Cycle 30  |  Jun21-26 (end of school)

• Name the song, movie, video game, TV show, etc.

Cycle 29  |  Jun12-20

• Sun time, fun time!

• Games

• Name The Disney Movie after listening to a song from the movie

Cycle 28  |  Jun4-11

• Grades 3 (select classes) -5  |  How to Make a Stock Footage Music Video with Storyblocks  |  Continue work from last cycle lesson

  • Remind students about the 3-tier judging process

    • ROUND 1: classroom peers vote for top three from their class

    • ROUND 2: school faculty/staff vote for top three from ROUND 1 (Lisa V., Leslie T., Karen T., Tiffany L.)

    • ROUND 3: select panel of judges

  • Continue editing music video project in Storyblocks Maker Editor (STEPS are outlined in Google Music Classroom)

  • students will continue to view and score videos for ROUND 1 of elimination

• Grades 3 (Peck and Edmonston classes only!)  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • share ongoing Premiere Pro editing progress with students for feedback

  • share T-Shirt graphic idea from Custom Ink (announce t-shirts arriving on approximately June 12th) NEW!

• Grade 2 (PART 3)  |  Play Along Song | C F

  • kids can practice independently using their chromebooks and the song links in their google music classroom

    • Best Day of My Life Ukulele Play-Along | C F (DRUM)

    • Meant To Be [Florida Georgia Line & Bebe Rexha] C Am F Ukulele Play Along

    • Señorita Ukulele Play Along (3 Chords) Beginner! 

    • Thunder: Ukulele 3 chord play along 

• Grade PK | Practice KIND song for PK graduation

• Grades PK-1  |  Free music play (if there’s any extra time)

  • kids can explore the musical toys and instruments available to them

Cycle 27  |  May 24-June3

• Grades 3 (select classes) -5  |  How to Make a Stock Footage Music Video with Storyblocks  |  Continue work from last cycle lesson

  • Remind students about the 3-tier judging process

    • ROUND 1: classroom peers vote for top three from their class

    • ROUND 2: school faculty/staff vote for top three from ROUND 1 (Lisa V., Leslie T., Karen T.)

    • ROUND 3: select panel of judges (Lisa S.???)

  • Continue editing music video project in Storyblocks Maker Editor (STEPS are outlined in Google Music Classroom)

  • students will submit their final Contest Video using the directions in STEP 8 of their Google music classroom.

  • students will continue to view and score videos for ROUND 1 of elimination

• Grades 3 (Peck and Edmonston classes only!)  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

  • ongoing documents and materials are placed into google music classrooms as needed for reference

  • share ongoing Premiere Pro editing progress with students for feedback

  • share T-Shirt graphic idea from Custom Ink

  • record music parts into Ableton

    • vocalists

    • rhythm (drums, bass)

• Grade 2 (PART 1)   |  Ukulele Chords | C F Am

  • Chord Playalong Practice F Major - Ukulele School

  • Ukulele Chord Practice Play Along - C F - Very Easy

  • Ukulele Chord Practice Play Along - C F Am - Very Easy

• Grade 2 (PART 2)  |  Create using three (3) ukulele chords C F Am

  • Give students time to create a song/improvisation of their own using the three (3) chords C F Am

    • students can create alone or with others

    • students share their improvisations with the class (volunteers only)

      • set up live mic for those who want to use it (also a great way to practice public speaking)

• Grade 2 (PART 3)  |  Play Along Song | C F

  • Best Day of My Life Ukulele Play-Along | C F (DRUM)

  • Meant To Be [Florida Georgia Line & Bebe Rexha] C Am F Ukulele Play Along (NEW!)

  • Señorita Ukulele Play Along (3 Chords) Beginner!  (NEW!)

  • Thunder: Ukulele 3 chord play along  (NEW!)

• Grades PK-1  |  Tinikling

  • PART 1  |  Where are we going today?

    • Have Ja Jota Filipina playing as kids enter the room (NEW!)

      • where might we be going to hear music like this? Philippines

      • what might we be doing to music like this? dancing

      • what equipment might we use as part of this dance? bamboo poles

      • what is the name of the dance we are going to do? tinikling

  • PART 2  |  Play La Jota while a student helper passes out rhythm sticks to each student

    • add the clapping rhythms (rest-clap-clap) on rhythm sticks (rest-tap-tap)

  • PART 3  |  Add a dance sequence (NEW!)

    • SEQUENCE A (NEW!)

      • hop to the side

      • hop change

    • SEQUENCE B (NEW!)

      • RRC (right-right-center) feet only

      • practice SEQUENCE B with one stationary pole on the ground with a partner on the opposite end and opposite of the pole

      • practice SEQUENCE B with two poles on the ground and two pole operators moving the poles to the rhythm (IN-OUT-OUT)

  • PART 4  |  Rehearse the hand motion for bamboo operators (in-out-out) with pvc/noodle poles

    • in teams of two practice with the pool noodle poles

      • perform to the tempo of the teacher

      • at the direction of the teacher, have kids move along the outside of the poles to new partners (clockwise)

      • drill the “out-out” rhythm to get a nice loud sound when poles hit the ground (NEW!)

      • divide group in half and take turns dancing through the poles, then switch parts (NEW!)

• Grade PK | Practice KIND song for PK graduation

• Grades PK-1  |  Free music play (if there’s any extra time)

  • kids can explore the musical toys and instruments available to them

Cycle 26  |  May 16-23

• Grades 3 (select classes) -5  |  How to Make a Stock Footage Music Video with Storyblocks  |  Continue work from last cycle lesson

  • Remind students about the 3-tier judging process

    • ROUND 1: classroom peers vote for top three from their class

    • ROUND 2: school faculty/staff vote for top three from ROUND 1 (Lisa V., Leslie T., Karen T.) (NEW!)

    • ROUND 3: select panel of judges (Lisa S.???)

  • Continue editing music video project in Storyblocks Maker Editor (STEPS are outlined in Google Music Classroom)

  • students will submit their final Contest Video using the directions in STEP 8 of their Google music classroom. (NEW!)

  • students will start to view and score videos for ROUND 1 of elimination (NEW!)

• Grades 3 (Peck and Edmonston classes only!)  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

  • ongoing documents and materials are placed into google music classrooms as needed for reference

  • share ongoing Premiere Pro editing progress with students for feedback

  • share T-Shirt graphic idea from Custom Ink (NEW!)

  • record music parts into Ableton (NEW!)

    • vocalists

    • rhythm (drums, bass)

• Grade 2 (PART 1)   |  Ukulele Chords | C F Am

  • Chord Playalong Practice F Major - Ukulele School

  • Ukulele Chord Practice Play Along - C F - Very Easy

  • Ukulele Chord Practice Play Along - C F Am - Very Easy (NEW!)

• Grade 2 (PART 2)  |  Create using three (3) ukulele chords C F Am

  • Give students time to create a song/improvisation of their own using the three (3) chords C F Am

    • students can create alone or with others

    • students share their improvisations with the class (volunteers only) (NEW!)

      • set up live mic for those who want to use it (also a great way to practice public speaking) (NEW!)

• Grade 2 (PART 3)  |  Play Along Song | C F

  • Best Day of My Life Ukulele Play-Along | C F (NEW!)

• Grades PK-1  |  Tinikling

  • PART 1  |  Philippines |  Question & Answer review

    • Q.  What country are we visiting today to practice the tinikling folk dance? A.  The Philippines

    • Q. What ocean do we cross over when we fly to the Philippines? A. The Pacific Ocean

    • Q. What type of plant is used in tinikling to make the “clapping” rhythm on the floor? A. bamboo

    • Q. Is bamboo a tree? A. No, it is a type of grass

  • PART 2  |  Watch Tinikling (National Dance of the Philippines)

    • analyze & rehearse the hand motion for bamboo operators (in-out-out) with and without pvc/noodle poles (NEW!)

      • in teams of two practice with the pool noodle poles

        • perform to the tempo of the teacher

        • move along the outside of the poles to new partners (clockwise)

    • add the clapping rhythms (rest-clap-clap) (NEW!)

      • hands only

      • take turns with rhythm sticks

    • analyze foot movements for the dancers (NEW!)

      • teach students a simple RRC-LLC (right-right-center, left-left-center) step pattern to perform with and without the music by Juan Silos Jr. (La Jota) linked below (NEW!)

      • use this music from Juan Silos Jr. (“La Jota”) from Spotify to improvise some footwork based on the steps from the video we just watched

• Grade PK | Practice KIND song for PK graduation

• Grades PK-1  |  Free music play (if there’s any extra time)

  • kids can explore the musical toys and instruments available to them

Cycle 25  |  May8-15

• Grades 3 (select classes) -5  |  How to Make a Stock Footage Music Video with Storyblocks  |  Continue work from last cycle lesson

  • Decide as a group on a deadline for project submissions (this will vary depending on the group of students in each class)

  • Remind students about the 3-tier judging process

    • ROUND 1: classroom peers vote for top three from their class

    • ROUND 2: school faculty/staff vote for top three from ROUND 1

    • ROUND 3: select panel of judges 

  • STEPS are outlined in google music classrooms with easy to follow instruction and links

  • Continue editing music video project in Storyblocks Maker Editor

  • Students who complete each STEP and submit their final video project will have three (3) options. 

    • rework their final video project for improvements

    • create a new music video of their choice

    • create a music video for Thunder by Imagine Dragons

  • students who submit multiple projects will be allowed to choose the one they would like to submit for judging

    • students will submit their Contest Video using the directions in STEP 8 of their Google music classroom. (NEW!)

