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Freeze Dance

Spend 10 minutes playing freeze dance playing with your parents. Enjoy your summer.

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Orchestra Game

Orchestra Game
 
It requires flash to be enabled. Feel free to tell me how much fun you had by emailing me at [email protected]

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Flat Beethoven!

Cut out Flat Beethoven along the dotted lines and start taking pictures of him in a new environment. Send photos to [email protected] and please share any anecdotes or stories about Flat Beethoven’s adventures!

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Making a Rainstick!

This week I would like you to try to make a rainstick.
 

Materials

  • Cardboard tube
  • Washi tape
  • Beans or rice
  • White duck tape

DIY Rainmaker or rainstick craft for kids. This is a super simple craft and musical instrument activity for children. Traditionally made from dried cacti, this simple DIY rainstick has the same sound and is also a perfect rainbow craft too

How to make a rainbow rainmaker or rain stick

Most homemade rainmakers or rainsticks have nails or drawing pins pushing randomly through the side to slow down the rice or dried beans and make the sound of falling water.  

DIY Rainmaker or rainstick craft for kids. This is a super simple craft and musical instrument activity for children. Traditionally made from dried cacti, this simple DIY rainstick has the same sound and is also a perfect rainbow craft too

Cover the tube with white tape and add beans. 

DIY Rainmaker or rainstick craft for kids. This is a super simple craft and musical instrument activity for children. Traditionally made from dried cacti, this simple DIY rainstick has the same sound and is also a perfect rainbow craft too

Decorate it with washi tape.

DIY Rainmaker or rainstick craft for kids. This is a super simple craft and musical instrument activity for children. Traditionally made from dried cacti, this simple DIY rainstick has the same sound and is also a perfect rainbow craft too

DIY Rainmaker or rainstick craft for kids. This is a super simple craft and musical instrument activity for children. Traditionally made from dried cacti, this simple DIY rainstick has the same sound and is also a perfect rainbow craft too

Have Fun!

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New Song

Watch the following youtube clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdnOsUw-uUk and sing along with me.
 
"Little bird, little bird, fly through my window"
"Little bird, little bird, fly through my window"
"Little bird, little bird, fly through my window"
"Sing your song this morning"

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Fast or Slow

 Please go to https://musicplayonline.com/ and select "Fast or Slow" in the right column. Have fun!

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Assignment

"Loud and Quiet" and "Up and Down" games
Please go to the following website https://musicplayonline.com/
 
There are many games listed on the right side of the page. Please choose the games labeled "Loud and Quiet" and "Up and Down" and have fun!
 
There is no need to email me any results. I would, however, love to hear if you enjoyed playing the games.
 
I can be reached at [email protected] 
 

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All the Animals Are Playing In The Band!
 
Watch the following youtube clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY_JqmBlsCE a few times and tell your parents the name of each instrument that is featured in the video. 
 
It is not required to email me the answers to this assignment. If you would like to, however, my email address is [email protected]
 

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Assignment

For this week I would like you to attempt to make your own maraca. Here are the instructions.
 
1. Rinse bottle, remove the label. Fill the bottle with rice. 
 
2. Cut toilet paper roll lengthwise down one side and unfurl. Insert the roll into the bottle.
 
3. Tape the bottle with lots of patterned wash tape.
 
4. Decorate the bottle any way you want.
 
5. Have Fun!

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March 30th-April 3rd
 
Let's play a game of name that tune! Watch and listen to this youtube clip and tell your parents the name of each song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwnRsrx0Dus
 
Next, I would like you to practice drawing alligator jaws. Remember, alligator jaws tell us to start soft and get louder or they tell us to start loud and get softer. They look like this: < or >. Draw 5 of each symbol.
 
Have a great week!

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March 16-19th
I want you to sing the following songs for your family:
 
2. "Hands Go Clap" 
4." Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCjJyiqpAuU
 
Once you have finished singing our class songs: I would like you to draw two letters. Please draw the letter that tells us to sing loudly and please draw the letter that tells us to sing quietly.