Teaching Academic Skills Through the Exploration of Music
Sloan Edward Williams III
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The use of film and Music at the kindergarden to second grade level should be fun, simple and brief as attention spans are short. The goals, strategies and objectives are as follows:
Strategies, Goals and Objectives
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1. Each class should have a central or key concept presented during each class.
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2. Ground rules should be given and clearly stated at the beginning of each class as to how to use musical instruments, how to view films, and what good listening skills are.
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3. Most of your unit will consist of pre-screening and musical exercises before the introduction of film clips.
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4. Break up activities into short concise segments of two to ten minutes that lead to your central idea presented each day.
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5. Use musical singing games, and mini science experiments that relate to your key concept and include the use of developmental skills. Pick one or two skills from the list above to focus on each week.
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6. Transitions from one activity to another are key with this age of student.