November 22, 2010
MS/HS Art Room
Members present: Andrew, Bev, Heidi, Ronda
Members absent: None
Blogger: Ronda
Timekeeper: Bev
Today we worked on getting everyone on board to be able to comment on our blog the work that they are doing in their individual classrooms. For example, for this meeting we were going to have investigated Read Aloud strategies that we could, or are, using in our classrooms.
This past week I had 2nd grade students write 3+ sentences on the back of their most recent art piece about the work they had just completed. (Lesson was titled "3 of a Kind.") Several students included vocabulary or concepts that were covered in this particular lesson (Example: middle ground, background, and foreground.) When students were finished with this writing activity, I went around to each student and had them read those sentences to me and also assisted with the proper spelling of words.
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ReplyDeleteIn third grade, we read aloud about American Folk Strings; the banjo, guitar and Appalachian Dulcimer. Volunteer readers read each section aloud and students pair-shared what information was important.
Fifth grade recently had a unit on the classical composer, Beethoven. They filled out a vocabulary sheet and read a biography making connections between the vocabulary words and the vocabulary sheet. Students also recognized several vocabulary words from their reading vocab list in their classroom.
When discussing or introducing an artist, in most of my classes, I do a Round Table strategy (which I think is like a Read Aloud). We first record anything that we already know about the artist (like a pretest). I read selected text, then pause and have them record ideas that they can remember from the reading. After the reading is complete, we compile all of the ideas that we have learned that we didn't already know.
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ReplyDeleteWe use read alouds on program notes for band pieces. This is usually done after sight reading the piece.
We also made a presentation at our fall concert (11/15/10) which included several musical elements and terms. The presentation included not only the students but the concert audience.
This is a test to see if I can add a comment since the switch over. BD
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