• Grades 3 (Peck and Edmonston classes only!)  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

  • ongoing documents and materials are placed into google music classrooms as needed for reference

  • this is for select Grade 3 Classes who are working on a performance video & live presentation of the song

  • continue filming green screen footage for dancers and singers

  • share green screen animated backgrounds that have been worked up in Premiere Pro for student feedback

• Grade 2  (PART 1)  | continue & finish play along performances from the last cycle lesson. Students will perform their selected song for the class alone.

• Grade 2 (PART 2)   |  Ukulele Chords - F major  |  (NEW!)

  • Ukulele Chord Practice Play Along - C F - Very Easy

  • Chord Playalong Practice F Major - Ukulele School

• Grade 2 (PART 3)  |  Create using three (3) ukulele chords C F Am

  • Watch The GREATEST Audition of All Time? Grace VanderWaal America's Got Talent Golden Buzzer

  • Grace admits to the judges that the song is about her. Discuss with the students what they think the song is about.

  • Give students time to create a song of their own using the three (3) chords C F Am

    • students can create alone or with others

• Grades PK-1  |  Tinikling  

  • Philippines |  Question & Answer review (NEW!)

    • Q.  What country are we visiting today to practice the tinikling folk dance? A.  The Philippines

    • Q. What ocean do we cross over when we fly to the Philippines? A. The Pacific Ocean

    • Q. What type of plant is used in tinikling to make the “clapping” rhythm on the floor? A. bamboo

    • Q. Is bamboo a tree? A. No, it is a type of grass

  • Watch Tinikling (National Dance of the Philippines)

    • analyze & rehearse the hand motion for bamboo operators (in-out-out) with and without pvc/noodle poles (NEW!)

      • in teams of two practice with the pool noodle poles

        • perform to the tempo of the teacher

        • move along the outside of the poles to new partners (clockwise)

• Grades PK-1  |  Free music play (if there’s any extra time)

  • kids can explore the musical toys and instruments available to them

Cycle 24  |  Apr30-May7

• Grades 3 (select classes)-5  |  How to Make a Stock Footage Music Video with Storyblocks  |  Continue work from last cycle lesson

  • Decide as a group on a deadline for project submissions (this will vary depending on the group of students in each class)

  • Remind students about the 3-tier judging process

    • ROUND 1: classroom peers vote for top three from their class

    • ROUND 2: school faculty/staff vote for top three from ROUND 1

    • ROUND 3: select panel of judges 

  • STEPS are outlined in google music classrooms with easy to follow instruction and links

  • Continue editing music video project in Storyblocks Maker Editor

  • Students who complete each STEP and submit their final video project will have three (3) options. 

    • rework their final video project for improvements

    • create a new music video of their choice

    • create a music video for Thunder by Imagine Dragons

  • students who submit multiple projects will be allowed to choose the one they would like to submit for judging

• Grades 3 (Peck and Edmonston classes only!)  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

  • ongoing documents and materials are placed into google music classrooms as needed for reference

  • this is for select Grade 3 Classes who are working on a performance video & live presentation of the song

  • continue filming green screen footage for dancers and singers

  • share green screen animated backgrounds that have been worked up in Premiere Pro for student feedback

• Grade 2  |  Ukulele Chords - C Am  |  Continue strumming chords from last lesson

  • LIsten to “Send My Love” by Adele on Spotify as kids enter the room, get a ukulele and sit down (NEW!)

    • quick reminder of finger positions for C major and A minor chords

    • Send My Love play along video |  Send My Love (Kids Bop version) ukulele play-along  |  (NEW!)

  • Start or continue play along performances based on overall student readiness. Students will perform their selected song for the class alone

• Grade 1 (Goodrow class only!)  |  Vivo (finish)

• Grades PK-1  |  Tinikling

  • Philippines

  • picture of human adult in bamboo forest

  • picture of panda eating bamboo

  • fun facts about bamboo

  • Filipino Dance "Tinikling"

  • Tinikling (National Dance of the Philippines)

  • 2017 UCLA PCN Filipino Tinikling

  • practice the hand motion for the stick operators, with and without rhythm sticks

  • try some foot movements for the dancers, share with the group

• Grades PK-1  |  Free music play (if there’s any extra time)

  • kids can explore the musical toys and instruments available to them

Cycle 23  |  Apr22-29

• Grades 3 (select classes)-5  |  How to Make a Stock Footage Music Video with Storyblocks  |  Continue work from last cycle lesson

  • Decide as a group on a deadline for project submissions (this will vary depending on the group of students in each class)

  • Remind students about the 3-tier judging process

    • ROUND 1: classroom peers vote for top three from their class

    • ROUND 2: school faculty/staff vote for top three from ROUND 1

    • ROUND 3: select panel of judges 

  • STEPS are outlined in google music classrooms with easy to follow instruction and links

  • Continue editing music video project in Storyblocks Maker Editor

  • Students who complete each STEP and submit their final video project will have three (3) options. 

    • rework their final video project for improvements

    • create a new music video of their choice

    • create a music video for Thunder by Imagine Dragons

  • students who submit multiple projects will be allowed to choose the one they would like to submit for judging

• Grades 3 (Peck and Edmonston classes only!)  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

  • ongoing documents and materials are placed into google music classrooms as needed for reference

  • this is for select Grade 3 Classes who are working on a performance video & live presentation of the song

  • continue filming green screen footage for dancers and singers

  • share green screen animated backgrounds that have been worked up in Premiere Pro for student feedback

• Grade 2  |  Ukulele Chords - C Am  |  Continue strumming chords from last lesson

  • play through all three play along songs as a group to warm up

  • Start or continue play along performances based on overall student readiness. Students will perform their selected song for the class alone

• Grade 1 (Goodrow class only!)  |  Vivo (continue)

• Grades PK-1  |  Old MacDonald (Had a Farm) (NEW!)

  • use this picture to annotate our own additions to the farm  |  https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/newscenter1.tv/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/91/191c717a-e866-11ed-8c2b-f373761cae95/64502d486147b.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C900

  • sing the song once all the kids have had a chance to add something to the farm

• Grades PK-1  |  Free music play (if there’s any extra time)

  • kids can explore the musical toys and instruments available to them

Cycle 22  |  Apr12-19

• Grades 3 (select classes)-5  |  How to Make a Stock Footage Music Video with Storyblocks  |  Continue work from last cycle lesson

  • Announce the 3-tier judging process

    • ROUND 1: classroom peers vote for top three from their class

    • ROUND 2: school faculty/staff vote for top three from ROUND 1

    • ROUND 3: select panel of judges 

  • STEPS are outlined in google music classrooms with easy to follow instruction and links

  • Continue editing music video project in Storyblocks Maker Editor

  • Students who complete each STEP and submit their final video project will have three (3) options. 

    • rework their final video project for improvements

    • create a new music video of their choice

    • create a music video for Thunder by Imagine Dragons

• Grades 3 (Peck and Edmonston classes only!)  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

  • ongoing documents and materials are placed into google music classrooms as needed for reference

  • this is for select Grade 3 Classes who are working on a performance video & live presentation of the song

  • start filming some practice footage for the end sequence with individual students posing in front of green screen (about 15 seconds starting at the end of the BRIDGE into the CHORUS) (NEW!)

  • share green screen animated backgrounds that have been worked up in Premiere Pro for student feedback

• Grade 2  |  Ukulele Chords - C Am  |  Continue strumming chords from last lesson

  • Warm up strumming

    • Chord Playalong Practice C Major - Ukulele School

    • Chord Playalong Practice A minor - Ukulele School

  • Start or continue play along performances based on overall student readiness. Students will perform their selected song for the class alone

• Grade 1 (Goodrow class only!)  |  Vivo (start) (NEW!)

• Grades PK-1  |  K-I-N-D  |  continue rehearsing our song with the selected sign language parts

  • Perform without practice video, with ukulele accompaniment only, kids sing the song and add sign language parts

• Grades PK-1  |  Free music play (if there’s any extra time)

  • kids can explore the musical toys and instruments available to them

Cycle 21  |  March27-Apr11

• Grades 3 (select classes)-5  |  How to Make a Stock Footage Music Video with Storyblocks  |  Continue work from last cycle lesson

  • Announce the 3-tier judging process (NEW!)

    • ROUND 1: classroom peers vote for top three from their class

    • ROUND 2: school faculty/staff vote for top three from ROUND 1

    • ROUND 3: select panel of judges 

  • STEPS are outlined in google music classrooms with easy to follow instruction and links

  • Continue editing music video project in Storyblocks Maker Editor

  • Students who complete each STEP and submit their final video project will have three (3) options. 

    • rework their final video project for improvements

    • create a new music video of their choice

    • create a music video for Thunder by Imagine Dragons

• Grades 3 (Peck and Edmonston classes only!)  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

  • ongoing documents and materials are placed into google music classrooms as needed for reference

  • this is for select Grade 3 Classes who are working on a performance video & live presentation of the song

  • start filming some practice footage for the end sequence with individual students posing in front of green screen (about 15 seconds starting at the end of the BRIDGE into the CHORUS) (NEW!)

  • share green screen animated backgrounds that have been worked up in Premiere Pro for student feedback (NEW!)

• Grade 2  |  Ukulele Chords - C Am  |  Continue strumming chords from last lesson

  • Warm up strumming

    • Chord Playalong Practice C Major - Ukulele School (NEW!)

    • Chord Playalong Practice A minor - Ukulele School (NEW!)

  • Start play along performances based on overall student readiness. Students will perform their selected song for the class alone (NEW!)

• Grades PK-1

  • Taimane and Tavana - Full Concert Performance  |  

  • Waikiki  |  show map of Hawaiian Islands (what makes it an island?)

