Middle School Lesson 17A – song-based lesson
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Our Musical World, Dreams, Asia
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Introduction
In this lesson, you will:
- Play rhythm racer
- Review “COFFEE”
- Do the tennis ball movement while singing “COFFEE”
- Review the F Major Scale
- Teach “Paper Scissors Rock”
- Review the translation of “Paper Scissors Rock”
- Play the “Paper Scissors Rock” game
- Learn about China
- Discuss the travelogue questions
- Review “I Can See”
- Review the choreography for “I Can See”
- Do the choreography for “I Can See”
- Optional: Teach the Orff arrangement for “I Have a Dream”
Extensions:
Musicplay is a menu. The teacher is not expected to teach every song or activity. Choose the songs and activities from the list that will best fit your schedule and the needs of your students.
Objectives
- I can sing a song in mandarin.
- I can learn about a different country.
- I can read rhythms in 3/4.
- I can sing in F Major.
Teaching Procedures
Play rhythm racer
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Copy LinkHave students read the rhythms using the rhythm names ta, titi, too-oo. Teach the round by rote or have students sing the letter names or solfege. When the song is known well, try it as a two part round. When the two part round is secure, try it as a three part round.
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Copy LinkPaper Scissors Rock is a truly universal children’s game. When the author was in China in 1991 she saw children in a rural area playing it. Pansy Wynne is a Chinese Canadian from Brunei. She played this game as a child in Brunei. The song is sung and chanted.
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Copy LinkOn the words gu loong gu loong pssh, the children roll arms and end up by showing paper, scissors or rock. The first two times it is done, it doesn’t count. The third time a winner is declared. The play continues.
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