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“Help This Planet Earth!”: Ocean Drum
Earth Day is approaching in two weeks and we are celebrating with a song, story, and presentations. All the preschool classes (Bears, Elephants, All-Stars, Kangaroos, and Dragonflies) are singing...
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The “Action Cards” Dance
“Fishing!” said M. Ducks. “Bowling.” said J. Bears “Hoopla-hoop.” said J. All-Stars To create a structured sequential movement activity with the preschool classes, I used action pictures on cards....
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Adventure Play Camp Out!
This weekend was the anticipated “Adventure Play Camp Out!” Adventure Play (AP) is an after-school developmental program that focuses on a child-directed outdoor play environment. Students...
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OT Awareness: Drumming Contest
April is Occupational Therapy (OT) Awareness Month. To increase awareness, I am having a drumming contest in music. Students have 30 seconds to play the tubano drum as many times as they can. One...
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Earth Day: “Help this planet earth!”
Happy Earth Day! The Bears, Elephants, All-Stars, Dragonflies, and Kangaroos have been working on our song “Evergreen, Everblue” by Raffi to sing on this day. They know the song as “help this planet...
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“Baby Beluga”
“Now you sing the music.” J. Bears directed after I sang through the pages of “Baby Beluga.” “Now sing with guitar.” We followed his plan for the “Baby Beluga” song, which helped him and his classmates...
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Instrument Exploration: Guitars
“I want to play guitar.” J. Bears. Thanks to the Parent Teacher Organization, our music instrument supply has expanded with four new guitars! Today, the Bears, Elephants, and Ants rocked...
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Abiyoyo and His Ukelele
“It’s like Abiyoyo!” – J. Bears The Butterflies are reading “Abiyoyo,” a story about a boy who plays the ukulele, his father the magician, and a giant named Abiyoyo. A folk story set to music by Pete...
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New Idea: Jellyfish Ribbons
“It can be a jellyfish!” – P. Bears The school year is coming to an end and in music, we are visiting some of our favorite activities from the year. One activity was … Continue reading →
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Musical Save the Date: May 9th!
Though it is a sad and difficult time right now, we are still putting on the elementary musical. Margaret loved the musical and believed in the arts for the students; her love and support for the fine...
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