    • Guess the location  |  https://www.google.com/maps/@21.2757912,-157.8255509,3a,75y,154.13h,90.02t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s98sCGCu6mwdsqkp7voh5qA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu

• Grades PK-1

  • Brother John  |  sing and strum  |  Continue from last lesson

    • kids strum C major chord on ukulele while singing “brother john” in French and English

      • Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques, Dormez-vous?, Dormez-vous?, Sonnez les matines, Sonnez les matines, Ding-dang-dong, Ding-dang-dong

        • invite individual students to sit with me for a call and response style strum/sing of Frere Jacques (I sing/play then you sing/play)

      • Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping? Brother John? Brother John? Morning bells are ringing, Morning bells are ringing, Ding-dang-dong, Ding-dang-dong

      • teacher will tune ukuleles to open C major chord

      • sing the original lyrics of the song

      • adapt the lyrics for our own brothers or sisters, e.g., sister hayzelle, brother liam, mommy Amanda

  • Row, Row, Row Your Boat

    • kids strum C major chord while singing the lyrics to Row, Row, Row Your Boat

      • Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream, merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream

• Grades PK-1  |  K-I-N-D  |  continue rehearsing our song with the selected sign language parts

  • Perform without practice video, with ukulele accompaniment only, kids sing the song and add sign language parts

• Grades PK-1  |  Free music play (if there’s any extra time)

  • kids can explore the musical toys and instruments available to them

Cycle 20  |  March19-26

• Grades 3 (select classes)-5  |  How to Make a Stock Footage Music Video with Storyblocks  |  Continue work from last cycle lesson

  • STEPS are outlined in google music classrooms with easy to follow instruction and links

  • Continue editing music video project in Storyblocks Maker Editor

  • Students who complete each STEP and submit their final video project will have three (3) options. 

    • rework their final video project for improvements (NEW!)

    • create a new music video of their choice (NEW!)

    • create a music video for Thunder by Imagine Dragons (NEW!)

• Grades 3 (Peck and Edmonston classes only!)  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

  • ongoing documents and materials are placed into google music classrooms as needed for reference

  • this is for select Grade 3 Classes who are working on a performance video & live presentation of the song

• Grade 2  |  Ukulele Chords - C Am  |  Continue strumming chords from last lesson

  • Warm up strumming (NEW!)

    • Chord Playalong Practice C Major - Ukulele School

    • Chord Playalong Practice A minor - Ukulele School

  • Students should pick one song from the songs we practice in group last lesson. This will be the song they perform for their class in a future lesson (no more than two cycles from now)

  • Students will practice that song using their chromebooks and headphone using the play-along song video from their google music classroom

• Grades PK-1

  • Taimane and Tavana - Full Concert Performance (NEW!)

  • Waikiki  |  Show map of Hawaiian Islands. What makes it an island? (NEW!)

• Grades PK-1

  • Brother John  |  sing and strum  |  Continue from last lesson

    • kids strum C major chord on ukulele while singing “brother john” in French and English

      • Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques, Dormez-vous?, Dormez-vous?, Sonnez les matines, Sonnez les matines, Ding-dang-dong, Ding-dang-dong

        • invite individual students to sit with me for a call and response style strum/sing of Frere Jacques (I sing/play then you sing/play) (NEW!)

      • Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping? Brother John? Brother John? Morning bells are ringing, Morning bells are ringing, Ding-dang-dong, Ding-dang-dong

      • teacher will tune ukuleles to open C major chord

      • sing the original lyrics of the song

      • adapt the lyrics for our own brothers or sisters, e.g., sister hayzelle, brother liam, mommy Amanda

  • Row, Row, Row Your Boat (NEW!)

    • kids strum C major chord while singing the lyrics to Row, Row, Row Your Boat

      • Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream, merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream

• Grades PK-1  |  K-I-N-D  |  continue rehearsing our song with the selected sign language parts

  • Practice video

    • https://youtu.be/RwLOSiFpu2U

  • Perform without practice video, with ukulele accompaniment only, kids sing the song and add sign language parts

• Grades PK-1  |  Free music play (if there’s any extra time)

  • kids can explore the musical toys and instruments available to them

Cycle 19  |  March8-18

• Grades 3 (select classes)-5  |  How to Make a Stock Footage Music Video with Storyblocks  |  Continue work from last cycle lesson

  • STEPS are outlined in google music classrooms with easy to follow instruction and links

  • Continue editing music video project in Storyblocks Maker Editor

• Grades 3-5  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

  • ongoing documents and materials are placed into google music classrooms as needed for reference

  • this is for select Grade 3 Classes who are working on a performance video & live presentation of the song (NEW! All other classes have finalized their projects or have put them on the back burner)

• Grade 3-4 (select classes)  |  Ukulele Chords - C F Am  |  Time to Share

  • Review our chords from previous lessons (C F Am)

  • Students will perform the song they selected from Cycle 16 lesson, solo or with one friend.

  • We should be finishing up sharing performances this week (NEW!)

• Grades PK-1  |  K-I-N-D  |  continue rehearsing our song with the selected sign language parts

  • Practice video

    • https://youtu.be/RwLOSiFpu2U

  • Perform without practice video, with ukulele accompaniment only, kids sing the song and add sign language parts

  • perform for their classroom teachers

• Grade 2  |  Ukulele Chords - C Am  |  Introduction to strumming chords

  • Practice with play-along song videos in their google music classrooms (NEW! Look at these together as a group first, then let them practice on their own with chromebooks.)

• Grades PK-1  |  Brother John  |  sing and strum

  • kids strum C major chord on ukulele while singing “brother john”

    • teacher will tune ukuleles to open C major chord. (NEW! This is so they can focus on strumming only.)

    • sing the original lyrics of the song

    • adapt the lyrics for our own brothers or sisters, e.g., sister hayzelle, brother liam

• Grades PK-1  |  Free music play

  • kids can explore the musical toys and instruments available to them

Cycle 18  |  Feb29-March7

• Grades 3 (select classes)-5  |  How to Make a Stock Footage Music Video with Storyblocks  |  Continue work from last cycle lesson

  • STEPS are outlined in google music classrooms with easy to follow instruction and links (NEW! STEPS 6 & 7 added)

• Grades 3-5  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

  • ongoing documents and materials are placed into google music classrooms as needed for reference

• Grade 3-4 (select classes)  |  Ukulele Chords - C F Am  |  Time to Share

  • Review our chords from previous lessons (C F Am)

  • Students will perform the song they selected from Cycle 16 lesson, solo or with one friend.

• Grades PK-1  |  K-I-N-D  |  continue rehearsing our song with the selected sign language parts

  • Practice video

    • https://youtu.be/RwLOSiFpu2U

  • Perform without practice video, with ukulele accompaniment only, kids sing the song and add sign language parts (NEW!)

• Grades PK-2  |  Brother John  |  sing and strum

  • kids strum C major chord on ukulele while singing “brother john”

    • demonstrate how to finger the chord and how to strum

    • sing the original lyrics of the song

    • adapt the lyrics for our own brothers or sisters, e.g., sister hayzelle, brother liam

• Grade 2  |  Ukulele Chords - C F (one-finger version) Am  |  Introduction to strumming chords

  • Practice chord changes (NEW! Vocabulary words “chord changes”)

  • Have kids make up their own chord progression (series of chord changes) to practice switching from one chord to another

Cycle 17  |  Feb13-28

• Grades 3 (select classes)-5  |  How to Make a Stock Footage Music Video with Storyblocks

  • STEPS 1-5 are outlined in google music classrooms with easy to follow instruction and links

• Grades 3-5  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

  • ongoing documents and materials are placed into google music classrooms as needed for reference

• Grade 3-4 (select classes)  |  Ukulele Chords - C F Am  |  Time to Share

  • Review our chords from previous lessons (C F Am)

  • Students will perform the song they selected from Cycle 16 lesson, solo or with one friend.

• Grade 2  |  London’s Burning on the ukulele  |  continuation of prior lesson

  • join the google music classroom and practice accessing the folder material

    • London’ Burning video tutorial

    • fret and finger diagrams

    • color and number code sheet

  • continue sharing student performances (solo or pairs)

• Grades PK-1  |  K-I-N-D  |  continue from prior lesson cycle and add American Sign Language (ASL)

  • Song writer, Stephanie Leavell (headshot and performance video)

    • https://embed.filekitcdn.com/e/kX4FAcHTLdEJaCHAuhVfTq/vXiGjt3KQSD5ca5hPNLF6K

    • https://youtu.be/RwLOSiFpu2U

  • American Sign Language

    • Letters

      • https://www.startasl.com/wp-content/uploads/asl-alphabet_wallpaper_1920x1080.png

        • review how to spell the word “kind”

        • figure out how to spell your first name (NEW!)

    • How to sing the word “KIND” (types 2, 3, 5, 6 only)

      • https://youtu.be/RN2G2IaNvJs

        • https://youtu.be/RN2G2IaNvJs?t=49 (type 2)

        • https://youtu.be/RN2G2IaNvJs?t=70 (type 3)

        • https://youtu.be/RN2G2IaNvJs?t=155 (type 5)

        • https://youtu.be/RN2G2IaNvJs?t=175 (type 6)

    • put the signs together with the song

      • choose your favorite way to sign the word “kind” and add it to the song

      • spell the word “kind” when they call out the individual letters in the song

    • Create a new part for the bridge of the song

      • Work with the line “I might say you’re a good friend, hard worker, funny person”

        • try to keep the “funny person” part on the end of the line so it rhymes with the next line of the song

        • insert other things kids “might say” to a person to be kind, e.g.,

          • “i might say i like your smile or you’re a funny person”

          • “i might say you’re a good artist or you’re a funny person”

Cycle 16  |  Feb5-12

• Grades 3 (select classes)-5  |  How to Make a Stock Footage Music Video with Storyblocks (NEW!)

