Grade 5 Back to School – Lesson 3
StartBeat, Tempo, Melodic Direction (high-middle-low)Rhythm(s):
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Introduction
In this lesson, you will:
- Play along with the rhythm
- Play poison rhythm
- Review “Jump In! Jump Out!”
- Review the “Music Room Rules”
- Teach “Chester”
- Teach the actions for “Chester”
- Do the actions and sing “Chester”
- Sort the tempos
- Optional: Play the Tempo Game
- Option 1: Complete the solfa challenge for “Chester”
- Option 2: Complete the note name challenge for “Chester”
- Option 1: Play “Chester” on Ukulele or Guitar
- Option 2: Teach the Orff arrangement for “Chester”
- Review “Loo La”
- Review the game for “Loo La”
- Play the game and sing “Loo La”
- Optional: Create a desk drum pattern for “Loo La”
- Optional: Play SING-O!
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 use dynamics in a song.
- I can define tempo terms.
- I can sing and move to music.
Teaching Procedures
Play along with the rhythm
Copy LinkPlay poison rhythm
Copy LinkEcho every rhythm but the poison rhythm.
Review “Jump In! Jump Out!”
Copy LinkReview the “Music Room Rules”
Copy LinkIf this is a review, substitute instruments for the body percussion. The body percussion transfers well to bucket drumming.
Teach “Chester”
Copy LinkThis song is used to teach or review tempo terms. Play one verse or sing the song to the students. Teach them the actions for the song. Tell the students you’re going to try singing "Chester" at several different tempos. The actions get more and more challenging as the tempo increases. Repeat the song four times, getting faster each time. When you teach or review a musical term, add that term to your musical word wall.
Teach the actions for “Chester”
Copy LinkChester - left hand to chest
have you - point
heard about - cup ear
Harry - pull hair
just got back from the - slap back over left shoulder, then right shoulder
ar- - touch arm
-my - thumb to chest
I hear - cup ear
he knows - touch nose
how to wear a rose - with your left finger, circle an imaginary corsage pinned to your shirt
hip hip - hit left hip with left hand, then right hip with right hand
hooray - thrust fist into the air
for the ar- - touch arm
-my - thumb to chest
Do the actions and sing “Chester”
Copy LinkSort the tempos
Copy LinkOptional: Play the Tempo Game
Copy LinkOption 2: Teach the Orff arrangement for “Chester”
Copy LinkTeach the Orff arrangement for the song. Invite students to create 8-16 beat drumming patterns with rhythm sticks on the floor (or on beat boards) between repetitions of the song. If you don't have Orff instruments, you could choose a different unpitched instrument for each action (or pair of actions) in the song and perform the song using instruments instead of singing. This should be a challenging exercise at the faster tempos.
Review “Loo La”
Copy LinkThis is a nonsense song used to teach and reinforce dynamics. Choose a country to sing about. If the country is close to where you live, sing loud. If the country is far away from you, sing softer. If students are learning the states or provinces, you could sing about them in the same way.
Review the game for “Loo La”
Copy LinkPlay the game and sing “Loo La”
Copy LinkOptional: Create a desk drum pattern for “Loo La”
Copy LinkIn the camp version, the kids sit in a circle and make up clap patterns with everyone in the circle. Create a solo desk drum pattern to the song. The first pattern in the demo is the kind of pattern you can make up.
Teach your pattern to the class. Try out as many patterns as you have time for.
Optional: Play SING-O!
Copy LinkPlaying 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.