2/4 Tuesday: Fun with Glowsticks!

It's 2/4 Tuesday!
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Yup- fun with glowsticks! 

1. Barred Instruments and GLOW STICKS
 Last week my grade 4 students played "Skin and Bones" on the barred instruments. To make it extra creepy and Halloween-y, we played the instruments with glow sticks instead of mallets! Woohooo!

2. Glow Sticks for Singing Warm-ups

Last week I also used glow sticks with the kids for vocal slides. A student leader would wave a glow stick around and the rest of the class produced a vocal slide accordingly! Yeehaw! So fun!

3. Glow Stick Freeze Dance
Another hit! We danced around to "Thriller" with our glow sticks. When the music stopped, kids had to freeze or they were out of the game. FUN-tastic! Whoop whoop!

Hope you save these fun extras for next Halloween or when you are in the mood for glow-in-the-dark fun!

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