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An AR classroom game for Grade 3. Learners can aim with their hands at the camera or play by tapping the screen.
This set has 6 questions in an interactive multiple choice activity.
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A look before you play
Sample questions
A few real prompts from the game to help you choose an activity for your class.
How many main notes are there in western music?
- Seven
- Five
- Twelve
Read the explanation
Seven: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti.
Which note starts the scale?
- Ti
- Do
- Sol
Read the explanation
Do begins the C major scale.
Which Thai instruments are plucked?
- the saw fiddle
- a ranat xylophone
- the chakhe
Read the explanation
The chakhe and the phin sound when their strings are plucked.
Before you play
Game teaching guide
What children will practise
Practises Grade 3 music knowledge: the seven Western notes with do as the first, the chakhe as plucked, the piphat ensemble at ceremonies, tempo levels, and what regular practice does. Fits indicator ศ 2.1 ป.3/1.
What's in the worksheet
6 questions, 3 options each - Which note starts the scale? (do) - Which Thai instrument is plucked? (chakhe) - Which Thai ensemble plays at ceremonies? (piphat) - What does regular practice do? (smoother playing and better focus)
How to use it in class
Play in a music lesson, about 7 minutes, whole class. After revealing the piphat question, play a clip of a piphat band at an ordination or wai khru ceremony if you have one. For question 5, read it aloud as "sam chan versus song chan" and tap a slow and a fast tempo to compare. For a question many miss, sing the scale together and replay. Play it linked to the class and the scores go into the gradebook.
Common sticking points
- Question 5 is printed as "sam cha" (a dance rhythm, cha-cha) rather than a Thai tempo level, which confuses children who know the dance. Correct it aloud to "sam chan" before playing. - Plucked instrument: children often pick the so, remembering it is a string instrument. Stress the so is bowed and the chakhe plucked. - Ceremonial ensemble: the marching band is a distractor children see at school often, so some pick it.
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