Grade 2 Extra February Lesson
StartMelodic Direction (high-middle-low)Themes(s):
Space, Our Musical World, Indigenous, North America, Eras in Music, Classical
Extra Details:
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Introduction
In this lesson, you will:
- Clap the Rhythms With “Welcome to Music”
- Body Percussion Fun!
- Review “Gitsigakomim”
- Play or create a stick game with “Gitsigakomim”
- Play poison melody
- Do a Rhythm Erase and Identify the Song
- Review “I See the Moon”
- Optional: Teach the Orff arrangement for “I See the Moon”
- Create with word rhythm patterns
- Mirror the Movement to “Rondeau”
- Move With Paper Plates to “Rondeau”
- Review “Cut the Cake”
- Play the “Cut the Cake” game
- Optional: Play “Cut the Cake” on Boomwhackers
- Sing “The Music Time Is Over”
Extensions:
Objectives
- I can sing and move to music.
- I can read rhythm and melody patterns.
- I can tell about the Blackfoot nation.
Teaching Procedures
Clap the Rhythms With “Welcome to Music”
Copy LinkBody Percussion Fun!
Copy LinkReview “Gitsigakomim”
Copy LinkConnie Tailfeathers is from southern Alberta, Canada. She is from the Blackfoot Nation. "Gitsigakomim" means “I love you” or "I honor you" in Blackfoot. “Na-a” means "mother". This song honors your parents. You can sing the song to honor anyone in your school who has done something special by substituting the student’s name for “Na-a.” On a map, show the students where the Blackfoot live in the southern part of Alberta. Teach the song by rote
Introduce the song, teaching it by rote and playing rhythm instruments with it. When your students know the song well, you could try a stick game with it. Form a seated circle.
Play or create a stick game with “Gitsigakomim”
Copy LinkPlay poison melody
Copy LinkDo a Rhythm Erase and Identify the Song
Copy LinkClap all 4 rhythms. Click on a square to take one away.
Clap all 4 rhythms, including the missing one. Click on a square to take another away.
Clap all 4 rhythms, including the missing ones. Click on a square to take another away.
Clap all 4 rhythms, including the missing ones. Click on a square to take another away.
Invite 4 students to help you write the complete rhythm on the board. (Each does one square)
Ask the students if they can identify the song.
Review “I See the Moon”
Copy LinkListen to "I See the Moon". Teach the song by rote.
Have the students read the rhythm of the song from the projectable.
Optional: Teach the Orff arrangement for “I See the Moon”
Copy LinkCreate with word rhythm patterns
Copy LinkStudents could create word rhythm patterns using ideas from the song, or ideas from space (for example: sun, moon, stars shine bright; Mercury, Jupiter, Sun and Mars). They could use these patterns as an introduction to the song, as an ostinato to perform with the song, or as variations in a rondo. They could say the patterns using voices, transfer to unpitched instruments, or create melodies and play them on pitched instruments (use limited pitches - do re mi so).
Mirror the Movement to “Rondeau”
Copy LinkMove With Paper Plates to “Rondeau”
Copy LinkReview “Cut the Cake”
Copy LinkRead the rhythms of song “Cut the Cake”. Teach the melody of the song. Teach and play the game. This is a good game to use to celebrate ALL the birthdays in your class.
Play the “Cut the Cake” game
Copy LinkThe students form a circle. In measures 1-2, clap hands; in measures 3-4, shake hands; and in measures 5-8, the students in the circle join hands. During the singing, one student walks around the outside of the circle. At the end of the song, they “slice” the cake - they bring their hand down separating two students whose hands were joined. They then stand in place with arms outstretched. The students they separated race in opposite directions around the circle. The first student to tag an outstretched hand wins.