First Grade

TALENT SHOW

If you are signed up to be in the Talent Show, submit your recording to me by May 21st at rknighten@d49.org  


Make sure you are dressed and ready for the final recording!  A pre-recorded and final show will be sent out to everyone on the last day of school, May 26th. 


assignments are due this thursday, may 20!

WE MADE IT!  LAST WEEK OF ELEARNING!!!! 

SCROLL DOWN TO SEE PAST ASSIGNMENTS.  POST YOUR RESPONSES ON PADLET.  

THERE SHOULD BE 7 POSTS FOR COMPLETION.

past assignments

Lesson #31

OBJECTIVE: I can sing and move to music. I can identify unpitched instruments.

Take a shake break!

Sing Old MacDonald had a farm!  

Can you make the animal noises too?

Here's another song from the farm. Sing along and follow the movements!

Non-Pitched Percussion

Do you recognize any of these instruments? 

 Can you name these below? 

Wood block

Sand Blocks


Maracas


Rhythm Sticks


Listen to this song called Aviary by Camille Saint Saens.  Is the music in aviary fast or slow?


The instruments sound like birds don't they?  

Do you have a scarf, ribbon, a stretchy band or a parachute to move to the highs and lows of the melody? Play the song again and move to the melody!


Did you sing along to Old MacDonald?  Did you try the scarf with the Aviary song?  Can you name the non-pitched percussion instruments?  

Pick one, two, or all three to "prove it" and post a video in Padlet!

Click here to show your work!

Lesson #30

OBJECTIVE:  I can sing and move to music, I can dance to a song from Mexico,  and I can use instruments at home to try different rhythms.

Practice rhythm patterns and play them with your instruments.

You can try the rhythm patterns given, or write your own!

Did you try the dance?  Did you find an instrument to play with and use the rhythm patterns?  

Post a picture of the instruments or found items you used, a video of yourself trying the Los Machetes dance, or using your instrument to play the rhythms! 

Post in Padlet below!

Lesson #29

OBJECTIVE: I can sing and move to music. I can read rhythms and melodies.

Warm up with do, mi, and sol!

Warm up with this body percussion!

Read this song about body parts in spanish and english!  Try singing it in the video below!

Did you practice Juanito? Post three body parts you learned today and say them in spanish or draw a picture with labels.

Lesson #28

OBJECTIVE: I can perform and create rhythm and melody patterns, I can respond to music with movement, and I can track a melody in a listening map


Warm up with this Apple Tree song!

Grapefruit, peach, apple, lemon, pear, or plum. 

What pattern can you create?

Try saying and clapping these fruit rhythms!

Complete the fruit rhythm worksheet! 

Drag the names of the fruits to match one or two sounds.

  Example: Pear = one sound and apple =two sounds.

Click here to complete fruit rhythms!

- listen to the piano music called, Aquarium

- how does it make you feel?

- what is your first reaction to the music?

Listen and watch along with the listening map to Aquarium!

What movements can you show that move up, down, and in the middle to match the melody of the piano?

Post a link or take a picture of your completed fruit rhythm activity.  

Did you say and clap each one?  Did you come up with your own fruit rhythms?

Lesson #27

OBJECTIVE: I can sing and move to music, I can read rhythm and melody patterns, and I can listen and respond to music.


Listen to this story that uses our pitches for so and mi to tell a story about a spider.

Warm up your body with this body percussion video!

Try following the movements to this song from Australia!

Earth Day is coming up!  Learn about how to save water with this song!

What other ways can we save water?

- in this video, Dana Herro's students are doing a movement to show how the music goes

- when the students run back and forth they are showing how the notes go up the keyboard and down the keyboard.

Try this vocal warm up singing so and mi!

This song is about a swan.  Listen to the beautiful melody and move your body high or low as the music plays.  Try using a scarf!

Did you think of other ways to save water? Write a sentence and post in Padlet.  

Or, Take a picture or video doing one of the activities and post in padlet.

Lesson #26

I can sing and move to music, I can read rhythm and melody patterns, and I can respond to music and discuss the composers intent.

Clap, tap, or play an instrument you may have on the "ta" and "ti ti".

Shhh on the quarter rests!

Try solfege, singing your pitches with this great story!

Can you count the ducks as the song plays?

listen and draw!

Camille Saint-Saëns-The carnival of the animals-The Swan

Show how you practiced today.  Take a picture or video doing one of the activities and post in padlet.

Lesson #25

I can sing and move to music. I can sing and play loud and quiet.

Play along with the rhythm-Choose body percussion or instruments to play the rhythms.

Move as the words suggest in the video!

Listen the the story of little rabbit foo foo!

Practice high and low with your voice and your body!

Try these egg rhythms!  

Show how you practiced today.  Take a picture or video doing one of the activities and post in padlet.