Musical Stories and Playful Poetry: Active Language Arts Lessons -- Logan

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:

In this session, participants will create collaboratively to add songs, sound effects, movement, and drama to a traditional folk tale. In addition, rhyme, rhythm, and expressive speech will be explored through children’s poetry. A detailed handout of the lessons and additional resources for developing similar materials for their classrooms will be provided.

PRESENTER BIO:

Cindy Hall taught elementary music and Orff training courses for over 30 years and is an active workshop clinician for both music and classroom teachers. She currently works as a professional development partner with music teachers in the BTS program and presents guest classes at USU and BYU. She served as a contributing writer of recorder materials for the Macmillan/McGraw-Hill series, Share the Music. Ms. Hall holds a BA in Music from Duke University, MA in Music Education from the University of Oklahoma, and Orff Certification from Memphis State University and Hamline University.

This workshop is open to classroom teachers, university students, arts educators, and school administrators. For more information check out the event page.

*USBE relicensure hours available for licensed educators.