LESSON 9B – GRADES 1 THROUGH 5

Lesson Topics Per Grade:

1st: Thanksgiving Lesson!

2nd: Thanksgiving Lesson!
3rd: Thanksgiving Lesson!
4th: Chorus Rehearsal and Concert Expectations
5th: Chorus Rehearsal and Concert Expectations

Standards and EQ’s (Objectives):

1st: MU:Cr2.1.1a, MU:Cr3.1.1a, MU:PR4.2.1a, MU:PR4.2.1b, MU:Pr5.1.1a, MU:Pr6.1.1a

What are you thankful for?
2nd: MU:Pr4.2.2a, MU:Re7.2.2a, MU:Re8.1.2a, MU:Cn11.0.2a
What are you thankful for?
3rd: MU:Cr1.1.3b, MU:Cr2.1.3b, MU:Pr4.2.3b, MU:Cn10.0.3a
What are you thankful for?
4th: MU:Cr1.1.4b, MU:Cr2.1.4a, MU:Cr2.1.4b, MU:Pr4.2.4a, MU:Pr6.1.4a, MU:Cn10.0.4a
What should we expect during our holiday concert?
5th: MU:Pr6.1.5a, MU:Pr6.1.5b, MU:Re9.1.5a, MU:Cn11.0.5a
What should we expect during our holiday concert?

Materials:

● Drum
● What’s for Dinner food rhythms (in Powerpoint)
● The Thankful Book (in Powerpoint)
● Chorus music
● Concert Expectations Recording

Songs/Links:

1st: None
2nd: None
3rd: None
4th: “You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch”; “Holly and Ivy and Evergreen”
5th: “Red Bird”; “Fa La La”
Content:

1st:
●
The teacher and students will sing the Hello Song as a warm-up.
●
The teacher will remind the students that Thanksgiving is coming up next week,
and ask the students what they will be having for Thanksgiving dinner.
●
The teacher will explain to the students that the words we speak (such as food
words) sound just like rhythms if we clap their syllables.
o
The teacher will then show the food words on the board and their
corresponding rhythms.
o
The students echo the teacher by saying the food word then clapping the
rhythm.
o
The teacher will then call on some students to respond with a food
word/clapped rhythm after the teacher plays on a drum “What’s for
dinner?”
o
The teacher and students go through several examples of the drum call and
response.
●
The teacher then goes over drum expectations for the What’s for Dinner activity.
o
The students line up behind the drum.
o
The students take several turns playing a food rhythm for the What’s for
Dinner activity.
●
The students return to their seats and listen to “The Thankful Book”.
o
Before leaving class, the teacher calls on some students to share what they
are thankful for this Thanksgiving.
2nd:

●
The teacher and students will sing the Hello Song as a warm-up.
●
The teacher will remind the students that Thanksgiving is coming up next week,
and ask the students what they will be having for Thanksgiving dinner.
●
The teacher will explain to the students that the words we speak (such as food
words) sound just like rhythms if we clap their syllables.
o
The teacher will then show the food words on the board and their
corresponding rhythms.
o
The students echo the teacher by saying the food word then clapping the
rhythm.
o
The teacher will then call on some students to respond with a food
word/clapped rhythm after the teacher plays on a drum “What’s for
dinner?”
o
The teacher and students go through several examples of the drum call and
response.
●
The teacher then goes over drum expectations for the What’s for Dinner activity.
o
The students line up behind the drum.
 o
The students take several turns playing a food rhythm for the What’s for
Dinner activity.
●
The students return to their seats and listen to “The Thankful Book”.
o
Before leaving class, the teacher calls on some students to share what they
are thankful for this Thanksgiving.

3rd:

●
The teacher and students will sing the Hello Song as a warm-up.
●
The teacher will remind the students that Thanksgiving is coming up next week,
and ask the students what they will be having for Thanksgiving dinner.
●
The teacher will explain to the students that the words we speak (such as food
words) sound just like rhythms if we clap their syllables.
o
The teacher will then show the food words on the board and their
corresponding rhythms.
o
The students echo the teacher by saying the food word then clapping the
rhythm.
o
The teacher will then call on some students to respond with a food
word/clapped rhythm after the teacher plays on a drum “What’s for
dinner?”
o
The teacher and students go through several examples of the drum call and
response.
●
The teacher then goes over drum expectations for the What’s for Dinner activity.
o
The students line up behind the drum.
o
The students take several turns playing a food rhythm for the What’s for
Dinner activity.
●
The students return to their seats and listen to “The Thankful Book”.
o
Before leaving class, the teacher calls on some students to share what they
are thankful for this Thanksgiving.

4th:

● The students will start by guessing the genre of a song playing over the loud
speaker as a warm-up.
● The teacher will remind the students that their holiday concert is coming up on
December 12th/19th.
o The teacher will explain to the students concert expectations such as
concert etiquette, what to wear, what to expect while performing, etc.
o The teacher will remind the students that the concert is mandatory for a
grade.
● The teacher will leave time at the end for students to ask questions or voice
concerns.
 ● The teacher will then run a rehearsal to sing through Holly and Ivy and Grinch.
5th:
● The students will start by guessing the genre of a song playing over the loud
speaker as a warm-up.
● The teacher will remind the students that their holiday concert is coming up on
December 12th/19th.
o The teacher will explain to the students concert expectations such as
concert etiquette, what to wear, what to expect while performing, etc.
o The teacher will remind the students that the concert is mandatory for a
grade.
● The teacher will leave time at the end for students to ask questions or voice
concerns.
● The teacher will then run a rehearsal to sing through Red Bird and Fa La La.

Assessments:

1st: The teacher will visually and aurally observe the students understanding food
rhythms.
2nd: The teacher will visually and aurally observe the students understanding food
rhythms.
3rd: The teacher will visually and aurally observe the students understanding food
rhythms.

Notes: