A course designed for fun, learning and growth in musical knowledge. Students will be taught the techniques of playing the recorder, proper breathing, posture, fingering, and production of tones and positioning of the recorder. This developmentally appropriate hands-on curriculum will be based on themes about the sea and the Caribbean Islands. Children will experiment with different types of rhythmic apparatus and movement progressions. Welcome to the world of crepes suzette and the Eiffel Tower.
Students begin a study of the French-speaking world by learning numbers, colors, time, and phrases.
Students will make their own French picture dictionary, sing songs and enjoy a French food tasting. Begin to explore the Spanish-speaking world. Students learn to count, tell time, say phrases in Spanish, make their own Spanish picture dictionary, sing songs, have a food tasting, and begin delving into the culture of the 20 countries whose native language is Spanish. Students will learn familiar greetings, counting, time telling, song singing, make their own German picture dictionary, enjoy a food tasting and begin their study of the German language. They will make passports and visit a travel agency to plan a trip.