Here is another worksheet to help student recognize accidentals. I love using the bee finger puppet to play these notes. I also stick these in a page protector and use a dry erase marker to mark the answer. A great paper and printer saver!
Google Doc: Help the Bee Find the Key: Sharps
Help The Bee Find His Key Sharp Version
Google Doc: Help the Bee Find the Key: Flats
Help The Bee Find His Key Flat Version
Google Doc: Help the Bee Find His Key: Accidentals
Help The Bee Find His Key Accidental Version
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Help the Bee Find His Key
Here is a fun worksheet to help beginner students with key recognition on the keyboard. A fun idea is to have them make the buzzing sound as the draw the line. I have a fun little bee finger puppet that the students use to find and play the keys and the keyboard.
Google Doc: Help the Bee Find His Key
Help The Bee Find His Key
Google Doc: Help the Bee Find His Key
Help The Bee Find His Key
Friday, March 18, 2011
New Fun Pointers!
I found these pointers at our school's book fair put on by Scholastic Books. I got a great dog and bird pointer. The bird is especially fun because when you squeeze the head, the eyes pop out. I use pointers to point along in the music mostly, but you could use them in games, rhythm cards and even tapping the rhythm. The kids love them!
Here are some links to some pencil toppers sold on Amazon
Pop Eye Pens
Other Pencil Toppers
Here are some links to some pencil toppers sold on Amazon
Pop Eye Pens
Other Pencil Toppers
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Group Lesson St. Patrick's Day Theme
Last week I held my group lessons with a St. Patrick's Day Theme. My students had a blast and learned a lot too! We played several games and had a sharing time where students played their favorite pieces. Here are some pictures of our games:
Playing Tic Tac Toe with the gold coins from the Pot of gold!
And we have a winner!
Two winners!
The students loved playing Lucky Penny
I adapted the Pot of Gold Game to work with different levels with different colored rhythm cards
Students playing the Lucky Leprechaun Game
Friday, March 11, 2011
Money Concepts Songs and Activities
Tooth Fairy Poem
Last night I lost a tooth
Last night I lost a tooth
Just like cousin Jenny
The tooth fairy came
And she left me a penny
Last night I lost a tooth
When I ate a pickle
The tooth fairy came
And she left me a nickel
Last night I lost a tooth
When I ate a lime
The tooth fairy came
And she left me a dime
Last night I lost a tooth
It was a little shorter
The tooth fairy came
And she left me a quarter
Last night I lost a tooth
I gave a big holler (Ouch!)
The tooth fairy came
And she left me a dollar
Money Rap
A penny is one cent (stomp)
A nickel is five (pat knees)
A dime is ten cent (clap hands)
A quarter twenty five (snap fingers)
Teaching Idea: Use the body percussion for an addition problem. Clap, Clap Snap would be 10 +10+ 25 = .45 cents.
Coin Order Tune: Ten Little Indians
Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters
Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters
Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters
Put them in that order.
Teaching Idea:
1. Have the some coins either plastic or cut out and have the students put them in order.
2. Talk about how much each coin is worth and how much these coins add up to.
The Money Song Tune: Itsy, Bitsy Spider
1 cent is a penny,
10 cents is a dime,
5 cents is a nickel,
Now you know that I'm...
learning about the money,
and which coin is which.
Don't forget the quarter-
It's worth 25 cents!
Dr. Jean's Money Song Tune: Shortnin' Bread
Chorus:
I like money to buy things at the store.
Money, money, money, I always want more!
A penny's worth one cent.
A nickel's worth five.
A dime's worth ten cents.
A quarter's twenty-five.
Chorus
Lincoln's on one cent.
Jefferson's on five.
Roosevelt's on ten cents.
Washington's on twenty-five.
Chorus
A building's on one cent.
A building's on five.
A torch is on ten cents.
An eagle's on twenty-five.
Three Little Nickels A Fingerplay
Three little nickels in a pocketbook new,
(hold up three fingers)
One bought a peppermint, and then there were two,
(bend down one finger)
Two little nickels before the day was done,
One bought an ice cream cone, and then there was one
(bend down another finger)
One little nickel I heard it plainly say,
"I'm going into the piggy bank for a rainy day!"
