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Assemblies
#1: Reading
for Meaning
“Reading for Meaning” is at the heart of Phil's program on
Reading Comprehension Strategies. Through the use of written text, interactive
games, songs, and sound stories, Phil engages students in the
process of strategic reading by: activating their prior knowledge,
visualizing the story, looking for clues, asking questions, and
practicing prediction. Phil also shows the students a number of
fun activities and games that connect their knowledge of sequence, prediction and
inference to everyday life. Finally, he brings it all together with
his new version of the classic Rudyard Kipling tale that explains how the
elephant got its trunkcomplete with African drums and rhythms, interactive
questions, story mapping ideas, and think-aloud games!
#3: Math,
Science and Sound
Boost your students knowledge of math and science with Phils new dynamic
presentation on Math, Science and Sound. During the program your students
will learn how to apply mathematical concepts to scientific principles.
Specifically, they will: estimate the distance of thunderstorms by measuring
the speed of sound; see how sound waves travel in the air, on
strings, and over light; hear whales communicate over hundreds of miles using
sound waves; convert loud and soft sound volumes into numeric decibels;
translate higher and lower pitches into frequencies using
static electricity; learn how dolphins and bats use echolocation; and
predict and listen how sound echoes in the Grand Canyon and in the Great
Pyramid of Giza!
#4: Reading Fluency
and Singing
“Fluent reading sounds like talking.” This simple principle
is at the core of the Reading Fluency and Singing presentation. Through the use of familiar rhymes, historical speeches, songs,
and popular TV/movie audio clips, students are engaged in an entertaining
model of fluent reading. Developed with Reading Specialists, this
program reinforces the basics of reading fluency: 1) Modeling
Fluent Readers; 2) Reading Together (shared reading); and 3) Repetition
and Feedback. Your students also experience the connections between
singing and reading which inspire a natural sense of phrasing,
meter and expression.
#5:
Know Your Math Facts
Phils new program features Rhythm Mathematicshis new
standards-based activities that use West African drum rhythms to teach and
reinforce math
facts: doubles & doubles plus one, skip counting, multiplication facts, and fractions and ratios.
He presents both primary and intermediate assemblies, and
tailors each program so that it is grade-level appropriate. Phil also
provides a free site license CD so your school can continue to reinforce math
facts with these exciting rhythms throughout the year. During the assembly, your students will also participate in a Native American acorn grinding song based on repeating mathematical patterns,
and will learn how the ancient Greek mathematician, Pythagoras, used ratios and
fractions to make music. Finally, they will hear how fractions are represented
in music from Indonesia, Mexico, Africa, China, and the Caribbean.
Family Activity Nights
#1: Story
Reading Night
Invite your families back to school for this wonderful hands-on
activity night. The kids build their own didgeridoos, toad croakers,
bee buzzers, and duck quackers, and then join together for an
interactive Vietnamese musical story about a very special toad. Phil also shows parents how they can help their kids become better
readers by playing comprehension games at home. Finally, they
finish off the night with a sound effects concert featuring some
of Phil’s favorite old time radio broadcasts!
#2: Musical
Fractions
Invite your families back to school for this fun-filled evening featuring
hands-on instrument making, and music from the Aztec and Incan empires! Students
learn how to count ancient Aztec rhythms using pie fractions, and design pan
pipes with the fractional lengths used by the Incas. The students build their
own maracas and panpipes — based on fractions of length used by the Incas.
Then they join together for a dynamic concert featuring ancient Aztec rhythms
using pie fractions.
#3: Math and
Science Night
At the Math & Science Family Night, your families will enjoy an
entertaining musical presentation on the mathematical and scientific principles
of sound. Phil guides everyone through an enriching series of hands-on FOSS
experiments and Exploratorium displays. Then the students apply
their knowledge by making rhythm and string instruments and joining together for
an exciting concert featuring Dragon Dance Drumming from China!
#4: Reading in
Rhythm
Get ready to move on this one! Reading in Rhythm begins
with an entertaining exploration of the rhythms of language through
shared reading, hand and body movements, and a variety of Caribbean,
African and Latin American instruments. Next, the students make
their own rain sticks, talking tubes, and guiros, and then join
together for a concert of reading, rhythm and movement. In addition,
Phil also covers the major elements of how parents can read with
their children through a number of helpful handouts and displays
based on Jim Trelease’s classic, The Read-Aloud Handbook.
#5: Rhythm and Math
Night
At the Rhythm and Math Night, the kids learn how to make musical instruments with
geometric shapes and fractions, and apply their knowledge to build origami
poppers and tube drums. Then, they perform popular hand drum rhythms from
Nigeria, Guinea, and Liberia, and join together to form a giant drum circle
featuring rhythms from around the world!
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