Covered concepts

• Steady Beat

• Rhythm

• Singing a variety of repertoire

• Moving to the beat 

• Creative performance/expression

• Song analysis

• Response to music

• Music History

1st Nine Weeks 1st grade

• Weeks 1-3: Getting to know each other & solfege

• Week 4-5: Lucy Locket-game & song!

• Weeks 6-7: Poison Rhythms

• Week 8: Acka Backa Soda Cracker

• Week 9: Fun day!

2nd Nine Weeks 1st grade

• Weeks 1-2: Spooky activities!

• Week 3: Dia De Los Muertos

• Weeks 4-6: Notes on the Staff- Freddie the Frog and The Thump in the Night

• Weeks 7-8: Winter Songs-Sugar Plum Fairy

• Week 9: Fun day!

3rd Nine Weeks 1st grade

• Weeks 1-3: Chinese New Year activities

• Weeks 4-5: Learning notes on the staff &  Jump to the note game

• Weeks 7-8: Black History month musicians- Beyonce & Louis Armstrong

• Week 9: Fun Day!

 4th Nine Weeks 1st grade

• Weeks 1: Irish Dance

• Weeks 2-3: Fairy Tales songs and movement