TITLE: "A VISIT TO LATIN AMERICA"
Celebrations, Schools, Environments, Foods, Ancient Cultures, Animals, Family, Games…

GRADES:  ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: K TO 6TH GRADE STUDENTS.
                   MIDDLE SCHOOL: 7TH  AND 8TH  GRADE STUDENTS.

DURATION: MINI RESIDENCY. MINIMUM OF THREE TO FIVE DAYS. MORE DAYS CAN BE PLANNED ACCORDING TO NEED AND SIZE OF SCHOOL AND TARGET GRADE LEVEL.

SEQUENCE:
DAY ONE: INTRODUCTION TO THE CONCEPT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.
DAY TWO: LEARNING OF SONGS, GAMES AND DANCES.
DAYS THREE, FOUR AND FIVE: REHEARSAL, DRESS REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE.

FEE: $400 per artist/day up to 4 hours. Additional costs may apply if working with more than one grade level.

DESCRIPTION: Students from a specific grade level (every class in one grade) will rehearse and perform a music and dance show to report on what they have learned from their "visit" to Latin America. The idea is that students will have researched several topics on Latin American culture and pretend that they have just returned from a trip there to investigate those topics. The result is a postcard they have sent back to the school for each topic and a demonstration through songs, games and dances of what they have learned. Some scenery, props and costumes  to be made by the classes and their teachers or community volunteers, i.e. rain forest plants and animals, piñatas, school props, fiesta items, market scene, pyramids, etc. Sirius Coyote will perform with the students on the day of their presentation.

SAMPLE TOPICS:  Schools, Environments, Foods, Celebrations, Ancient Cultures, Animals, Family, Games…
Topics can be developed according to curriculum-linked materials for the class.

This residency is designed to let the students show the rest of the school and the community what they learn in class from discussions, demonstrations, videos and book research about Latin America and its cultures. Presenters will provide selected grade-level appropriate songs, games, games, videos and music that the children can easily learn and perform. Most songs are taken from Sirius Coyote’s cassette recording entitled "Canciones Para Niños." Teachers can continue to practice the songs with the children in between visits.

TOPICS AND SONGS LIST:
This is a tentative list that can be changed according to the students’ abilities with Spanish.
Most songs are found on Sirius Coyote's recordings.

Schools: "The Continents Song," "Dos y Dos," "Marcha de las Vocales"
Family: "Las Mañanitas," "Cumpleaños Feliz"
Foods: "Chocolate," "Corn, Beans and Chilli Peppers,"
Animals: "Las Hormiguitas." "La Iguana," "El Delfin"
Environments: "A Walk Through The Rainforest", "Capoeira Samba," "El Horizonte"
Games: "Ambos a Dos," "Doña Ana"
Celebrations: "Cumbia de la Sierra," "Samba Parade," "Zum Zum"
Ancient Cultures: "Azteca," "Obalube"