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and activities Analyzing Island of the Blue Dolphins, elementary
readers discuss the main characters, setting, and plot of the
story. Individuals then write a short summary, illustrate, and
choose a piece of music to enhance one chapter. Each
individual's work is compiled in a class movie. Singing,
clapping, moving up and down with the melody, it all sounds like
a great music lesson. Kinder-musicians sing three different
songs to practice memory, speaking, and movement skills. They'll
move to the melody, build memory with call and response, and
then explore counting notes with blue sticks and a rhythmic
song. Dynamics are elements of music that indicate how a piece
is to be played or sung. Budding musicians practice musical
dynamics by singing in small groups. The teacher indicates the
dynamic (or how) the song is to be performed and pupils follow
along, changing tone as they go. Do a g