Grade 5 Lesson 35
StartForm, Melodic Direction (high-middle-low), Key Signature, ScaleThemes(s):
Sports, Our Musical World, South America, Central America, Eras in Music
Extra Details:
Rhythm
Grades
Curriculum Links
Chords
Learning Module Category
Introduction
In this lesson, you will:
- Warm up with Canzona Prima
- Teach “I Let Her Go”
- Learn the singing game “I Let Her Go”
- Play the singing game and sing “I Let Her Go”
- Optional: Play “I Let Her Go” on Ukuleles and Guitars
- Review the C Major scale
- Teach “Ball Go ‘Round”
- Learn the game with “Ball Go ‘Round”
- Play the game and sing “Ball Go ‘Round”
- Option 1: Complete the solfa challenge for “Ball Go ‘Round”
- Option 2: Complete the note name challenge for “Ball Go ‘Round”
- Teach “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”
- Create new lyrics for the melody “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”
- Optional: Play Recorder Baseball
Extensions
Objectives
- I can sing and play music from a variety of places and times.
- I can read the C Major scale.
- I can create new lyrics to a song.
- I can sing and move to music.
Teaching Procedures
Warm up with Canzona Prima
Copy LinkTeach “I Let Her Go”
Copy LinkThis is a game song from Trinidad with additional lyrics by Daphne Price. Teach the song by rote and play the game.
The spoken part is meant to be improvised by one student. Before you play, ask several students to choose the place where their journey takes them and to do the speaking part. An alternate activity could be to have your instrument players improvise melodies for 16 beats.
Learn the singing game “I Let Her Go”
Copy LinkPlay a singing game with this song. Form a single circle with partners facing each other. The first time you sing the words ,"... go go," clap both hands with your partner. The second time you sing the words, "... go go," turn around and clap hands with the person who was behind you. Turn back to your first partner and hold both hands together on the word "go." Walk past your partner to a new partner.
Play the singing game and sing “I Let Her Go”
Copy LinkOptional: Play “I Let Her Go” on Ukuleles and Guitars
Copy LinkReview the C Major scale
Copy LinkTeach “Ball Go ‘Round”
Copy LinkTeach the song using reading skills or by rote to help with the language.
Listen to “Ball go Round.” Explain how the game is played. Play the game. You may want to sing only the first two lines of the song before stopping and asking the student in the center to guess who has the ball. The game will move along faster if you shorten the song.
Learn the game with “Ball Go ‘Round”
Copy LinkTeach the song using reading skills or by rote to help with the language. For the game, you may want to sing only a portion of the song. The first line would be easy for the students to learn. Form a circle. One student is selected to go into the circle and hide their eyes. As the class sings, they pass a beachball behind their backs. At the end of the song, the player in the middle guesses who has the beachball.
Play the game and sing “Ball Go ‘Round”
Copy LinkOption 1: Complete the solfa challenge for “Ball Go ‘Round”
Copy LinkOption 2: Complete the note name challenge for “Ball Go ‘Round”
Copy LinkTeach “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”
Copy LinkThis song was written in 1908 and is still sung a ball games everywhere! Sing the original words for “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” Then use the accompaniment track and sing the vacation words that are given. Have the students write their own words to this tune.
Here are some ideas to get them started:
• Take me out to McDonald's ...
• Take me out of this classroom ...
• Take my teacher to Pluto ...
• I just like eating pizza ...
• I would like a new brother ...
• I don’t want to do homework ...
• I like eating spaghetti ...