Skip to main content

Loading

+ + +

Looking to use Grade 2 Lesson 30 in your Grade 2 classroom?

While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Melodic Direction (high-middle-low), Beat

You'll also cover the themes of: Late Romantic, Eras in Music, Spring, Environment, Seasons, Insects

Grade 2 Lesson 30

Start

Introduction

In this lesson, you will:

  1. Do Body Percussion with “Welcome to School”
  2. Play Freeze Dance with the Music
  3. Teach “Rain on the Green Grass”
  4. Learn the game with “Rain on the Green Grass”
  5. Sing and play the game with “Rain on the Green Grass”
  6. Sort the rhythms for “Rain on the Green Grass”
  7. Create new verses for “Rain on the Green Grass”
  8. Optional: Teach the Orff arrangement for “Rain on the Green Grass”
  9. Review “Recycle”
  10. Review “Garbage”
  11. Optional: Create an Earth Day Poem
  12. Watch the Intro Video for “Butterfly” by Grieg
  13. Optional Activity 1: Color and Create Butterfly Finger Puppets to Move to “Butterfly”
  14. Optional Activity 2: Color and Draw How the Butterfly Goes
  15. Sing “The Music Time Is Over”

Extensions

Musicplay is a menu. The teacher is not expected to teach every song or activity. Choose the songs and activities from the list that will best fit your schedule and the needs of your students.

Objectives

  • I can sing and move to music.
  • I can perform and create rhythm and melody patterns.