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Rainforest Rain Sticks
Ask parents to bring in empty paper towel rolls.
You will also need strong paper or fabric, heavy masking tape or duct tape, bird
seed or small pebbles, markers, and small scoops.
Cut out two paper or fabric circles larger than the ends of the towel rolls. Cover
one end of the tube and secure it with the tape.
Let children decorate the outside of their tube.
Have the children scoop out some bird seed and put it in their tube.
Cover the other end of the tube and tape it securely.
Play music and sing as the children shake their Rain Sticks.
Picken’ and Strummin’
Bring in a real guitar to show the children.
Ask parents to bring in shoe boxes and ask a home improvement store to donate
paint sticks. You will also need rubber bands of different widths.
Let the children help stretch six rubber bands around each shoe box.
Hot glue a paint stick on the back of each shoe box for the handle.
Show the children how to pick and strum their “guitar strings.” Listen for the
different sounds the rubber bands make depending on their width.
Cultural Tip
Ask parents to bring in string instruments from their home culture
to show the children, such as a Latin American cuatro or a
Chinese lute.
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