DVD Users Guide

General Overview:

The DVD includes all 4 Year-One lessons.
It is easy to use in conjunction with the Teacher Manual. You don’t have to know how to sing, dance or play an instrument to facilitate First Note.
Lessons follow the same format each week.
The DVD is linked so you can easily maneuver around.

Lesson Format:

Introduction
Review Activity or Review Questions from the previous lesson.
Lesson on new topic
Activity to reinforce lesson
More information on new lesson
Another reinforcing activity…
Review Questions on the lesson just learned (this is always an option and can be saved for another day).

Each Lesson Guide Provides:

What the students will need (handouts, coloring pencils, instruments…) for each activity.
What the teacher needs to do to facilitate each activity, (handout worksheets, which instruments you’ll be using…).
Details on what the teacher needs to do to facilitate the lesson and make it as smooth possible.
These are identified by the symbol.
Pointers to pitfalls, common mistakes students make.
These are identified by the symbol.

When you turn on the DVD:

The graphic intro is the first thing to come up every time. The music has a great beat so the kids can get up and dance.
Next up, the Main Menu. Use the arrow keys on the DVD or the remote control to select what group of lessons you want.
Next up, the secondary menu where you can choose a specific lesson or review. Use the arrow keys on the DVD or the remote control to select the specific lesson or review you want.
At any time, you can press “menu” and be taken back to the Main Menu.