Finding My Way Books Activity Packet to celebrate

Inclusive Schools Week

Let’s read a new book!!! Waylen Wants to Jam/Waylen quiere improvisar

Playing the drum is so much fun. Waylen could do that all day long. But learning to be in a drumline is different. How will Waylen learn to drum with his line? When Waylen is jamming? By sharing Waylen's story we celebrate his many strengths and abilities, Waylen is autistic.

Let’s do some fun activities!!!! Word Find

Inclusion Activity

Readers’ Theatre

Family Activities

Group Lesson

Spanish Vocabulary

Spanish Classroom Activities

Name: _____________________________________ Date: __________________

Waylen Wants to Jam

S A T T E N T I O N W S

I J A M M I N G N Q A T

L V D R U M L I N E Y I

L K B E A T R I C K L C

Y N A A R V Q N Q L E K

C O N C E R T U V K N S

L S A L I S T E N R P J

K P O S E E I C X A Z C

Find the following words in the puzzle.Words are hidden and .

ATTENTIONBEATCONCERTDRUMLINEJAMMING

LISTENPOSESALSILLYSTICKS

TRICKWAYLEN

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Finding My Way to Inclusion Waylen Wants to Jam

Three ways I am just like Waylen:

1. __________________________________________ 2. __________________________________________ 3. __________________________________________

Three ways I would have fun with Waylen:

1. __________________________________________ __________________________________________

2. __________________________________________ __________________________________________

3. __________________________________________ __________________________________________

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Waylen Wants to Jam READER’S THEATER SCRIPT

Roles: Narrator, Waylen, Sal, students in drumline class

Props: drum sticks and drums for Sal, Waylen, students in the drumline class, larger drum

Setting: drum classroom

NARRATOR: Waylen loves to play the drums.

He’s learning to play on a drumline.

How do you play the drums, Waylen?

WAYLEN: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 (Waylen hits the drum as he shouts out each number.)

NARRATOR: Waylen is showing us how he counts every time he hits the drum.

(Sal and all the drummers walk to the front. They have drumsticks and a drum.)

NARRATOR: This is Waylen’s drum class. Sal is their teacher.

He tells them what to do.

He shows them what to do.

SAL: Hold in your sticks.

NARRATOR: Sal shows them how to hold their sticks together (All the drummers hold in their sticks.)

WAYLEN: I can hold in my sticks.

SAL: This is how you hold your sticks to play. (All the drummers hold their sticks to play.)

NARRATOR: Sal is showing them how to hold them in the fold of their fingers.

WAYLEN: I can hold my sticks like Sal.

SAL: This is how you place your sticks. (All the drummers make a piece of pizza with their sticks.)

NARRATOR: Sal is showing them how to place their sticks so they look like a slice of pizza.

WAYLEN: I can place my sticks like Sal.

SAL: I am going to show you how to do a stick trick.

NARRATOR: Sal throws his stick up and catches it. (All the drummers try to do the stick trick.)

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WAYLEN: Whoops! My stick flew out of hand.

Whew! I’m glad it didn’t hit anyone.

SAL: It’s time to learn a song.

NARRATOR: Everyone needs to hold their sticks in and watch Sal.

It’s hard to wait and not play.

SAL: The song is ‘Hit-the-drum.’

The beat matches the words.

NARRATOR: Sal hits the drum with his right hand.

He hits the drum with his left hand

He hits the drum with his right hand, again.

ALL: Hit-the-drum.

(All the drummers try to play with Sal and say “Hit-the-drum,” as they play the beat.)

WAYLEN: Oops! I hit the drum next to me.

It’s hard to stop.

I love to play the drums!

(Sal starts jamming.)

NARRATOR: Sal is jamming.

He plays a fun beat.

He wants all the students to copy his beat. (All the drummers try to copy Sal’s beat.)

WAYLEN: Sometimes I close my eyes. (Waylen closes his eyes as he tries to copy Sal’s beat.)

That makes it easier to hear Sal.

This is so fun.

I can’t stop playing!

(All the drummers are playing their own beat.)

SAL: Stop! If you don’t play together, you just make noise.

We want to make music.

Hold in your sticks.

You aren’t paying attention.

You need to listen better.

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(Sal starts jamming.)

NARRATOR: Everyone is listening. (All the drummers play like Sal.)

NARRATOR: They’re learning to play like Sal.

On a drumline everyone must play the same way.

SAL: Now I want everyone to take turns playing the bass drum.

(Drummers line up by a large drum and take turns.)

WAYLEN: (Waylen sits on the floor and uses his sticks to keep the beat.)

It’s hard to wait in line.

I like to sit.

I like to do something while I wait.

(Waylen practices his stick trick.)

NARRATOR: Waylen gets his turn.

SAL: Now it’s time to learn a drumline move. (Sal shows them a drumline move.)

NARRATOR: Sal steps and hits the drum.

He yells, “I-I-I.”

He makes a silly pose.

(All drummers try to do the drumline move with Sal.)

WAYLEN: I can be silly like Sal.

NARRATOR: They have to keep practicing so they can do the moves together.

They’re getting ready for their spring concert.

(All drummers are getting better at doing the drumline move with Sal.)

NARRATOR: It looks like they’re ready.

Let’s watch their concert.

(Drummers all wear the same color shirt. They get in their drumline.)

(Drummers play ‘Hit-the-drum, do the silly pose move, and bow on the last beat.)

