Friday, April 13, 2018

Music Around the World--Session 3--Week 2--Africa

We had so much fun in our Music Around the World Class on today! We began our afternoon by reviewing our songs from last week. Ask your child to sing "It's a Small World" and "Kookaburra" for you! We are really working hard to learn the words for these two songs. After a quick review, we jumped into learning all about our new country of the day--Africa!


We were introduced to a child from Africa and learned about a day in her life on our Time for Kids website. Then, we were in for a fabulous treat--a visit from a real musician, Mr. Mark! Mr. Mark taught us about some of Africa's favorite instruments--drums! He played several different types of drums for us. We loved them all! Then, we enjoyed some traditional African music from the African Children's Choir. We were so inspired by these musical experiences that we decided to create our own African instruments--drums, tambourines, and shakers. Finally, we learned an African chant and our own rousing rendition of "This Little Light of Mine" complete with African drums, tambourines, and shakers! Here is a show of our afternoon! Check it out and let us know what you think by leaving a comment below. We have also included some pictures from another great day! We hope that you enjoy them! Today was so much fun! We can't wait until next week! :) 

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Discover Dallas--Chuck E. Cheese/Reunion Tower/Klyde Warren Park



We were so lucky to have the opportunity to visit Chuck E. Cheese, Reunion Tower, and Klyde Warren Park this week. This adventure provided us with an opportunity to discover a unique building that we have right here in Dallas! We were able to use this experience to revisit our Community Project Based Learning Project and our STEAM tower creation challenge, as well as our study of 3D Shapes. You can revisit these projects with us on our blog, if you would like to do so. Here are some pictures and a video from our exciting day!

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