Today was the first day of Music Olympics camp and much of what we did included pool noodles! We twisted them, used half of them, climbed on them and shot nerf darts through them...all in the name of learniing music!
One of the favorite activities of the day was the "Nerf 'n Noodle" game we played. This game was inspired by something I saw on the Family Fun site and adapted to work for note identification and for rhythm.
Here's a look at what I put together and how I adapted it:
I also cut several noodles in half and used them along with balloons for a fun activity designed to teach and reinforce musical terms.
I guess I was really in the "noodle" mood today because I also made them for dinner! If you're running a camp or a group lesson this summer, try adding a few of these! The kids really love them!
3 comments:
You have such great ideas! I've done music olympics with my classes before, but never a camp. It seems scary...would you be willing to go into further detail on these games? I would LOVE to hear more!
I am interested to know exactly what you did with the noodles and balloons? How did that game work?
You can do just about anything! I don't remember if I drilled note ID or terms, but students had to use the noodles to bat the balloon down to an area where cards were on the ground. I think they were terminology cards. They were given a term to find - such as fermata - they batted the balloon down to the area, found the fermata symbol card, grabbed it and either ran back or batted the balloon back. You can adapt it so easily. The balloons just add some fun to the learning process!
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