Hi Heath, We'd love to have you join. For the Division of music Music the suggested categories are:
1. Musical Instruments
2. Musical Notes
3. Musical Symbols
4. Great Composers
5. Musical Intervals
6. Musical Chords
7. Great Singers
8. Great Performers
9. Ancient Musical Instruments
10. Musical Phrases
Here is an example from the book for how to do the musical instrument category.
Musical Instruments
Division: Music
Category: Musical Instruments
Set: Type of Instrument
Bit of Intelligence: Name
1st Magnitude: Type of instrument.
2nd Magnitude: Specific information about the type of instrument.
3rd Magnitude: How is the instrument played?
4th Magnitude: Specific information about how the instrument is played.
5th Magnitude: Parts of the instrument.
6th Magnitude: Specific information about a part of the instrument.
7th Magnitude: Where did the instrument originate?
8th Magnitude: What was the instrument's first role?
9th Magnitude: A further role of the instrument (may be associated with a famous figure in music).
10th Magnitude: The modern role of the instrument (in the orchestra or in some other area).
So for each bit of knowledge (for example an instrument) you would gather the information in each of these 10 magnitudes. Then on the front of the card would be a picture and the back would be this information. Each day you cover one of the magnitudes for each set in each of the divisions (up to 10) you are teaching. For other categories you would simply create 10 magnitudes of knowledge that make sense for that category. If you have difficulty formulating the Magnitudes of intelligence for one of the groups let us know and we can try to make one up together.
Here is some more information from the book about Programs of Intelligence:
1. A POI is accurate i.e. facts and not opinion.
2. A POI is worded as clearly as possible so as not to be misinterpreted.
3. They can be used to relate information to each other from different sets of divisions
4. POIs should be interesting
5. They should be familiar (i.e. children should be able to relate to them)
6. They should be amusing where appropriate
I would recommend checking your local library to see if they carry or can obtain the book or even purchasing it yourself as it is an excellent reference.
Here it is on amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Give-Your-Baby-Encyclopedic-Knowledge/dp/0757001823/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230158616&sr=8-1You can also find it at other online retailers used for only a few dollars. Good luck!
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