Fun with Boomwhackers and Treble Clef Frisbee

In 5th grade we are still getting ready for Recorder Karate! (see previous post on Treble Clef Centers)

Today in 3rd -5th grade we started the class with a Boomwacker activity! I love the boomwackers and am always trying to find fun new ways to use them. I found this slide on Mimio Connect that had Twinkle Twinkle Little Star color-coded for the boomwackers.

Here it is, but the class had already assigned the hand-signs. We use John Armstrong's chart (you can see it written in black to the right) to assign the hand signs.. I put the chart up in the correct key and they follow it over to each note to assign the hand sign. 

We then played the boomwackers and sang the hand-signs: 

 

Then we erased the handsigns and assigned the treble clef note names. We discussed how the treble clef note names don't change no matter where the handsign chart is- they are always the same! 

 

 In Fifth Grade we also played Treble Clef Frisbee today!!! It is so much fun!