2nd Grade Music Choice Day

Today, all of the 2nd grade classes earned enough behavior stars to get their 3rd special day (for Mr. Kinasz's class, this was their 4th earned day). Yesterday, classes voted on what they wanted to do for their day and I was amazed that just about every class chose something different. The 4 choices were...

1. Music Centers
2. Computer Lab (to go on the blog and play music games)
3. Music Video
4. Music Games Day

Mrs. Kitzmann's and Mr. Kinasz's classes both chose to have games day. We had a lot of fun learning a hand clap game called "Stella Ella Ola." Then we had a ton of fun taking out the parachute. With the parachute, our challenge was to make BeBe (our tiny monkey friend) bounce on the parachute and sling-shot to the ceiling. The only way to make BeBe do this was to keep a steady beat as a class. By keeping a steady beat together, the middle of the parachute would go up creating the perfect launching pad for BeBe. There were lots of smiles and giggles during this activity. 

Ms. Puente's class chose to watch a video, so we watched "Stomp Out Loud." Fitting in with 2nd grade humanities, we have been talking about ways that we can protect our environment and keep our earth clean. In class we have been talking about the 3 R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) and the ways in which we have been doing that in our class. Since they make their music out of ordinary, recycled items, the Stomp group is a perfect example of reusing materials for different purposes.

Lastly, Ms. McManus's class chose to go to the computer lab and play music games on the music blog. They had a lot of fun playing the games and exploring the site. Again, one of the favorite games this time was the "Blob Chorus." Students also liked the "Instrument Sounds Game" as well (which reinforces Science humanities concepts). 

Here are a few photos from Mrs. Martin's music centers today...