Tues. Classes

We had a really good day today. I think they are starting to get into a schedule and not get so tired by the end of it. Here is what we did:

K Music- worked on steady beat vs. no beat. practiced playing and drawing to both. Reviewed notes C & D. Reviewed some old songs and learned a new one "Johnny One Hammer" . They really got into this song and really made me laugh. Nadia said she had sung this song before. Fun class.

World Music- We reviewed Bolivia and drew a picture in our journal of the climate there. We visited Jamaica and learned all about the country. Danced and drew to the song "Three Little Birds" (Cindy, I promise I will copy those disks this weekend. We ran out of CD's and haven't replaced them yet). Go ahead and finish the pictures that go on the Jamaica page like last week. We really barley have 30 minutes so this really helped me time wise.

French- The first half we divided into groups. K worked with Jen on colors while I ran the CD for 2nd graders in their French book. They finished out with some color games together at the end.

K History- We learned about the animals in Australia. This was a fun lesson. I read 2 books "Possum Magic" (Rachelle this is in our History kit--Ella really liked it so you might want to pull it out and read it together) and "One Wooly Wombat". We talked about Australia and how all the animals are in the outback and the people on the coast. Colored the animal sheet and sorted into animals of Australia, and not animals of Australia. Danced to the Kookabura song. We looked at Rachelle's pictures of koalas and kangeroos. We all got a kick out of her hair do!! They were all able to locate 7 continents on a map and tell me their names.

2nd grade Ensemble- They did really well with their 3 new notes B, A , & G. Holden was very proud of his practicing this week and told me all about it :-) We worked on breath control and articulation.. This week they need to practice smooth and separated. When they articulate, their air stream should never stop. They all need to be able and play 3 new notes with a good tone and articulate. If they can do this, we can learn a "real" song in their books this next week. Have them get out the recorder twice this week.


**** I got my new back drop in the mail yesterday, so we will do school pictures during class next Tues. I will remind you when we get closer if you want them to wear something special.