Children's Workshops
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| Children love to create. They value any opportunity they are given to explore and
discover the world around them. The objective of every workshop and concert Thomasina
presents is to help each child find her/his own creative nature in a nurturing and
supportive atmosphere. Many of the following workshops can be created and adapted for
children of all ages. |
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Let's have a Medieval Faire Students are invited to immerse themselves
in European medieval culture through various fun activities such as: learning songs,
games and dances from the Middle Ages; creating costumes; cooking food from this era;
reading and writing original stories with a medieval theme. Depending
upon time constraints,
students can present a performance to the entire school.
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Native American Studies with Art, Music and Literature
In this workshop, students are exposed to many different activities in order to be
immersed in Native American culture. Depending upon the length of the program the children can:
- Make Southwest Native American rainsticks and learn howto play
them to Native American chants
- Read selected readings from the book, On the Road of Stars,
Native American Night Poems and Sleep Charms.
- Write their own chants in the Native American musical style,
using a pentatonic scale, percussion and Orff Instruments.
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Integrating Arts into the Academic Program
As a former classroom teacher and curriculum developer, Thomasina is eager to work with the classroom
teacher in order to design a program which addresses specific academic topics and goals of a classroom.
Several different art forms (visual, music and language arts) are integrated into one program.
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| December Holiday Songs and Activities Children will be taught
songs which honor our culture’s diverse celebrations during the winter season.
Various items can be created which come from different faiths and beliefs such as
Menorahs, advent calendars, African hand drums etc. |
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| Songs from Highlights in American History Our nation’s
history has always been one of struggle for equality and freedom for all peoples. This
struggle continues today. Classes will be presented with words and music for various songs
from different events in American history. Thomasina will sing the songs and lead a
discussion about the meaning of the songs and how it relates to the events of the time and
how they are still relevant today. |
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| International Singing and Dancing Games In this workshop,
children are taught various singing games from around the world. A list of some games
include: Che, che koolay, Tango, Lemme Sticks, Three Blind Mice, Lu la, Lorentia Dear, Dr.
Knickerbocker, Buddies and Pals. |
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| Singing is Fun Singing is a powerful way for children to
experience the world. Many of the folk songs from our past are not being passed on to the
next generation. Children will be given the opportunity to learn folk songs from various
ethnic groups from our nation’s rich heritage. |
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| Thomasina in Concert This is an assembly concert geared towards
children from kindergarten to fourth grade. The goal of each concert is for the children
to learn some new songs, sing together and just have FUN. |
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