As an elementary music teacher, I am responsible for organizing the Remembrance Day (Veterans Day in the US) service in my schools. And honestly, it is one of my favourite programs to plan and execute. This year, I tried something new and had my whole school learn a song to sing for the service. When it was time to sing the song in the service, the choir sang on the risers and the remaining students sang from where they were seated. The song I chose is by a Canadian singer-songwriter, David Gunning, entitled These Hands. Take a listen to it here! Now, if you are reading this in real-time (2024) it is likely too late for you to plan to perform this at your Remembrance Day service, but the message is so good you could perform for almost any occasion. However, it is not too late to use this as a listening activity and use these extensions in your classroom As I said, all of my students are performing this song, which means I also had to teach it to all of them so here is what I did as an extension for each grade level Kindergarten to Grade 2
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This song and artwork were so powerful at our service. Even if you don’t use this song for Remembrance Day, Veterans Day or Memorial Day programs I HIGHLY recommend listening to and talking about the song in your music classroom. There is lots of musical value in it with the vocal and acoustic sound, plus it has a great message. Enjoy! Jayna
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AuthorMiss Jayna is an elementary music teacher in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. In addition to being a public school teacher Miss Jayna also has a private piano studio and teaches a Children's Music Program. Archives
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