The Navigators read the book and went to the play, Ada's Violin, The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay. In true Seabury style, the Navigators enjoyed the story from a variety of angles:
Angle 1: We read the book.
Angle 2: We went to the brand new Federal Way Arts & Events Center to see the play.
Ada's Violin
The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
Book It Theater |
An extraordinary true tale based on the book Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay by Susan Hood. Ada Ríos longs to play the violin, but she lives in a poor community on a landfill. When a music teacher finally arrives there are not enough instruments for all of the children. Teacher Favio Chavez’s solution? They will make their own instruments – out of trash! This show is performed in English and Spanish.
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| Practicing theater etiquette |
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| The set: a landfill |
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| The Navigators with Mount Rainier in the background |
Angle 3: We learned about the real orchestra.
Click here to watch a video of the real people of the story.
Angle 4: Book Study
We wrote the beginning, middle and end parts of the story.
Angle 5: Math: Practicing the "Draw a Picture" strategy for solving word problems
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| Estimation: How many people do you estimate the theater holds? Answers were from 50 to 2000. Correct answer was 716. |
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| How many people from Seabury School went to see the play, Ada's Violin? ___ people in the bus + ___ in car 1 + ___ in car 2 + ___ in car 3 = ____ people from Seabury School |
Angle 6: World Geography
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| We marked Paraguay on our classroom map |
Angle 7: MakerSpace/Art Class with Miss Angela/Performing Arts with Miss Suzanne
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| We made our own instruments, wrote our own songs, and formed our own band. |
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| Click here for a video of the song "Princess Starfall." |
Angle 8: Music Appreciation
We continue to learn about instruments and enjoy classical music in our classroom.
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| "Thank you for the awesome play." |
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| "My favorite part was when you put the instruments together." |
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| "I was inspired to play the violin." |
A future violinist?!
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