TIME CAPSULE! Music from the past is like a time capsule, in a way. Five hundred years ago, Michael Praetorius wrote a song with a message: "LONG LIVE MUSIC!" That music survived over the centuries, and more recently, someone felt the message was worth reviving. They recorded it onto a CD, using voices and instruments similar to what would have been available back then. The music tells us about that time period, like voices calling to us from the past.
My 5th grade students are going to create their own class time capsule. Each student is encouraged to bring an item to be buried for the entire school year. We will dig it up again in May and rediscover what is the same, what is different, and what we forgot, from our just-now 5th grade current selves, to our almost-6th grade future-selves. The item must be able to fit into a standard business-sized envelope.
We will also be making collages to bury in our time capsule. In order to make the collages, we need donations of magazines and newspapers for students to cut and use. Magazines and newspapers will not be returned. During the collage-making, students will be allowed to listen to CDs of their choosing. Please see the yellow and white handouts for more details.
