1st Grade
Performing Arts

October 2025 - A few highlights

Hispanic / Latinx Heritage Month

First Grade students celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month, through several different activities including:

Join the Celebración Video
Lola's Fandango
Review of Los Machetes Dance
Soy Una Serpiente
Mi Cuerpo

There's a Spider on the Floor

While singing this song, the first graders used plastic spiders to act out the places the spider crawled to; the foot, the head, the neck, etc.

Learning Stations

Early in October, students participated in five different learning stations in order to practice skills and strengthen understanding of concepts.

Station 1: Stuffed Animal Rhythm Sort

The students worked together to sort a bin of stuffed animals into groups based on the number of sounds in their name. After sorting the animals, the students composed and read four stuffed animal rhythm patterns.

Station 2: Sound Shape
Drum Exploration

Students explored different sounds on the sound shape drums while creating and reading iconic notation.

Station 3: Story in a Bucket

Students used small plastic animals to create stories with a beginning, middle and end.

Station 4: Move & Groove
Statue Cards

Students explored different sounds on the sound shape drums while creating and reading iconic notation.

Station 5: Loopimal

Students used this iPad app to create
and explore musical loops

Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock

The first graders enjoyed this story about the trickster spider from Africa named Anansi. They acted out different scenes from the story in small groups before combining them together into two full story performances in class. They also practiced their melodic playing skills on the barred instruments by playing along with the song we added to the story.