  • STEPS 1-5 are outlined in google music classrooms with easy to follow instruction and links

• Grades 3-5  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

  • ongoing documents and materials are placed into google music classrooms as needed for reference

• Grade 3-4 (select classes)  |  Ukulele Chords - C F Am  |  Get Ready to Share

  • Review our chords from previous lessons (C F Am)

  • Students will select one song from the google music classroom collection to perform for the class, solo or with one friend.

• Grades PK-2  |  Muffin Man  |  https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/families/rhymes-in-time/muffin-man

  • open the links in the following order

    • https://www.google.com/maps/dir/St.+Paul's+Cathedral,+St.+Paul's+Churchyard,+London+EC4M+8AD,+United+Kingdom/Drury+Lane+Gardens,+Drury+Lane,+London,+UK/@51.5110342,-0.0980483,16.58z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x487604aca207bc87:0x3a1d3501a9af5fde!2m2!1d-0.0983506!2d51.5138453!1m5!1m1!1s0x487604cb21bf700f:0x2053fa29b5774ed!2m2!1d-0.1206737!2d51.513683!3e2?entry=ttu

    • https://www.google.com/maps/dir/St.+Paul's+Cathedral,+St.+Paul's+Churchyard,+London+EC4M+8AD,+United+Kingdom/Drury+Lane+Gardens,+Drury+Lane,+London,+UK/@51.5115801,-0.1094845,16.5z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x487604aca207bc87:0x3a1d3501a9af5fde!2m2!1d-0.0983506!2d51.5138453!1m5!1m1!1s0x487604cb21bf700f:0x2053fa29b5774ed!2m2!1d-0.1206737!2d51.513683!3e2?entry=ttu

    • https://www.google.com/maps/dir/St.+Paul's+Cathedral,+St.+Paul's+Churchyard,+London+EC4M+8AD,+United+Kingdom/Drury+Lane+Gardens,+Drury+Lane,+London,+UK/@51.5133269,-0.1191277,18.51z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x487604aca207bc87:0x3a1d3501a9af5fde!2m2!1d-0.0983506!2d51.5138453!1m5!1m1!1s0x487604cb21bf700f:0x2053fa29b5774ed!2m2!1d-0.1206737!2d51.513683!3e2?entry=ttu

    • https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5138169,-0.1201601,3a,75y,359.54h,92.77t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s6ZH8eT7bPXjtuBd515U5jA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

    • The Muffin Man | Rhymes in Time

    • https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/application/files/4715/9602/3909/Image_1_-_Bakers_cart.jpg

    • https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/application/files/3015/9741/7900/Image_4_-_pastry_cutter.jpg

• Grade 2  |  London’s Burning on the ukulele  |  continuation of prior lesson

  • join the google music classroom and practice accessing the folder material

    • London’ Burning video tutorial

    • fret and finger diagrams

    • color and number code sheet (new resource!)

  • start sharing student performances (solo or pairs)

• Grades PK-1  |  K-I-N-D  |  continue from prior lesson cycle and add American Sign Language (ASL)

  • Song writer, Stephanie Leavell (headshot and performance video)

    • https://embed.filekitcdn.com/e/kX4FAcHTLdEJaCHAuhVfTq/vXiGjt3KQSD5ca5hPNLF6K

    • https://youtu.be/RwLOSiFpu2U

  • American Sign Language

    • Letters (to spell “kind”)

      • https://www.startasl.com/wp-content/uploads/asl-alphabet_wallpaper_1920x1080.png

    • How to sing the word “KIND” (types 2, 3, 5, 6 only)

      • https://youtu.be/RN2G2IaNvJs

Cycle 15  |  Jan25-Feb2

• Grades 3-5  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

  • ongoing documents and materials are placed into google music classrooms as needed for reference

• Grade 3-4 (select classes)  |  Ukulele Chords - C F Am  |  More play-along songs!

  • Review our chords from previous lessons (C F Am)

  • Use new google music classroom materials to expand upon our play along repertoire using the C F Am chords

• Grades PK-2  |  Beat Break

  • Stomp to The Beat ♫ Feat. Matt from Dream English Kids ♫ Brain Break ♫ Songs by The Learning Station

• Grade 2  |  London’s Burning on the ukulele  |  continuation of prior lesson

  • join the google music classroom and practice accessing the folder material

    • London’ Burning video tutorial

    • fret and finger diagrams

• Grades PK-1  |  K-I-N-D

  • https://musicforkiddos.ck.page/kind

  • https://embed.filekitcdn.com/e/kX4FAcHTLdEJaCHAuhVfTq/vXiGjt3KQSD5ca5hPNLF6K

  • https://youtu.be/RwLOSiFpu2U

  • https://www.startasl.com/wp-content/uploads/asl-alphabet_wallpaper_1920x1080.png

  • https://youtu.be/RN2G2IaNvJs

National Core Arts Standards

Music / Connecting

MU:Cn11.1

Process Component: Connect

Anchor Standard: 11. Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.

Enduring Understanding: Understanding connections to varied contexts and daily life enhances musicians’ creating, performing, and responding.

Essential Question: How do the other arts, other disciplines, contexts, and daily life inform creating, performing, and responding to music?

PK-5th Grade

MU:Cn11.1 - Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Music / Performing

MU:Pr5.1

Process Component: Rehearse, Evaluate and Refine

Anchor Standard: 5. Develop and refine artistic work for presentation.

Enduring Understanding: To express their musical ideas, musicians analyze, evaluate, and refine their performance over time through openness to new ideas, persistence, and the application of appropriate criteria.

Essential Question: How do musicians improve the quality of their performance?

PK Grade

MU:Pr5.1.PK.a - With substantial guidance, practice and demonstrate what they like about their own performances.

MU:Pr5.1.PK.b - With substantial guidance, apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to refine performances.

K Grade

MU:Pr5.1.K.a - With guidance, apply personal, teacher, and peer feedback to refine performances.

MU:Pr5.1.K.b - With guidance, use suggested strategies in rehearsal to improve the expressive qualities of music.

1st Grade

MU:Pr5.1.1.a - With limited guidance, apply personal, teacher, and peer feedback to refine performances.

MU:Pr5.1.1.b - With limited guidance, use suggested strategies in rehearsal to address interpretive challenges of music.

2nd Grade

MU:Pr5.1.2.a - Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness, and effectiveness of performances.

MU:Pr5.1.2.b - Rehearse, identify and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance, and technical challenges of music.

3rd Grade

MU:Pr5.1.3.a - Apply teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback to evaluate accuracy of ensemble performances.

MU:Pr5.1.3.b - Rehearse to refine technical accuracy, expressive qualities, and identified performance challenges.

4th Grade

MU:Pr5.1.4.a - Apply teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback to evaluate accuracy and expressiveness of ensemble and personal performances.

MU:Pr5.1.4.b - Rehearse to refine technical accuracy and expressive qualities, and address performance challenges.

5th Grade

MU:Pr5.1.5.a - Apply teacher-provided and established criteria and feedback to evaluate the accuracy and expressiveness of ensemble and personal performances.

MU:Pr5.1.5.b - Rehearse to refine technical accuracy and expressive qualities to address challenges, and show improvement over time.

Cycle 14  |  Jan17-24

• Grade 2  |  London’s Burning on the ukulele  |  continuation of prior lesson

  • join the google music classroom and practice accessing the folder material

    • London’ Burning video tutorial

    • fret and finger diagrams

• Grades 3-5  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

  • ongoing documents and materials are placed into google music classrooms as needed for reference

• Grade 3-4 (select classes)  |  Ukulele Chords - C F Am  |  More play alongs!

  • Review our chords from previous lessons (C F Am)

  • Use new google music classroom materials to expand upon our play along repertoire using the C F Am chords

    • Baby Singing and Playing Ukulele - New play along!

    • Roar by Katy Perry [Ukulele Play Along]- New play along!

    • Ho Hey Ukulele Play Along (in C) Beginner! 2 Chords!- New play along!

    • Someone You Loved Ukulele Play Along C am- New play along!

• Grades PK-2  |  Oranges and Lemons

• Oranges and Lemons (speaking notes)

  • https://freetoursbyfoot.com/guide-symbols-emblems-arlington-national-cemetery-headstones/

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  • open the following in order from top to bottom

    • https://www.google.com/maps/search/churches/@44.8799649,-73.9572024,12.82z/data=!4m7!2m6!3m5!2sEllenburg,+NY+12934!3s0x4ccbcfe5ccc2a715:0xde9e7620b7998812!4m2!1d-73.836537!2d44.8939294!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu

    • https://freetoursbyfoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Star-of-David-ANC-1800x1350.webp

    • https://freetoursbyfoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Star-of-David-ANC-1800x1350.webp

    • https://freetoursbyfoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ANC-Cross-1800x1350.jpg

    • https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/099-5091_Oak_Grove_Church_Cemetery_2016_image-37-1.jpg

    • https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS9MPpIjIF43J9S0F2Tj53frSPJ0JFuPtNARg&usqp=CAU

    • https://www.google.com/maps/@48.7521872,-91.5888244,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipMx-fDQyqyKmsrEMV02nFsR1BZ86F2tzzBB18t3!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMx-fDQyqyKmsrEMV02nFsR1BZ86F2tzzBB18t3%3Dw181-h86-k-no!7i4032!8i1908?entry=ttu

    • https://www.google.com/maps/dir/64230+Lescar,+France/London,+UK/@47.6686339,-1.83182,7z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m16!4m15!1m5!1m1!1s0xd56455d06013503:0x967e6caa84bebc68!2m2!1d-0.434402!2d43.333177!1m5!1m1!1s0x47d8a00baf21de75:0x52963a5addd52a99!2m2!1d-0.1275862!2d51.5072178!2m1!5e2!3e3!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu

