3rd and 4th class: Music

Song cube

Dice are a great way to play board games. They can also be used on their own to create fun activity games like dancing or singing! They’re also pretty easy to lose, so here’s a chance to make your own dice.

Exercise 1

Make a song cube

You can download all the instructions here or in the article.

Agus in the role of Gaeilge ANSEO!

We are going to create a song and dance game that you can play at home using homemade dice

Step 1

Cut out the pattern below with the help of an adult. You will need to cut out of them of these models.

2nd step

You will end up with the shape below in the hands of Múinteoir John. Be sure to leave the small flaps that are on the outer squares.

Step 3

Then fold along each line. Keep the folds as straight as possible. Then fold the small flaps as we will be using them to hold the cube together.

Step 4

Carefully glue the flaps. Do not glue any other side.

Step 5

Fold the pattern into a cube shape and press the flaps against the side of the cube to keep its shape.

Step 6

On Song Cube 1, we’re going to write different songs that you would like to sing on either side of the dice. So that’s six songs in total.

Some songs you might include are: BINGO, In The Jungle, Old MacDonald, How Much is that Doggy, Uptown Funk, William Tell. Write a song on each square below.

Step 7

We are going to do the same on Song Cube 2. Write “actions” on each side of the die. Remember, we need six actions to complete the dice.

Some actions you can use include: Clapping, Singing, Clapping Sticks, Rice Shaker, Body Percussion, and Stamping. There will be two dice left as below!

How to play

Roll a dice to find out what song you are going to sing, then roll the other dice to see what action you are going to do.

For example: Múinteor John launched “Rice Shaker” and “B-IN-GO”. So using rice in a container, he shakes up the rhythm of BINGO while singing the song at the same time.

If you throw Tap Sticks, you can pretend you’re a rock drummer, just like Múinteoir John. Your chopsticks can be pencils, brushes or rulers!

Exercise 1

For example: Múinteor John launched “Rice Shaker” and “B-IN-GO”. So using rice in a container, he shakes up the rhythm of BINGO while singing a song at the same time!

If you throw Tap Sticks, you can pretend you’re a rock drummer, just like Múinteoir John. Your chopsticks can be pencils, brushes or rulers!

Exercise 2

Make a dice

It is very easy to lose a dice while playing board games. So here’s an easy way to create your own! Cut out the drawing below with the help of an adult.

Fold the pages and the small flaps to create the cube just like you did with the edge cube.

Exercise 3

Now that we’ve got plenty of dice, let’s play a board game! If you land on a ladder, you can take a shortcut!

But if you land on a monster, you have to back down.