The week of the Fourth I had a few students attend lessons, but for most it was an off week for vacations. But instead of an excuse not to practice, I used the holiday to encourage celebrating their skills!
I e-mailed all of my students links to Susan Paradis' Fourth of July activities with the promise of an item from the prize box if they composed a song. (I had two girls come to lessons that week before with their songs already done!)
Those attending lessons also received a short fine motor craft time to create "Make a Blast Warm-Ups!" bookmarks. They used their fine motor skills and finger muscles to color in a firework of stars and eighth notes, peel and place a sticker to the bottom, hole punch a hole at the top that they then threaded a ribbon through, added beads to, and knotted. After explaining the warm-up activities listed on their bookmarks I sent them home to practice away!
Click here for the .pdf of 6 bookmarks with teacher instructions.
I e-mailed all of my students links to Susan Paradis' Fourth of July activities with the promise of an item from the prize box if they composed a song. (I had two girls come to lessons that week before with their songs already done!)
Those attending lessons also received a short fine motor craft time to create "Make a Blast Warm-Ups!" bookmarks. They used their fine motor skills and finger muscles to color in a firework of stars and eighth notes, peel and place a sticker to the bottom, hole punch a hole at the top that they then threaded a ribbon through, added beads to, and knotted. After explaining the warm-up activities listed on their bookmarks I sent them home to practice away!
Click here for the .pdf of 6 bookmarks with teacher instructions.
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