Music provocations

While we were having our Gingerbread Man adventures the you read about in the last post, we were also having some other holiday fun! The kid...

This was pinned as just a picture but can be translated into an open-ended musical learning opportunity for preschoolers. Turn on music and allow children to explore the music through art. You could also compare children's artwork that was done while listening to different genres of music. I wonder if the art would be influenced differently with different music?!

Provocation : Random objects Can you make musical instruments with these objects? I set up this provocation to check if it would provoke an interest in the mechanics of musical instruments. Here are pictures of what they tried and explored. Does it make sound when I blow through a ring? "Hey! This looks like a Tambourine but doesn't make sound when I shake it?" "This bowl is just a drum." "This is Not a Straw! This is a drum stick!" "This foil makes sound when I fold it!" "Stringing couple…

Simple DIY water xylophone takes a couple minutes to make and is a great sound activity, experiment, and music activity for kids too!

Pallet Music Wall

This sound machine was a big hit with the little ones.

A fun and creative way to explore sound in your classroom! I recently picked up the book "Red and Yellow's Noisy Night" by Josh Selig and fell in love with it. It is one of those books that can be extended into all content areas of the classroom! One way we extended our new book was

Making music and exploring science

After extensively exploring sound through experiences and technology, each member of the five expert groups were able to pick an instrument that would make sound the way their group focussed on. We looked all over the classroom and our homes for materials we could use. They looked at pictures of their instruments to try to create them as close to the real thing as they could! Measurement skills were needed to create many of the instruments! Many also got a great fine motor workout! They…

Learn about how sound is made! Make science fun for kids of all ages by teaching them how sound is made. This sound activity is great for all curriculum

Create your own music wall for the kids, in your own garden! Super easy to do using items you may already have!

I feel that it is important for children to be introduced to music, for troubled kids it could bring them peace and relaxation.