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Looking to use Grade 2 Lesson 35 in your Grade 2 classroom?

While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Articulation, Beat

You'll also cover the themes of: Animal Songs, Composers, Relationships, Our Musical World, Asia, Eras in Music, 1800s, Frogs, and 9 others!

Grade 2 Lesson 35

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Introduction

In this lesson, you will:

  1. Sing the “Hello Song”
  2. Warm up with “Oh, My Aunt Came Back”
  3. Review “Frog in the Middle”
  4. Review the game for “Frog in the Middle”
  5. Play the game and sing “Frog in the Middle”
  6. Teach “Chinese Fan”
  7. Sing and do the movements for “Chinese Fan”
  8. Make Your Own Chinese Fan!
  9. Teach “Kagome”
  10. Read the translation for “Kagome”
  11. Learn the game with “Kagome”
  12. Play the game and sing “Kagome”
  13. Review the dance “La Raspa”
  14. Move with Plates to Tchaikovsky’s “Bluebird”
  15. Learn about Tchaikovsky
  16. Play the “Smooth or Separated” Game
  17. Sing “The Music Time is Over”

Extensions

Objectives

  • I can sing and move to music.
  • I can listen and respond to music.

Sing the "Hello Song"

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Song Used: Hello Song

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Warm up with “Oh, My Aunt Came Back”

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Song Used: Oh, my Aunt Came Back

Review "Oh My Aunt Came Back".

The aunt went to Japan and in this lesson, we'll learn another song from Japan and a song about a Chinese fan.

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Review “Frog in the Middle”

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Song Used: Frog in the Middle

Have the students read the rhythms for this song. Teach the melody of the song by rote and play the game.

Review the game for “Frog in the Middle”

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Song Used: Frog in the Middle

Students form a circle. Choose one student to be the frog in the middle. The “frog” stands with eyes shut and arms outstretched. While students sing the song, the “frog” turns. At the end of the song, the two students closest to the frog’s hands step out of the circle and race in the same direction. The first one back to tag one of the frog’s hands wins. This variant of the game would work for distanced or no-touch classrooms as is.

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Play the game and sing “Frog in the Middle”

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Song Used: Frog in the Middle

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Teach “Chinese Fan”

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Song Used: Chinese Fan

Teach verse one of the song by rote. Try singing the song with all of the actions.

Sing and do the movements for “Chinese Fan”

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Song Used: Chinese Fan

Sing the song and add the actions. The first time, fan with one hand; the second time, two hands; the third time, two hands, one foot; the fourth time two hands, two feet; the last time two hands, two feet, and head. These are the “silly” actions. You could have your students create movement to the song using fans that they make, or using scarves.

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Make Your Own Chinese Fan!

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Song Used: Chinese Fan

Make your own Chinese fan!

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Teach “Kagome”

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Song Used: Kagome

Teach this song by rote. If you are not comfortable with the Japanese, use the pause button on the recording to teach by rote. Play a phrase and pause. Have students echo the recording. Unpause and play the next phrase.

The song means:
The bird in the cage, the bird in the cage.
When will the bird get out of the cage?
On a dark night near morning, the crane and turtle took a step.
Who is right behind you?

Denise Tip: To make the game easier for North American students to play, I sometimes shorten what is sung - sing only one line of the song.

Read the translation for “Kagome”

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Song Used: Kagome

Learn the game with “Kagome”

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Song Used: Kagome

The students stand in a circle holding hands. One student is “It” and stands in the center, blindfolded or with their hands covering their eyes. The students step around in the circle while they sing the song. When the song ends, they must stop. “It” then tries to guess which student is standing directly behind them. Choose a new “It” and repeat the game.

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Play the game and sing “Kagome”

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Song Used: Kagome

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Review the dance “La Raspa”

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Unit Used: Grades 1 and 2 Dances

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Move with Plates to Tchaikovsky's “Bluebird"

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Listening Selection Used: “The Bluebird and Princess Florine” from The Sleeping Beauty

Move with plates to "Bluebird" by Tchaikovsky.

If you don't have plates, use your hands.

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Learn about Tchaikovsky

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Listening Selection Used: “The Bluebird and Princess Florine” from The Sleeping Beauty

Watch the video to learn about Tchaikovsky, composer of "Bluebird".

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Play the “Smooth or Separated” Game

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Sing "The Music Time Is Over"

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Song Used: The Music Time is Over

End the lesson with our goodbye song.

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