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Relationship to NAEYC Accreditation Criteria
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Arts and Aesthetics (B-4,
B-7, B-7e,
B-7g,B-8)
- *constructing (B-5d, B-7g)
- · construction of 3-dimensional pipe organ
- · construction of instruments with wire or plasticine
- *creative dance and movement (B-7g)
- · add to rhythm by using body parts
- · dance with ribbons moving to the music
- · dance to Flaminco music, Macarena
- · listen to music and move as an animal in Carnival of the Animals
- · move to the feel of the music
- *dramatizing (B-7g)
- · dramatize Peter Pan play using only music
- · use creative dramatics to explore music
- *memory drawing (B-7a)
- · draw memory experiences about music
- · draw instruments that we see on field site visits
- · draw instruments that were brought to the classroom
- *observational drawing (B-7g)
- · draw instruments were brought to the classroom (Time 1 and
Time 2)
- · revisit Time 2 drawings and add detail to drawing
- *painting (B-7g)
- · paint musical instruments
- · paint watercolor wash over outlines of wax instruments
- · paint mural for culminating display
- *relating art to literature (B-7d)
- · draw pictures to respond to My Many Colorful Days by Suess.
- *representations (B-7g)
- · create music staff on computer using Kid-Pix
- · create musical instrument mural on acetate
- · draw pictures of instruments
- · make three dimensional instruments from plasticine, wire and
play-dough
- *responding to music (B-7g)
- · create rhythm patterns using rhythm sticks
- · listen for high/low sounds
- · listen to music and finger paint to the mood evoked by the
music
- · listen to music and draw a picture using crayons
- · listen for rhythm patterns
- · listen to various music forms and instruments
- *Singing (B-7e, B-7g)
- · practice and sing echo songs for culminating activity Rain,
Rain
- · sing I Am So Happy in five different languages
- · sing songs from Sniggles, Squirrels and Chicken Pox by Miss
Jackie W.
Language and Literacy
- *analyzing (B-6a, B-7c,
B-7d)
- · analyze information gathered from field studies (videotapes,
expert interviews, photographs, instrument analysis)
- *classifying
- · classify pictures of instruments
- · classify questions that students asked to pursue in study groups
- · sort and classify student topic webs one and two
- *comparing (B-7c, B-7d)
- · compare different types of instruments
- · compare the sounds of instruments
- · compare sounds in cups of water
- *critical thinking (B-7c)
- · decide on presentation material for culminating event
- · predict, hypothesize or theorize the answers to questions
- · decide how to proceed on mural after first attempt
- *developing oral language (B-7d, B-7g)
- · brainstorm music concepts and ideas
- · add new vocabulary to the word wall
- · categorize and label web topics
- · design questionnaire on musical instruments in the home
- · find out how to present survey material
- · interview music experts
- · listen in large or small group discussions
- · report progress at large group
- *formulating questions (B-7c)
- · develop questions to ask experts
- · develop researchable questions
- · reflect on questions at the end of the project
- *integrating new vocabulary (B-7d)
- · add new vocabulary words to the word wall
- · brainstorm and web ideas
- · use new vocabulary during the project
- *making lists (B-7d)
- · make lists of instruments we have seen
- · make lists of materials needed for representations
- · make lists of questions to be asked
- · make a list of songs students have learned
- · make vocabulary list
- · make lists of who they want to interview
- · make lists of what we have learned
- *planning (B7-a, B-7c,
B-8)
- · develop "disco room" atmosphere
- · develop list of instruments for mural
- · develop list of instruments for questionnaire
- · draw rough draft for mural
- *presenting (B7-d)
- · explain what we've learned about instruments at culminating
activity
- · share personal memory stories with the class
- · share progress on each step of project
- *reading (B-7d)
- · brainstorm "what I know now"
- · create a list of instruments and people that visited
- · dictate memory stories
- · dictate "what I've enjoyed about music project"
- · read books about music to the class
- · read experience stories at group
- · read words to the songs we sing
- · reflecting (B-7g, B-7d, B-7c)
- · respond to literature through discussion at large group
- · using references and resources
Investigative Skills-Science
- *exploring (B-7)
- · explore the questions such as:
- What is the relationship between music and movement?
- What instruments make up an orchestra?
- How are musical videos and songs produced?
