Today is only the third day of classes! The initiative at Aplington-Parkersburg is to have students become better spellers without having a spelling class. Every class has been requested to use what is called a Word Wall. These will show key words to further the students' vocabulary and give them a place to review at all times.
Our goal in the music classroom is to put terms that are relevant. I currently observe and will soon teach the Exploratory class here in Mr. Winkey's band room. The course gives a music history lesson for 9 weeks (one quarter). We are starting in the Baroque period, focusing on Bach and Handel. Words are added to this wall for testing purposes and a constant reminder of how to spell these words/what context they can be used. We plan on using these in our 5th - 8th grade bands and continue from there with musical terms. We hope to build better musicians, by introducing them to vocabulary and keeping it consistent across the board.
In Ms. Weichers' general music courses we will have word walls dedicated to dynamic and tempo vocabulary. Students will learn these terms in the general lesson through a series of movements, songs, stories etc. I plan to continue with constant reminders and maybe jingles that will help the students spell.
*Written assessment will take place in our music courses for sure, ensuring that students are learning these terms and using them correctly.
The AP School District has a dedicated group of invested teachers. Every class will have word walls that relate to their specific fields. Hopefully spelling scores will improve to the ITBS and MAPs testing. More to follow.
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