Aug. 22-26, 2011

This week is the start of a new week and new teaching units for each class. The younger grades will be learning new songs all week so we can start and end the class the same way for the rest of the year. We will learn 3 hello songs to greet one another and 2 goodbye songs to say “Adios, Amigos!”

We’ll start the 3rd, 5th & 6th grade units off with a short pre-test at the beginning of class which is described in the lessons. We’ll be building from learning the concepts, practice, activities, reviews, then finally application and creation of their own examples to test their classmates by the end of the week.

Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd Grades
MON. - Review class procedure, seating charts
             Learn the Hello Song found in textbooks

TUES. - Review Hello Song
                Learn “Bien Venidos” - welcome song in Spanish

WED. - Review Hello Song, Bien Venidos
             Learn “Adios, Amigos” - goodbye song in Spanish

THURS. - Review all songs learned so far
                Learn Bonjour, Mes amis - hello song in French
               
FRI. - Review all songs learned so far
            Learn Happy Trails - final goodbye song

3rd, 5th & 6th Grades
MON. - Pre-test - heads-up 7Up game - note values
               Quarter notes
                Half notes
                Whole notes
-labeling parts of the notes, values, clapping different combinations of rhythms, familiar songs consisting of these note values, playing rhythms on different instruments such as drums or boomwhackers

TUES. - Quarter, half, whole notes continued practice
              5th & 6th start work on 8th notes

WED. - 3rd - 8ths review and practice on Boomwhackers
           - 5th & 6th - Combination of rhythms, working on syncopation with drums and Boomwhackers

THURS. - 3rd - Combo like 5th & 6th from Wed., tap or play rhythms for everyone
               - 5th & 6th - Review of time signatures, measures, meanings of measures, what the                 numbers mean, problem measure examples (worksheet)

FRI. - 3rd - Review all, time signature, measures, Textbook Scavenger Hunt
        - 5th & 6th - Compose with all tools with a partner
                                       -Choose a time signature for all
                                       -Use designated note values
                                       -4 measures
                                       -play with a friend, 2 compositions together
         
ALL GRADES - Who's This Dude? of the week Spotlight - Beethoven!