Practice Tool, Review, What to Practice • May 17, 2019
I love flashcards. One of the best tools a teacher has in our bag of tricks is creativity, and we like to take something and mold it to what our students need right now. I’ve done this on a weekly basis, with a few of my favorites being note reading candyland, using play food, and the incredibly adaptable pipe cleaners. But flashcards aren’t just for quickly reviewing information, but organizing what information you need to focus on. I even have some students identify the 2 notes we have a hard time remembering, grab them from their note flashcard deck, and tape them to their wall in the bedroom where they will see them a lot.
To help prepare us for our exciting upcoming concerts (Sprouts in the Park on June 1, Sprouts & the Symphony on June 2) I made a few flashcard decks to help students review their songs! For level 4 and 5 students specifically, it can be tough to remember songs from 2-3 years ago that you haven’t reviewed in a while so having the ability to draw them out of a jar and have reminder cues on the back can be useful.
Take a look below, find the deck you need for your concert, and have fun practicing these review songs! Or even use them together with your silly instruction cards from level 1 (play facing the wall, on one foot, etc)!
June 1: Sprouts in the Park FLASHCARDS (levels 2 – 4)
June 2: Sprouts & the Symphony FLASHCARDS (levels 1 & 5)
Caregiver Tip, Practice, Practice Tool, Student Fun • January 11, 2019
Puzzles + Practice
Last week the kids gathered to a play-in and parents were treated to a special class with Miss Ruth on how to practice effectively, and it actually was all fun and games! All instruments of Sprouts played together (violas, meet...
Caregiver Tip, Practice, Practice Tool • April 12, 2019
Keeping Routines Fresh
Sounds counterintuitive, right? I have had a few families in String Sprouts as well as my private studio mention that practice is happening, but the attention to details like tone and accuracy are hard to keep in focus, especially on...
Caregiver Tip, Practice, Practice Tool • January 18, 2019
Stickers Aren’t Just for Charts
We are all familiar with using stickers on a skills or activities chart. Made your bed? Brushed your teeth? Place the star on the chart under that category! And that works for many students. We’ve also used stickers on a...
