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Looking to use Grade 3 Lesson 30 in your Grade 3 classroom?

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

You'll also cover the themes of: Animal Songs, Our Musical World, Environment, North America, Europe, Birds

Grade 3 Lesson 30

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Introduction

In this lesson, you will:

  1. Do a Rhythm Play Along
  2. Echo sing d m s d’ in C Major
  3. Play “Poison Melody” with d m s
  4. Teach “Swedish March”
  5. Learn the actions with “Swedish March”
  6. Do the actions and sing “Swedish March”
  7. Read About the Mariachi
  8. Listen to the Mariachi
  9. Answer Questions About Mariachi
  10. Teach “El florón”
  11. Read the translation of “El florón”
  12. Learn the game “El florón”
  13. Sing and play the game “El florón”
  14. Read the words for “Walk, Run, Ride a Bike”
  15. Teach “Walk, Run, Ride a Bike”
  16. Sing “Walk, Run, Ride a Bike”
  17. Teach “Alouette”
  18. Read the translation of “Alouette”
  19. Learn a Desk Drum Pattern for “Alouette”

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 describe a Mariachi.
  • I can read rhythm and melody patterns.

Do a Rhythm Play Along

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Listening Selection Used: Variation 12 from Twelve Variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je, maman?”

You can play along with body percussion (clap and pat) or play along with instruments.

Get your sticks and drums ready! (substitute freely - eg. play pool noodle scrapers instead of drum)

Do you recognize this selection?

This is "Variation 12" on "Twinkle Twinkle" by Mozart.

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Echo sing d m s d' in C Major

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Practice Item Used: do mi so do’ (d m s d’)

Echo what you hear.

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Play "Poison Melody" with d m s

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Practice Item Used: do mi so (d m s)

Follow the directions in the video to play poison melody with d m s.

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Teach "Swedish March"

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Song Used: Swedish March

Teach the Swedish March either as a reading song or a rote song.
Read the rhythms using whatever rhythm syllables you prefer.
Then read the melody using the Solfa notes shown in the staff.
- or -
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.

Learn the actions with “Swedish March”

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Song Used: Swedish March

Watch the kids demo of "Swedish March."

Do you see when the kids start doing the round in two parts?

Play the video again. Try doing the movements with the kids.

Sing and do movements for part 1.

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Do the actions and sing “Swedish March”

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Song Used: Swedish March

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Read About the Mariachi

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Song Used: Mariachi

Read about the Mariachi.

Listen to the Mariachi

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Song Used: Mariachi

Listen to the Mariachi.

What instruments can you hear in the recording?

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Answer Questions About Mariachi

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Song Used: Mariachi

If you can print the worksheet, students could write the answers.
- or - read and answer the questions as a class.

Teach “El florón”

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Song Used: El florón

This 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?”

Read the translation of “El florón”

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Learn the game “El florón”

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Song Used: El florón

Form 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.

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Sing and play the game “El florón”

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Song Used: El florón

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Read the words for “Walk, Run, Ride a Bike”

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Song Used: Walk, Run, Ride a Bike

"Walk, Run, Ride a Bike."

Read the lyrics. What do you think the song is about?

This is a song for Earth Day which is April 22nd.

Teach “Walk, Run, Ride a Bike”

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Song Used: Walk, Run, Ride a Bike

• Sing or play a phrase and have students echo.
• Combine phrases.
• Sing or play the whole song and have students echo.

Sing “Walk, Run, Ride a Bike”

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Song Used: Walk, Run, Ride a Bike

Play the video and sing the song.

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Teach “Alouette”

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Song Used: Alouette

"Alouette" is a traditional French folk song about plucking a bird. This cheery song describes each part of the bird that the singer is going to pluck. This song is a call and response - a solo singer sings and the singers respond. This makes it easier to teach because the students aren’t expected to learn every phrase in the song - only the responses - and they can hear the pronunciation of the French from the solo singer.

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Read the translation of “Alouette”

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Learn a Desk Drum Pattern for “Alouette”

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Song Used: Alouette

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