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Looking to use Grade 4 Back To School – Lesson 1 in your Grade 4 classroom?

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

You'll also cover the themes of: Animal Songs, Farm, Eras in Music, Classical

Grade 4 Back To School – Lesson 1

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Introduction

In this lesson, you will:

  1. Sing the “Hello Song”
  2. Practice Your Rhythm Skills by Echoing Body Percussion
  3. Decide on body percussion to add to the rhythm play along
  4. Discuss How tos and What ifs
  5. Play along with the rhythms (dynamic playalong)
  6. Play the Dynamics Game
  7. Play along with “Contradance No. 3 in D Major” using appropriate dynamics
  8. Sort the dynamics
  9. Teach “Chicken in the Barnyard”
  10. Teach the game with “Chicken in the Barnyard”
  11. Play the game and sing “Chicken in the Barnyard”
  12. Sort the rhythms for “Chicken in the Barnyard”
  13. Teach “Closet Key”
  14. Teach the game with “Closet Key”
  15. Sing and play “Closet Key”
  16. Option 1: Complete the solfa challenge for “Closet Key”
  17. Option 2: Complete the note name challenge for “Closet Key”
  18. Play the Dynamics Pop Quiz
  19. Optional: Complete the “Music and Me” Booklet

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 echo body percussion patterns.
  • I can recognize and sing loud and soft.
  • I can read and sing sixteenth notes.