Grade 1 Lesson 4
StartBeat, Melodic Direction (high-middle-low), ScaleThemes(s):
Alphabet Songs, Animal Songs, Composers, Eras in Music, 1700s, Classical
Extra Details:
Rhythm
Grades
Song Type
Curriculum Links
Holidays
Learning Module Category
Introduction
In this lesson, you will:
- Sing the echoes in “Welcome to Music”
- Review the “Music Room Rules”
- Move to the Beat with Music by Mozart
- Do body percussion with Mozart
- Learn About Mozart
- Review “Apples and Bananas”
- Teach “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?”
- Point to the letters as you sing “Rock Around the Alphabet”
- Listen and Dance to “Rock Around the Alphabet” (Zee)
- Listen and Dance to “Rock Around the Alphabet” (Zed)
- Echo Bobo
- Teach “Hop Old Squirrel”
- Learn the game for “Hop Old Squirrel”
- Play the game and sing “Hop Old Squirrel”
- Optional: Teach the Orff arrangement for “Hop Old Squirrel”
- 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 quiet or loud.
Teaching Procedures
Sing the echoes in “Welcome to Music”
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Copy LinkMove 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.
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Watch the video to learn about Mozart.
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View ContentReview "Apples and Bananas"
Copy LinkPlay instruments with the song "Apples and Bananas."
You could play a different instrument with each verse.
Can you play and sing?
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View ContentTeach “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.
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Copy LinkDemonstrate how the melody moves in the song using the body scale to show the melodic direction.
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View ContentOptional: Play “Jack and Jill” on Boomwhackers
Copy LinkOptional: Play “Which way do the notes go?”
Copy LinkPoint to the letters as you sing “Rock Around the Alphabet”
Copy LinkPoint to the letters as you sing the song.
A printable alphabet pointing page is also available in the supporting resources.
Listen and Dance to “Rock Around the Alphabet” (Zee)
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Point to the letters as you sing the song.
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Copy LinkListen and dance to "Rock Around the Alphabet." Create movements for the song.
Point to the letters as you sing the song.
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View ContentTeach “Hop Old Squirrel”
Copy LinkLearn the game for “Hop Old Squirrel”
Copy LinkBegin by having students hop freely to the beat as they sing the song. Ask the students how else the squirrel might move. Repeat the song, changing the action to what the students suggest (e.g., Run/crawl/fly old squirrel ...). Try substituting
the word “listen” for “eidledum.” On the word “listen”, have the students freeze until you signal them to move. You will enhance their listening skills in all subject areas using this variant of the game.
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View ContentPlay the game and sing “Hop Old Squirrel”
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Copy LinkPlaying and Creating: Invite the children to think of new ways that the squirrel could move. For example: Run old squirrel, crawl old squirrel, fly old squirrel, etc.
Try substituting the word “listen” for “eidledum.” On the word “listen” have the children freeze until you signal them to move. This helps to teach the children to stop what they are doing and pay attention when they hear the word “listen.”
Have the students choose non-pitched instruments to play the words of the song on. They could play the words “Hop old squirrel” on one instrument, and the words “eidledum, eidledum” on a contrasting instrument.
Sing “The Music Time is Over”
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