Most days when we go outside to play, the children run straight over to the second level area where there is a 'drum wall' and different musical instruments to play, and excitedly play in that area.
Music with Morah Adina on Fridays is a big highlight of our week, as we know. We love to dance and sing all different songs with her, play the special instrument she brings in each week, and play with all the fun shakers, bells, sticks and scarves.
Circle time each afternoon is also a highlight of our day, and the children love to help clean up and excitedly sit themselves down for circle time. They are starting to know the songs more and more, and some of them even know which motions to do when.
Because of all the above mentioned, and their love for music, we decided to have the kids make their own instruments from materials found around school, and to make our own Pre Kitah Aleph 'band'!
First, we made drums!
The children each had a chance to paint a clear container that would be used as the drums. Popsicle sticks were used as our drumsticks.
Then, we made our own maracas!
Each child diligently placed stickers on two clear plastic cups.
They then filled the cups with beans. They enjoyed moving the beans from one cup the the next, back and forth. We later taped the two cups together to make the maracas.
Then we made our own guitars! We took shoe box covers and the children got to paint the inside of them. When they were dry, we placed rubber bands across it to create a homemade guitar!.
Finally, we got to play our instruments! We brought them all out during circle time, and the children happily banged, strummed, and shook along to the songs! It was so fun to see our art work come to life with music.
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| Leora even decided to take her drum to her naptime mat with her ;) |
We hope you hire us to play at your next event. They definitely are very talented musicians ;)
Have a Shabbat Shalom!
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