Wrapping up my coverage of Jazz Appreciation Month, we have last week's themed story time on Jazz.
Song: Good Morning Dear Earth
Song: We Clap and Say Hello
Flannel: Where Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone
Book: This Jazz Man by Karen Ehrhardt
Poem: Big, Big, Big
Flannel: 5 Green and Speckled Frogs
Song: Shake the Sillies Out
Song: Grand Old Duke of York
Flannel: The Trumpet Went Toot, Toot, Toot
Poem: I Had A Little Turtle
Book: Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler
Song: Turn Around from Getting to know Myself
Make and Take Craft: Romare Bearden style collages
Supplies:
-cut out magazine shapes of musical instruments and face parts (prepared beforehand)
-construction paper
-glue sticks
-colorful chalk
-colorful chalk
Process: Before the Turn Around song, I showed the kids and caregivers pictures from the Romare Bearden book and explained that he was an artist often associated with jazz and jazz musicians. I showed them my example and said we'd be making our own musical collages. Over on the craft table, I spread out the magazine pieces and chalk and gave each kid their choice of colorful construction paper and one glue stick. Since this was spring break, we had a lot of older kids who would normally be in preschool during story time. I think the craft worked best with the older kids, while the younger ones REALLY liked playing with the flannel musical instruments from The Trumpet Went Toot, Toot, Toot.
I read This Jazz Man at my program too. I think it's now my favorite jazz-themed book! I love your craft idea - I might give that a try next year.
ReplyDeleteThanks Katie! Jazz Man was a big hit and it was fun to see which adults in the audience picked up on who each performer in the band was. Like I said, the Bearden craft worked better with the older kids. I might try it again next year as an elementary/after school program and go a little bit more in depth than "he was an artist associated with Jazz music."
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