Grade 1 Extra September Lesson
StartBeat, Tempo, Melodic Direction (high-middle-low), ScaleThemes(s):
Animal Songs, Composers, Eras in Music, 1700s, Classical, Royalty
Extra Details:
Grades
Song Type
Holidays
Learning Module Category
Introduction
In this lesson, you will:
- Sing the echoes in “Welcome to Music”
- Review the “Music Room Rules”
- Say the “Make Me a Circle” chant
- Play the “Hello Circle Name Game”
- Move to the Beat with Music by Mozart
- Do body percussion with Mozart
- Review “The Grand Old Duke of York”
- Review the actions for “The Grand Old Duke of York”
- Do the actions and sing “The Grand Old Duke of York”
- Play the Slow or Fast Game
- Review “Jack and Jill”
- Sing “Jack and Jill” with the body scale
- Optional: Play “Jack and Jill” on Boomwhackers
- Optional: Play “Which way do the notes go?”
- Sing “The Music Time is Over”
Extensions
Objectives
- I can sing and move to music.
- I can show how the notes go higher and lower.
- I can tell when music is fast or slow.
Teaching Procedures
Sing the echoes in “Welcome to Music”
Copy LinkSing the echoes in "Welcome to Music."
Review the “Music Room Rules”
Copy LinkSay the “Make Me a Circle” chant
Copy LinkMake 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 LinkThis game is a fun way to learn the names of the students and to get to know each other.
In this game, pat a steady beat. Pat-pat - then gesture with hands out 2 times.
When the hands go "out" you say your name.
Say names, favorite food, a sport they like, someplace they went in the summer etc.
Move to the Beat with Music by Mozart
Copy LinkMove to the beat with music by Mozart.
Copy the teacher in the video.
Play the video again and make up your movements to the beat.
Do body percussion with Mozart
Copy LinkDo the body percussion that's shown.
Review “The Grand Old Duke of York”
Copy LinkListen to the song "Grand Old Duke of York."
How does the music change? It gets faster!
Review the actions for “The Grand Old Duke of York”
Copy LinkSing and move to the song "Grand Old Duke of York."
Copy what the kids in the video do.
Do the actions and sing “The Grand Old Duke of York”
Copy LinkPlay the Slow or Fast Game
Copy LinkReview “Jack and Jill”
Copy LinkTeach the song by rote and sing with the lyrics video showing the melodic direction with arm motions or using the body scale.
Sing “Jack and Jill” with the body scale
Copy LinkDemonstrate how the melody moves in the song using the body scale to show the melodic direction.
Optional: Play “Jack and Jill” on Boomwhackers
Copy LinkOptional: Play “Which way do the notes go?”
Copy LinkSing “The Music Time is Over”
Copy LinkSing the echoes in our closing song "The Music Time is Over."