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While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Form
In this lesson, you will:
Starting dates for school districts can vary from the 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.
Play Poison Rhythm
This activity uses quarter, eighth and half notes.
Play Along with the Rhythm - uses quarter, eighth and half notes.
Decide how to play the rhythms. You could use body percussion or instruments. Try a variety of ways!
For example:
clap the eighth notes - pat the quarter notes - stomp the half notes
or
choose 2 instruments and play one instrument on line one and one instrument on line 2.
Do you like how you played it? How many different ways can you think of to play along with the rhythm?
Talk to the students about how they should enter/leave, sit, and what happens in the event of fire drill or lockdown.
Listen to "Keep the Beat" from the movie Vivo.
Play the video again - can you sing along on some of the repeating parts?
This is a link to YouTube. If the link doesn't work, search "Keep the Beat" from the movie Vivo Lyrics.
Watch the video to learn the choreography for the song "Keep the Beat"
Do the choreography and sing along with "Keep the Beat"
Playing SING-O is fun!
Stamp or color in a box for every activity you complete.
How many squares can you fill in? You get the middle one for free!
You win when you get a line of 5 in a row.
*Extra Challenge*
Fill in ALL your squares!!