5th Grade is Rockin' and Rollin'!

5th grade said goodbye to our beloved drums at the beginning of February, and since, we have been learning a bit about the history of rock and roll. We've learned about The Beatles, Elvis Presley, and other pioneers of rock and roll.

Here we are doing a little bit of research:

As we've been learning about some of these rock and roll legends, we've been reviewing how to build chords, how to read chord symbols, and learning how to read guitar chord diagrams in preparation for our guitar unit (which we'll be starting right after spring break).

Here we are playing chords for "Hound Dog"on Boomwhackers:

And here we are working in groups to interpret guitar chord diagrams: