[HANASHIR:2857] Re: Substitute teachers

[Laura Berkson <braveann...>]

Meris:

- bingo games / music bingo... kids can even be the callers

- 20 questions games;  you've done units on instruments of the orchestra,
other musical instruments.  Have them do 20 questions on instruments ....
ask what they're made of, how they're played... 

- singdowns:  for grades 3 or 4 and up... leave a list of words or topic
categories.  It will easily fill a half hour period, doing one or two
"broad" categories:  animals, colors, Israel, weather... 

- videos:  I do a lot of general as well as Jewish music, so most of these
fit in with that part of my curriculum.  Some ideas:  "Beethoven Lives
Upstairs" ;  "Bach's Fight For Freedom";  "Peter and the Wolf";  these are
for kids grades 4 and up.  little kids:  "Tubby the Tuba" (long, though) ;
"Fantasia" -- at least the beginning parts...  Some of these can even be
found in libraries or video rental stores.

- drawing to music / music appreciation activity:  using "Pictures at an
Exhibition", by Mussorgsky;  or "Carnival of the Animals"  (Saint-Saens). 
great for all ages.  I like to do a drawing activity with Pictures at an
exhibition, because the composer was inspired to write the piece based on
the exhibition of a friends' artwork.  Art inspired by music which was
inspired by art...

I'll send you more details on some of these.

Laura


Laura Berkson

Music Specialist, Alperin Schechter Day School, Providence, RI
Director of Music, Temple Shalom, Middletown, RI
Artist in Residence, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI

41 Potter Lane, Kingston, RI  02881
Tel.# (401) 782-8625  (also manual fax, but please call ahead)

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