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Looking to use Grade 3 Back to School – Lesson 2 in your Grade 3 classroom?

While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Melodic Direction (high-middle-low), Timbre of Voices, Beat

You'll also cover the themes of: Birds, Building Character (SEL), Animal Songs

Grade 3 Back to School – Lesson 2

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Introduction

In this lesson, you will:

  1. Review “Jump In! Jump Out!”
  2. Discuss How tos and What ifs
  3. Teach “Music Room Rules”
  4. Review “Wave of Kindness”
  5. Review the choreography for “Wave of Kindness”
  6. Do the choreography and sing “Wave of Kindness”
  7. Clap the Rhythms
  8. Echo sing
  9. Teach “Here Comes a Bluebird”
  10. Learn the game for “Here Comes a Bluebird”
  11. Play the game and sing “Here Comes a Bluebird”
  12. Sort the rhythms for “Here Comes a Bluebird”
  13. Option 1: Complete the solfa challenge for “Here Comes a Bluebird”
  14. Option 2: Complete the note name challenge for “Here Comes a Bluebird”
  15. Option 1: Play “Here Comes a Bluebird” on Boomwhackers
  16. Option 2: Teach the Orff arrangement for “Here Comes a Bluebird”
  17. Review “Swimming”
  18. Review the actions for “Swimming”
  19. Do the actions and sing “Swimming”
  20. Optional: Complete the Music and Me Booklet
  21. Sing “The Music Time is Over”

Extensions

About the ‘Back to School’ Lessons
Different school districts have different start dates, ranging from the end of July to after Labor Day. The Musicplay song sequence is designed to begin in the first week of September. For teachers whose schools start earlier than September, there are five ‘Back to School’ lessons provided. If your school year begins in August, start with ‘Back to School’ lesson 1. Once September begins, regardless of your start date, use the ‘September Week 1’ lesson.

Objectives

  • I can sing and move to music.
  • I can read and perform rhythms.
  • I can echo sing drm sl solfa patterns.