Grade 3 Extra April Lesson
StartTempoThemes(s):
Our Musical World, North America, Central America
Extra Details:
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Introduction
In this lesson, you will:
- Warm up with the Tempo Activity
- Play Poison Melody Using drm sl
- Review “Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree”
- Review the actions for “Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree”
- Do the actions and sing “Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree”
- Optional: Play “Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree” on Boomwhackers
- Sing “Tinga Layo” and improvise during the B section
- Review “El florón”
- Review the game “El florón”
- Sing and play the game “El florón”
- Review the choreography for “O Siem”
- Sing and do the movements for “O Siem”
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 improvise rhythms.
Teaching Procedures
Warm up with the Tempo Activity
Copy LinkPlay Poison Melody Using drm sl
Copy LinkReview “Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree”
Copy LinkClap the rhythms in the song.
If you can, read the solfa notes? It starts on do.
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Teach the song by rote.
• Sing or play a phrase and have students echo.
• Combine phrases.
• Sing or play the whole song and have students echo.
Review the actions for “Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree”
Copy LinkWatch the kids in the video do the actions for the song.
Sing along and copy the movements.
The song goes a moderate speed first. Then it goes faster.
And then it goes even faster. Can you do the actions at all speeds?
Do the actions and sing “Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree”
Copy LinkOptional: Play “Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree” on Boomwhackers
Copy LinkSing “Tinga Layo” and improvise during the B section
Copy LinkPlay the video and improvise on your instruments during the B sections.
Review “El florón”
Copy LinkThis is a Spanish singing game from Puerto Rico. To learn the Spanish words, play a short phrase and pause the audio. Have the students repeat. Play another short phrase and pause. Repeat. Continue until they have learned the entire song. The words mean “Pass the flower around and around. I can’t see it. I can’t see it. Where is it? Where is it? Where can the flower be?”
Review the game “El florón”
Copy LinkForm a circle. One student is chosen to go into the center and hide their eyes. While the song is sung, a flower is passed around the circle. (behind their backs) At the end of the song, the student in the center has to guess who has the flower. You could form several circles so that more students have turns.