Ukuleles on Board!

Get on board! Using ukuleles in an elementary general music class canopen new experiences for your students. These fun, accessibleinstruments encourage singing while promoting confidence and musicalindependence. Ukuleles also provide an additional way for you to observestudent progress and assess musical understanding. UKULELES ON BOARD isa collection of sequential lessons that illustrate how teachers can useukuleles along with other common classroom resources to createengaging, robust musical activities for students. Examples are providedfor using ukuleles together with Orff instruments, recorders, a varietyof percussion and even jug band instruments. Each unit includes digitalaccess to step-by-step projectable lesson slides so you can project allthe visual cues your students will need. In addition to being easy tolearn and fun, the folk songs used throughout the book provide studentswith cultural and historical connections. The activities and conceptsfound in UKULELES ON BOARD are based on the National Standards for MusicEducation. The material has been field-tested in grades 2-4, but isalso appropriate for fifth grade students new to the ukulele. This is avaluable guide to using ukuleles to support and enhance the musiccurriculum in your school. Songs include: Are You Sleeping? (FrereJacques!), Michael Finnegan, Buffalo Gals, Joe Turner Blues, ShalomChaverim, I Love the Mountains, Little 'Liza Jane, Hambone, One Bottleof Pop, Pay Me My Money Down, Let Us Chase the Squirrel, Go Tell AuntRhody, Old Joe Clark. Suggested for grades 2-5.