PreK
To investigate or inquire into - This cycle focuses on providing students with opportunities to explore concepts and objects around them. Themes in the EXPLORE cycle create space for students to develop an understanding of the foundations of the world around them.
UNITS
Concept: Iconic notation, exploration
Family
Concept: Singing
Concept: Improvisation
Concept: Form, movement, exploration
Community
Contrast
Grouping & Sorting
K-2
To handle or control - This cycle focuses on providing students with opportunities to interact directly with their environment. Themes in the MANIPULATE cycle create space for students to develop an understanding of how people and materials interact
Concept: C Pentatonic, High/Low, Right/Left
Concept: Ta, Ta-di, and Sh!, notation
Concept: Dynamic, tempo,
tableau
Concept: Chords, F/B, pentatonic
Concept: Steady beat, rhythm patterns
Movement
Patterns & Rhtyhms
Growth & Change
Concept: Movement, composer's intent