Topic: Folk Dance, Rhythm and Movement, Steady Beat

​

Standards Taught:

1a: Sing independently in rhythm

2a: Play instruments with appropriate dynamics.

2b: Perform rhythms on appropriate instruments

5a: Read quarter notes and eighth notes in duple meter

5c: Identify and use symbols and terms for dynamics

6c: Use appropriate terms to explain music

6e: While listening to music, move to show changes in music

8b: Identify ways music relates to language arts

9c: Identify uses of music in everyday life

​

Learning Targets: 

1. Students will find and maintain a steady beat while listening to a piece of music. 

2. Students will sing with their singing voices. 

3. Student will move to the beat and perform on rhythm sticks while doing a line dance. 

4. Students will understand how folk dancing is important to music history. 

5. Students will learn and perform a folk dance. 

​

​

Classroom Activities: 

​

Welcome

​

"Hello There" Vocal Warm-up

​

Beat Buddies

- Explain what the beat buddies are

- Go over beat buddy rules 

- Listen to a piece of music and follow along with a steady beat using the beat buddies 

​

​

"This Leg, That Leg" 

- Singing game with beat buddies

​

Rhythm Stick Line Dance (easy version)

- rhythm and movement 

- YMCA with rhythm sticks 

​

Patty Cake Polka (easy version)

- Talk about folk dancing and music class

- Go over the steps and beats

- Practice at a slower tempo

- Perform at full speed tempo once comfortable 

​

(If class has completed Patty Cake Polka, move on to another folk dance: Tideo, Shake the Simmons Down, etc.)

​

If more time is needed, Doggy Doggy Music Game

​

​

​

​

​

​

Topic: Celebrate Martin Luther King, Singing Games, Steady Beat

​

Standards Taught:

1a: Sing independently in rhythm

5a: Read quarter notes and eighth notes in duple meter

6e: While listening to music, move to show changes in music

8b: Identify ways music relates to Social Studies.

9c: Identify uses of music in everyday life

​

Learning Targets: 

1. Students will find and maintain a steady beat while listening to a piece of music. 

2. Students will sing with their singing voices. 

3. Student will move to the beat while singing.  

4. Students will learn about Martin Luther King and sing a song about him. 

5. Students will learn and perform a singing game.  

​

​

Classroom Activities: 

​

Welcome

"Hello There"

​

Beat Buddies - Steady Beat, Following the Leader

​

New Songs

​

"I am the Music Man"

"A Ram Sam Sam" 

​

Discuss Martin Luther King and why we celebrate him

- "Martin Luther King" - song to the tune "Bingo"

​

Rain on the Green Grass

- Singing Game 

- Learn lyrics

- Play game

- Add body percussion

- Add instruments

​

Cookoo Game

- Identifying where a sound is coming from 

​

Rhythm Land

- Walking to the beat 

​

If more time is needed, Doggy Doggy Music Game

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​