I will use song to teach themes, vocabulary, actions, concepts, skills, and movement (BFIT) using an ipod and speakers. Kindergartners learn so much through song and movement. I will use the ipod/speakers to teach my class (25 students) language arts, math and another class (25 students) English Language Development. All of our adopted curricula has stories, poems, and songs on CD. I will use these on my ipod to teach.
The ipod shuffle will be used for a listening center. Students will push play on the ipod shuffle and will read along with audio tracks teachers have made of themselves reading books and singing songs. While they are listening, students will track with their fingers and follow along to practice reading. I currently have 6 headphones and an old, non-working headphone jack box. Part of this grant will also fund a headphone jack box so the ipod shuffle can connect to it. This will complete the listening center.