Grade 4 Back To School 1
Teaching Procedures
Practice Your Rhythm Skills by Echoing Body Percussion
Practice Your Rhythm Skills by Echoing Body Percussion
Can you echo the body percussion patterns in the video?
Echo the body percussion patterns when it's your turn.
Decide on body percussion to add to the rhythm play along
Decide on body percussion to add to the rhythm play along
Decide on body percussion to play on this animated play along.
For example:
Clap the eighth notes and pat the quarter notes.
or
Clap line 1 and pat line 2.
Try it. Do you like it? How many different ways can you think of to play this?
How to.... What if?
How to.... What if?
Talk to the students about how they should enter/leave, sit, and what happens in the event of fire drill or lockdown.
Read the lyrics for the song "It's All Right"
Read the lyrics for the song "It's All Right"
Read the lyrics for the song "It's All Right"
This will open in a new tab - keep the tap open if you want to see the lyrics while you listen to the song.
Listen to and learn to sing "It’s All Right"
Listen to and learn to sing "It’s All Right"
Ask your students if they've seen the Disney movie "Soul."
Listen to the song, and ask the students to try to remember as much of the lyrics and melody as they can.
Learn the choreography for "It's All Right"
Learn the choreography for "It's All Right"
Learn the choreography for "It's All Right"
Sing along while you try the full choreography to "It's All Right"
Sing along while you try the full choreography to "It's All Right"
Optional (if time) Teach "Loo La"
Optional (if time) Teach "Loo La"
Teach "Loo La." by rote, or use the audio - play a phrase, pause and have students echo.
Play the audio again and sing along.
Optional (if time) Watch the kids demo of "Loo La."
Optional (if time) Watch the kids demo of "Loo La."
Watch the kids demo of "Loo La." The patterns are as follows:
Pattern 1
Hands on own knees, hands on person to left, hands on own knees, hands on person to right
Pattern 2
Hands on own knees, hands crossed on own knees, hands uncrossed on own knees Left hand on knee of person to the left, right hand on the knee of the person on the right
Pattern 3
Hands on own knees, hands crossed on own knees, hands uncrossed on own knees, palms touch
Pattern 4
Pat knees, clap own hands, pat knees, hands cross on knees Pat knees, clap own hands, pat knees, clap palms with neighbor
Pattern 5
Tap floor, clap, tap floor, clap, tap foor, clap, snap left, snap right
Pattern 6 - The big challenge - the Ear Grab!
1. Pat knees 2. Turn head to the left, right hand grabs your chin, left hand grabs your ear 3. Pat knees 4. Turn head to the right, left hand grabs your chin, right hand grabs your ear.
Make up your own patterns!
Complete the "Music and Me" Booklet
Complete the "Music and Me" Booklet
Print and complete the "Music and Me" booklet to show your teacher or someone in your family.
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Make your own booklet and answer the same questions. Share the booklet with your teacher or family.
Music IS Literacy
Music IS Literacy
Parents, Teachers and Administration:
Music education is important for children.
Whether in class or at home, keep our children singing, playing, moving, listening and creating music!
Teachers can download a poster of this slide in Lesson Planning - Advocacy
