literacy and develop a
greater understanding of the meaning of
specific words.
Music will also help them improve their
communication skills by helping them to
pronounce new words and develop better
fluency of speech.
Many music games involve children
clapping along or playing percussive
musical instruments. These games will
help the children improve their
coordination skills and develop a sense of
timing. Their motor skills will improve
and they will learn how much fun playing
a musical instrument can be.
Music plays a very important role in a
child’s development. Researchers have
discovered that even unborn can
recognize the vibrations of musical
sounds.
Infants also have an immediate
connection with music as
demonstrated by their love of lullabies
and eagerness to dance along to
music. As children grow older, they
begin to fall in love with the music in
children’s programs like Peppa Pig,
Teletubbies, Postman Pat, Thomas &
Friends, and The Wiggles. They
quickly memorize the melodies and
lyrics of the many songs they hear.
O R F F
A C T I V I T I E S
The Orff Approach (also known as the Orff
Schulwerk) is a popular method of
teaching music to younger children.
Orff instruments include xylophones
glockenspiels marimbas and
metallophones. These instruments contain
removable bars that resonate to project a
sound when they are hit with mallets.
Other instruments in the Orff Approach
include various- sized drums (timpani) and
recorders.
Orff Instruments are lightweight and very
easy to play-during songs children who
aren't playing instruments ar encouraged
to dance clap chant sing and snap their
fingers along to the rhythm and melody.
In fact it has been proven that Orff
instruments enhance dexterity
concentration and coordination in those
with intellectual disabilities as well as the
agility and memory of elderly individuals.

25. Folk Dance
Tresenica-Тресеница (or Shaking dance in
English) is a Macedonian oro (dance) from
the region of Mariovo. It is a typical
women's dance with steady and proud
movements and careful balance of the
body. The dancers hold hands and begin
their dance in semicircle. The dance
rhythm is and there are four versions of
the dance.
S H O T A D A N C E
Shota is an Albanian dance very popular. It
involves synchronized steps, and a strong rhythm.
It is commonly played at weddings, folk festivals
and other events.
Anyone who has seen shows by the professional
ensembles from former Yugoslavia will recognize
this dance and the tune to it, presented as “Shota”.
Originally, it is a dance from the ancient Illyrian
civilization but the dance represents two things.
Firstly, it was an idyllic dance for a woman and a
man, to show their genuine interest in each other.
The second use of the song was later on, adapted
for the female freedom fighter.
Music activities
JOUDG BRESHIA
In JOUDG Breshia we pay big attention to the
activities with music. Being part of the plan
programme from the Ministry of Labor and
Social Policies we provide to the children's
different learning lessons with music.
The concepts covered in Kindergarten are so
foundational; they need to understand
loud/quiet, fast/slow, high/low, beat, and rhythm
well in order to move to other activities with
music. Preschool children express great interest
in various musical activities and are often part of
their daily activities. Due to age, children often
do not have the opportunity or can not express
their emotions, nor the experiences, ambiguities
or problems of a socio-emotional nature.

26. Therefore, we agree that music - in the broadest
sense of the word (singing, playing the instrument,
dancing, etc.) helps children not only to overcome
and understand various issues, dilemmas and
problems.
We provide to children's yearly to learn and
celebrate with music all the festivals which are in
our country but also some international events.
"A child who sings
is a happy child!"
Music activities
You can check music games on our You
Tube Channel - JOUDG Breshia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbd7F7rnVnA&t=6s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eRaK7CbuDk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXV1rOxSTLQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae0nRnx2ITs&t=11s
We hope you enjoyed this edition!

27. https://soundbible.com/
https://online-voice-recorder.com/
https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/
https://experiments.withgoogle.com/song-maker
https://experiments.withgoogle.com/search?q=music
https://playxylo.com/
https://www.onlinepianist.com/
https://onlinesequencer.net/
https://scratch.mit.edu/
Music games inside and outside classrooms of our school. All around the
world kids play almost the same games. Apart from those games, we played
many music games online. Here are some of them:
MUSIC GAME ACTIVITY

28. „Music chairs“
MUSIC GAME ACTIVITY
„Round the music clock“
“Choose and play!"

29. STONE BRIDGE
Podul de piatră
(Romanian)
Podul de piatră s-a dărâmat
A venit apa şi l-a luat
Vom face altul pe râu, în jos
Altul mai trainic şi mai frumos!
Vom face altul pe râu, în jos
Altul mai trainic şi mai frumos!
Stone Bridge
(English)
The stone bridge broke down,
The water came and took it down!
We'll build another one,
Another one that will last and
is even more beautiful!
We'll build another one,
Another one that will last and
is even more beautiful!
STONE BRIDGE
DANCE STEPS:
STEP 1
One kid stands across from
another kid and makes an
arch by holding the other
kid's hands up in the air.

30. STEP 2
All the other players pass
one by one under the bridge
(under the hands of those who
make up the bridge)
while singing the song.
STEP 3
When the song comes to an
end, the players who form
the bridge lower their
hands to catch the one
who is currently under
The bridge. The kid who
was caught leaves
the game and stands
on the sideline.
STEP 4
Once there's another
player on the sideline,
the two join the players
forming the bridge by
putting their hands up
in an arch next to the
first two who are
forming the bridge so
that the bridge becomes
longer.

31. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission and Bulgarian National Agency
(project №: 2019-1-BG01-KA201-062605). This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission or NA
cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein
Musical games have a high developmental
effect because they encourage children's activity
and independence. Through them, rhythmic
skills and habits are easily built. They can also
be used to diagnose musical abilities, to highlight
children's emotional responsiveness to music,
their musical-auditory ideas, their musical
memory, imagination, etc. They contribute to
inclusion in different types of musical activities -
listening to music, performing musical works,
and the movements inherent in them.
Musical games are a source of pleasure and
emotional saturation with the variety of
activities and emphasized melodiousness
included in them.