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Looking to use Grade 5 Back to School – Lesson 5 in your Grade 5 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: Eras in Music, Renaissance

Grade 5 Back to School – Lesson 5

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Introduction

In this lesson, you will:

  1. Play “Can You Keep a Steady Beat”
  2. Play along with “La giloxia”
  3. Review the “Music Room Rules”
  4. Teach “Wallflowers”
  5. Teach the tap and grab game
  6. Play the game and sing “Wallflowers”
  7. Perform an ostinato while singing “Wallflowers”
  8. Option 1: Complete the solfa challenge for “Wallflowers”
  9. Option 2: Complete the note name challenge for “Wallflowers”
  10. Option 1: Play “Wallflowers” on Ukulele or Guitar
  11. Option 2: Teach the Orff arrangement for “Wallflowers”

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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 read drm sl in solfege.
  • I can play an ostinato with a song.
  • I can perform body percussion along with a song.

Play “Can You Keep a Steady Beat”

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Song Used: Can You Keep a Steady Beat?

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Play along with “La giloxia”

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Listening Selection Used: La giloxia

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Review the “Music Room Rules”

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Teach “Wallflowers”

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Song Used: Wallflowers

Wallflowers is an old singing from the UK. A version of the singing game was found in the "The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland" published in 1898. Wallflowers are wildflowers that grow in Ireland. In the Musicplay variant of the song, May had the measles. In 1898 the measles was a serious and sometimes fatal disease. Today, measles can be prevented with a vaccine. The students may be able to read the rhythm and melody of the song. If your students do not know solfa, teach the melody by rote.

Teach the tap and grab game

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Song Used: Wallflowers

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Play the game and sing “Wallflowers”

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Song Used: Wallflowers

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Perform an ostinato while singing “Wallflowers”

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Option 1: Complete the solfa challenge for “Wallflowers”

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Option 2: Complete the note name challenge for “Wallflowers”

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Option 1: Play “Wallflowers” on Ukulele or Guitar

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Option 2: Teach the Orff arrangement for “Wallflowers”

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