Extend the sounds and invite children to join in- Boom, Shake, Beat, Shake Boom, Shake, Beat, Shake. Act out the sounds Violet makes with her rattle, horn, and guitar.Invite children to join you in miming the motions.
Pretend that you are holding and plucking a guitar. Ask, Have you ever plucked anything before? Elicit from children that they plucked rubber bands to make music. Say, When you play a guitar, you pluck the strings with your fingers. To play it, you pluck or strum the strings with your fingers. Explain that a guitar is a musical instrument with strings. Show children a toy guitar or a picture of a guitar. Explain that Violet is pretending to play a musical instrument called a guitar.
Point to the cover illustration and ask, What do you think the girl is doing? Ask children to look carefully at the musical instrument she is playing. Have children review the role of the author and illustrator. Set a reading focus for children by having them listen for all the different ways Violet makes music throughout the story.
Tell children that you are going to read Violet's Music by Angela Johnson-a book about a girl who loves to make music all day long. STEM Key Concepts: Sounds have a source An action has to happen to make a sound Different objects make different soundsĮLA Focus Skills: Concepts of Print, Interpreting Illustrations, Listening and Speaking, Story Comprehension, Vocabulary © Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Early Education and Care (Jennifer Waddell photographer).
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