Tuesday, April 7, 2026

April 1st Grade

 


April 2nd Grade




 

April 3rd Grade

 









Die With a Smile by Lady Gaga
HER NAME IS LOTA, SHE'S 9 YEARS OLD
AND SHE IS FROM CROATIA
WHEN I HAVE TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE BOYS NAME IS. I WISH WHEN PEOPLE SHARE THE TALENT OF OTHERS ON YOUTUBE THAT THEY SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE WHO HAS THE TALENT. 


SHALLOW BY LADY GAGA
HER NAME IS LOTA, SHE'S 9 YEARS OLD
AND SHE IS FROM CROATIA










April 4th Grade

 




April Honor Choir

  












Monday, April 6, 2026

April Instruments from Peter and the Wolf

 Goals:

Instrument games for instrument recognition

Match the sound and picture with the instrument

4 Instrument Families

Play me a Cowbell activity


FLUTE  

OBOE

CLARINET

BASOON

KETTLE DRUMS

STRINGS


LET'S LEARN THE INSTRUMENTS FIRST

BEFORE WE WATCH THE SHORT MOVIE

PETER AND THE WOLF





WHAT IS THE NAME OF
THIS INSTRUMENT?

WHAT FAMILY DOES IT BELONG TO?





WHAT IS THE NAME OF
THIS INSTRUMENT?
WHAT FAMILY DOES IT BELONG TO?



WHAT IS THE NAME OF
THIS INSTRUMENT?

WHAT FAMILY DOES IT BELONG TO?



WHAT IS THE NAME OF
THIS INSTRUMENT?
WHAT FAMILY DOES IT BELONG TO?


WHAT IS THE NAME OF
THIS INSTRUMENT?
WHAT FAMILY DOES IT BELONG TO?


WHAT FAMILY DO THESE 
INSTRUMENTS BELONG TO?


(THE FOLLOWING VIDEO IS GEARED FOR 4TH GRADE AND UP)
HOW MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
ARE CLASSIFIED
IN OTHER WORDS,
HOW TO TELL WHICH FAMILY
THE INSTRUMENTS BELONG TO


JUST FOR FUN, (if there is time)
LET'S WATCH...
THE PINK PANTHER WITH SOME 
STRING INSTRUMENTS (6 MINUTE VIDEO)


CLASSICAL STORYTIME:
KINDERLUTE
A STORY ABOUT SOME 
STRING INSTRUMENTS
(9 MINUTE VIDEO)



SINCE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
STRING INSTRUMENTS
HERE IS A STORY ABOUT
PABLO THE CELLO
SOUNDS LIKE CHELLO
BUT IS SPELLED CELLO (9 minutes)


(9 MINUTE VIDEO)
LET'S LEARN ABOUT THE 4 INSTRUMENT FAMILIES






NOW LET'S LEARN ABOUT THE STRING FAMILY
THAT IS THE INSTRUMENTS THAT HAVE STRINGS
YOU JUST HEARD ABOUT THE STRING FAMILY 
PLAYING A LOT DURING PETER AND THE WOLF

STRING FAMILY (4 MINUTE VIDEO)

OBOE 

 The Best... with Ann Blackburn


The following video
has an oboe that plays the sound
for the duck
from the show
Peter and the Wolf



BASSOON 

 

This man is playing the BASOON,
and he is playing the part of the Grandfather
from "Peter and the Wolf"






VIOLIN 

 Violin Lessons NYC - Best Violin Lessons for Adults & Kids


Next is a video of a little girl named Karolina Protsenko, 

and she is playing the VIOLIN to the song

"Believers" by the Imagine Dragons music group.



 Time to test your 

MEMORY

with the

Music Match Card Game 

showing different

MUSICAL

INSTRUMENTS

Orchestra Instrument Playing Card Game | Playing card games, Card games,  Orchestra

There are 3 levels to play the game.

The challenge is to see

if you can MATCH THE CARDS

(by getting 2 cards 

that look the same

with the least amount

of moves.)

CLICK  on the picture below

to play the game

Orchestra Instrument Playing Card Game | Playing card games, Card games,  Orchestra

K-5 (Focus 2nd Grade) Patriotic Yankee Doodle Kidsong with Mrs. Carol Louise Moore and the hand drum

IT'S TIME TO PRACTICE  PLAYING THE DRUMS TO YANKEE DOODLE BUT FIRST, LET'S DO A DRUM LESSON TO HELP US GET GOOD  AT PLAYING DRUMS ...