Category Archives: Class News

Please make sure you are going to iLearn to do the lessons that each special area teacher assigned for you to do. The lessons are meant to be fun and creative. Here are the lessons for each grade level: K: Learn about high and low songs by moving like a frog. 2: Learn about Solfege…

Hey HF students! Here is a video of me walking you through how to turn in assignments on iLearn. PLEASE check out the Special Area iLearn course. The lessons should take 5-10 minutes to complete. Feel free to contact me with any issues!…

Good morning, I hope everyone is safe and healthy! The special area teachers miss you! The special area team has created iLearn courses for each grade level. Below we created two videos for you to watch on how to login to iLearn and how to use a feature called Big Blue Button. This is where all the special…

I hope everyone had a great spring break! Please keep checking in on your grade level tab for activities to do. Also, please keep checking your email for an iLearn enrollment code to access the special area assignments. These codes will be sent by the end of this week. Please keep in contact and let…

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has great opportunity tomorrow for all of you! They are having a “Watch Party” on FaceBook Live @ 2:00 pm. They will be playing “The Suite from the Firebird” by Stravinsky. I usually use this piece of music with my 5th graders when we learn about theme and variation. Stravinsky takes…

In this video, the presenter will ask you to listen to a song and write down what you hear. What do you hear?…

Here is the video of me rapping “Animal Bop” by Jan Ormerod Here is a family member rapping “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” by Bill Martin and John Archambault. And one more family member:…

I challenge you to a BOOK RAP BATTLE! In honor of March is Reading Month, I want you to rap a book that you have at home. Here are the steps: Step 1: Find a book that you have at home (books that rhyme are the easiest to rap). Step 2: Find a beat off…

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has some great education resources on their website. They have free lessons and worksheets you can fill out with your family. Check them out! In this series you explore the science behind the sound. If you find one you like, share it with me! https://livefromorchestrahall.vhx.tv/classroom-edition/season:7/videos/a-symphony-of-science https://res.cloudinary.com/detroit-symphony-orchestra/image/upload/q_auto/v1/Uploads/pdfs/17-18_ECS_3_A_Symphony_of_Science_Resource_Guide.pdf…

Can you guess what instrument I added to our song? I took inspiration from you on what to add. I only have a limited amount of instruments at my house, so if you have one at your house and want to send me a video of you playing with my track, I can add it…