WAYLEN: This is our drumline.

I love playing the drums.

I know this is where I belong.

Waylen Wants to Jam

Family Activities

Directions: Below are fun activities you can do together as a family after reading the true story about Waylen.

Waylen likes to play the drums.

1. Talk about who you know that is good at drumming. 2. Look around your home and have everyone find something they can

use as a drum. You can drum on just about anything. Play your drums together!

Waylen learns how to play a song.

1. Everyone find their drum and practice Waylen’s song, Hit the Drum. 2. Keep practicing until you all play the song together.

Waylen learns how to make drumline moves.

1. Everyone find their drum. Practice the drumline move that Waylen learns until you are all doing it together. Pretend you are on a drumline.

2. Make up your own drumline moves and songs. Have fun jammin’!!!!

Learn more about Waylen and find more fun activities at www.findingmywaybooks.com

Waylen Wants to JamLesson: Learning That My Beat Counts

Goals:1. Tobuildlisteningskills2.Todevelopattentionspan

Focus:Beingpartof a group

Big Idea: It's fun to be part of a group.

Knowledgeacquired:1. Gains an understandingof whatthe

beatisonadrumline2. Experiencescreativityby identifying

asoundtoaddtotheir drumline3. Gains an understanding that their

role in a group is equally asimportant as every role

Skillstodemonstratelearning:1.Studenttries to keepthebeatduringhis/her drumlineroutinedemonstration2.Studentactsaspartofagroup,payingattention,sohe/sheisinrhythmwitheveryoneelseontheirdrumline.

Reflection,AssessmentandEvaluation

• Reflection:Studentsdraw a picture of theirgroup performing together andwrite a sentence describing how itfeels to be part of their group.

EvidenceofLearning:Studentdemonstratestheabilitytolistenandattendbyparticipatingina

groupdrumline.

Criteria:Rubricforinstrumentidentification

2points=studentkeepsthebeatfor8countsormore

1point= studentparticipatesthroughoutthedrumlineactivity

0points=studentrefusestobepartofadrumlinegroup.

• SetStudentsUpForSuccess:- Askfourstudentstovolunteer.Teachthemto clapto a steady rhythm while countingthebeats1-8.Thenaskeach volunteertoadda sound,takingturns,whilekeepingthebeat. Example:stomp,stomp,clap,clap,snap,snap, shouting“I-I’ likeWaylendidinhisstory.

Haveclassjointhevolunteerdrumline by clapping to their rhythm.

Divideclassintogroupsoffourstudents.Ask each grouptocreatetheirowndrumlineroutinefor8-24beats.(Fewerbeatsforyoungerchildren)Encouragestudentstobecreativeinusingdifferent sounds. Have each group identify a name for their group.Children who struggle with rhythm may clap to first or last beat to participate.

• Tasktodemonstrateknowledge:Haveeach groupsharetheirroutinewiththe class.Encourage theclasstolistencarefully andtrytodothe routinewitheachdrumline group.

Waylen quiere improviser

Glosario de Vocabulario

Sostener -Mantener las baquetas juntas pegadas al cuerpo

Tarola -Tambor pequeño

Bombo -Tambor grande

lmprovisar -Hacer musica con sentimiento

Postura tonta -Pararse de manera graciosa

Desplazamiento de la banda de percusionistas -Acción que

todos los integrantes de la banda de percusionistas

tienen que ejecutar juntas.

1. Libre elección:Pídales a los alumnos que compartan sus intereses escribiendo sobre ellos o dibujándolos. Uno por uno, pídales a los alumnos que describan sus intereses a sus compañeros de clase. Haga un gran gráfico que muestre intereses comunes. Luego, agrupe los intereses en categorías y cree un nuevo gráfico que muestre las categorías.

2. Autodirección:Divida la clase en dos grupos. Un grupo de estudiantes puede hablar en voz alta el uno al otro durante tres minutos. Pídales a los otros estudiantes que realicen una actividad de su propia elección (autodirigiéndose) para ayudarlos a sentirse en control durante el momento de caos. Después de tres minutos, solicite a los alumnos que completaron las actividades autodirigidas a compartir sus sentimientos sobre la elección de la actividad y sobre qué tanto éxito tuvieron permaneciendo en control. Repita esta actividad mientras cambia roles en los dos grupos.

3. Comunicación y conexiones sociales:Proporcione a los estudiantes dos lápices o palos. Pídales a los estudiantes que se sienten en parejas uno frente al otro con un escritorio entre ellos. Los estudiantes deben turnarse para enseñar a sus compañeros un ritmo simple con sus palos. Cada estudiante necesita decirle a su compañero qué hacer y luego mostrarle qué hacer. Pídales a los estudiantes que dibujen cómo se ven cuando están tocando la batería. Necesitan reflejar sus sentimientos en su rostro. ¿Cómo los hace sentir tocar la batería? Pídales que compartan sus imágenes y sus sentimientos.

4. Participación:Distribuya imágenes de instrumentos musicales a los estudiantes. Haga que los estudiantes encuentren su grupo según el tipo de instrumentos (de cuerdas, de viento, de percusión). Cada grupo trabajará en conjunto para preparar una pantomima que muestre a la clase cómo se tocan los instrumentos en su sección.Pídales a los estudiantes que compartan lo que les gustó y lo que no les gustó de su participación en esta actividad.

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