First graders at HSES have been working on a musical opposites unit! They have learned about loud/soft (quiet), fast/slow, high/low, and long/short. They have had so much fun doing various games and activities to help them identify these changes in music. Here are a few pictures of our fun...
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| After hearing a fast/slow story about a school bus, students move their buses fast and slow to the music. |
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| After learning about fast and slow music, students participate in a quick check assessment. |
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Learning about loud and soft - boys pretend to be grizzly bears hibernating
... and wake up when the song gets loud!
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| And then the girls get to be the grizzly bears! |
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| So. Much. Fun! :) |
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| Using scarves as paintbrushes - painting long and short sounds |
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| Using sticks to play "violins" when they hear long sounds... |
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| ... and playing "drums" for short sounds. |
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Pretending scarves are taffy - stretching them out to long sounds.
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Hi! Love your blog!
ReplyDeleteCould you please share what music these students were listening to while "hibernating"?
Thanks!
Hi, Jen!
DeleteThe students were listening to a song called, "Grizzly Bear" from the Making Music curriculum. They were tip-toeing during the quiet parts and then the grizzly bears would wake up during the loud part. :)
Hi,
ReplyDeleteLove your blog!
Do you know if the song is available online? Is it part of a set?
Would love to do this in connection to the Lion in Carnival of the Animals
Björg
There are lots of versions of the Grizzly Bear song - I'm sure there are some available online. The one I used is from the Making Music curriculum. I like this recording because it emphasizes the loud/soft parts of the song. Good luck! :)
DeleteThank you for sharing these photos! They look like they are having a blast!
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you! And thanks for reading, Allison! :)
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