Grow Up Great
Note: Let available materials guide your creativity. The children do not have to make a specific, recognizable instrument. An instrument is anything that can be used to make a rhythmic sound.
Musical instruments have been a part of human society for much of our history. Cultures all over the world use music as a way to communicate, celebrate, worship, entertain, and express emotion. Historians are not sure how long ago the first instrument was invented, but they have found “flutes” made from animal bones that are over 30,000 years old.
Musical instruments have been a part of human society for much of our history. Cultures all over the world use music as a way to communicate, celebrate, worship, entertain, and express emotion. Historians are not sure how long ago the first instrument was invented, but they have found “flutes” made from animal bones that are over 30,000 years old.
People tend to be familiar with the recycling of paper, plastic, glass, and aluminum into a variety of things we use in our daily lives. Many items can also be recycled to create musical instruments. Certain types of wood can be recycled to produce guitars. Recycled plastic can be used to create recorders, and brass (a type of metal) can be recycled to make trombones and tubas.
These lessons are aligned with the Common Core State Standards ("CCSS"). The CCSS provide a consistent, clear understanding of the concepts and skills children are expected to learn and guide teachers to provide their students with opportunities to gain these important skills and foundational knowledge.[2]
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There are currently no Common Core Standards for pre-k, but these lessons are aligned as closely as possible to capture the requirements and meet the goals of Common Core Standards. However, these lessons were neither reviewed or approved by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices or the Council of Chief State School Officers, which together are the owners and developers of the Common Core State Standards.
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