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While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Tempo
Lesson Activities
1. Play the Circle nme game
2. Play the Can You Keep a Steady beat game
3 Review “Barges” and name notes, optional play on Boomwhackers
4/5 Sevens clap game activity, try with Clap Your Hands by Kungs
6/7/8 “Mango Walk”, play ostinato, create new or teach Orff arrangement
9/10 Teach “Why Shouldn’t my Car” and try round
11/12 Name notes, rhythm sort of “Why Shouldn’t My Car”
13. Play Rhythm Racer game
14. Play Coconut Chaos game
Extensions:
Barges – interactives/worksheets for solfa, note names, beat and rhythm, ukulele or guitar
Friends Forever – choreography with John Jacobson
Just Sing unit – pop songs with John Jacobson
Review names with the Circle Name Game.
Invite students to suggest new categories: Favorite food, color, places they've been, book, movie
Can you keep a steady beat?
Can you keep a steady beat?
Have your students make a circle a safe distance apart.
Each student will in turn say one beat of the words, "Can you keep a steady beat?"
The 8th student will tap shoulders indicating a rest.
student 1: Can
student 2: you
student 3: keep
student 4: a
student 5: stea -
student 6: dy
student 7: beat
student 8: tap shoulders
All stand and start the pattern.
If any students misses saying the word on their beat, they go out and sit down.
Continue until there is one left.
Challenge 1: replace a word with body percussion. For example, stamp on the word "keep" instead of saying it.
Go faster.
Change direction.
Review the song "Barges"
If students are reluctant singers, do the Sevens activity that follows instead.
Sevens is a fun clap game.
Watch the video and practice with Mrs. Gagne.
Try the activity with song "Clap your Hands" by Leo Soul. A link to the song follows.
Invite students to choose a song that is school age appropriate and try the Sevens routine with the song.
Try Sevens with the song "Clap your Hands" by Kungs.
Project Idea: Invite students to choose a song that is school age appropriate and try the Sevens routine with the song.
The song Mango Walk can be used as a reading song or a rote song.
Choose whether to introduce the song by reading or by rote.
Option 1 - Add an ostinato to the song "Mango Walk" as shown in the demo video.
If you have Orff instruments, skip to Option 2 and teach the Orff arrangement.
Choose instruments and play the ostinato given (ta ti-ti ta ta) or have the students create their own.
If students create new ostinatos, write them on the board, and play each ostinato for a section of the song.
For example:
1. ti-ti ti-ti ta ta
2. ta ta ti-ti ta
3. ta sh ta ta
4. ti-ti ti-ti ti-ti ta
Option 2 - Teach the Orff arrangement for Mango Walk
This is a challenging arrangement by Judy Sills, and may take several classes.
If you've learned to read solfa notes, sing and do handsigns
- or -
teach the song by rote
Sing part one of the round "Why Shouldn't My Car".
Play the video again and try part 2.
Read the notes of the round #2 "Why Shouldn't My Car".
Do a rhythm sort of the round #2 "Why Shouldn't My Car".
Choose the level and play the game.
Choose the level and play the game.