What a cute idea and a great review!
With a tweak or two, it could even be a sub lesson!
Have the kids show the rests, etc., to the sub. Of course, she'll have a
sheet of paper with the answers on it to check......

Martha Stanley, NBCT
www.marthabeesmusic.com
The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas first!


On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 10:59 AM, sandra gilliom wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I teach 3rd grade recorder in a school that is only 2nd and 3rd grade. I
> have 13 classes of 3rd grade and 14 classes of 2nd grade. Each music class
> is 30 minutes once a week. They come to me in a "music room".
>
> Kids need so much playing practice. Every once in a while we have BAG DAY.
> I made transparencies of 15 BAG songs found in Recorder Classroom and from
> the Music K8 mag. They are listed by title on the board and numbered. I
> decorated a big paper bag that says "BAG day" with 15 papers with numbers.
> Students can choose from a title on the board OR draw a number out of the
> bag. That transparency goes up on the overhead. We talk about what we might
> need to watch out for (where are the rests, any rhythm that might be
> troublesome, repeats, 1st ending, 2nd ending, how many beats to the measure,
> playing staccato, etc.) I have made a CD with all the songs. I select that
> song (full version) and off we go. Fun, good reading practice and way to
> teach new concepts. We might spend 15 minutes or less at the end of class
> time with this activity.
>
>