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Hi everyone!!! I bet a lot of you are back to school already or headed there in the next few weeks (or, if you're in Australia you've been in the thick of it for a while!!!) As we're getting ready for back to school, a group of my music teacher friends and I are doing a blog hop of Back to School topics!! The Hop starts (and was organized by) Aileen Miracle of Mrs. Miracle's Music room so make sure to make it through all 6 stops! The hop includes six posts and I'm lucky number 6!! Let's talk games and activities!!! If you have followed my blog for a while you know that I use a lot of games in my classroom. They are a great way to establish classroom dynamics, teach students how to work cooperatively in the music room and to get to know the students. Before we get started, today we're going to narrow our focus on two specifics within the very broad spectrum of games: singing games/activities and music literacy games/activities #1 Singing Games Fore mentioned was that "games" is a very broad spectrum and that I was narrowing it down to two areas.... well.... within those two areas are many subcategories!!! Greeting Songs with games: With back to school singing games it's important to choose some games were all students have an equal part in the music making. This helps establish the community tone that you want: that all students are important contributors to the music classroom. These are the types of games/activities that I will start every class with for the rest of the year (I would go into how with older grades sometimes this might be with a round, etc., but that lends itself to another blog post!) I love using this song at the beginning of the year for my 1st and 2nd graders, it's a great little greeting song called "Good Morning" that I learned from Susan Brumfield (who learned it from Jim Ryan): Here are my 2nd graders singing it the first day of school (just last week)... the lyrics were changed on them as they had music in the morning last year and now they have it in the afternoon. There are also some kiddos who were in one of the first grade classes last year that LOVED this song and added their own little fancy turns by swinging their partner, so you'll see a few of them try to do that with their new partners: One of my other favorite first day of school greeting songs is Bonjour Mis Amis, also learned from Susan Brumfield. Usually, students would have learned this the year before, but if not it's fast and easy to teach if you're new to your teaching position. (It's very similar to "Bow Wow Wow" but has a twist of a double circle, which makes it more challenging! And also more appropriate for late second grade/early third grade.) Here are my third graders singing it for the first time this year: Name Game Songs: There are many, many name game songs and I actually compiled a few of them in my Back to School Set. This one is not in that set, but I learned it from my former student teacher, Charlie Matthews, who I'm sure learned it from Bonnie Jacobi: My 5th graders learned it yesterday, so here they are: Games with a "solo" part: This is another go-to for my 4th and 5th graders, called Going to Kentucky or "Round de doo Bop", either way I learned it from the Amidons and it's GREAT to get your older students moving and active and it's a fun way to break the ice! (BTW, this is my first activity of the lesson for these grades too!) The other nice thing is that the "solo" isn't a singing solo but a simple "stand in the middle, turn and point to someone" solo. Here are my 5th graders singing this in their first lesson: Games that will be used to review: Now, this game is a FAVORITE of my kids and I like it because there is so much that you can teach with this little composed song: Apple Tree!!! Here are my 3rd graders playing the game: From here, we went into singing the song with body signs: And then we went into reviewing the solfa and singing it from the staff notation: This brings us to: #2 Music Literacy Games I love having a variety of literacy games from lesson to lesson. Games in which the students prepare or practice rhythmic and melodic elements. Part of my rationale for doing music reading "game style" is the infrequency at which I see my students. I basically see all my classes once a week for 45 minutes. So in my planning for back to school I know I need to make the most of each minute. The games allow for the students to have a memorable moment related to music literacy and I have found have helped greatly with retention. Sometimes my games are reading only, but most times there is an extension in which the students have something tangible that they do in regards to the reading and writing. This really makes it more concrete for the students. This year I have used the "Read it and Write it" Games from my Back to School Songs and Games set and it's been great for transcription practice and review. The students have a menu to choose from that reviews a rhythm or melody, in this case a melody: Then, using the dry erase boards the students transcribed the patterns they saw: For my early finishers I had them transpose the pattern into a different position on the staff and for my really advanced students I changed the staff placement for each pattern, as they waited for other students to finish. One of the games that I'm really excited to use with my third graders next week is Tanya LeJeune's Skip Step Leap or Repeat game: This game is perfect for reviewing interval relationships, especially since we're reviewing do-mi-so-la. In the game the students see two notes and they have to decide are the notes a repeat (the same), a step, skip or a leap away from each other: I also teach a before school handbell group and this is a bass clef game from Elaine Ford of Mrs. Ford's Melodies that I am super excited about called Bitty Bugs. There are three games. One is a "swatting" game that has a picture of bugs with letter names. You show the students a pitch on the bass clef and they have to swat the bug with the corresponding name. Another is a matching game. You have bug cards, like this: and then there are flower cards with the staff notation and you match the bug to the flower. The third game is GREAT for assessment and I will be using as part of my "audition" for the hand bell choirs. The students get a set of cards like this: And then there are answer pages, in which the students write the letter names of the cards: This will give me a nice little assessment of who knows bass clef and who doesn't. I'll be honest, with seeing my kiddos once a week we usually don't get to bass clef notation. This will help me know who I can put on those bells. You can find more singing games, teaching PDFs and review games in my Back to School set: Again, thanks to Aileen for hosting thie blog hop. If you "jumped in the hop" here, make sure to go here to see all the other amazing posts!!! I hope you all have a fabulous start to your school year!
