Grade 3 Back to School – Lesson 1
StartMelodic Direction (high-middle-low), Timbre of Voices, Timbre of Unpitched Instruments, BeatThemes(s):
Classical, Eras in Music, Building Character (SEL)
Extra Details:
Rhythm
Tone Set
Grades
Holidays
Learning Module Category
Introduction
In this lesson, you will:
- Learn the game “Jump In! Jump Out!”
- Sing “Jump In! Jump Out!”
- Discuss How tos and What ifs
- Sing and move to “Skateboard Rider”
- Play along and review quarter notes, eighth notes and quarter rest!
- Teach “Swimming”
- Learn the actions for “Swimming”
- Do the actions and sing “Swimming”
- Teach “Wave of Kindness”
- Learn the choreography for “Wave of Kindness”
- Do the choreography and sing “Wave of Kindness”
- Teach “Hill, Hill”
- Teach the game for “Hill, Hill”
- Play the game and sing “Hill, Hill”
- Sort the rhythms for “Hill, Hill”
- Option 1: Complete the solfa challenge for “Hill, Hill”
- Option 2: Complete the note name challenge for “Hill, Hill”
- Play along with “Ballettmusik X: Pantomime” from Les petits riens
- Optional: Play the Classroom Instrument Bingo Game
- Optional: Complete the Music and Me Booklet
- Sing “The Music Time is Over”
Extensions
About the ‘Back to School’ Lessons
Different school districts have different start dates, ranging from the end of July to after Labor Day. The Musicplay song sequence is designed to begin in the first week of September. For teachers whose schools start earlier than September, there are five ‘Back to School’ lessons provided. If your school year begins in August, start with ‘Back to School’ lesson 1. Once September begins, regardless of your start date, use the ‘September Week 1’ lesson.
Objectives
- I can sing and move to music.
- I can echo rhythms.
- I can echo sing m s solfa patterns.
Teaching Procedures
Learn the game "Jump In! Jump Out!"
Copy LinkSing "Jump In! Jump Out!
Copy LinkDiscuss How tos and What ifs
Copy LinkTalk to the students about how they should enter/leave, sit, and what happens in the event of fire drill or lockdown.
Sing and move to “Skateboard Rider”
Copy LinkListen to the "Skateboard Rider" song. Make up fun movements to go with the song.
Play along and review quarter notes, eighth notes and quarter rest!
Copy LinkDecide how to play the rhythms that you'll see.
• clap the top line, pat the second line
• play on rhythm sticks - click the top line, drum the second line
If the tempo is too fast, slow down the video with the "gear" tool in the bottom right corner of the video.
Teach “Swimming”
Copy LinkLearn the actions for “Swimming”
Copy LinkDo the actions and sing “Swimming”
Copy LinkTeach “Wave of Kindness”
Copy LinkListen to the whole song.
After listening, invite students to tell you what they think the song means. (If discussion is taking too long, have the students think-pair-share for 30 seconds with their neighbor)
Play a phrase, pause and have students echo. Continue until they have learned the song. Then try singing along.
Learn the choreography for “Wave of Kindness”
Copy LinkDo the choreography and sing “Wave of Kindness”
Copy LinkTeach “Hill, Hill”
Copy LinkDepending on the reading abilities of your students, teach the song by rote or have the students read the solfa and the rhythms. The song also uses a half note and can be used to introduce/review the half note.
Teach the game for “Hill, Hill”
Copy LinkHave 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.
Play the game and sing “Hill, Hill”
Copy LinkSort the rhythms for “Hill, Hill”
Copy LinkOption 1: Complete the solfa challenge for “Hill, Hill”
Copy LinkOption 2: Complete the note name challenge for “Hill, Hill”
Copy LinkPlay along with “Ballettmusik X: Pantomime” from Les petits riens
Copy LinkOptional: Play the Classroom Instrument Bingo Game
Copy LinkOptional: Complete the Music and Me Booklet
Copy LinkPrint and complete the Music and Me booklet to show your teacher or someone in your family.
Sing “The Music Time is Over”
Copy LinkWatch the video and sing along!