Here are the fun games with musical instruments or sounds that we can do in the park or Hause that we adapted from the German. The tools used are very simple, inexpensive and can be made by yourself. Motoric games in the form of sound stimulation, in addition to making children happy and relaxed, can also increase the child's ability to concentrate and focus attention on specific tasks:
1. Indoor Running
4-5 children ran in a circle and the teacher then gave the acoustic signal using drum, tambourine or clapping rhythmically to stop the movement of children suddenly, then the child must face down as quickly as possible.
* Games Variation :
- The children could then ran back, then stopped suddenly also with musical instruments or sounds.
- Children can jump or crawl around with musical accompaniment tapes or other sounds,
then stopped abruptly.
* The instrument of the game: Cassette, musical instruments, drum, tambourine or other musical instrument or a safety triangle.
* Information on Method of Teaching:
At the beginning of the games children's will face difficulties to an abrupt stop their movement when the acoustic signal is played and some children still ran on, but over time they can control their bodies well and focus their attention on the sign / cue given acoustic.
2. Introduction of Various Sounds
Various kinds of sounds like dogs barking, chickens crowing, birds chirping, the sound of car horns, etc. are recorded into the cassette and then exposed to a small group of children and each child took turns to guess the sound.
* Variation Games:
The voice of teachers and children in the group or from another class were recorded and then played, then the children vote to guess who is it?
* Games Material / Equipment : A tape recorder, tape recorders and cassettes
* Information on Method of Teaching:
This game is fun, when it is played not too long, because if over time the child quickly became bored and concentration could be disrupted.
3. Playing with Imitate Animal Behavior and Sound
About 4-5 of children gathered in a circle and sat on the mat. A teacher stands in the middle with a witch hat and holding a magic wand that furnished earlier. One by one child covered with a blanket and as he stretched out his hand and touched the child's head with the stick, saying "Abrakadabra , be the elephant", then the blanket is removed, the child will imitate the behavior of elephants and sound like an elephant. Then move to another child, do the same and said: " Abrakadabra, be a chicken" and the children will behave like a chicken, while his voice cock crowed etc.
* Games Variation :
Children can also be proposed to be a they pet such as dogs, horses, birds, cats etc.
* Material / Equipment Games: Matras. A blanket, witches hats and wands that can be made with crep paper decorated with colorful.
* Information on Method of Teaching:
Children who become various animals have to move and make voices in such a way according to the ability of each child in the mimicked. The impetus for a variety of appearance and voice to imitate the behavior of one type of animal for a child can be obtained by observing the motion and the style of previous children or a teacher, before her turn. Teachers must lead concentrations of children to pay attention to his friend's behavior, so that he can also imitate the good behavior and animal sounds.
4. Voice broadcast Hard and Soft Sounds
A small group of children consisted of 5 or 6 children sat on the floor as he tapped his foot to the floor with a loud, louder and louder, and then switch to a soft voice, softer and softer again, so that almost no sound.
* Variation Games:
- Proceed as above, clapping or patting the floor
- Shouting loudly, then softly, then louder and softer
- Hitting the table with hard and soft, louder and softer
- By playing a musical instrument, louder and softer dstnya
* Material / Equipment Games: Tables, chairs, musical instruments and other musical instrument
* Information on Method of Teaching:
Children who are shy or afraid are usually difficult to shout or make noise. This exercise is actually good for them, and teachers help persuade and motivate them to come and play. The game is also very well done before running the program coloring, cutting, sticking or recognize the forms etc that requires concentration and calmness. Also good at a time when most children seem upset or difficulty concentrating, especially on Monday after the end of the week, children are often tired and not "mood" at the Playground. Children can shout loud and even harder to distribute they emotion and then will look more relaxed.
* Other Games Variations :
The teacher whispered something into the ears of children and ask, what the child understands by repeating the phrase that prompted it. Then reverse the child whispers a sentence to the teacher and ask what he had just whispered.
5. Games Acoustics (Making Voices)
Various kinds of devices that emit different sounds given to a small group of children of 4-6 children. Make sure that every child get a different instrument, such as drums, tambourines, bells, one bond wrenches, car horn, a bond used tins, cover pan with a spoon etc.. Then each child to try their own voices what can be played by playing the instrument she was holding it and then the device is exchanged with the device that held his friend and tried to make the tones with a musical instrument in his hand page, and so forth until they try all existing tools and experimenting to make the tones.
* Variation Games:
With the cue given teacher all the kids together trying to play the instrument in his hand and tried to make rhythmic sounds to form a single concert. Rhyme-rhyme and short songs can also be taught to sing to the accompaniment of music and their instruments. Try kept repeating itself in a few weeks until one time can be a real concert.
* Material / Equipment Games:
All instruments are issued buny noises like drum, tambourine, xylophon, safety triangles, bells, a bundle of keys, kincringan, car horn, the cans were empty, cover the pan etc..
* Information on Method of Teaching:
To try out the tools that exist can form a certain rhythm, the kids need a few days and this must be scheduled in the order harian.Barulah lesson after the children master the tools they will be well-formed variations of the game with a certain concert with the song can be implemented. In this case the teacher's role in guiding the child is very important.
6. Guessing sounds
The sounds or voices that previously had been introduced to the children will be played by the teacher behind his back or behind the curtain. The children have to guess the name of the tool that they will be rung. Or it could be the child's eyes covered with a sheet and a musical instrument is played, then he guessed what it means.
* Variation Games:
1. One child into hiding and let out the sound of certain musical instruments are held and another child
guess.
2. Alarm clock hidden under the pillow and the children look for the origin of his voice.
* Material / Equipment Games:
All the tools that can issue sounds like the previous games and handkerchiefs.
* Information on Method of Teaching:
Instruments such as drums can be rung to be used as the attraction of children, invite them to play in open space or motivate them to jump over obstacles mounted for example.
7. Playing: Where Is My house?
Each child stood in their homes, in the middle of a rubber tire, or the middle of a circle of colored rope or in the middle of hola-hop. By following the sound drum or tambourine played tapes of teachers or children's voices coming out of his house and ran around the room. Through its cue from the teacher or at the time the music stopped, the children look for his house and sat back in the middle of their homes. The kids should really recognize her, whether through color or shape. To facilitate the introduction of her house again, the child can put his favorite items like dolls, purses, etc. at his house.
* Variation Games:
- Visiting the house of a friend: Playing a role in the knowledge of the ways to visit a friend's house.
* Material / Equipment Games: Tire marks, colored rope, hola hop.
Tsb games above are not only used in children menterapi ADD / ADHD, but also can be done to improve the ability of the concentration of children in general and directing children's attention on one specific task by playing with the voices or sounds.
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