Grade 2 Lesson 13
StartForm, Tempo, Timbre of Unpitched Instruments, Phrase FormThemes(s):
Insects
Extra Details:
Themes
Rhythm
Tone Set
Grades
Song Type
Holidays
Learning Module Category
Introduction
In this lesson you will
- Sing the echoes to “Welcome to Music”
- Echo Mjaa (d m s in F Major)
- Teach “Pease Porridge Hot”
- Sing and move to “Pease Porridge Hot”
- Sort the rhythm for “Pease Porridge Hot”
- Teach the different phrases in “Pease Porridge Hot”
- Optional: Teach the Orff Arrangement for “Pease Porridge Hot”
- Teach “Tap it Here, Tap it There”
- Play the game for “Tap it Here, Tap it There”
- Review tempo terms
- Teach “Oh Hanukkah”
- Review “Johnny Caught a Flea”
- Play the “Johnny Caught a Flea” game
- Sort the rhythm for “Johnny Caught a Flea”
- Read the solfa for “Johnny Caught a Flea”
- Sing “The Music Time Is Over”
Extensions:
- Who’s That?
- Boomwhacker Holiday Ideas
- Body Percussion Holiday Ideas
- Unpitched Holiday Ideas
- Santa Christmas Unit
- Sacred Christmas Unit
- Secular Christmas Unit
- Nutcracker Unit
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Objectives
- I can sing and move to music.
- I can read melody and rhythm patterns.
- I can create movement to music.
Teaching Procedures
Sing the echoes to "Welcome to Music"
Copy LinkSing the echoes to "Welcome to Music".
Echo Mjaa (d m s in F Major)
Copy LinkEcho sing do mi so melodies in F.
Teach "Pease Porridge Hot"
Copy Link“Pease Porridge Hot” is a simple clapping game. This is a good song to use for reviewing the difference between beat and rhythm, or for showing melodic contour. Teach by rote and play the game.
Sing and move to "Pease Porridge Hot"
Copy Linkcl: clap your own hands together
R: clap your right hand together with your partner’s right hand
L: clap your left hand together with your partner’s left hand
When the students are proficient at maintaining the clapping pattern, you can add the following actions to the rests: after “hot” blow on your hands; after “cold” hold arms and shiver; after “old” add YUCK with any appropriate action.
Sort the rhythm for "Pease Porridge Hot"
Copy LinkRead the rhythm of the song. To help reinforce the concept that the rhythm of the song is “the way the words go,” divide the class into two groups and have half the students read the rhythm using your preferred rhythm names and the other half read the words. To reinforce the difference between beat and rhythm, you could have half the class pat the beat and the other half clap the words in rhythm.
Teach the different phrases in "Pease Porridge Hot"
Copy LinkHave the students show the phrases in the song by drawing an arc (like a rainbow) in the air.
There are three phrases.
a Pease porridge hot.
a Pease porridge cold.
b Pease porridge in the pot nine days old.
Ask the students to tell you which phrases are the same and which are different. Label the phrases with letters or shapes. Show through movement how the phrases are the same or different.
Optional: Teach the Orff Arrangement for "Pease Porridge Hot"
Copy LinkCreative Ideas: Set up the instruments in F pentatonic and have the students improvise or create new melodies for the words. Use this as a B section between repetitions of the song.
Teach "Tap it Here, Tap it There"
Copy LinkPlay the game for "Tap it Here, Tap it There"
Copy LinkPlay the game as follows. Give each student a beanbag.
Tap it here - tap 2x on right leg
Tap it there - tap 2x on left leg
Toss it way up in the air - toss up
Tap it here - tap 2x on right leg
Tap it there - tap 2x on left leg
Pass it to a friend - pass the beanbag in front of the student on the right.
Repeat the song, getting faster each time. Use this song to review tempo terms. Use this song as a review of different tempos. Sing the song and do the actions at each tempo. Ask the students to tell you how the changing tempos makes them feel.
Note: We do not have a kids demo of this song yet. If your students would like to see their kids demo on MusicplayOnline please consider submitting on here: https://help.musicplay.ca/can-i-submit-a-kids-demo
Review tempo terms
Copy LinkTeach "Oh Hanukkah"
Copy LinkThis song gives you the opportunity to teach students about Hanukkah. Ask the students to tell you what they know about Hanukkah. Read about Hanukkah in the student books, or read it to the students from the teacher guide. If you have a projection system, you could visit a website that tells more about Hanukkah. Teach the song by rote.
Review "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.
Sort the rhythm for "Johnny Caught a Flea"
Copy LinkRead the solfa for "Johnny Caught a Flea"
Copy LinkSing "The Music Time Is Over"
Copy LinkSing "The Music Time Is Over".