The second half of the workshop gives teachers examples of specific curriculum tie-ins, such as using puppets to enhance and highlight field trips, teaching numbers, shapes and colors through puppets, and ways to use puppets to introduce a new unit of study or topic. The presenter makes puppets come alive and fulfill their potential as a rich and magical source of learning for young children. Presented are rhythms, songs, chants and tales drawn from many traditions and experiences influencing African-American musical traditions. Basically Blues Kenneth Jackson, Memphis Wolf Trap Artist Learn how to involve preschool students in the basics through the blues, which includes call and response, scat singing, riffs, and work songs. This topical, timely workshop is a wonderful collection of songs and stories reflecting the artists intense interest in environmental issues, such as cleaning up our water, air and land.
Children learn a respect for the earth and a belief in each person s responsibility to it.
Along the way, multicultural stories, dances and songs are shared. Designed for teachers with little or no musical background, this workshop will empower participants to create musical settings for books they use in the classroom. The techniques developed in this workshop address the enhancement of emergent literacy skills including listening cognition, identification and verbalization skills, among others. Participants will have the opportunity to practice these techniques in both large and small group setting, leaving the workshop not only with the resources provided, but with new material they have participated in creating and that they can use in their classrooms. Participants are invited to bring a children's book to use in musical experiences during the workshop.