Grade 1 Lesson 3 - April Week 1

Concepts: beat, create actions, timbre of instruments, shakes/scrapes,

Teaching Objectives: • learn 3 spring themed songs• they will create a storyboard• sing using solfege• speak rhythm• make loud and quiet patterns, and use loud and quiet in a song

I Can Statements:• I can sing a song using solfege• I can echo the rhythm of a song• I can sing loud and quiet (soft)

Save paper and ink! Just read the PDF and don’t print it. All the instructions are given in the module on

www.musicplayonine.com.

Watch the video of the song Little Rabbit Foo foo, and sing along with the words.

After each verse, stop and think of what might happen next!

Activity #1: Watch and Sing Along to Little Rabbit Foo Foo

Teaching Procedure

Watch the video of the song Little Rabbit Foo foo, and sing along with the words.

After each verse, stop and think of what might happen next!

Activity # 2: Watch how the Kids Act out the Story with Movement

Teaching Procedure

Do you remember the characters in the song?

Use the story-board worksheet or your own piece of paper to draw the story that happens in the song.

Activity #3: Draw the story of Little Rabbit Foo Foo

Song Used: #89. Bunny Hides A Basket

Watch the video.

Watch again, and sing along to learn the song Bunny Hides a Basket

Activity #4: Sing the song Bunny Hides a Basket

Listen to the highlights video.

In the first part, you’ll sing the song slowly and see how the notes go higher and lower.

In the second part, listen to the song as it is sung in solfege.

Can you listen to a part, pause the video, then repeat each phrase?

Activity #5: Sing the Solfege for Bunny Hides a Basket

Play the game bunny hides a basket.

Have one child leave the room while another hides a basket or toy in the room.

When the child outside returns, they will look for the toy/basket.

Everyone will sing softly when they are far away form the item, and get louder as they move closer to the item.

Activity #6: Play the Game “Bunny Hides a Basket”

Click to go to the interactive Loud and Quiet Activity.

Activity #7: Make Loud and Quiet Patterns and use Loud and Quiet in Music

Watch the video and sing along to the song 5 Little Ducks.

After each verse, pause the video and talk about what you think will happen next!

Activity #8: Sing the song Five Little Ducks

Print out and colour the 5 little ducks pup-pet sheet or create your own duck pup-pets.

Using your puppets, sing along to the video and act out the story!

Activity #11: Play along with Your Five Little Ducks

Make a list of your favorite songs.

You can review the whole lesson, or you can search for your favorite songs using the search too.

Activity #12: Review Lessons 1 and 2

Your teacher might ask you to send something to show you’ve done the lesson.- send a video of your child singng their favorite song

Assessment Suggestions:

Teacher’s Notes:

Music Education is Important - whether you are in your school or learning at home!

Music Education is Important