More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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When most people think of Elementary music, they think of square dancing, singing songs, and sitting in circles playing handheld percussion instruments like maracas. While that is an accurate picture of some days in an elementary music classroom, in modern education there is more to it than that!
The ability to be flexible with planning activities is important to be able to meet the aural, visual, and physical needs of all students.
Extra materials that are not strictly instruments are incredibly helpful to build lessons on composition, rhythm, melody, etc. With these materials, I will be able to build lesson plans tailored to my students' needs. Poly dots allow for games that get their body moving (a favorite of mine is to have them walk around the room while I play rhythms on an instrument; when I play the secret rhythm, they have to find a poly dot to stand on). Scarves are used to show movement in music. Bean bags can be helpful tools to show steady beat and meter in a tangible way. The foam paper can be used to make manipulatives with many different rhythms to assist in composition and dictation activities. These materials will enhance the tangible ways to learn in the elementary music classroom!
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When most people think of Elementary music, they think of square dancing, singing songs, and sitting in circles playing handheld percussion instruments like maracas. While that is an accurate picture of some days in an elementary music classroom, in modern education there is more to it than that!
The ability to be flexible with planning activities is important to be able to meet the aural, visual, and physical needs of all students.
Extra materials that are not strictly instruments are incredibly helpful to build lessons on composition, rhythm, melody, etc. With these materials, I will be able to build lesson plans tailored to my students' needs. Poly dots allow for games that get their body moving (a favorite of mine is to have them walk around the room while I play rhythms on an instrument; when I play the secret rhythm, they have to find a poly dot to stand on). Scarves are used to show movement in music. Bean bags can be helpful tools to show steady beat and meter in a tangible way. The foam paper can be used to make manipulatives with many different rhythms to assist in composition and dictation activities. These materials will enhance the tangible ways to learn in the elementary music classroom!