Instrumental Year 1 Notations - Little rabbit foo foo instrumental

The 'Little Rabbit Foo Foo' instrumental activity is a delightful musical game designed for Year 1 children, which combines singing with the playing of different percussion instruments. The game begins with the children seated in a circle, cross-legged, and divided into four distinct groups. Each group is assigned a category of instruments, such as tappers, shakers, scrapers, or bells. The groups play their instruments in time with specific lines of the song 'Little Rabbit Foo Foo'. For instance, the shakers accompany the line 'Little rabbit Foo Foo', while the bells are played with 'Running through the green grass', scrapers are matched with 'Scooping up the mushrooms', and tappers are used for 'And mashing them up for tea'.

As the game progresses, the children pause their instruments and recite together, 'Down came the Good Fairy who said..', before singing the song with altered lyrics and continuing to play their instruments in rhythm with the corresponding lines. The Good Fairy, played by the leader, warns the children that they have three chances to behave, or else they risk being turned into stone. With each round, the number of chances decreases until they have none left, at which point the children must 'turn to stone' by putting their heads down and remaining still, not moving themselves or their instruments, until the Good Fairy revives them with a tap from her 'magic wand'. This interactive game not only engages children in making music but also incorporates elements of storytelling and imaginative play.