Week 2 in GamePlan

***Updated Week 2****

5th Grade
Rhythm review – we worked the suggested rhythm patterns. Some of the syncopated rhythms were tricky for the kids.
A section – add the words “don’t rush take your time” while they pat
B section – use du, du-de and dugadega syllables
C section – I’ll use the words “clap your hands then keep it steady” to the rhythm notated and talk about dotted quarter.
Perform with the music!
Dis Solda didn't make a lot of sense but the kids really enjoyed the lesson! I just focused the lesson around low sol and had half the class play the ostinato and the other half sing. It took just a few minutes but it was a great activity! I was able to assess the students that had trouble with the patterns.
Boston Tea Party is a dance they already know from last year so it will be good review after a structured Orff lesson!!!

4th Grade
I will do “I Want to Rise” as written in the process/arrangement. With my instrumentarium I’ll probably put the CBB/BX/BM on AX and SX as well. On the AM/SM I’ll also add AG and SG and then the rest of the kids will be the cabasa and hand drum parts. If we do it for parents I’ll have some kids be designated singers so we can hear everything! We didn't do the B section. Instead we just did the instrument parts as a little interlude before singing again.
The movement activity was a lot of fun!!! They loved working on an 8 beat pattern for the B section!
We sang the staff song and briefly talked about the lines and spaces before lining up.

3rd Grade
We did a steady beat activity and rhythm flashcards to start class.
1-2 min. of solfege echo singing
1-2 min. of reading SML patterns (smartboard)
“Golden Rule” activity – I love how it’s processed out but I am going to transpose it to F pentatonic to stick with the 4th grade lesson. I don’t want the kids taking up time switching the bars around – they know what pentatonic is and how to set up in various pentatonic but it still takes a bunch of time. It’s easier for me to transpose a lesson. (As long as they’re not singing too low.)
For the Moving to the Pulse activity I’ll use the online metronome and set it so that the beat they need to step on is red. (http://webmetronome.com/)
I’m not sure how much time I’ll have for the telephone game so we might do poison rhythm if there’s not enough time to teach how the game works. And, I’ll only do 3 rhythms to start – ta ta titi ta, ta ta ta rest, and titi titi ta ta.

2nd Grade
I thought about skipping “I Can Keep the Beat” and going right into singing a few So Mi patterns but we tried it and the kids really had fun!
I’ll teach Clap Your Hands as a song and game first and then we’ll look a SmartBoard visual with hearts for the beat and words. Students will add ta or titi to the appropriate heart beat.
We’ll do more rhythm reading with the rhythm cards
We’ll do the Moving to the Pulse activity and finish with the Charlie activity as it’s presented in the book.

1st Grade
For time’s sake I’m going to skip Two Little Apples and go right into the Clap, Clap, Clap Your Hands lesson. I’ll also add a SmartBoard visual for them to drag the verses to perform in the order of their choice.
Moving to the pulse as written in the book – we’ve done stuff like this before and they love it!
I’m going to teach Hickory Dickory with extra stuff so I’m skipping I Think Music’s Neat.
There’s an online resource with nursery rhymes that I’ll pull up on the board
http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/Foundation/nurseryrhymes/resources.htm
We’ll learn the poem from this, do the motions suggested, add various vocal qualities and then add instruments. I’ll play the pulse on the Temple Blocks and I’ll set up several glockenspiels for glissandos that 4-5 can play at a time. We’ll rotate “train” style until everyone can play all the glissandos.
We’ll end with Monkey See and I’ll play the guitar while they sing instead of the BX.