Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin

In this interactive bulletin board activity, students will be able to explore music and instruments. The standards that align with this board are as follow:

2.6.3 Identify groups of classroom instruments by sight and sound.
2.6.4 Identify families of orchestral instruments by sight and sound.

Students will begin by reading the book Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss.



After reading the story, students will be given 3 groups of labels to match on the bulletin board. There are three groups of instruments that they will place with Velcro on the board. Under each group students will match the instrument name to its picture. The three instrument groups are brass, winds, and strings. Through this bulletin board, students will better identify what instruments look like and what family they belong too. This activity is designed for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd graders, although the standards are for 2nd graders.

Materials:

-paper
-paperclips
-clear fishing line
-die cuts for the music notes

There is also a QR code that goes to a website where students can listen to each instrument.