I found the following on the K-8 website.
"Me" in the following paragraphs is not me but...Tami Mangusso who submitted the info.
1. I use hula hoops, one for each center. I place the hula hoops in a circle. I sit at a table for my center, because I can't sit that long on the floor without having back aches or without my legs falling asleep.
2. My students are assigned groups by me. I usually have one to two students who are stronger players and do well with music reading in each group. I also make sure I spread out the trouble makers or the ones who get off task easily. I change my groups at the end of each quarter.
3. All the materials for the centers are placed in the middle of the hula hoops. At each center, I have either cards, sticks, or dice to help determine who will be first, second, third, or who gets what job, etc.
Here are the centers I use for recorders:
A. Recorder Memory Game: Students will be able to read a fingering chart and to learn how t...