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Looking to use Grade 2 Back To School 2 (updated) in your Grade 2 classroom?

While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Form

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Grade 2 Back To School 2 (updated)

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FormGrades(s):
Grade 2
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Introduction

In this lesson you will

  • echo sing drm patterns
  • do rhythm play along (with body Percussion or instruments)
  • Welcome Welcome  (m s, names, beat) 
  • Optional Orff Arrangement
  • How to… What if?  – teach or review
  • Music Room Rules
  • Storybook:  All are Welcome or “So-me, Oh and Romeo”
  • Say Hello – introduce JJ song
  • “Wash Your Hands” – learn a healthy habit song
  • help the teacher to get to know you with the All About Me worksheet
  • “The Music Time Is Over” – sing the echoes

Starting dates for school districts can vary from end of July to after Labor Day!  The Musicplay song sequence will begin in September week 1.  This August Back to School Lesson Module 1 (and all the August modules) are given for teachers who start earlier.  Start in whatever week your school district begins.  While some activities may repeat in the August lessons, extensions will be given in weeks 2-3-4 so that there is new concepts and learning for schools that start very early.

Objectives

  • I can sing and move to music.
  • I can read rhythms
  • I can sing mi-re-do and use mi-re-do in a song.

Teaching Procedures

1 Do a body percussion play along! 2 Play with the Rhythm Video 3 Echo sing solfa patterns! 4 Sing "Welcome Welcome" 5 Listen to the story, "All Are Welcome" (or skip ahead) 6 Optional Orff Arrangement "Welcome Welcome" 7 Alternate story: Listen to the story, "So-Me, Oh and Romeo" 8 How to.... What if? 9 Read and Discuss the Music Room Rules 10 Teach "Say Hello" by rote 11 Learn "Say Hello" 12 Learn the Healthy Habits Song "Wash Your Hands" 13 Optional: Complete the All About Me Worksheet 14 Sing echoes in "The Music Time Is Over"

Do a body percussion play along!

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Do a body percussion play along!

Do the body percussion shown in the video.

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Play with the Rhythm Video

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Play with the Rhythm Video

Play with the Rhythm Video.
Decide if you will clap, pat, stomp or play with instruments.

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Echo sing solfa patterns!

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Echo sing solfa patterns!

Warm up your singing voices by echoing solfa patterns!

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Sing "Welcome Welcome"

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Sing "Welcome Welcome"

This will be our welcome song for August - welcome to music class!

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Listen to the story, "All Are Welcome" (or skip ahead)

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Listen to the story, "All Are Welcome" (or skip ahead)

Listen to the story, "All Are Welcome."
Pause the video and sing the welcome song each time you hear the words, "All are welcome here."

Skip ahead to the story "So-me, Oh and Romeo" if you've already read this story.

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Optional Orff Arrangement "Welcome Welcome"

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Optional Orff Arrangement "Welcome Welcome"

If you have Orff instruments in your classroom you can use this to teach the arrangement.

Alternate story: Listen to the story, "So-Me, Oh and Romeo"

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Alternate story: Listen to the story, "So-Me, Oh and Romeo"

If you read "All Are Welcome in Week 1, Listen to the story, "So-Me, Oh and Romeo"

Pause the video and echo whenever there is a sung passage.

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How to.... What if?

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How to.... What if?

Review quickly if you did this in Aug. week 1.
Talk about procedures if this is your first week.

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Read and Discuss the Music Room Rules

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Read and Discuss the Music Room Rules

Read and Discuss the Music Room Rules
Have the students give examples of good choices, being responsible, good manners, etc.

Teach "Say Hello" by rote

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Teach "Say Hello" by rote

Teach "Say Hello" by rote.

If you prefer, you could use the video that follows to teach the song by rote. Play a phrase, pause and have students echo it. Continue until the students have learned the entire song.

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Learn "Say Hello"

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Song Used: Say Hello (Goodbye)

Learn "Say Hello"

Teach or review a hello song in different languages.

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Learn the Healthy Habits Song "Wash Your Hands"

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Learn the Healthy Habits Song "Wash Your Hands"

Watch the video to learn the "Wash Your Hands" song.

Play the video again and sing along!

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Optional: Complete the All About Me Worksheet

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Optional: Complete the All About Me Worksheet

Optional: Complete the worksheet All About Me from Supporting Resources.
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Save paper and make your own "All About Me" page to send to your teacher!

Teachers - this will help you to get to know your students.

Sing echoes in "The Music Time Is Over"

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Song Used: The Music Time is Over

Sing echoes in "The Music Time Is Over"

Listen to the video and sing the echoes!

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