Welcome to Open House at the Primary School

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Here is the presentation I am showing during the Open House at the Primary School.
So glad to see so many of you!  :)

Celebrating the Kindergarten Program "Seasons of Kindergarten"

5:30 Kindergarten Program 

6:30 Kindergarten Program

It was a wonderful celebration of the seasons of this past year for our Kindergarten kids!
The music we shared was composed by Mark Burrows, Teresa Jennings, David and Anne Ellsworth, and Karl Heitzemann.
Special thanks to Steve Pennekamp for his videography talents!

Links for Treble Clef Note Reading practice

Note Trainer is an excellent practice tool for treble clef note reading!

The second grade classes are engaged in a class competition using Note Trainer.

This is an interactive lesson called "Silly Staff" which I created in my masters program a few years ago.

Second graders are working through it in class, but some may want to try it at home.

Other interactive lessons I have created include:

Reading...Notes

Rockin' Rhythm

iOS Apps for General Music

On my personal iPad, I have a variety of General Music Education apps that I have researched.
I know that many of my students have access to iOS devices, so wanted to put some suggestions here.

Note Squish is particularly fun!

Treble Cat is another of my favorites!

Mrs. Kellen's list:

Note Squish

Treble Cat HD 1

Flash Note Derby

Rhythm Cat

Music Theory for Beginners

Melody Street

Finger Stomp

MorphWiz

NoteWorks

MelodyMelody

Rhythm Repeat

Isle of Tune

Freddie the Frog helps teach about the Treble Clef Staff

The Freddie the Frog books by Sharon Burch are wonderful teaching tools!

The stories are especially engaging for the Primary level!

I also recommend the website for games and coloring sheet activities.

www.freddiethefrog.com

Spartan Music Stars Celebrate Mr. Tom Mooney, McFarland Citizen of the Year 2013

2nd graders compose rhyming lyrics

The 2nd graders enjoyed singing "Green, Green, Green"by Teresa Jennings in March.  Several classes had the opportunity to compose their own lyrics as a class for different colors. They had to use critical thinking skills to find appropriate phrases that rhymed to fit with the music model.  We hope you enjoy "Red, Red, Red", "Blue, Blue, Blue", "Pink, Pink, Pink", and "Black, Black, Black"!