Episode #164: Peek at our Week: 2nd Grade

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Main Theme: Peek at our Week: 2nd Grade

Tanya: These are the songs and activities I am using to practice tika-tika (16th notes), practice so/mi/la, and prepare do. Of course we are also including some Halloween songs.

Little Leaves Are Falling

Rondo alla Turca (Tanya recommends the Glenn Gould recording
  • Use scarves to sway on the steady beat
Two Rubble Tum


Black Cat (check out Amy Abbott's blog for suggested activities)




Say Hello: New opening song learned from Tom Borden

Carrie: These are the songs and activities I'm using to practice 2-beat meter, practice rest, and practice so/mi/la.

Bounce High, Bounce Low
Students bounce and catch a racquetball to demonstrate 2-beat meter.


Zapatito Blanco

Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle


We also did our first stations day in 2nd Grade. Here's what I did:
Station #2: Rhythmic dictation with rhythm blocks (ta/ti-ti/rest)
Station #3: Rhythm matching game (ta/ti-ti/rest)
Station #4: Play Apple Tree on boomwhackers using the felt colored staff
Station #5: Fiddlesticks game reading ta/ti-ti/rest rhythms

Bonus: In this episode, we mention a lot of "double duty" songs that we use to teach multiple concepts. We recently did a webinar with Crescendo Music Education all about double duty songs, and you can check out the repeat session here!

Know Better, Do Better

Tanya recommends listening to Episode #235 of the Cult of Pedagogy podcast titled "Making Schools Better for Gender-Expansive Kids" with Dave Edwards. There is also a blog post that goes along with the episode full of ideas and strategies for creating a classroom environment where all students feel safe and accepted.

Work Smarter, Not Harder

Carrie suggests the "ask two" rule when it comes to technology questions where students have to ask at least two classmates for help before they ask you.

Coda

Carrie is enjoying watching the High Fidelity show on Hulu
Tanya is enjoying reading The Hunter by Tanya French

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