Grade 2 Extra September Lesson
Teaching Procedures
Review “John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt”
Listen to the first section of the song "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt".
Play the video again and sing along.
Notice how the singer gets quieter each time!
Make Your Own Dynamics Cards
Watch the class as they hold up the dynamics cards in the song
Watch the class as they hold up the dynamics cards in the song
Sing and show the dynamic cards for the song "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt"
Hold up the correct dynamics card as you sing "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt".
Cut out your dynamics cards.
For this activity you'll need these cards:
f: stands for "forte" which means loud.
mf: stands for "mezzo forte" which means medium loud.
mp: stands for "mezzo piano" which means medium soft.
p: stands for "piano" which means soft.
Sing the song holding up the correct card for each section!
Review “Hill, Hill”
If your students are reading well, have them read the rhythms and/or the solfa notes.
If they are not reading yet, teach the song by rote and use this song to prepare them to read!
Review the game with “Hill, Hill”
Watch how the students play the game.
Try playing it!
Have the students form a long line. The leader faces the line. All sing the song. The students try to run to the opposite side of the room or the field, while the leader tags players. If a player is tagged, they join the leader in facing the line and tagging more players. You can play this game between two soccer goal posts. They sing again, and all of the chasers try to tag the students who are running from one side of the field to the other. The game continues until all (or most) of the students are tagged. In small rooms, substitute a movement (such as hopping) for the students to get to the opposite side. If students are trying to be tagged, red flag them so they don’t get to join the leader. If too many students are caught each time, restrict the leader to catching one or two students each round. The game continues until all players are tagged.
