2 3 12 bongos, maracas, and xylophones (social studies)

by Lisa Benjamin
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by Lisa Benjamin

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Music
You can hear music in many places.
You can hear it on the radio.
You can hear it at a museum.
You can hear it inside a baby’s toy
in a nursery.

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Everyone likes music!
There are many ways to make music.
You can make music with bongos,
maracas, and a xylophone.
People play them all over the world!

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Bongos
The bongos are two drums
that are put together.
The drums are small.
They have smooth tops.
You hit them with your hands
to make music.

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Have you ever banged bongos?
They make a sound like this.
Pop pop da pop!

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Maracas
The maracas look like rattles.

They are filled with real beans
or beads.
You hold one in each hand.
You shake them together
to make music.

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Have you ever played maracas?
Whenever you shake them,
they sound like this.
Chuck-a chuck-a chuck-a!

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Xylophone
The xylophone is made of bars.
Each bar is a different size.
Some bars are big.
Some are small.
You hit the bars with sticks
to make music.

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Have you ever played a xylophone?
It sounds like this.

Ting ting a-ling!

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The bongos, maracas, and
xylophone make great music.
You can play them alone
or together.
Some people can play them
for hours!

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Responding
Word Builder
What are some things that shake or that
people shake? Copy the word web below.
Add more things that shake!
TARGET VOCABULARY

earthquakes

rattles
Things that
shake

?

?

Write About It
Text to World Write a few sentences that
tell why playing an instrument is fun. Use
words from the Word Builder.

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TARGET VOCABULARY

real
shake
smooth
whenever

alone
hours
museum
nursery

Question Ask
questions about what you are reading.
TARGET STRATEGY

Which vocabulary word means
any time but does not mean any place?

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Level: I
DRA: 16
Social Studies
Strategy:
Question
Word Count: 210

2.3.12 Build Vocabulary

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