September 11, 2012: Star-Spangled Banner
5th grade students are beginning their unit on "The Star-Spangled Banner." We will discuss the story of how the song was written, and we'll watch/listen to some different performances of our national anthem. Here are some to check out....
Josh Groban at "Concert for America" (days after the September 11th attacks)
Academy Choirs (combined US Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, Military Academy at West Point, Coast Guard Academy, accompanied by US Army Herald Trumpets).
Kate Wild (Ben Franklin alum!!!!) at a 2011 Chicago Bulls game
Next we'll be splitting into small groups to rotate through several activities related to our national anthem, including poetry, phrasing, vocabulary and definitions, and the history of the song. Stay tuned for pictures of 5th graders in action!
For more information on our national anthem, click here.
September 6, 2012
5th grade started out the year with a rhythm composition activity called "Just Give Me the Beat." We are now playing recorders, reviewing notes B, A, and G, and improvising our own melodies and rhythms using those notes.
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