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While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Tempo
Lesson Activities:
1. Review “This Litte Light of Mine”
2/3 Review the “Jolly Rhythm Game”
4. Review Frere Jacques and try the round
5. Read and sing ‘Good Morning”.
6/7 If you have Orff instruments, teach the arrangement. Teach and play the game.
8. Name the notes in “Chester”
9/10 Sing Chester and learn the movements
11. Try the tempo interactive activity
12/13 Teach the song “Pizza Pizza” and play the game
Extensions:
Frere Jacques – beat and rhythm printables, song sort (students recreate rhythm of the song with manipulatives)
Games, Units, Instruments
Pizza Pizza – solfa and note name interactives / worksheets
Review the song, "This Little Light of Mine"
Number your students and play the "Jolly Rhythm" game.
- or - play the name version of the game. (Sing your name 2x, then someone else's name 2x instead of numbers)
If you need a review, watch the kids play the game.
Then play it with your class!
- or - play the name version of the game. Sing your name 2x, then someone else's name 2x instead of numbers.
Try Frere Jacques as a round.
Read and sing the song "Good Morning"
Music specialists can teach the song from the notation.
If you have Orff instruments teach the arrangement.
If you don't have instruments, you could teach some of the parts as body percussion ostinatos.
Transfer to unpitched.
There is a demonstration video of the Orff process using this song in UNITS-Orff.
View the kids demo.
Play the game.
Optional - add a B section having the inside student creating a speech pattern. My name's __________ and I like to ___________.
Then the outside students introduce themselves. My name is __________ and I like to ___________.
Name the notes in the song "Chester."
Play the song and listen to the melody.
Listen to the song.
Play the video again and sing along.
Sing the song "Chester" along with the kids and do the actions with them.
The tempo in "Chester" changes on each repetition.
Try clapping rhythms at a variety of tempos.
Choose a rhythm. Clap or play along. Try out different tempos.
Read the solfa notes for the song.
Teach the song by rote.
Game Directions: The students stand in their own spaces in the room. Every time you come to the words, “Pizza pizza daddy-o”, perform this jumping pattern: feet sideways (as if you were doing jumping jacks), cross feet with right foot in front, feet sideways, cross feet with left foot in front, feet together. One student is selected to be the leader to make up new words and actions to go with the words. Example: Let’s rope it - pretend to throw lasso while continuing to do the jumping pattern. When the leader runs out of ideas, the leader calls, “Let’s end it”, and a new leader is chosen.