- What is the relationship between sound and music?
- What is rhythm?
- *experimenting (B-7c)
- · answer questions:
- What makes sound?
- How do we hear the instruments?
- Which bell is the highest pitch?
- Which is the lowest?
- Can you place the bells in order of lowest to highest?
- · change the level of the water to vary the sounds
- · make a telephone out of string and paper cups
- · place different materials in shakers to explore the different
sounds
- *investigating (B-7c, B-7d)
- · How does a piano make sound?
- · How do you play a French horn?
- · How do you play a guitar?
- · Which glass has the lowest sound?
- · Which glass has the highest sound?
- · What sounds do we find in the classroom?
- · What sounds do we find on the playground?
- · Who is in charge of the orchestra?
- · Why do cellos have sticks?
- *observing (B-7c)
- · observe and list the sounds heard in the classroom
- · observe and list the sounds heard outside
- · observe a piano that is being repaired
- · observe how a guitar is strummed
- · observe the slinky as it moves
- · observe water waves when the glass is tapped
- *predicting (B-7c)
- · predict possible answers to questions formulated before talking
to an expert
- · predict results prior to conducting an experiment
- · predict the number of players in an orchestra
- · predict what instrument is in the case
- · predict which sound will be low and high in the glasses
- *reporting (B-7c)
- · report progress on representations
- · report results of experiments to large group
Numeration and Problem Solving
- *counting (B-7c , B-7d,
B-8)
- · count number of members in each musical group that visited
- · tally results from questionnaire
- *estimating (B-7c)
- · estimate how many people will be in the percussion group
- · estimate how many people will be in the string quartet
- · estimate how to make the sound higher in the cup of water
- · estimate how to make the sound lower in the cup of water
- *measuring (B-7c)
- · measure the length of the instruments
- · measure the length of the instruments using non-standard measurement
- · measure the pipes of the organ and place them in order
- · use measurement to build the pipe organ
- *organizing, analyzing and communicating data (B-7c, B-7d)
- · develop bar graphs to display the result of questionnaire on
instruments
- · write a paragraph explaining results of the questionnaire
- *surveying (B-7c, B-7d)
- · Do you have a violin at home?
- · Do you have a guitar at home?
- · Do you have a trumpet at home?
- · Do you have a flute at home?
- · Do you have a drum at home?
Social, Emotional Growth and Dispositions
- *communicating (B-7b, B-7d)
- · ask questions skillfully
- · engage in group discussions
- · listen to others
- · negotiate roles, turn-taking, problem solving
- · report progress of investigations to the group
- · share research
- · use new vocabulary
- *cooperating and collaborating while working with others (B-7c)
- · create shakers and instruments by helping one another with
tape or glue
- · create the pipe organ and put it together
- · follow directions of conductor
- · study in teams collaboratively
- · write music and perform together
- *empathizing with others and their needs (B-7b,
B-7h)
- · appreciate work of peers by noting effort, care in work and
originality
- · share materials, space and time
- · share words of encouragement and appreciation of peers
- *enjoying (B-7a)
- · listen to the different instruments and gain new appreciation
of sound
- · listen to various CDs brought in by peers
- · perform together as an ensemble
- *gaining confidence in abilities to do the following (B-7a)
- · investigate
- · make presentations to an audience
- · observe and draw the details of an instrument
- · represent instruments using plasticine and play-dough
- · use a variety of mediums to express ideas about instruments
- *helping peers (B-7b)
- · discuss problems for better understandings
- · joint clean up of areas
- · problem solve when creating instruments
- · represent instruments, music
- *initiating (B-7a)
- · choose appropriate materials
- · experiment with sound and instruments
- · predict and manage time
- · research to find answers to questions
- *persevering (B-7a)
- · adding each detail to observational drawing
- · creating instruments that hold together
- · working on ensemble until conductor likes outcome
- · writing music until the song is finished
- *problem solving (B-7c)
- · find a way to stop leaks in shakers
- · how to make a high pitch and low pitch with water levels in
glass
- · how to place the pipe organ from lowest to highest pipe
- · who participates in each ensemble
- *risk taking (B-7a)
- · lead other children in an ensemble
- · play instruments in front of a group
- · state disagreements in conversations or at group meetings
- · support opinions
- · verbalize estimations, predictions and hypotheses
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