    • https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mariotte/@43.3307454,-0.4322434,3a,75y,90t/am=t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipNmTLorUIkCDg8cw7oIQ5fCR5db1E5scAmMbgin!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNmTLorUIkCDg8cw7oIQ5fCR5db1E5scAmMbgin%3Dw203-h270-k-no!7i2160!8i2880!4m27!1m19!4m18!1m6!1m2!1s0xd56455d06013503:0x967e6caa84bebc68!2s64230+Lescar,+France!2m2!1d-0.434402!2d43.333177!1m6!1m2!1s0x47d8a00baf21de75:0x52963a5addd52a99!2sLondon,+UK!2m2!1d-0.1275862!2d51.5072178!2m1!5e2!3e3!5i5!3m6!1s0xd56455fcc22da91:0x6bfcdbb541d96f77!8m2!3d43.3307454!4d-0.4322434!10e5!16s%2Fg%2F1pycsv7wp!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu

    • https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2922335,-0.3695017,3a,75y,29.39h,90t/am=t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sJCc60xCwXZgegxPdXQfQCQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DJCc60xCwXZgegxPdXQfQCQ%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D22.289076%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu

    • https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2917956,-0.369533,3a,75y,220.49h,79.64t/am=t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s1P8qe6yDXDg75O2LS406xA!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3D1P8qe6yDXDg75O2LS406xA%26cb_client%3Dsearch.gws-prod.gps%26w%3D86%26h%3D86%26yaw%3D198.3928%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu

    • https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2918294,-0.3704883,2a,75y,188.67h,85.5t/am=t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sFg60r_KCqqJE5dbu6YXXhw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu

    • Eurostar (Standard Class) - Paris to London

    • Oranges & Lemons | Rhymes in Time | Museum of London

    • https://www.google.com/maps/search/churches/@51.516278,-0.0993012,16.75z?entry=ttu

    • https://www.google.com/maps/place/St.+Paul's+Cathedral/@51.5138453,-0.0983506,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipMYOUyMI0ccgwrx5KEuE_a-5qg8iIXyKoOsFQlI!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMYOUyMI0ccgwrx5KEuE_a-5qg8iIXyKoOsFQlI%3Dw114-h86-k-no!7i4441!8i3330!4m11!1m3!2m2!1schurches!6e1!3m6!1s0x487604aca207bc87:0x3a1d3501a9af5fde!8m2!3d51.5138453!4d-0.0983506!10e5!16zL20vMHB3enQ?entry=ttu

    • https://www.google.com/maps/place/St.+Paul's+Cathedral/@51.5138453,-0.0983506,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e5!3m6!1sAF1QipP3Jret7mEpWJwuBXMTHZw26YXaalv4Z1qs9cHI!2e10!3e10!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipP3Jret7mEpWJwuBXMTHZw26YXaalv4Z1qs9cHI%3Dw203-h360-k-no!7i1080!8i1920!4m11!1m3!2m2!1schurches!6e1!3m6!1s0x487604aca207bc87:0x3a1d3501a9af5fde!8m2!3d51.5138453!4d-0.0983506!10e5!16zL20vMHB3enQ?entry=ttu

    • https://hattonsoflondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Farthing-1-scaled.jpg

    • Church bell ringers keep tradition alive

    • Body Percussion Play Along: Roblox Themed [Beginner Level]

National Core Arts Standards

Music / Connecting

MU:Cn11.1

Process Component: Connect

Anchor Standard: 11. Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.

Enduring Understanding: Understanding connections to varied contexts and daily life enhances musicians’ creating, performing, and responding.

Essential Question: How do the other arts, other disciplines, contexts, and daily life inform creating, performing, and responding to music?

PK-5th Grade

MU:Cn11.1 - Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Music / Performing

MU:Pr5.1

Process Component: Rehearse, Evaluate and Refine

Anchor Standard: 5. Develop and refine artistic work for presentation.

Enduring Understanding: To express their musical ideas, musicians analyze, evaluate, and refine their performance over time through openness to new ideas, persistence, and the application of appropriate criteria.

Essential Question: How do musicians improve the quality of their performance?

PK Grade

MU:Pr5.1.PK.a - With substantial guidance, practice and demonstrate what they like about their own performances.

MU:Pr5.1.PK.b - With substantial guidance, apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to refine performances.

K Grade

MU:Pr5.1.K.a - With guidance, apply personal, teacher, and peer feedback to refine performances.

MU:Pr5.1.K.b - With guidance, use suggested strategies in rehearsal to improve the expressive qualities of music.

1st Grade

MU:Pr5.1.1.a - With limited guidance, apply personal, teacher, and peer feedback to refine performances.

MU:Pr5.1.1.b - With limited guidance, use suggested strategies in rehearsal to address interpretive challenges of music.

2nd Grade

MU:Pr5.1.2.a - Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness, and effectiveness of performances.

MU:Pr5.1.2.b - Rehearse, identify and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance, and technical challenges of music.

3rd Grade

MU:Pr5.1.3.a - Apply teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback to evaluate accuracy of ensemble performances.

MU:Pr5.1.3.b - Rehearse to refine technical accuracy, expressive qualities, and identified performance challenges.

4th Grade

MU:Pr5.1.4.a - Apply teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback to evaluate accuracy and expressiveness of ensemble and personal performances.

MU:Pr5.1.4.b - Rehearse to refine technical accuracy and expressive qualities, and address performance challenges.

5th Grade

MU:Pr5.1.5.a - Apply teacher-provided and established criteria and feedback to evaluate the accuracy and expressiveness of ensemble and personal performances.

MU:Pr5.1.5.b - Rehearse to refine technical accuracy and expressive qualities to address challenges, and show improvement over time.

Cycle 13  |  Jan8-16

• Grades 3-5  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

  • ongoing documents and materials are placed into google music classrooms as needed for reference

• Grade 3-4 (select classes)  |  Ukulele Chords - C F Am  |  Let’s add another play along!

  • Review our chords from previous lessons (C F Am)

  • Use new google music classroom materials to expand upon our play along repertoire using the C F Am chords

    • Ukulele Chord Practice / Warm Up - C F Am 

    • The Beat Goes On - Ukulele play along (F)

    • Best day of my life - Ukulele play along (C F Am)

    • Iko Iko (My Bestie) - Ukulele play along (F and C) -  New play along!

• Grades PK-2  |  Sing a Song of Sixpence  |  Sing a Song of Sixpence | Museum of London

  • Sing a Song of Sixpence (speaking notes)

  • Sing a Song of Sixpence (open links in the following order from the top down)

    • https://img.etimg.com/thumb/msid-93183631,width-640,height-480,imgsize-51618,resizemode-4/kolkata-metro-rail-corporation-train.jpg

    • https://www.google.com/maps/dir/London,+UK/64230+Lescar,+France/@48.2743353,1.21545,7z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m16!4m15!1m5!1m1!1s0x47d8a00baf21de75:0x52963a5addd52a99!2m2!1d-0.1275862!2d51.5072178!1m5!1m1!1s0xd56455d06013503:0x967e6caa84bebc68!2m2!1d-0.434402!2d43.333177!2m1!5e2!3e3!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu

    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5RAYy9Uymc

    • https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/0*tlKp_CrfGwi8QuPo.png

    • https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024xn/p05d48xm.jpg.webp

    • https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024xn/p05d48t3.jpg.webp

    • https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024xn/p05d48zw.jpg.webp

    • https://theconstructor.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Tunnels-between-continents-FBthumbs.jpg

    • https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/A_d%C3%A9li_pajzs_a_keresztez%C5%91kamr%C3%A1ban.jpg/1200px-A_d%C3%A9li_pajzs_a_keresztez%C5%91kamr%C3%A1ban.jpg

    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAbbncG24ck (beat break!)

    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26yFO5lnkgU

    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsQPAT-npPI

    • https://www.royalmintmuseum.org.uk/siteassets/journal/curators-corner/sixpence/edward-vi-sixpence.jpg

    • https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/f0sAAOSwunJlS-cn/s-l1600.jpg

    • https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/format:webp/0*tDou2qc9UBGnczF6

    • https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cc8Tp21AJWE/WhxIqZAtu5I/AAAAAAAAAQ4/rJH9IQxxKvMYsaw_KvrQInSSeGND20JZQCEwYBhgL/s1600/24%2Bblackbirds.jpg

    • https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/rye-fields-piotr-orlowski.jpg

    • https://cdn.britannica.com/92/101992-050-2F04949B/Henry-IV-copperplate-engraving.jpg

    • https://d1lfxha3ugu3d4.cloudfront.net/images/tdp/511.90.jpg

    • https://d2lkryo36aywim.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvcGFjLXByb2QtbWVkaWEiLCJrZXkiOiJkb21haW5lY2hhbnRpbGx5XC9jaGFudGlsbHlvdzAxXC9mYmUyZDM2Ni1iZjY5LTQ3MGMtYjEyMy01ZTM2OThjMzA5ZjkuanBnIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsicmVzaXplIjp7IndpZHRoIjo2NTAsImhlaWdodCI6NjUwLCJmaXQiOiJpbnNpZGUifX19

• Grade 2  |  London’s Burning on the ukulele

  • join the google music classroom and practice accessing the folder material

    • London’ Burning video tutorial

    • fret and finger diagrams

• Grade PK  |  One Elephant

  • Watch I Broke My Trunk video

    • hippo playing piano image

    • Sing -  audition video clip

    • 卡莉怪妞 -- Kira Kira Killer (華納official 中字完整版MV) music video

  • Play One Elephant game with pretend trunks

• Grade PK  |  Body percussion

  • Body Percussion Play Along: Roblox Themed [Beginner Level]

  • Among Us Steady Beat Play Along [Patrick Patrikios-Above Planets]

• Grades PK-2  |  Say Goodbye (p20, ‘Round We Go! by Elizabeth Gilpatrick)

National Core Arts Standards

Music / Connecting

MU:Cn11.1

Process Component: Connect

Anchor Standard: 11. Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.

