New Theme, New Students
What do these things have in common for today? Well I am kicking myself for not getting the group photo of our activities but these are things we had fun with. Our new theme is the Amazing Race. Ask your kids to show you their map. It needs to be in a (preferably) 3 ring notebook in the front cover sleeve or a sleeve insert inside the book to protect it. Look at the challenges. Sit down and help them decide which ones to tackle first. We played 3 different rhythm games so I could assess where they were. Everyone needs help with rhythm! One student (who happens to be a drummer) gave the kids some tips on how important the beat is! So we used a racquetball and hand drum for some counting exercises. Learned a song from Ghana where they had to keep up a rhythm while passing a rock and plastic cup! It was a fun way to start our year!