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Four day weeks are crazy busy!!! We had staff development on Monday while students enjoyed the weather. Sounds all glitter and giggles but here's the thing, my students were scheduled to have a class performance at our school assembly on Friday. That left 3 days to practice and prepare. Yikes! I signed up for this date intentionally at the beginning of the year to correlate with Dr. Seuss' birthday. As soon as I found out that The Lorax would be released, I knew we had to incorporate the two. Here are a few pictures of my firsties... We wore our lorax-staches during the assembly to perform a living timeline of Dr. Seuss, show The Lorax movie preview on the screen, and sing a Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss song. (I haven't quite figured out why this group always insists on looking so tough and gangsta in their pictures with their heads tilted to the side and non-smiling eyes, but it's becoming a trend...maybe they were just tired of me taking pictures!) You know I had to glitter the staches!!! You can find them at The Teaching Bug or Sub Hub! This is our Truffula Timeline. My firsties held up the truffulas and shared Dr. Seuss milestones from 1904 up to the 2012 release of The Lorax movie. We have a tradition on our campus that every year for Read Across America, guest readers come in and read Seuss books on our live portal every hour of the school day. We began the day with our Superintendent conducting the first reading. We topped off our day with a First Grade Movie Night! I met a handful of my firsties at the theater to watch the movie together. Between me & my firsties, my teammate & her firsties, and Misty at 3rd Grade's a Hoot with her thirdsters, I think we packed the theater!! The movie was all that I hoped it would be and I adored the giggles that filled the theater from our kiddos who had spent the week falling in love with the story. Hope you had a wonderful Seuss-filled week as well. Now off to enjoy some of this gorgeous Texas weather!
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QR codes are being used more across the world and especially in learning. There is a great opportunity for students to create and use QR codes on the iPad to extend learning across a range of curriculum subjects and specifically for demonstrating understanding of their own work or extending their understanding of a topic. I particularly like the ideas in the following video which links the use of QR codes with digital storytelling to engage, inform and promote. Have a look at 'Sukiennice "Secrets Behind Paintings"' : Using QR codes in learning Download our QR codes in Learning document (click on the image opposite) for an overview of QR codes and ideas to use them in learning Download our QR Code Learning Quest document to look at a sample QR code hunt using clues to books to inform, orientate and engage users in locating and sourcing resources for their learning. See how Parramatta Marist Br Ludovic Learning Centre is using QR codes. Reading (Scanning) QR Codes You will need a smartphone or tablet with a camera as well as a Qr reader App. For basics we recommend QRset (free) but there are lots of others available. However a better one is QRafter (free) as it will also check the QR code link for safety and will keep a list of the QR code links you have scanned, providing students a history of their scans. Creating Qr codes Websites Use Safari on the iPad to get students to create QR codes for free via a QR code generator website like Kaywa. Apps QRafter Pro allows you to create and scan QR code. But if your would like your students to get creative and colourful with the look of their QR codes try the QR Code Art App. Use QR codes to get more out of your school staff meetings/professional learning We recently held a staff meeting where instead of sitting down for hours to hear all the latest information, we armed people with iPads and a QR code quest. With 10 questions to answer staff moved around the building in teams to find QR codes. Upon scanning the codes with their iPads or smartphones, they were directed to information to read web based information or view videos on important information that all staff needed to know. Then we all met back at the meeting venue to share and feedback with a reward for the first team back with the correct answers. For more about QR codes, how they are being used in teaching and learning and other resources see Learning Exchanges QR codes for Learning.
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I could not help but noticing a plethora of paper forms offered on Teachers Pay Teachers for supervision of graduate speech/language pathology interns, especially for a public school placement. I have a secret to share---those interns are probably gifted in using technology for most of their needs. I would suggest that the rest of us strive to keep up with them, and embrace technology when supervising. As much as possible, go paperless! screenshot of partial Google form Here's what I do: Paper-- IEPs still need to stay in paper form. I'm not allowed to share these electronically. I share the paper documents with my interns who can copy student goals and objectives onto their lesson plans. Therapy documentation---although I use Google forms and spreadsheets for my own therapy documentation, my interns record therapy notes by hand. I feel that they need to do this before progressing to e-forms. In this format, I can also sign off on their therapy notes. Paperless--- Our Schedules---I create an intern schedule and share it via Google spreadsheets. I also share my own schedule which is intertwined with the intern's since I need to supervise, model appropriate therapy, and observe. Lesson plans---I've created a very simple lesson plan form that I share via Google docs. A graduate intern can save it, copy it for each session, and after typing into it, can share it electronically with me. Feedback---I use a Google form to offer feedback to my intern weekly. I have one form for evaluations and one form for therapy. Feedback from each form entry is automatically sent to a spreadsheet shared between me and the intern. This method is invaluable because it shows growth over time, and provides a way for the intern to see strengths and weaknesses instantly (online). No secrets, no surprises. My interns have appreciated this; there's never been a negative comment from them. In addition, this method helps me to stay on track with supervision and to remember what I've observed and written. Interns taking a class at UNC If you are interested in learning more about using Google forms and spreadsheets in graduate intern supervision, click HERE. You will find links there to templates you can use for your own use to edit as you need to. After I started using Google forms and spreadsheets for feedback and for showing clinical skill growth, it has been the only way. My forms are closely aligned with ASHA supervision rubrics. sample form after a few weekly feedback entries If you have questions, please leave a comment below. Too much paper confuses me---in this century, digital is the way to go. . .
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