Anchor charts in music class? Why not? The challenge is having multiple classes contributing to them on different days.
Solution? I had several classes list characteristics that we had learned about folk songs we were singing. We put that list on the white board and I took a picture after each class. That way, the board was fresh for new ideas and thinking the next day. I consolidated the info and pared it down and it became what you see in this picture...a completed anchor chart about folk music that I can have students refer to when we categorize songs that we work on in class. If you teach many, many classes like I do and still want an "authentic" anchor chart (not just one you devise on your own without student input) I would urge you to try this method! Then let me know how it goes! :)
Also, be sure to check out my friend Mark's blog post on anchor charts! His are so nice and neat!
Solution? I had several classes list characteristics that we had learned about folk songs we were singing. We put that list on the white board and I took a picture after each class. That way, the board was fresh for new ideas and thinking the next day. I consolidated the info and pared it down and it became what you see in this picture...a completed anchor chart about folk music that I can have students refer to when we categorize songs that we work on in class. If you teach many, many classes like I do and still want an "authentic" anchor chart (not just one you devise on your own without student input) I would urge you to try this method! Then let me know how it goes! :)
Also, be sure to check out my friend Mark's blog post on anchor charts! His are so nice and neat!