4th Grade Recorder Centers

WOW, did students work hard on our recorder centers!  Check out our slide show below.

2nd Grade discovers rhythmic dictation

Last month, the 2nd graders worked with rhythmic dictation (listen then write what you hear). Each student had a partner and a page to work with while we listened. We listened to the 4 beat rhythm twice before trying to write it down. It was tough to work together, but everyone worked out a system to complete their work quickly and easily.

 

 Working together to get the job done!

 



 Waiting for others so we can share!

 

 

When students completed their listening, one of the teams was invited up to the SMART board to present their work to the class.  The fun part of this listening exercise was tapping the black rectangle on the SMART board, which revealed if the team had listened really well!

 



Showing our work to the class! 

Instrument Centers

After our trip to hear the Symphony Orchestra, we ended our instrument unit with centers.  Students had a great time using the SMART board, listening to "The Monster Mash" and playing Instrument Memory.  It was a fun way to finish up our unit on the 4 Instrument Families.  Check out our fun below!

Instrument Memory

At the SMART board students had to take all of the instruments

and place them into the correct family.  When the group was finished,

they tapped the 'check' tab to see if they were correct.

There were lots of "YESSS!" cheers!

One center was to reflect on the concert we had just returned from seeing. 

Here is an example of what most students found to be most memorable.