Grade 1 Back To School – Lesson 5
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Introduction
In this lesson, you will:
- Sing “If You’re Happy and You Know it!” with JJ
- Move to “Skateboard Rider”
- Echo body percussion
- Sing “Welcome, Welcome”
- Discuss How Tos and What ifs
- Review the “Music Room Rules”
- Say “Make Me a Circle”
- Play the “Hello Circle Name Game”
- Review “What Shall We Do?”
- Optional: Illustrate a mini-book of the song lyrics
- Review “Draw a Bucket of Water”
- Review the game for “Draw a Bucket of Water”
- Play the game and sing “Draw a Bucket of Water”
- Optional: Play the Trivia Wheel game “Loud or Quiet”
- Optional: Complete the All About Me Worksheet
- 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 echo melody patterns.
- I can move to the beat.
- I can sing and move to music.
Teaching Procedures
Sing “If You’re Happy and You Know it!” with JJ
Copy LinkSing “If You’re Happy and You Know it!” with JJ
Sing and do the actions to the song.
Move to “Skateboard Rider”
Copy LinkEcho body percussion
Copy LinkEcho body percussion
Sing “Welcome, Welcome”
Copy LinkSing “Welcome, Welcome”
Listen to the song.
Play the video again and sing along!
New! If you have Orff instruments - teach the children how to hold the mallets and have them play a solid bordun on C-G.
Extensions:
1. Say "Welcome" to each student in your class and have the rest of class echo the same way you said it.
2. Use a high voice for one student, and a low voice for the next. The students who echo will experience high/low. Try loud/quiet, fast/slow, and singing using a variety of tone sets.
3. Keep a beat while you say the welcome. The first time, clap or pat the beat. In future weeks, play the beat on an instrument.
4. Discuss with the students the instrument that you used. For example if you use rhythm sticks, as the students questions such as:
• What are these called?
• What are they made of?
• How can I make sound on them? Try out different ways - tapping, clicking, drumming, scraping
• Classify the instrument as a wood, metal, shake/scrape or drum
In this way the students will learn about many of the classroom instruments!
Discuss How Tos and What ifs
Copy LinkReview the “Music Room Rules”
Copy LinkSay “Make Me a Circle”
Copy LinkSay “Make Me a Circle”
Make Me a Circle chant is a way to have students make a circle quickly. Chant the poem starting quietly and getting louder, then count how many beats it takes to make a circle. You might have to count higher than 10 the first time!
Each time you make a circle, use the chant and see how quickly your students can make a circle!
Play the “Hello Circle Name Game”
Copy LinkPlay the “Hello Circle Name Game”
Learn the names of the students in your class with this simple name game!
Continue to use this activity until you know your students names - and they know each other's names. Try the variations!
Review “What Shall We Do?”
Copy LinkReview “What Shall We Do?”
Listen to the song on the recording. Stop after each verse and ask the children to tell you what the children in the song were doing outside. Write the key words on word strips and place in the pocket chart. Then sing the song, pointing to the words as you sing.
Optional: Illustrate a mini-book of the song lyrics
Copy LinkReview “Draw a Bucket of Water”
Copy LinkReview “Draw a Bucket of Water”
Teach the song by rote and play the game.
Review the game for “Draw a Bucket of Water”
Copy LinkReview the game for “Draw a Bucket of Water”
Players 1 and 2 join hands. Players 3 and 4 join hands above Player 1 and 2’s hands. All hands remain joined throughout the song. All rock back and forth as they sing. On the words “number one pops under” Player 1 ducks underneath the hands of Players 3 and 4. On the next verse Player 2 also pops under. Players 3 and 4 follow in verses three and four. In verse five everybody is huddled together and hops around in a circle. At the end of verse five everyone lets hands go and they burst free.
If the actual singing game is too difficult for your students, have each child choose a partner and see-saw back and forth as they sing.
Another simpler game alternative would be to play the game with a stretchy band. Designate students as numbers 1-2- 3-4-5. At the end of the song only those students who are number five will still be holding the band. All the others will be in the center.