Three Shiny Quarters
Three shiny quarters in a pocketbook new (Hold up three fingers)
One bought a gumball, then there were two (Bend down one finger)
Two shiny quarters, before the day was done
One bought a sticker, then there was one. (Bend down another finger)
One little quarter, I heard it plainly say,
"I'm going in the piggy bank for a rainy day!"
Teaching Ideas
1. Brainstorm with the students about different things you can buy with the coin.
2. Change the coin to different amounts and add up how many three of them makes
Found a Penny Tune: Oh My Darlin'
Found a penny,
Found a penny,
Found a penny just now.
Just now I found a penny.
Found a penny just now.
It's worth 1 cent.
It's worth 1 cent.
It's worth 1 cent just now.
Just now, it's work 1 cent.
It's worth 1 cent just now.
Change the penny to different coins and different amounts.
Wonderful Websites:
1. Money Instructor: Printable worksheets, custom worksheets, printable play money, lesson plans
2. Four Fun Games for Money Recognition: Fun games like bingo and a printable die
Favorite Money Books
1. The Penny Pot by Stuart J. Murphy
2. Coin Counting Book by Rozanne Lanczak Williams
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Lucky Leprechaun Game: Key Signature
The Lucky Leprechaun Game is played like "Old Maid" except the goal is to be the last player holding the Lucky Leprechaun.
Goggle Doc: Shamrock Key Signature Cards
Shamrock Key Signature Cards
Goggle Doc: Shamrock Key Signature Cards
Shamrock Key Signature Cards
1. The dealer shuffles the cards and deals out all the cards to the players. It doesn’t matter if they don’t come out evenly.
2. Each player picks up his cards and holds them so that other players cannot see them. Players may want to organize their cards so that like notes are together.
3. Next, players take out of their hands any pairs they have. For example, if a player has two A's, the player takes that pair out. All the pairs from all the players’ hands go into a pile, face down, in the center of the table. However, if a player has, for example, three C's, he can only put down the pair. Depending on the level, pairs do not have to be the exact same note. For instance you can have a Middle C and a Bass C be a pair.
4. The player to the left of the dealer (Joel) spreads out his hand, face down, on the table. The player to his left (Amy) picks up one of those cards. If she can make a pair by using that card, she removes the pair and puts it in the pile at the center of the table. Otherwise, Amy just keeps that card.
5. Now, Amy spreads her cards on the table, face down, so that the player to her left can pick up one card out of her hand.
6. Play continues in this way. Eventually, one player will be left with card "The Lucky Leprechaun" and that players wins. You can also see who has the most pairs and they can be the winner as well.
Can also be played with Shamrock Keyboard Cards
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Tic Tac Toe Levels 1-3
Tic Tac Toe is a classic game that can be played with just about anything. When playing at an individual lesson, I play one side of the board and the student plays the other. I then pick an Alphabet card and mark the corresponding note on the Tic Tac Toe board. You may only mark one note at a time. The first player to get three in a row wins. Another way to play with the boards is to make the player have to cover all notes on their board for a 'wipe out' of all notes.
Level One covers all the notes in Middle C Position. Here are instructions for a group lesson
Also try Tic Tac Toe for the Keyboard
Google Docs: Tic Tac Toe Level One
Tic Tac Toe Level One: Middle C Position
Google Doc: Tic Tac Toe Level Two: C position
Tic Tac Toe Level Two
Google Docs: Tic Tac Toe Level 3: Add space notes in Treble Clef
Tic Tac Toe Level Three
Level One covers all the notes in Middle C Position. Here are instructions for a group lesson
Also try Tic Tac Toe for the Keyboard
Google Docs: Tic Tac Toe Level One
Tic Tac Toe Level One: Middle C Position
Google Doc: Tic Tac Toe Level Two: C position
Tic Tac Toe Level Two
Google Docs: Tic Tac Toe Level 3: Add space notes in Treble Clef
Tic Tac Toe Level Three
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