Topic: Carnival

Objective: I can celebrate Carnival through movement!
Vocabulary: Carnival- (or Carnaval in Portuguese), Samba
Extensions: 

• Create a dance to John Lyons’ Poetry!

  • Carnival Dance Lesson Poem

  • Carnival Jumbie

Currently, media arts lessons are only offered in grades 3-5.

Topic: Tempo
Objective: I can show the tempo of the music.
Vocabulary: tempo [fast/slow] - Largo / Andante / Allegro / Presto
Extensions: 

• Read the book "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything." Then sing and act out the song, which we sang in class. Whenever the little old lady 'walks a little faster,' the music goes faster!

• Use this tempo picture to practice moving at each of these speeds (we learned largo, andante, allegro, and presto). Then listen to any piece of music and ask students to determine which tempo word best fits its speed.

Topic:  Tableau: Telling Stories with Pictures
Objective: I can create tableaux to tell a story as part of a group
Vocabulary: improvisation, plot, tableau
Extensions:

• Story Sequencing Tableau: Have students work in small groups to create tableaux that depict different scenes from a well-known story or fairy tale. Reinforce their understanding of the beginning, middle, and end of a story.

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