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Each child has a small set of sticks. Chopsticks purchased at the "Dollar Store" work very well.  *Though this experience students learn that composers use music to send messages. You might want to ask different children to create daily messages that could be sent using instruments and their own rhythmic message. For example – “It’s time to clean-up.” “It’s circle time.”
 *  One child goes and hides
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">Teachers sings "Susan, will you send us a message
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">Child taps message on claves from his or her hiding place.
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">Initially, the teacher echoes the phrase. When ready, other children can do this. Teacher asks, “Was that the same? … Great, I understand you”
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">When students are comfortable with this activity, allow them to send messages at circle time.
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace">Another variation of this activity would be for one child to send a message and ask for a particular child to echo it. The second child would then perform a message and send it to a third child and so on.

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