Can You Be a Butterfly - Melodies in Motion

The Melodies in Motion Curriculum for Preschoolers

7 Step Class Curriculum - Simply follow the numbers to teach the class!

Can You Be a Butterfly?

Art Activity
Make Wings!
Use colored paper or kids color.
Cut Paper into wing shapes.
Attach with ribbon, string, or rubber bands.

Social and Emotional Tools:
Using Imagination, Building Confidence, Self-Esteem

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Use your imagination. Can you be a butterfly?
Spirits soar in this slow moving almost lullaby song
that lulls children into a rhythmic state of fantasy and creativity. Strengthening the imagination muscles
with the power of visual, audio, and material images,
Can You Be a Butterfly helps children's
mind, body, and spirit soar!

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Melody MOTTO:

Imagine it First!

1. Circle Time
Introduce the Melody MOTTO

• Talk to kids about lesson. Use these CURIOUS QUESTIONS:
- Do you know how to Imagine it First?

- We can use our imaginations to help us imagine and give us confidence!
If we are scared or nervous, we can Imagine it First to help us fly out of our scared cocoon just like the butterfly!

That's the Melody MOTTO for the Butterfly song!

2. Play audio and listen together

• Have kids close their eyes and listen to this short audio.
• Listen to Life Readiness Lesson Audio.

CAN YOU BE A BUTTERFLY

3. Discuss Life Readiness Lesson
with kids!

• CURIOUS QUESTIONS to ask kids:
MOTTO
Do you know how to use your imagination?

PROBLEM
Can you think of someone or something that you are scared to do?

SOLUTION
Can you Imagine it First this thing you are scared to do?
- What does it look like?

IMAGINE USING LIFE READY TOOL
- What would it feel like if it all was okay and turned out great?
- Can you imagine it turning out better than ever?

FEEL AFTER
- How do you feel now about that thing that scared you to do?
- What if you could Imagine it First every time you were scared?

4. Dance the Melodies in Motion!

• 1. Watch the INTRO video to see what moves you will be doing!
• 2, Then watch the the full Melodies in Motion video.
• 3. Teacher dance with the video in background. (Kids may join in.)
• 4. Everyone dance!
*Repeat if you wish.

* The Motions are suggestions that tell a story and introduce basic Yoga standing poses and sign language to students. BUT KIDS CAN DANCE HOWEVER THEY WISH! Just have them start and come back to same place and, of course, respect other's space.

Song Lyrics • Can You Be a Butterfly?

1. INTRO VIDEO

CAN YOU BE A BUTTERFLY

2. The Melodies in Motion - FULL VIDEO

Can You Be a Butterfly song

5. Color Worksheets

Choose (or do both!)
•  Life Readiness Lesson Worksheet.
Leading questions to ask as kids as they color:
- Do you think the Butterfly is scared to fly?
- How do you think he learned how to fly?
- Can you help the butterfly fly? Imagine it First!
  (Connect the dots.)
- How would it feel if you could fly like a butterfly? A bumblebee?
  A hummingbird?

• Matching Game.
- Color, cut out, and play the matching game!

6. Listen to Guided Relaxation

IF YOU HAVE TIME:
• Have kids lay down and close their eyes for a quiet time.
• Play the Guided Relaxation Audio!
• Listen!
• Discuss in circle time what ideas or thoughts they had from the relaxation!

7. Take Home Coloring Page

If there is time, or need to keep kids busy while waiting for next class, here is another coloring page with the song illustration and Melody Motto.
*They can also take it home to color it and remember all the good things from today!

• Melody MOTTO coloring page

For the Classroom

CLASSROOM MOTTO FLIER
Hang the Classroom Motto flier on the wall to remind kids and parents what Life Readiness Lesson you are learning today!
• Butterfly Song

HEART'S HOME BASE
For the Melodies in Motion dance time you can create a heart (or color this page) for each child so that they start and come back to the same place. A yoga mat, pillow, or towel can also be used.

HEART'S HOME - OPTIONAL COLORING PAGE
• My Heart's Home Base for The Melodies in Motion dances
(Can also use felt, fabric, etc. to make the heart!)

The Melodies in Motion Curriculum for Preschoolers