Tuesday August 21st

I think school wore Ian out today, what do you think?!! Here are some pictures from our day today. The ones with the scarves are from World Music Class and the ones with the floor dots are from French. Here is what we did:

K Music- more steady beat exercises. Talked about where we hear music around us (they came up with some good ideas). Introduced and reviewed dynamics (how loud or soft something is). Introduced the note C and the note D along with a rhyme for each. Reviewed fun songs from last week. Fun class!

World Music- We did the Spanish song "La Mariposa" (#2 on the CD) and learned that it came from Bolivia South America. We learned 3 spanish phrases that are used in the song and practiced them with corresponding body parts. We learned about the country and learned that this song "The Dance of the Butterfly" is performed in a yearly festival. ***We didn't have time to complete the coloring part of the lesson. Could everyone complete those before next week and glue them onto the page after Senegal. Don't fill in the coloring picture or journaling. We will do this next week.

K History- Reviewed continents and played a continent finding game on the globe with the 2nd graders. They were all able to name most of the continents on their own and all 7 with a few prompts. We introduced the compass rose and directions and played a few games using this. Cindy--they could use some more practice in moving different directions on the map tomorrow. After they settled down, we had a good class.

2nd Grade Ensemble- They are just too cute when they set up their stands and instruments for class. They are were able to show me the 3 things they were suppose to work on and did it well. After review, we played a breathing game. They were all suprised at how much air it took and how much practice it is going to take to be able to play notes for long periods of time. We introduced the notes G, A, B and practiced them with my teacher CD. They are still not in their books yet. They need to practice making these 3 notes this week. They had trouble sometimes convering the holes and when make the G and A used too much air and made the note go too high. The fingerings are B (thumb and first finger) A (thumb, first and second finger) G (thumb, first and second finger). I would say, have them get out the recorder twice and practice these notes.

Fun day today!