All summer, I scavenged yard sales, Goodwill, consignment shops, and peddler
malls for board games that could be converted into music centers. On my list was the classic battery powered fishing game called Let's Go Fishin'. While I never found that particular version of the game, there are several licensed adaptions.
I happened to find two games from the Disney movie Cars. One was at a Peddler's mall and one was at a consignment shop. I paid less than $3 for each of them. Instead of fish, this version of the game has the player fishing for tires.
First, I labeled the bottom of the fish with the letters of the musical alphabet (ABCDEFG). Since there are 21 fish/tires in each game, it worked out nicely that there would be 3 of each pitch. Since my tires were black, I printed letters on mailing labels. If you acquire the actual fishing game, a black Sharpie would work perfectly fine.
One game I purchased was missing the fishing poles, so I created new poles using pipe cleaners and straws. Actually, the strings from the original game tangle so easily, I also replaced those with straw and pipe cleaners poles.
Fishing For Pitches
For 2-3 players
Objective: Be the first player to catch a fish matching the pitch of a note on the staff.
1) Draw a card to select a note on the staff.
2) All players race to fish and catch the name of the pitch.
3) The first player to catch the correct pitch is the winner.
I also created a more advanced version of the game . . .
Fishing For Chords
For 2-3 players:
Objective: Be the first player to catch 3 fish spelling the chord on the staff.
1) Draw a card to select a chord on the staff.
2) All players race to fish and catch the three pitches names.
3) The first player to catch three fish which spell the chord on the card is the winner.
The cards for both versions of the game are available for download on my Teachers Pay Teachers store. It is best to print double-sided on cardstock and laminate for durability. The games are available to download separately or as a discounted combo pack.
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