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Full STEAM Ahead: Rainbows!

6/15/2017

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Overview

Each day includes a science/math component, a music component, and an art component. I've got 3 hours to fill- so 4-6 activities are planned daily, which allows time for outdoor play and lunch. I think we'll have fun!

Day 1- Monday

Begin with introductions, rules, explaining the layout, calendar, expectations, etc.
Discuss: Rainbows- what is a rainbow?
Experiment: Rainbow Pan (http://physicscentral.com/experiment/physicsathome/rainbow.cfm)
Project: Build a Spectroscope (http://buggyandbuddy.com/homemade-spectroscope/)
Take a break, eat lunch
Discuss: rhythm, beat, and note types (quarter, half, eighths, dotted half, and whole notes)
Color: Rhythm values (worksheet in notebook)
Play: Boomwhackers!
Sing: The solfege scale using rainbow colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, red)
Play: 2 "mystery" songs... can the kids play the right note, in the right rhythm to identify:
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
​Sing: Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Day 2- Tuesday

Experiment: Exploring Prisms (http://buggyandbuddy.com/rainbow-science-for-kids-exploring-prisms/)
Review: Solfege Scale
Learn: I Can Sing a Rainbow
Review: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Take a break, eat lunch
Play: Boomwhackers!
Mystery Songs: Mary Had a Little Lamb
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (also begins with an octave- like Somewhere Over the Rainbow- a tricky mystery song!)
Discuss: Pointillism and Georges Seurat (http://harringtonharmonies.com/2013/03/paint-like-seurat.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+HarringtonHarmonies+(Harrington+Harmonies))
Project: Color Wheel- using only primary colors
Project: Create Your Own Pointalist Masterpiece!
If there's time, a game: I Can Sing a Rainbow Circle Game (http://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/i-can-sing-a-rainbow-circle-game/)

Day 3- Wednesday. Also, Pizza Day. And Sprinkler/Water Day.

Watch: Donald in Mathmagic Land (https://youtu.be/iEVGQKwKeCc)
Project: Build a rainbow xylophone (http://sugarspiceandglitter.com/kids-kitchen-water-xlyophone-science-experiment/)
Take a break, eat lunch
Review: Somewhere Over the Rainbow- both in song and with boomwhackers
Review: I Can Sing a Rainbow
Learn: Rainbow Connection
Take a break- sprinklers and water fun!- We've also got some sprinklers and sprayers with different settings, so we can experiment and see which spray creates the better rainbow, which spray can make a double rainbow, etc.
Project: watercolor mosaic (we'll begin this on Wednesday, but finish on Thursday) (http://www.hodgepodge.me/watercolor-mosaic-art-and-math/)

Day 4- Thursday

Project: Rainbow Jars (http://sweetandsimplethings.blogspot.com/2011/05/rainbow-in-jar.html)
Also: (http://adayinfirstgrade.com/2016/01/exploring-light-in-kindergarten.html/4)
Experiment: lights. Because we have a lighting designer in the family, we've also got a small inventory of conventional and moving lights to play around with! (http://tckouyeas.weebly.com/lighting.html)
Take a break, eat lunch
Review: Somewhere Over the Rainbow- singing and boomwhacking.
Review: I Can Sing a Rainbow
Review: Rainbow Connection
Learn: True Colors
Project: Complete mosaic project- take the watercolor pieces and put them together as a group mosaic.
We'll then edge and complete the project using this Skittles technique: (http://www.funwithmama.com/easy-skittles-rainbow-kids-candy-science-experiment/)

Day 5- Friday. Last day!

Review everything:
Science Projects- Rainbow Pan
Spectroscope
Prism Exploration
Rainbow Xylophone
Rainbow Jars

Art Projects- Rhythm coloring
Pointillism Color Wheel
Seurat Style Piece
Mosaic
Skittles Rainbow

Songs- Somewhere Over the Rainbow- Sing, boomwhackers, sing
I Can Sing a Rainbow
Rainbow Connection
Colors of the Wind

Using the review as a rehearsal/set-up time, we'll put together displays of the experiments and art projects for parents to ohh and ahh over.

We'll plan on inviting parents and siblings at 1:00pm for lunch, and then do a short musical performance at 1:30. We should wrap up around 2:00-ish.

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As always... thanks for reading!

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    Amy Riffle-Kouyeas

     is a professional pianist, teacher, singer, and Music Director currently residing in Snohomish, Washington.  She is the Director of Music at Peace Lutheran Church in Monroe, WA, and also teaches private piano, voice and ukulele lessons at The ARK in Snohomish, WA.

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