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Looking to use Grade 1 Extra January Lesson in your Grade 1 classroom?

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

You'll also cover the themes of: Transportation, Birthdays

Grade 1 Extra January Lesson

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Introduction

In this lesson, you will:

  1. Sing “Welcome to Music”
  2. Play Freeze Dance
  3. Echo sing (m sl with Mjaa)
  4. Review “Strawberry Shortcake”
  5. Play the “Strawberry Shortcake” game
  6. Sort the rhythm for “Strawberry Shortcake”
  7. Show how the notes go higher and lower in “Strawberry Shortcake”
  8. Teach “Little Red Car”
  9. Say a poem using different types of voices
  10. Optional: Request and Review songs and activities from January lessons
  11. Sing “The Music Time is Over”

Extensions:

Musicplay is a menu. The teacher is not expected to teach every song or activity. Choose the songs and activities from the list that will best fit your schedule and the needs of your students.

Objectives

  • I can sing m sl patterns.
  • I can read rhythms.
  • I can show how notes go high and low.
  • I can say a poem using different types of voices.

Sing "Welcome to Music"

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Song Used: Welcome to Music

Sing "Welcome to Music"

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Play Freeze Dance

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Play Freeze Dance

Echo sing (m sl with Mjaa)

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Practice Item Used: mi so la (m sl)

Echo sing (m sl with Mjaa)

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Review "Strawberry Shortcake"

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Review "Strawberry Shortcake"

This is a reading song. Students should be able to read the rhythms, and you can use the melody to have them show melodic contour. If you are teaching solfa, this song will be preparation for la. Sing the song for the students reading and tracking the words while you sing. Sing and play the game.

Play the "Strawberry Shortcake" game

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Song Used: Strawberry Shortcake

Play the "Strawberry Shortcake" game

Sing the song, then chant the months of the year. When you come to the month in which you have a birthday, stand up.

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Sort the rhythm for "Strawberry Shortcake"

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Song Used: Strawberry Shortcake

Sort the rhythm for "Strawberry Shortcake"

Show how the notes go higher and lower in "Strawberry Shortcake"

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Song Used: Strawberry Shortcake

Show how the notes go higher and lower in "Strawberry Shortcake"

Teach "Little Red Car"

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Song Used: Little Red Car

Teach "Little Red Car"

“Little Red Car” is a fun song for the students to learn. Teach the chorus by rote, and have the students sing the chorus each time they hear it in the song. Then teach each of the verses. Make up actions as suggested by the words of the song. For all the “roll” parts, you could roll arms. You could wave both hands left-right, left-right on all the "la la la" parts.

Say a poem using different types of voices

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Tool Used: Types of Voices

Say a poem using different types of voices

Optional: Request and Review songs and activities from January lessons

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Optional: Request and Review songs and activities from January lessons

Sing "The Music Time is Over"

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Song Used: The Music Time is Over

Sing "The Music Time is Over"

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