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Age range: 3-6

Theme Area: Perseverance

Related Episode: Zak and the Beanstalk

Subjects/Skills: Music; Listening Skills

Materials Needed:
No materials needed

Directions:
The Dragon Tales gang loves the music of the Do-Re-Mi Birds, and so does Mungus the Giant. Ask your child to think of things in your home that she could use to make music, such as empty boxes, wooden spoons, whistles, bells, and, of course, her body.

When your child has collected some homemade instruments, practice music together.

Give your child a music challenge. Tell her that the challenge is to copy the rhythm you play. Begin by clapping out a simple beat, such as clap-clap-clap-clap. Have your child repeat the beat after you.

As you continue, get more complicated with the rhythms and the sounds that you make, such as clap-clap-tap-tap-bang. If your child has difficulty duplicating the sound pattern, repeat it. If she still has difficulty, break it down into steps that are easier to follow.

Now it's your turn to be challenged. Ask your child to play some beats that you can copy!

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