I Am The Instructor Of A Kindergarten Classroom At Bandini Elementary School

“Culture comprises traditional ideas and related values, and it is the product of actions” (Kroeber and Kluckhohn, 1952); “it is learned, shared, and transmitted from one generation to the next (Linton, 1945); and it organizes life and helps interpret existence” (Gordon, 1964).

One of the best things about music is that it can be created; played; movement; and listened to anywhere there is a desire to enjoy/appreciate it. Some of the things I would hope to achieve in the classroom through the integration of the music curriculum are encouragement of the appreciation of music; knowledge of music and how it can impact ones life; how music can be integrated into everyday life; and no matter who you are you can sing, play instruments, move (dance), compose and listen to music.

Explain to the students that they will be exploring various international folk dances over the next few weeks. Explain that new vocabulary will be introduced each week and at the end of the unit, students will be creating their own dance sequence utilizing the skills and vocabulary learned each week.

The lesson is to be carried out over 2 parts. I is an Arts class, Music Year 3 – 4. The first part asks students to respond to, and interpret artworks. Students will be given the opportunity to “identify intended purposes and

Facilitating cooperation from 2nd grade classes, students engage in Irish dances, the community ballet forlicko performed special dances to Mexican folk music and the Palo Verde College Choir rendered selections

Dance is a very unique entity to study that comes with many benefits. It is a way of connecting to culture. Dance has a sense of history and community being portrayed throughout the movement. Some of the popular dances from the Caribbean include the Merengue, Rumba, and Cha Cha. Not only are these dances upbeat and fun, but they offer the opportunity to embody the culture instead of just learning about it through a passive manner.

Culture shapes our image of people, food, the way we dress, and even our opinion on certain topics whether political or social. Important Information. In the text such as in “An Indian Father’s Plea”, “Everyday Use”, and Two Kinds, culture impacts the way one’s outlook is on the world around them.

writing with pictures to help the pupils with understanding the words. Also, they should be

The students will be performing and attending workshops as representatives of SUNY Potsdam and the Crane School of Music.

Lastly it would be important for me to make sure children can use the materials and resources on their own to encourage independence but also ensure the items can be used in a group. This will encourage children to collaborate

- Students will improvise and adapt the skills and knowledge they learnt through the example dance to explore their own emotions and display of these.

Expansion: • I would expand into science. By mixing colors and looking at the outcome of the colors. Math would also be a subject to expand into, teaching them to count and identify numbers. Then nutrition would be a bid topic, I would have them sorting food by their taste, texture and color.

Culturally Relevant Strategies When breaking the students up into groups and mixing boys and girls as well as ensuring each group displayed diversity when mixing races in order to

For most elementary age students around the country the core subjects such as science, math, and reading are separated from the arts. However, schools across the country are slowly combining the arts with the other subjects and are finding success. Dance is one form of art that would have multiple benefits for students. Dance and physical movement should be incorporated into elementary education because it improves students’ attention and interest in learning, improves learning in core subjects, and promotes a healthy lifestyle in students.

All students have a different learning style and can benefit from hands on or real life activities in the classroom.