1ST Grade August Week 1

Resource – MusicPlay Grade 1 Music Program

Theme – Welcome back to School Materials rhythm instruments, drum, metal, shaker and wood

Concept – Echo singing or response, beat, high/low

1.  Dooby Doo Movie 1

2.  Listen to the Rhythm

3.  Moutaintop Monsters Movie 2

4.  Listening Kit – Sounds Around Us

Welcome to the Music Room (no song)

Teacher will instruct students about the music room and behavior expectations.

1.  Enter room quietly

2.  Find assigned seat

3.  Listen to teacher

4.  Keep hands and feet to yourself

5.  Where to go for fire, tornado and intruder drills

Assign seating on the carpet.

DOOBY DOO

Students will echo sing what they hear and imitate motions using a good singing voice.

T When you echo sing this is called a response.

What does the song make you think of? Feel?

What is the songs mood?

Is the song fast or slow, loud/quiet

POEM – LISTEN TO THE RHYTHM

Activity to help learn student’s names. Keeping a steady beat on a drum.

T This is a hand drum. You make the sound by striking the top or membrane. There are different kinds of rhythm instruments metal, shaker, wood and membrane/drum. Show examples.

MOUNTAINTOP MONSTER

Students will keep a steady beat and use their high and low voices on this chant.

T Listen to the movie and keep a steady beat in your hand.

Use your high or low voice in the correct places

Which monster had a low voice?

Which monster had a high voice?

Which part is speaking? Singing?

LISTENING RESOURCE KIT 1

Track 1 Sounds Around Us

Students identify environmental sounds in the classroom and at school.

T Who can tell me what the sound is?

Listen to sounds you hear on the way home today and remember them so you can tell me next week.

Track 2 What keeps a Beat?

Students will be able to identify environmental sounds that keep a beat. Students will be able to keep a beat by tapping with a piece of music. Students will be able to distinguish between beat and rhythm.

Listen to track 2 and identify sound.

T What are things that keep a beat?

Display Black Line Master #4

Decide what keeps a steady beat, sometimes keeps a steady beat or never keeps a steady beat.

MO GLE’s

PP1A Use a singing voice with head tone

PP1C Perform a varied repertoire of songs

AP1A Distinguish between music opposites High/Low

IC1A Name words and ideas that are used to describe works of music