Keeping Track of Magic Notes

This is a GREAT tip from a fellow classroom teacher in Prince George's County, MD:

Greetings!

Here is a tip for keeping track of magic notes:

When I introduce the use of magic notes to my classes, I have one tube that is full, and one container that has a few magic notes missing. I ask the students to listen as I shake each container. I ask them why one makes sound and the other does not. (I joke with them and tell them that maybe one has magic notes, and the other has magic rests!)

After we establish that the silent one is full, I request that they return their tube that way. The "materials manager" for the day shakes each tube before they are handed out. Students are great about shaking them when it is time to clean up, and gathering any missing magic notes in order to return their full tube.

I look forward to reading tips from others who are using Music Mind Games that will help all of us to manage the materials while teaching back-to-back classes.

Jessi