Journal 10

Music can help students be creative during a story time by coming up with different sounds for different parts within the story. If a student is just sitting there, listening, there's a good chance he's zoning out. But, give him a part in the story, and he'll be thinking about what sounds the specific part makes. Every student loves story time, and hearing stories. Having a part in these stories, and engaging with the reader can make story time all the more rewarding and fun. This is a shining example of student centered learning. The students play a direct role in learning. For an activity such as this, the roles are actually reversed, in a sense. The students themselves become each others teacher. Some students might not know what sounds a truck makes, but another does. The students begin teaching themselves, with the teacher as the moderator.