Grade 2 Extra Lesson – October Week 5
Teaching Procedures
Sing the Echoes in "Welcome to Music"
Sing the echo parts in "Welcome to Music".
Teachers: When students are very confident singing this song, let them take turns being the leader!
Review "Icka Backa"
Teach by rote. If students are able, have them read the rhythms and the solfege/note names.
Play the "Icka Backa" game
Form a circle. Pass a beach ball to the beat. If you have the beach ball on the word “you,” you’re out and sit down. You can also use “Icka Backa” to select racers. Pound fists, or tap shoulders of one student per beat. The student selected on the word “you” is racer one; the student opposite will also race. They speed walk around the circle, back to their own place. The first one to reach their place wins. They should then sit down so you know they’ve had turns.
Create unpitched accompaniment for "Icka Backa"
Have students create accompaniment with unpitched instruments. The students in the kids demo below chose to have one student play each line. (Note: The printed manipulatives on their desks are available in the song under printables - Beat and Rhythm Worksheets page 4-5)
Read "In a Dark, Dark Wood" using dynamics
Read "In a Dark, Dark Wood " using dynamics. Try each line at a different dynamic level.
How does "What's that Creature" make you feel?
This song is included as a seasonal song for Halloween. Use the song to discuss mood in music. Play one verse of the song for the students. How does the music make them feel? Listen to the rest of the song and ask them to tell you what they think the song is about and how it makes them feel.
