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Looking to use Grade 2 Lesson 36 in your Grade 2 classroom?

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

You'll also cover the themes of: Sports, Classical, Eras in Music, Summer, Food Songs

Grade 2 Lesson 36

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Introduction

In this lesson, you will:

  1. Sing the “Hello Song”
  2. Sing and move to “Skateboard Rider”
  3. Do Body Percussion
  4. Teach “Swimming”
  5. Learn the actions for “Swimming”
  6. Do the actions and sing “Swimming”
  7. Teach “Goin’ on a Picnic”
  8. Create new verses for “Goin’ on a Picnic” and illustrate them
  9. Optional: Play “Goin’ on a Picnic” on Boomwhackers
  10. Review “Hill, Hill”
  11. Review the game for “Hill, Hill”
  12. Play the game and sing “Hill, Hill”
  13. Sort the rhythms for “Hill, Hill”
  14. Option 1: Complete the solfa challenge for “Hill, Hill”
  15. Option 2: Complete the note name challenge for “Hill, Hill”
  16. Play along with “Ballettmusik X: Pantomime” from Les petits riens
  17. Optional: Play the Classroom Instrument Bingo Game
  18. Sing “The Music Time is Over”

Extensions

Objectives

  • I can sing and move to music.
  • I can create new verses for a song.
  • I can identify the timbre of instruments.

Sing the "Hello Song"

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Song Used: Hello Song

Sing the echoes.
This version has no names.

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Sing and move to “Skateboard Rider”

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Song Used: Skateboard Rider

Listen to the "Skateboard Rider" song. Make up fun movements to go with the song.

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Do Body Percussion

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Practice Item Used: Prepare Rhythm

Do the body percussion shown in the video.

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Teach “Swimming”

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Song Used: Swimming

Teach this song by rote. This is a “leave out” action song. Make up actions to suit the words. Each time you sing the song, leave out one set of words and substitute the action. This helps students to develop inner hearing.

Learn the actions for “Swimming”

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Song Used: Swimming

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Do the actions and sing “Swimming”

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Song Used: Swimming

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Teach “Goin’ on a Picnic”

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Create New Verses for "Goin' on a Picnic" and Illustrate Them!

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Song Used: Goin’ on a Picnic

Use the worksheet from Supporting Resources.
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Save paper and ink by using paper you already have!

Create a new verse for #94 "Goin on a Picnic" then draw and colour it.

What would you like to have if you went on a picnic today?

Optional: Play “Goin’ on a Picnic” on Boomwhackers

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Instrument Song Used: Goin’ on a Picnic

Review “Hill, Hill”

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Song Used: Hill, Hill

This song introduces the concept of high and low notes in music that then are labeled as so and mi. The song also uses a half note and can be used to introduce the half note.

Review the game for “Hill, Hill”

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Song Used: Hill, Hill

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 goalposts.

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.

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Play the game and sing “Hill, Hill”

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Song Used: Hill, Hill

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Sort the rhythms for “Hill, Hill”

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Option 1: Complete the solfa challenge for “Hill, Hill”

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Option 2: Complete the note name challenge for “Hill, Hill”

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Play along with “Ballettmusik X: Pantomime” from Les petits riens

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Listening Selection Used: Ballettmusik X: Pantomime from Les petits riens

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Optional: Play the Classroom Instrument Bingo Game

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Game Used: Instrument Bingo

Divide the class into 2 teams or play teacher vs. students.

Sing “The Music Time is Over”

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Song Used: The Music Time is Over

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