On Monday I took the Pumas to the College/Shaw library. It's getting into a nice routine on Mondays and the kids are really great about going to our little area and reading books. We've also started drawing while we're there, as everyone seems to be in creative spirits surrounding all the books. We looked into some kids craft ideas and I asked them to negotiate on a few that they'd like to do. More on that next week!
Tuesday was a musical day. It was an experiment, as I know how little attention span young kids have. I attempted to teach the three remaining students about some basic rhythms. We rotated between a drum, a cymbal and a glockenspiel. Each child was assigned a beat rhythm to strike their instrument with. Drum on the 2 and the 4. Cymbal on the 1 and the 3. The glock on the 1 and the 4 (actually a challenging one because the "1" falls immediately after the "4". IT WAS A SUCCESS! They all did their different beats quite well, and even mastered the challenges I set up. It didn't last long before everyone wanted to bang around, but it was great to see that they listened and were able to complete the lesson. They decided to make their own songs and their own band. The songs featured titles like "Macaroni Parade" and "Eyeball Stew". It was a really fun afternoon.
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