Grade 1 Lesson 7 - Week m.1

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

Teaching Objectives: • sing and do actions to “Oats and Beans and Barley Grow”• sing a song, “That’s my Mom” for Mother’s Day• move like a tortoise to “Tortoises” from Carnival of the Animals

I Can Statements:I can sing and do actionsI can move to show how the music goes

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.

Read the words for the song,

“Oats and Beans and Barley Grow.”

Activity #1: Read the words for the song, “Oats and Beans and Barley Grow”.

Teaching Procedure

Watch the movements for the song, “Oats and Beans and Barley Grow”.

Sing along and copy the movements.

Activity #3: Watch the movements for the song, “Oats and Beans and Barley Grow”.

Listen to the song, “Oats and Beans and Barley Grow.

After you’ve heard the first part of the song, sing along with the chorus.

Play the video again and sing the whole song.

Activity #2: Listen to the song, “Oats and Beans and Barley Grow”.

Echo sing the melody for the song, “That’s my Mom”

Listen to a phrase, then sing it back.

Activity #4: Echo sing the melody for the song, “That’s my Mom”

Listen to the song, “That’s My Mom”

Play it again and sing along!

Activity #5: Listen to the song, “That’s My Mom”

Make a card for Mother’s Day.

If you have a printer, download the printable card with the words to the song.

Save Paper! If you don’t have a printer or don’t want to print the card, make your own Mother’s Day card.

Activity #6: Make a card for Mother’s Day

This video features the music, “Tortoises” from Carnival of the Animals.

Is the tortoise fast or slow? Is the music fast or slow?

Can you find a way to move like a tortoise to the music?

Try spider-walking or crab-walking. Will you go slow or fast?

You’ll go very slowly to show that you’re listening and responding to the music.

Activity #7: Move Like a Tortoise to the Music

Repetition is one of the ways that we learn something well.

Children improve singing on pitch, learn the lyrics and melody better with each repetition.

Children will develop their musicality if you sing, move, play more often!

Keep a list of the songs and activities that you like.

You can easily find any song by using the search en-gine on the website.

Activity #8: Review last week’s lesson or yourfavorite songs.

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:

Parents, Teachers and Administration:

Music education is important for children.

Whether in class or at home, keep our children singing, playing, moving,

listening and creating music!

Music IS Literacy