Jenga! Admittedly, as a kid I remember playing this game for about 10 minutes at a time before I became bored and wanted to put it away. But, while perusing my favorite website, Pinterest, I discovered a few musical versions of Jenga and thought that those versions looked way more fun than I remember! So, I decided to buy a colorful block game from Amazon and take some time to create my own music review game for my awesome future students. On each block on one side, I wrote questions such as "What is your favorite song?' or "What instrument family is the triangle in?" etc. I also wrote rhythms which students will be instructed to say and clap out loud to the group. A few instrument scrambled letter blocks were also created, as well as treble clef note review, and symbol identification. Once we have learned and/or reviewed the content on the 'Jenga' blocks, I will go over the rules and directions of the game as a class.
The Directions on How to Play: 1. Take the blocks out of the bag, and stack them by 3's (I will instruct students on how to do this and ask for volunteers to model correct stacking; modeling is a part of Responsive Classroom that our school does). 2. Take the die with colors on each side, first person rolls the die and it will land on a color. 3. Choose a block of the same color rolled, and remove it from the stack without breaking the tower. 4. Read the block and complete the request: -Counting/Clapping the rhythm - Name the Treble Clef Note -Unscramble the Instrument -Answer the Question -Name the Musical Symbol/Rhythm 5. If a student cannot answer the question, or does no answer correctly, they should roll again. If they answer correctly, they pass the die onto the next student. If the tower falls, re-stack and play again until Mrs. Ferris says to stop. You gain points by keeping the blocks you 'answered' correctly. I cannot wait to add this to my musical game centers collection! I hope to obtain a Candyland game soon for my next project, so if you have one if you want to get rid of, please consider donating it to my music program. :)
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