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Reading Adventure Pack: Music ActivityReading Adventure Pack: Music Activity
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PBS
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Grade
K
Subjects
Visual & Performing Arts
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Activities & Projects
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Duration
5 days
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Direct Instruction
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Language
English, Spanish
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Reading Adventure Pack: Music

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Music is the focus of the reading adventure pack. After reading, pupils complete hands-on activities. Scholars use household items to make shakers and cymbals. They listen to eclectic music by turning on the radio, borrowing music from others, watching a concert, singing, and walking outside. Finally, learners use their imagination to create music using a newly invented instrument.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

Music, instruments, music appreciation, reading, reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, responding to reading, responding to literature, nonfiction, fiction

Instructional Ideas

  • If applicable, conduct lessons with the school's music teacher
  • Have adventure packs readily available—pack bags with materials 

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires two books—Mama Don’t Allow by Thacher Hurd and A Day In the Life of a Musician by Linda Hayward
  • The packet is designed to be completed at home with help from an adult

Pros

  • Explores a variety of music styles
  • Activities meet several learning styles 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.K.1 RL.K.10 RI.K.1 RI.K.10

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