What is it about?
This article details two successful early childhood music activities developed around rainstorms. The paper explores how the activities were created from teachable moments. Specific lesson instructions and images are provided for the two music activities described.
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Why is it important?
This article provides early childhood music teachers with two successful cross-curricular activities that they can use in their classrooms. The paper also encourages teachers to look around their environment for inspiration to create meaningful activities.
Perspectives
This article outlines two successful early childhood music activities that were a hit in my music class. The students were not only able to learn music concepts, but were also able to learn about science and apply their prior knowledge to the activities.
Mr Harrison Grant Poole
Danville Public Schools
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This page is a summary of: Rainstorm Activities for Early Childhood Music Lessons Inspired by Teachable Moments, General Music Today, March 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1048371316638129.
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