But art can be a positive way to express emotions. Have students make a mural consisting of their own symbols for who and what they are. In Daughter's home, for example, Satch plays the violin and Grandpa Luck plays an accordion from Italy. Grandpa McGuire even played the bagpipes when he was alive. Ask students if there are instruments in their homes, and if so, from what country those instruments originated.
Students can go to the library to find records or CDs of music from different cultures.
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