This year I am trying to do more ball bouncing activities with the 3rd graders. Here is Mrs. Tuell's class from Mill Road Elementary performing Hammer Ring using the balls. Normally I do this activity as a stick passing activity, but I decided to try it with bouncing instead this year!
Hammer Ring is a work song that was most likely used by prison chain gangs in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Work songs have an important function in folk music, as they gave a meter to tedious and dangerous jobs, often keeping the workers on task, and out of harms way. Work songs are a great way to practice steady beat and meter concepts in our music lessons.
In this video you will notice that some students sat out during the activity. First, we practiced the ball bouncing pattern as a class. They were then challenged to do the activity again and those that caught the ball were allowed to continue in the activity, while those that missed the ball had to sit out. In a subsequent week, we may increase the tempo after each round to see who is the last bouncer standing! Part of our code of conduct talks about having integrity. As you can see from the video, our students practice that part of the code of conduct every time we play a game like this.
A big "Thank You" to the PTOs for providing funds to purchase the balls for our bouncing activities!
Hammer Ring is a work song that was most likely used by prison chain gangs in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Work songs have an important function in folk music, as they gave a meter to tedious and dangerous jobs, often keeping the workers on task, and out of harms way. Work songs are a great way to practice steady beat and meter concepts in our music lessons.
In this video you will notice that some students sat out during the activity. First, we practiced the ball bouncing pattern as a class. They were then challenged to do the activity again and those that caught the ball were allowed to continue in the activity, while those that missed the ball had to sit out. In a subsequent week, we may increase the tempo after each round to see who is the last bouncer standing! Part of our code of conduct talks about having integrity. As you can see from the video, our students practice that part of the code of conduct every time we play a game like this.
A big "Thank You" to the PTOs for providing funds to purchase the balls for our bouncing activities!
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