It has been a chilly start to the new year! Of course, cold weather can sometimes mean a chance of snow. Even though it doesn't snow much here in Georgia, we sure do get excited when it does. One of the best things to do when it snows, of course, is to build a snowman! When kindergarten and first grade returned to Music class last week and this week, we read one of my favorite books to read when it gets cold: Snowmen at Night, written by Caralyn Buehner and illustrated by Mark Buehner. After reading through the first time, we noticed there were a lot of words in the book that described the sounds snowmen make. So, we used many different instruments in the Music room to make those sounds come alive! The students were very creative when choosing instruments to match the sound words, including a few unusual instruments we don't get to play very often. We used hand drums, vibraslaps, cabasas, chimes, xylophones, rhythm sticks, sand blocks, scrapers, and even our voices! The students enjoyed choosing the instruments and adding their sounds to the story.
Listen to Ms. Bird's first grade class as they use different instruments to create sound effects for Snowmen at Night.
Listen to Ms. Bird's first grade class as they use different instruments to create sound effects for Snowmen at Night.
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