Enduring Understanding: Understanding connections to varied contexts and daily life enhances musicians’ creating, performing, and responding.

Essential Question: How do the other arts, other disciplines, contexts, and daily life inform creating, performing, and responding to music?

PK-5th Grade

MU:Cn11.1 - Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Music / Performing

MU:Pr5.1

Process Component: Rehearse, Evaluate and Refine

Anchor Standard: 5. Develop and refine artistic work for presentation.

Enduring Understanding: To express their musical ideas, musicians analyze, evaluate, and refine their performance over time through openness to new ideas, persistence, and the application of appropriate criteria.

Essential Question: How do musicians improve the quality of their performance?

PK Grade

MU:Pr5.1.PK.a - With substantial guidance, practice and demonstrate what they like about their own performances.

MU:Pr5.1.PK.b - With substantial guidance, apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to refine performances.

K Grade

MU:Pr5.1.K.a - With guidance, apply personal, teacher, and peer feedback to refine performances.

MU:Pr5.1.K.b - With guidance, use suggested strategies in rehearsal to improve the expressive qualities of music.

1st Grade

MU:Pr5.1.1.a - With limited guidance, apply personal, teacher, and peer feedback to refine performances.

MU:Pr5.1.1.b - With limited guidance, use suggested strategies in rehearsal to address interpretive challenges of music.

2nd Grade

MU:Pr5.1.2.a - Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness, and effectiveness of performances.

MU:Pr5.1.2.b - Rehearse, identify and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance, and technical challenges of music.

3rd Grade

MU:Pr5.1.3.a - Apply teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback to evaluate accuracy of ensemble performances.

MU:Pr5.1.3.b - Rehearse to refine technical accuracy, expressive qualities, and identified performance challenges.

4th Grade

MU:Pr5.1.4.a - Apply teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback to evaluate accuracy and expressiveness of ensemble and personal performances.

MU:Pr5.1.4.b - Rehearse to refine technical accuracy and expressive qualities, and address performance challenges.

5th Grade

MU:Pr5.1.5.a - Apply teacher-provided and established criteria and feedback to evaluate the accuracy and expressiveness of ensemble and personal performances.

MU:Pr5.1.5.b - Rehearse to refine technical accuracy and expressive qualities to address challenges, and show improvement over time.

Cycle 12  |  Dec20-Jan5

• Grades 3-5  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons final project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

  • ongoing documents and materials are placed into google music classrooms as needed for reference

• Grade 3-4 (select classes)  |  Ukulele Chords - C F Am |  Expanding beyond Thunder by Imagine Dragons

  • Review our chords from previous lessons (C F Am)

  • Use new google music classroom materials to expand upon our play along repertoire using the C F Am chords

    • Ukulele Chord Practice / Warm Up - C F Am

    • The Beat Goes On - Ukulele play along (F)

    • Best day of my life - Ukulele play along (C F Am)

• Grades 2-5  |  Search for the Singing Tree

  • starting from the music room, quietly walk the hallways looking for the singing tree (the one in the district office foyer), making sure to count the other christmas trees we see along the way

  • when we finally get to the singing tree, listen to the medley loop and try to identify as many of the eighteen (18) songs as possible

• Grade 2  |  London’s Burning on the ukulele

  • join the google music classroom and practice accessing the folder material

    • London’ Burning video tutorial

    • fret and finger diagrams

• Grades PK-1  |  Wrapping it Up

  • finish London’s Burning lesson

  • musical exploration if there is time remaining after finishing London’s Burning lesson

  • secular holiday music dance party

National Core Arts Standards

Music / Responding

MU:Re7.2

Process Component: Analyze

Anchor Standard: 7. Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Enduring Understanding: Individuals' selection of musical works is influenced by their interests, experiences, understandings, and purposes.

Essential Question: How do individuals choose music to experience?

2nd Grade

MU:Re7.2.2.a - Describe how specific music concepts are used to support a specific purpose in music.

3rd Grade

MU:Re7.2.3.a - Demonstrate and describe how a response to music can be informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (such as personal and social).

4th Grade

MU:Re7.2.4.a - Demonstrate and explain how responses to music are informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (such as social and cultural).

5th Grade

MU:Re7.2.5.a - Demonstrate and explain, citing evidence, how responses to music are informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (such as social, cultural, and historical).

Cycle 11  |  Dec12-19

• Grades 3-5  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

• Grade 4  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons  |  ukulele

  • Continue to practice with the play-along youtube video using chromebooks and headphones  |  Aim for repetition of ten to fifteen times (10-15X) through the entire video, beginning to end 

    • Thunder - Ukulele play along (C Am F)

• Grades PK-2  |  Continuation of London’s Burning from Cycle 9 lesson

  • Museum of London  |  London’s Burning  |  website

    • Watch singing video of London’s Burning

      • Sing along with the performers in the video

      • Distinguish between song actions and sign language  |  imitate the performers while singing the song

    • Read the lyrics from the website while singing the song  |  piano accompaniment only  |  no video

  • Story of the Great Fire  |  read the annotations for the class

    • Show some images from the Museum of London |  London’ Burning webpage

      • Image  |  keeling style fire engine from 1666 (with handles and pump)

      • Image  |  keeling style fire engine (no wheels or handles)

      • Image  |  san francisco fire engine

      • Image  |  playmobil fire engine

      • Image  |  bricks from the great fire

      • Image  |  fire squirt

      • Image  |  17th century fire hook

• Grade 2  |  London’s Burning  |  Play it on the ukulele

  • video of London’s Burning: Play it on your ukulele

  • refer to color coded screen shots on Promethean board for key points in the tutorial video

• Grades PK-2  |  Say Goodbye  |  Sing as we line up at the door

• **** Grades 2-5 **** Day 4, 5 & 6 classes only **** due to the extremely hot temperature in my room (90 degrees) ****

  • go on a building wide search for the singing tree and count how many christmas trees we find along the way

  • end our search at the singing tree in the district lobby to see if the kids could list all 18 songs from the song loop

  • i made a youtube playlist with all the songs in the order listed in this song list document

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   COMPLETE SEQUENTIAL STORY LINE BELOW - OPEN IN ORDER AND TAB RIGHT  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

• Grades PK-2  |  London’s Burning  |  open links in the following order from the top down

  • google map from Sydney, Australia to London, England

  • POV takeoff video from Sydney Airport

  • Rhymes in Time singing video for London’s Burning

  • The Great Fire of London animated story

  • image of Queen Boudica on chariot

  • image of a house on fire and people fighting

  • image of two bricks, one burned

  • keeling style fire engine (no wheels or handles)

  • keeling style fire engine (wheels and handles added)

  • image of fire squirt

  • image of fire hooks

  • image of san francisco fire truck

  • image of playmobil fire truck toy

  • Best of Fire Trucks Responding Compilation 2021 - Best of Sirens

  • video of London’s Burning: Play it on your ukulele

National Core Arts Standards

Music / Connecting

MU:Cn11.1

Process Component: Connect

Anchor Standard: 11. Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.

Enduring Understanding: Understanding connections to varied contexts and daily life enhances musicians’ creating, performing, and responding.

Essential Question: How do the other arts, other disciplines, contexts, and daily life inform creating, performing, and responding to music?

PK-5th Grade

MU:Cn11.1 - Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Music / Performing

MU:Pr5.1

Process Component: Rehearse, Evaluate and Refine

Anchor Standard: 5. Develop and refine artistic work for presentation.

Enduring Understanding: To express their musical ideas, musicians analyze, evaluate, and refine their performance over time through openness to new ideas, persistence, and the application of appropriate criteria.

Essential Question: How do musicians improve the quality of their performance?

PK Grade

MU:Pr5.1.PK.a - With substantial guidance, practice and demonstrate what they like about their own performances.

MU:Pr5.1.PK.b - With substantial guidance, apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to refine performances.

K Grade

MU:Pr5.1.K.a - With guidance, apply personal, teacher, and peer feedback to refine performances.

MU:Pr5.1.K.b - With guidance, use suggested strategies in rehearsal to improve the expressive qualities of music.

1st Grade

MU:Pr5.1.1.a - With limited guidance, apply personal, teacher, and peer feedback to refine performances.

MU:Pr5.1.1.b - With limited guidance, use suggested strategies in rehearsal to address interpretive challenges of music.

2nd Grade

MU:Pr5.1.2.a - Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness, and effectiveness of performances.

MU:Pr5.1.2.b - Rehearse, identify and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance, and technical challenges of music.

3rd Grade

MU:Pr5.1.3.a - Apply teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback to evaluate accuracy of ensemble performances.

MU:Pr5.1.3.b - Rehearse to refine technical accuracy, expressive qualities, and identified performance challenges.

4th Grade

MU:Pr5.1.4.a - Apply teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback to evaluate accuracy and expressiveness of ensemble and personal performances.

MU:Pr5.1.4.b - Rehearse to refine technical accuracy and expressive qualities, and address performance challenges.

5th Grade

MU:Pr5.1.5.a - Apply teacher-provided and established criteria and feedback to evaluate the accuracy and expressiveness of ensemble and personal performances.

MU:Pr5.1.5.b - Rehearse to refine technical accuracy and expressive qualities to address challenges, and show improvement over time.

