Grade 2 Lesson 12
StartBeat, FormThemes(s):
Insects, Our Musical World
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Introduction
In this lesson you will
- Sing the echoes for “Welcome to Music”
- Echo sing (m sl in F Major)
- Review “Bluebells”
- Play the “Bluebells” clapping game
- Complete the rhythm sort for “Bluebells”
- Read the solfa for Bluebells
- Teach “Napoléon”
- Learn about the song “Napoléon”
- Do the actions with “Napoléon”
- Echo sing with Mjaa (d m sl in F Major)
- Teach “Johnny Caught a Flea”
- Play the “Johnny Caught a Flea” game
- Name the solfa notes for “Johnny Caught a Flea”
- Option 1: Create B Sections for “Johnny Caught a Flea”
- Option 2: Teach the Orff arrangement for “Johnny Caught a Flea”
- Sing “The Music Time Is Over”
Extensions:
- Lukey’s Boat (Canadian folk, sea shanty)
- La bassa castiglia
Objectives
- I can sing and move to music.
- I can read melody and rhythm patterns.
- I can create and perform B sections using note manipulatives or interactive.
Teaching Procedures
Sing the echoes for "Welcome to Music"
Copy LinkEcho sing (m sl in F Major)
Copy LinkReview "Bluebells"
Copy LinkPlay the "Bluebells" clapping game
Copy LinkTeach "Napoléon"
Copy LinkLearn about the song "Napoléon"
Copy LinkDo the actions with "Napoléon"
Copy LinkEcho sing with Mjaa (d m sl in F Major)
Copy LinkEcho sing do-mi-so-la pitches with the teacher.
These patterns are in the same key as "Johnny Caught a Flea"
If your students are successful with echoing the solfa, they may be able to read the song from the notation.
Teach "Johnny Caught a Flea"
Copy LinkDepending on the reading abilities of your students, teach the song by rote or have the students read the solfa and the rhythms.
Play the "Johnny Caught a Flea" game
Copy LinkForm a single circle. One, two or three students hide their eyes in the middle. While you sing the song, pass a “flea” around the circle. At the end of the song, all hide their hands behind their backs and the students in the middle guess who has it.
Tip: I go to the dollar store and buy a package of the ugliest bugs I can find to be the flea.
Name the solfa notes for "Johnny Caught a Flea"
Copy LinkOption 1: Create B Sections for "Johnny Caught a Flea"
Copy LinkCreate B sections with note interactive or manipulatives.
Teachers can use the interactive to model.
Create the rhythm, then decide how to perform.
Try playing line 1 on one instrument and line 2 on a different one.
Try playing one note value on an instrument and other note values on a different instrument.
Decide how you like it the best.
Decide on the form. Song is section A, rhythm is section B.
ABA or AB or however you'd like.
Students can do this activity on devices or with the printable manipulatives provided in Supporting Resources.
Option 2: Teach the Orff arrangement for "Johnny Caught a Flea"
Copy LinkCreative Ideas: Give the students packages of plastic bugs or pictures of different kinds of bugs or creepy crawlies and have them make word patterns. Use 4-8 bugs. Play the rhythm of the word chain on pitched or non-pitched instruments as an introduction or B section.
Sing "The Music Time Is Over"
Copy LinkSing "The Music Time Is Over".