Right now 4th graders are learning about dotted half notes (they get three beats).
We have learned the rule of the dot-
The almighty DOT adds Half of the Value
To learn more about our dot, we used the song America the Beautiful. We learned about Katherine Lee Bates and we responded to the literature we explored. The students were asked the following 3 questions-
1. What is beauty?
2. What is beautiful about America?
3. How does the poem and music of, America the Beautiful portray beauty to the listener?
This is what Allison in Mrs. Gordon's class said-
We have learned the rule of the dot-
The almighty DOT adds Half of the Value
To learn more about our dot, we used the song America the Beautiful. We learned about Katherine Lee Bates and we responded to the literature we explored. The students were asked the following 3 questions-
1. What is beauty?
2. What is beautiful about America?
3. How does the poem and music of, America the Beautiful portray beauty to the listener?
This is what Allison in Mrs. Gordon's class said-