WEEK 9

Were finally getting close to the end! Spring break is over as well as our first week back. This week we focused on telling stories and incorporating sound into the stories. The first song we did this week was the listening walk. On the board was a list of 19 different things that we were suppose to think of the associated sounds that went with the word. Then we were each assigned a word to make up a sound for. While a student read the story out loud, each of our words came up and when they did we had to say our sounds out loud. By doing this we got to be creative by making up our own interpretation of how words sound. On Wed. we did another story, What shall we do with the boo-hoo baby. In this story we learned a song to go with the words what shall we do with the boo-hoo baby and then whenever it came up in the story we sang the song. In doing a song we incorporate music while reading. On Friday we did the hand jive, which was fun. We also learned and practiced more recorder.
All the information we learned about this week was taught to us through example. We learned about sounds, song, and reading through different story examples. We practice each thing we learned while we were learning it.
It is important to learn about stories and music because it is a fun way to get students interacting. By giving them words to make sounds up to we are allowing them to be creative. We are giving them the opportunity to experiment with their own vocals trying to make differnent sounds to explain different words. Instead of just reading to students we are letting them get involved in the story. This type of method is extremely student centered because its getting the students involved. Teaching them new sounds and ways things can be heard. Student centered learning is all about teaching for the students instead of at them. By reading to them your not getting them involved. Letting them be a part of the story is having their voices be heard.