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 4-8   ||   Facilitator: Lyndon Wang    ||||   Location: Bondy Intermediate    ||   Start Time: 430PM    ||   End-Time: 5PM    ||  Can ask for volunteers to demonstrate their own method.  Participants can brainstorm and discuss methods that keep their students amused. ||  10min    ||  Student repeats phrase in same pitch.  Teacher goes up and down diatonic major scale with each part.  When parts are learned, teacher sings 'what is this?'  Student replies on pitch, 'this is the (part)   ||   5 min    ||  Bow bunny is demonstrated and repeated by participants.  'Softness' is checked for relaxed position.  Marker game can be used to also demonstrate relaxation. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> 5 min    || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Up like a rocket. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Down like the rain. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Back and forth like a choo-choo train. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Round your face like a great big sun. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Touch your nose. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Curved pinky. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Bent thumb. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> 5 min    ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Session Purpose: Starting beginners with a stringed instrument   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Learning Objective to Be Addressed:   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Approving Principal: Gail Ward   ||||||  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Presentation Date: 2/13/11    ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Grade Level:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> **Learner-Centered Activity**    ||   <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> **Purpose**     ||||   <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> **Description**     ||   <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> **Steps**     ||   <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> **Estimated Time**     ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Unpacking the instrument   ||  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Teaches student the proper method for unpacking    ||||   ||  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Facilitator will demonstrate the method in which they teach the student how to unpack.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Unpacking the instrument   ||  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Teaches student the proper method for unpacking    ||||   ||  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Facilitator will demonstrate the method in which they teach the student how to unpack.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Parts of the Instrument Song   ||  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Activity that teaches both the parts of the instrument and pitch recognition by voice    ||||   ||  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Facilitator sings: This is the (part of instrument)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Bow bunnies   ||  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Prepares the student to properly hold the bow    ||||   ||  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Diagram is presented to show where the three dots are drawn on the right hand.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Relaxed hand with marker   ||  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Student demonstrate relaxed bow bunny hand position with marker    ||||  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Participants hold the marker in there bow bunny. A partner will attempt to knock the marker out of the hand. The more easily the marker is knocked out, the more relaxed the hand position is in.    ||  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Participants will find a partner. Adequate space will be needed. Facilitator will walk around after initial demonstration to aid in understanding.    ||  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> 5 min    ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> 'Up like a rocket'   ||  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> After learning to hold the bow, students use this exercise to develop strength in the right hand while holding the bow    ||||  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Depending on age level, this can be repeated regularly or only once or twice.    ||  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Holding the bow vertically, facilitator will recite the following poem and participants will repeat. After a couple repetitions, the poem can be recited together. Hand out might be beneficial.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Spider races   ||  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Strength and dexterity while maintaining a proper bow hold is demonstrated here    ||||  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Participants will compete in small groups to be the first to complete the spider race.    ||  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> While holding the bow vertically and maintaining the proper bow hold, participants will attempt to keep the bow as still as possible while spider crawling their hand to the tip and back to the frog of the bow.    ||  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> 5 min    ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Group discussion   ||  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Allow participants to come to consensus    ||||   ||  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Facilitator will open dialogue with the participants to discuss feasibility and usefulness of the presented activities. New ideas and adaptations of the activities will be integrated into future staff developments.    ||   ||