Cycle 10  |  Dec1-11

• Grades 3-5  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

• Grade 4  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons  |  ukulele

  • Continue to practice with the play-along youtube video using chromebooks and headphones  |  Aim for repetition of ten to fifteen times (10-15X) through the entire video, beginning to end 

    • Thunder - Ukulele play along (C Am F)

• Grades PK  |  One Elephant

  • Watch I Broke My Trunk video

  • Play One Elephant game with pretend trunks

• Grades PK-2  |  Continuation of London’s Burning from Cycle 9 lesson

  • Museum of London  |  London’s Burning  |  website

    • Watch singing video of London’s Burning

      • Sing along with the performers in the video

      • Distinguish between song actions and sign language  |  imitate the performers while singing the song

    • Read the lyrics from the website while singing the song  |  piano accompaniment only  |  no video

  • Story of the Great Fire  |  read the annotations for the class

    • Show some images from the Museum of London |  London’ Burning webpage

      • Image  |  keeling style fire engine from 1666 (with handles and pump)

      • Image  |  keeling style fire engine (no wheels or handles)

      • Image  |  san francisco fire engine

      • Image  |  playmobil fire engine

      • Image  |  bricks from the great fire

      • Image  |  fire squirt

      • Image  |  17th century fire hook

• Grades PK-2  |  Say Goodbye  |  Sing as we line up at the door

National Core Arts Standards

Music / Connecting

MU:Cn11.1

Process Component: Connect

Anchor Standard: 11. Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.

Enduring Understanding: Understanding connections to varied contexts and daily life enhances musicians’ creating, performing, and responding.

Essential Question: How do the other arts, other disciplines, contexts, and daily life inform creating, performing, and responding to music?

PK-5th Grade

MU:Cn11.1 - Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Music / Performing

MU:Pr5.1

Process Component: Rehearse, Evaluate and Refine

Anchor Standard: 5. Develop and refine artistic work for presentation.

Enduring Understanding: To express their musical ideas, musicians analyze, evaluate, and refine their performance over time through openness to new ideas, persistence, and the application of appropriate criteria.

Essential Question: How do musicians improve the quality of their performance?

PK Grade

MU:Pr5.1.PK.a - With substantial guidance, practice and demonstrate what they like about their own performances.

MU:Pr5.1.PK.b - With substantial guidance, apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to refine performances.

K Grade

MU:Pr5.1.K.a - With guidance, apply personal, teacher, and peer feedback to refine performances.

MU:Pr5.1.K.b - With guidance, use suggested strategies in rehearsal to improve the expressive qualities of music.

1st Grade

MU:Pr5.1.1.a - With limited guidance, apply personal, teacher, and peer feedback to refine performances.

MU:Pr5.1.1.b - With limited guidance, use suggested strategies in rehearsal to address interpretive challenges of music.

2nd Grade

MU:Pr5.1.2.a - Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness, and effectiveness of performances.

MU:Pr5.1.2.b - Rehearse, identify and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance, and technical challenges of music.

3rd Grade

MU:Pr5.1.3.a - Apply teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback to evaluate accuracy of ensemble performances.

MU:Pr5.1.3.b - Rehearse to refine technical accuracy, expressive qualities, and identified performance challenges.

4th Grade

MU:Pr5.1.4.a - Apply teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback to evaluate accuracy and expressiveness of ensemble and personal performances.

MU:Pr5.1.4.b - Rehearse to refine technical accuracy and expressive qualities, and address performance challenges.

5th Grade

MU:Pr5.1.5.a - Apply teacher-provided and established criteria and feedback to evaluate the accuracy and expressiveness of ensemble and personal performances.

MU:Pr5.1.5.b - Rehearse to refine technical accuracy and expressive qualities to address challenges, and show improvement over time.

Thanksgiving Break  |  Nov23-26, 2023  |  No classes

Cycle 30  |  Jun21-26 (end of school)

• Name the song, movie, video game, TV show, etc.

Cycle 29  |  Jun12-20

• Sun time, fun time!

• Games

• Name The Disney Movie after listening to a song from the movie

Cycle 28  |  Jun4-11

• Grades 3 (select classes) -5  |  How to Make a Stock Footage Music Video with Storyblocks  |  Continue work from last cycle lesson

  • Remind students about the 3-tier judging process

    • ROUND 1: classroom peers vote for top three from their class

    • ROUND 2: school faculty/staff vote for top three from ROUND 1 (Lisa V., Leslie T., Karen T., Tiffany L.)

    • ROUND 3: select panel of judges

  • Continue editing music video project in Storyblocks Maker Editor (STEPS are outlined in Google Music Classroom)

  • students will continue to view and score videos for ROUND 1 of elimination

• Grades 3 (Peck and Edmonston classes only!)  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • share ongoing Premiere Pro editing progress with students for feedback

  • share T-Shirt graphic idea from Custom Ink (announce t-shirts arriving on approximately June 12th) NEW!

• Grade 2 (PART 3)  |  Play Along Song | C F

  • kids can practice independently using their chromebooks and the song links in their google music classroom

    • Best Day of My Life Ukulele Play-Along | C F (DRUM)

    • Meant To Be [Florida Georgia Line & Bebe Rexha] C Am F Ukulele Play Along

    • Señorita Ukulele Play Along (3 Chords) Beginner! 

    • Thunder: Ukulele 3 chord play along 

• Grade PK | Practice KIND song for PK graduation

• Grades PK-1  |  Free music play (if there’s any extra time)

  • kids can explore the musical toys and instruments available to them

Cycle 27  |  May 24-June3

• Grades 3 (select classes) -5  |  How to Make a Stock Footage Music Video with Storyblocks  |  Continue work from last cycle lesson

  • Remind students about the 3-tier judging process

    • ROUND 1: classroom peers vote for top three from their class

    • ROUND 2: school faculty/staff vote for top three from ROUND 1 (Lisa V., Leslie T., Karen T.)

    • ROUND 3: select panel of judges (Lisa S.???)

  • Continue editing music video project in Storyblocks Maker Editor (STEPS are outlined in Google Music Classroom)

  • students will submit their final Contest Video using the directions in STEP 8 of their Google music classroom.

  • students will continue to view and score videos for ROUND 1 of elimination

• Grades 3 (Peck and Edmonston classes only!)  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

  • ongoing documents and materials are placed into google music classrooms as needed for reference

  • share ongoing Premiere Pro editing progress with students for feedback

  • share T-Shirt graphic idea from Custom Ink

  • record music parts into Ableton

    • vocalists

    • rhythm (drums, bass)

• Grade 2 (PART 1)   |  Ukulele Chords | C F Am

  • Chord Playalong Practice F Major - Ukulele School

  • Ukulele Chord Practice Play Along - C F - Very Easy

  • Ukulele Chord Practice Play Along - C F Am - Very Easy

• Grade 2 (PART 2)  |  Create using three (3) ukulele chords C F Am

  • Give students time to create a song/improvisation of their own using the three (3) chords C F Am

    • students can create alone or with others

    • students share their improvisations with the class (volunteers only)

      • set up live mic for those who want to use it (also a great way to practice public speaking)

• Grade 2 (PART 3)  |  Play Along Song | C F

  • Best Day of My Life Ukulele Play-Along | C F (DRUM)

  • Meant To Be [Florida Georgia Line & Bebe Rexha] C Am F Ukulele Play Along (NEW!)

  • Señorita Ukulele Play Along (3 Chords) Beginner!  (NEW!)

  • Thunder: Ukulele 3 chord play along  (NEW!)

• Grades PK-1  |  Tinikling

  • PART 1  |  Where are we going today?

    • Have Ja Jota Filipina playing as kids enter the room (NEW!)

      • where might we be going to hear music like this? Philippines

      • what might we be doing to music like this? dancing

      • what equipment might we use as part of this dance? bamboo poles

      • what is the name of the dance we are going to do? tinikling

  • PART 2  |  Play La Jota while a student helper passes out rhythm sticks to each student

    • add the clapping rhythms (rest-clap-clap) on rhythm sticks (rest-tap-tap)

  • PART 3  |  Add a dance sequence (NEW!)

    • SEQUENCE A (NEW!)

      • hop to the side

      • hop change

    • SEQUENCE B (NEW!)

      • RRC (right-right-center) feet only

      • practice SEQUENCE B with one stationary pole on the ground with a partner on the opposite end and opposite of the pole

      • practice SEQUENCE B with two poles on the ground and two pole operators moving the poles to the rhythm (IN-OUT-OUT)

  • PART 4  |  Rehearse the hand motion for bamboo operators (in-out-out) with pvc/noodle poles

    • in teams of two practice with the pool noodle poles

      • perform to the tempo of the teacher

      • at the direction of the teacher, have kids move along the outside of the poles to new partners (clockwise)

      • drill the “out-out” rhythm to get a nice loud sound when poles hit the ground (NEW!)

      • divide group in half and take turns dancing through the poles, then switch parts (NEW!)

• Grade PK | Practice KIND song for PK graduation

• Grades PK-1  |  Free music play (if there’s any extra time)

  • kids can explore the musical toys and instruments available to them

Cycle 26  |  May 16-23

• Grades 3 (select classes) -5  |  How to Make a Stock Footage Music Video with Storyblocks  |  Continue work from last cycle lesson

  • Remind students about the 3-tier judging process

    • ROUND 1: classroom peers vote for top three from their class

    • ROUND 2: school faculty/staff vote for top three from ROUND 1 (Lisa V., Leslie T., Karen T.) (NEW!)

    • ROUND 3: select panel of judges (Lisa S.???)

  • Continue editing music video project in Storyblocks Maker Editor (STEPS are outlined in Google Music Classroom)

  • students will submit their final Contest Video using the directions in STEP 8 of their Google music classroom. (NEW!)

  • students will start to view and score videos for ROUND 1 of elimination (NEW!)

• Grades 3 (Peck and Edmonston classes only!)  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

  • ongoing documents and materials are placed into google music classrooms as needed for reference

  • share ongoing Premiere Pro editing progress with students for feedback

  • share T-Shirt graphic idea from Custom Ink (NEW!)

