Overview
| Program Description: | This musical storytelling workshop, Songs for Science: Seed to Harvest, is designed for preschool aged children and is aligned with early learning standards (CT ELDs) as well as play-based learning.
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| Available to Grade(s): | PK |
Logistics
| Program Format: | In-School Performance & In-School Workshop |
| Program Format Details: | Program intended for individual classes of a grade level to experience separately. |
| Cost Per Student: | $5 |
| Number of Visits: | 1 |
| Length of Visit: | 45 minutes |
| Availability: | Emmy is available to present this program all year long on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. |
Requirements
| Length Info: | This program is designed to be 45 minutes, but can be shortened to 30 minutes or expanded to 60 minutes to meet the teacher's needs. 5 minutes will be needed for set up and breakdown. |
| Program Requires Prior Meeting: | no |
| Materials Arts Provider Provides: | Guitar (or ukulele), various wooden percussion instruments, class set of seed shaker instruments, the book “A Seed Grows”, bee specimen, hand-held digital microscope. |
| Materials School Provides: | The only set up needed is access to an internet-connected smart board - if no smart board is available, program can be adjusted accordingly. A chair in front of the room to sit in is helpful. |
| Space: | Classroom |
| Space and/or Set Up Requirements for Program: | Students can be either seated in rows in a carpet area or at their desks/tables - both work fine and the choice is up to the teacher. |
Learning Standards
| Curriculum Focus: | Science |
| Common Core Standard: | Kindergarten, Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: Animals, Plants, and Their Environment |
| Art Form: | Music |
| Core Art Standard: | Performing Anchor Standard 4: Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation. |
| Program Learning Targets: | Students will be explore rhythm, tempo, dynamics, instrument playing, playing together, and playing instruments while singing.
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