Grade 1 Lesson 38
StartTempo, Timbre of Unpitched InstrumentsThemes(s):
Summer
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Themes
Rhythm
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Introduction
In this lesson, you will:
- Sing the “Hello Song”
- Sing and Move to “Clap! Stamp! Shake!”
- Review “Five More Days Till Vacation”
- Optional: Create new verses for “Five More Days Till Vacation”
- 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 Trivia Wheel – Fast/Slow
- Review “Apples and Bananas”
- Review “Bingo”
- Optional: Play Four Corners
- Review “She’ll Be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain”
- Review the actions for “She’ll Be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain”
- Optional: Play Classroom Instrument Bingo
- Optional: Free Play, Free Dance
- 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 and move to music.
- I can create new verses.
Teaching Procedures
Sing the “Hello Song”
Copy LinkSing the echoes in the "Hello Song."
Sing and Move to “Clap! Stamp! Shake!”
Copy LinkListen to the song and the movements that the words suggest.
Review “Five More Days Till Vacation”
Copy LinkSing the song. Count how many days you have left until vacation.
Optional: Create new verses for “Five More Days Till Vacation”
Copy LinkReview “The Grand Old Duke of York”
Copy LinkReview the actions for “The Grand Old Duke of York”
Copy LinkDo the actions and sing “The Grand Old Duke of York”
Copy LinkPlay Trivia Wheel - Fast/Slow
Copy LinkReview “Apples and Bananas”
Copy LinkReview “Bingo”
Copy LinkOptional: Play Four Corners
Copy LinkReview “She’ll Be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain”
Copy LinkPlay the video again and sing along.
Create movements to go with the song.
Review the actions for “She’ll Be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain”
Copy LinkSing along with the kids demo.
Optional: Play Classroom Instrument Bingo
Copy LinkOptional: Free Play, Free Dance
Copy LinkStudents may also enjoy free dance or free play time.
Free Play - Put 4 tubs of instruments on the floor - Woods, Metals, Shakes/Scrapes, Drums. Send the students to one of the 4 tubs. Signs to put on your tubs are included in supporting resources. (You could print a second set of signs for you to point to when it’s time to switch tubs.)
Play an age appropriate pop song and invite the students with woods to play along. Pause. When you restart, invite the metals to play. Continue until all students have had a turn.
Free Dance - play an age appropriate pop song and invite the students to dance to the music. You could play "freeze dance" with it. Stop the music and students have to stop and freeze. If they are caught moving they sit down.