  • record music parts into Ableton (NEW!)

    • vocalists

    • rhythm (drums, bass)

• Grade 2 (PART 1)   |  Ukulele Chords | C F Am

  • Chord Playalong Practice F Major - Ukulele School

  • Ukulele Chord Practice Play Along - C F - Very Easy

  • Ukulele Chord Practice Play Along - C F Am - Very Easy (NEW!)

• Grade 2 (PART 2)  |  Create using three (3) ukulele chords C F Am

  • Give students time to create a song/improvisation of their own using the three (3) chords C F Am

    • students can create alone or with others

    • students share their improvisations with the class (volunteers only) (NEW!)

      • set up live mic for those who want to use it (also a great way to practice public speaking) (NEW!)

• Grade 2 (PART 3)  |  Play Along Song | C F

  • Best Day of My Life Ukulele Play-Along | C F (NEW!)

• Grades PK-1  |  Tinikling

  • PART 1  |  Philippines |  Question & Answer review

    • Q.  What country are we visiting today to practice the tinikling folk dance? A.  The Philippines

    • Q. What ocean do we cross over when we fly to the Philippines? A. The Pacific Ocean

    • Q. What type of plant is used in tinikling to make the “clapping” rhythm on the floor? A. bamboo

    • Q. Is bamboo a tree? A. No, it is a type of grass

  • PART 2  |  Watch Tinikling (National Dance of the Philippines)

    • analyze & rehearse the hand motion for bamboo operators (in-out-out) with and without pvc/noodle poles (NEW!)

      • in teams of two practice with the pool noodle poles

        • perform to the tempo of the teacher

        • move along the outside of the poles to new partners (clockwise)

    • add the clapping rhythms (rest-clap-clap) (NEW!)

      • hands only

      • take turns with rhythm sticks

    • analyze foot movements for the dancers (NEW!)

      • teach students a simple RRC-LLC (right-right-center, left-left-center) step pattern to perform with and without the music by Juan Silos Jr. (La Jota) linked below (NEW!)

      • use this music from Juan Silos Jr. (“La Jota”) from Spotify to improvise some footwork based on the steps from the video we just watched

• Grade PK | Practice KIND song for PK graduation

• Grades PK-1  |  Free music play (if there’s any extra time)

  • kids can explore the musical toys and instruments available to them

Cycle 25  |  May8-15

• Grades 3 (select classes) -5  |  How to Make a Stock Footage Music Video with Storyblocks  |  Continue work from last cycle lesson

  • Decide as a group on a deadline for project submissions (this will vary depending on the group of students in each class)

  • Remind students about the 3-tier judging process

    • ROUND 1: classroom peers vote for top three from their class

    • ROUND 2: school faculty/staff vote for top three from ROUND 1

    • ROUND 3: select panel of judges 

  • STEPS are outlined in google music classrooms with easy to follow instruction and links

  • Continue editing music video project in Storyblocks Maker Editor

  • Students who complete each STEP and submit their final video project will have three (3) options. 

    • rework their final video project for improvements

    • create a new music video of their choice

    • create a music video for Thunder by Imagine Dragons

  • students who submit multiple projects will be allowed to choose the one they would like to submit for judging

    • students will submit their Contest Video using the directions in STEP 8 of their Google music classroom. (NEW!)

• Grades 3 (Peck and Edmonston classes only!)  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

  • ongoing documents and materials are placed into google music classrooms as needed for reference

  • this is for select Grade 3 Classes who are working on a performance video & live presentation of the song

  • continue filming green screen footage for dancers and singers

  • share green screen animated backgrounds that have been worked up in Premiere Pro for student feedback

• Grade 2  (PART 1)  | continue & finish play along performances from the last cycle lesson. Students will perform their selected song for the class alone.

• Grade 2 (PART 2)   |  Ukulele Chords - F major  |  (NEW!)

  • Ukulele Chord Practice Play Along - C F - Very Easy

  • Chord Playalong Practice F Major - Ukulele School

• Grade 2 (PART 3)  |  Create using three (3) ukulele chords C F Am

  • Watch The GREATEST Audition of All Time? Grace VanderWaal America's Got Talent Golden Buzzer

  • Grace admits to the judges that the song is about her. Discuss with the students what they think the song is about.

  • Give students time to create a song of their own using the three (3) chords C F Am

    • students can create alone or with others

• Grades PK-1  |  Tinikling  

  • Philippines |  Question & Answer review (NEW!)

    • Q.  What country are we visiting today to practice the tinikling folk dance? A.  The Philippines

    • Q. What ocean do we cross over when we fly to the Philippines? A. The Pacific Ocean

    • Q. What type of plant is used in tinikling to make the “clapping” rhythm on the floor? A. bamboo

    • Q. Is bamboo a tree? A. No, it is a type of grass

  • Watch Tinikling (National Dance of the Philippines)

    • analyze & rehearse the hand motion for bamboo operators (in-out-out) with and without pvc/noodle poles (NEW!)

      • in teams of two practice with the pool noodle poles

        • perform to the tempo of the teacher

        • move along the outside of the poles to new partners (clockwise)

• Grades PK-1  |  Free music play (if there’s any extra time)

  • kids can explore the musical toys and instruments available to them

Cycle 24  |  Apr30-May7

• Grades 3 (select classes)-5  |  How to Make a Stock Footage Music Video with Storyblocks  |  Continue work from last cycle lesson

  • Decide as a group on a deadline for project submissions (this will vary depending on the group of students in each class)

  • Remind students about the 3-tier judging process

    • ROUND 1: classroom peers vote for top three from their class

    • ROUND 2: school faculty/staff vote for top three from ROUND 1

    • ROUND 3: select panel of judges 

  • STEPS are outlined in google music classrooms with easy to follow instruction and links

  • Continue editing music video project in Storyblocks Maker Editor

  • Students who complete each STEP and submit their final video project will have three (3) options. 

    • rework their final video project for improvements

    • create a new music video of their choice

    • create a music video for Thunder by Imagine Dragons

  • students who submit multiple projects will be allowed to choose the one they would like to submit for judging

• Grades 3 (Peck and Edmonston classes only!)  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

  • ongoing documents and materials are placed into google music classrooms as needed for reference

  • this is for select Grade 3 Classes who are working on a performance video & live presentation of the song

  • continue filming green screen footage for dancers and singers

  • share green screen animated backgrounds that have been worked up in Premiere Pro for student feedback

• Grade 2  |  Ukulele Chords - C Am  |  Continue strumming chords from last lesson

  • LIsten to “Send My Love” by Adele on Spotify as kids enter the room, get a ukulele and sit down (NEW!)

    • quick reminder of finger positions for C major and A minor chords

    • Send My Love play along video |  Send My Love (Kids Bop version) ukulele play-along  |  (NEW!)

  • Start or continue play along performances based on overall student readiness. Students will perform their selected song for the class alone

• Grade 1 (Goodrow class only!)  |  Vivo (finish)

• Grades PK-1  |  Tinikling

  • Philippines

  • picture of human adult in bamboo forest

  • picture of panda eating bamboo

  • fun facts about bamboo

  • Filipino Dance "Tinikling"

  • Tinikling (National Dance of the Philippines)

  • 2017 UCLA PCN Filipino Tinikling

  • practice the hand motion for the stick operators, with and without rhythm sticks

  • try some foot movements for the dancers, share with the group

• Grades PK-1  |  Free music play (if there’s any extra time)

  • kids can explore the musical toys and instruments available to them

Cycle 23  |  Apr22-29

• Grades 3 (select classes)-5  |  How to Make a Stock Footage Music Video with Storyblocks  |  Continue work from last cycle lesson

  • Decide as a group on a deadline for project submissions (this will vary depending on the group of students in each class)

  • Remind students about the 3-tier judging process

    • ROUND 1: classroom peers vote for top three from their class

    • ROUND 2: school faculty/staff vote for top three from ROUND 1

    • ROUND 3: select panel of judges 

  • STEPS are outlined in google music classrooms with easy to follow instruction and links

  • Continue editing music video project in Storyblocks Maker Editor

  • Students who complete each STEP and submit their final video project will have three (3) options. 

    • rework their final video project for improvements

    • create a new music video of their choice

    • create a music video for Thunder by Imagine Dragons

  • students who submit multiple projects will be allowed to choose the one they would like to submit for judging

• Grades 3 (Peck and Edmonston classes only!)  |  Continue to plan and enact brainstorm ideas from Cycle 8  |  Thunder by Imagine Dragons project

  • See ongoing Promethean whiteboard notes and files for exact details regarding the outcome of brainstorming session during Cycle 8 lesson as well as planning and organizational notes

  • ongoing documents and materials are placed into google music classrooms as needed for reference

  • this is for select Grade 3 Classes who are working on a performance video & live presentation of the song

  • continue filming green screen footage for dancers and singers

  • share green screen animated backgrounds that have been worked up in Premiere Pro for student feedback

• Grade 2  |  Ukulele Chords - C Am  |  Continue strumming chords from last lesson

  • play through all three play along songs as a group to warm up

  • Start or continue play along performances based on overall student readiness. Students will perform their selected song for the class alone

• Grade 1 (Goodrow class only!)  |  Vivo (continue)

• Grades PK-1  |  Old MacDonald (Had a Farm) (NEW!)

  • use this picture to annotate our own additions to the farm  |  https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/newscenter1.tv/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/91/191c717a-e866-11ed-8c2b-f373761cae95/64502d486147b.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C900

  • sing the song once all the kids have had a chance to add something to the farm

• Grades PK-1  |  Free music play (if there’s any extra time)

  • kids can explore the musical toys and instruments available to them