The PTOs at Bainbridge Elementary and Mill Road Elementary are gracious enough to provide our teachers with a very nice sum of money to be used to provide materials for the students. Last year, I used some of this PTO money to buy a ukulele. Its been one year since I started learning how to play the ukulele and it has been a lot of fun for myself and the kids!
Currently I'm using the ukulele in the classroom to provide accompaniment for the students during game songs and other activities. It proved to be much more practical than moving a piano around when I had to move to the library for music classes once a week last year. It also helps students create more concrete connections when we are studying how string instruments work and what they sound like.
At Mill Road, students participate in a "read-in" for the first 15 minutes of the school day, when buses are arriving and students are buying their breakfast. On the days that I've been on duty for the read-in we have done a "sing-in" instead. Singing as a whole school has been a really neat bonding experience and its a great way to get the kids focused and ready to learn with a smile on their face!
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