Its a quick way to visually assess the entire class and see if most students are understanding the concept. I really like the use of hand gestures. Since I was using one hand to hold the book, I would use my other hand to switch between both letters. Some students would use two hands to show both letters. Of course, sometimes, we found both onomatopoeia and alliteration in the same example. When they hear alliteration, they show me the sign language "A." There are numerous examples of alliteration. They were astonished when the majority of the students spelled it correctly on their Friday spelling test! The power of music is amazing! :) The first year I did this, the teachers thought I was crazy. When the students line up, they ask the teacher if onomatopoeia can be a bonus word on their spelling test. My friends and I discovered that it was easy to spell the word if you sing it to the tune of "Old MacDonald." To this day, I always hum the tune to spell the word and I will never forget it. I practicing singing it with the students and then we play a trick on the classroom teacher. In my 8th grade English class, we were given onomatopoeia as a spelling word.
We also discuss the percussion sounds, discovering that "clang" probably comes from a metal instruments. When they hear onomatopoeia, they are supposed to show me the sign language "O". Each instrument features their own onomatopoeia and when they instruments come together at the end, I have the students try match the words to their instrument. The students are asked to listen for both of these literary elements. Before reading, I also introduce onomatopoeia and alliteration. Whenever we encounter an instrument in the book, I ask what family it belongs to. Before reading the book, I introduce the instrument families. The vocabulary used is very rich some of my favorite words selected for this book include beseeching, astonished, superb, renowned, rhapsodical, and tether. The words naturally fall into a rhythmic beat with a compound meter.
My musical goal for this book is to introduce or review the instrument families. If you are not familiar with the book, you can browse a few of the pages on Amazon. Hardcover (September 1st, 2000): $19.I teach this book every year to my second graders, but I have also used it as an emergency lesson for a substitute teacher for any grade level.Juvenile Nonfiction / Poetry / Humorous.Juvenile Fiction / Performing Arts / Music.Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Payne lives with his wife and children in Cincinnati, Ohio.
He teaches at the Columbus College of Art & Design, where he is the chair of the Illustration Department. Payne has illustrated more than a dozen picture books, including the New York Times bestselling Mousetronaut by astronaut Mark Kelly the Texas Bluebonnet winner Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy, written by Phil Bildner and the New York Times bestsellers The Remarkable Farkle McBride and Micawber, both by John Lithgow. He performs concerts across the country and has recorded the CDs Farkle and Friends, Singin’ in the Bathtub, and The Sunny Side of the Street. An award-winning actor, he has starred on stage, film, and television. John Lithgow is the New York Times bestselling author of I Got Two Dogs Mahalia Mouse Goes to College Marsupial Sue Presents: The Runaway Pancake I’m A Manatee Micawber Marsupial Sue The Remarkable Farkle McBride and Carnival of the Animals.
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