Grade 2 did a lesson on the folk song "Shoo Fly" this week. We discussed the ABA form of the piece and then learned a fun double circle dance.
DeLuca's Class
To finish the class we listened to the book "Jazz Fly 2" where a fly who speaks jazz (scat) travels through the jungle to get to his gig in the termite nest. Along the way he has to use his Spanish phrase book to talk to the animals of the jungle. Here is a little taste of the book.
3rd graders are working on the ukulele karate curriculum. Ukulele karate is a unit I created, based on Recorder Karate, where students work individually or with a partner to earn different colored belts for completing different songs. Students are able to work at their own pace. At the end of each class students are given the option to perform for their classmates.
Do Your Ears Hang Low- Peternell
Skip to My Lou- Hartley
Skip to My Lou- Hartley
Strum with My Thumb- Performed by a student in Hartley's Class
Bow Wow Wow Performed by a student in Peternell's Class
Ukulele Karate Belts- Students decorate a clothespin and move it over when they earn a belt.
Our set of classroom ukuleles! Soprano size Lanikai Lu-11
Grades K-2 are doing jazz lessons in April since April is National Jazz Appreciation Month.
1st graders are learning how to improvise a scat using different "nonsense" syllables. Improvising means you are making it up on the spot. Here are some students from Mrs. Ray's class improvising their scat for the class to echo:
