What's Happening in First Grade?

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Week of September 3

Skills	Content	Assessment
moving to music listening matching pitches sol-mi imitating rhythm playing recorder	Students will learn, sing, and move to Shake My Sillies Out and Wake Me Shake Me Students will recognize and sing the notes sol and mi, and sing them while playing The Name Game Students will learn the proper way to hold and play their recorders Students will learn and understand when the teacher gives a count-off and what to do when the teacher gives a cut-off	Visual observation of students

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Week of September 10

Skills	Content	Assessment
moving to music listening matching pitches sol-mi imitating rhythm playing recorder recognizing instruments in the Percussion Family	Students will learn, sing, and move to Shake My Sillies Out and Wake Me Shake Me Students will recognize and sing the notes sol and mi, and sing them while playing The Name Game Students will learn the instrument names and sounds, then play the of the Percussion Family Students will imitate short rhythmic exercises played by the teacher on their instruments and will make up their own short rhythmic exercises	Visual observation of students

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Week of September 17

Skills	Content	Assessment
moving to music listening recognizing musical symbols imitating rhythm playing recorder recognizing instruments in the Percussion Family	Students will learn the song Father Abraham and perform it with its movements Students will learn the words staff and musical note Students will identify the note B on the treble staff Students will clap the rhythm to recorder song #1, page 6 in their books Students will perform song #1 on their recorders	Visual observation of students

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Week of September 24

Skills	Content	Assessment
moving to music listening recognizing musical symbols imitating rhythm playing recorder	Students will sing and move to all warmup songs learned so far: Shake My Sillies Out, Wake Me, Shake Me, Father Abraham Students will learn song and movements for If I Were A Butterfly Students will recognize quarter notes ("blue") and quarter rests Students will play Song #2 on page 6	Visual observation of students

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Week of October 1

Skills	Content	Assessment
moving to music listening recognizing musical symbols imitating rhythm playing recorder	Students will review If I Were a Butterfly and other warmup songs Students will use blue jello cards to identify and clap quarter note, half note, eighth note, quarter rest, dotted half note, whole note Students will continue to work on recorder song #2	Visual observation of students

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Week of October 8

Skills	Content	Assessment
moving to music listening recognizing musical symbols playing steady beat playing recorder	Students will review all warmup songs Students will visit Mr. A's website in class to learn how to find classroom songs on the Internet Students will learn how to tap a steady beat using rhythm sticks Students will learn how to properly make rests on their recorders	Visual observation of students

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Week of October 15

Skills	Content	Assessment
moving to music listening recognizing do, re, mi aurally and on the staff playing xylophones	Students will review all warmup songs Students will use flash cards to learn how to sing do, re, mi and how to find them on the staff Students will use the notes C, D, E on xylophones to improvise a short melody	Listening to student melodies

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Week of October 22

Skills	Content	Assessment
moving to music listening	Students will learn the song The Ghost of John Students will learn sign language to accompany the song

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Week of October 29

Skills	Content	Assessment
singing dancing Halloween activities	Students will do a number of Halloween-related activities

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Week of November 5

Skills	Content	Assessment
singing dancing playing G on the recorder recognizing and performing quarter notes and eighth notes accent sign >	Students will sing and dance to warmup songs Students will review rhythms using Blue Jello cards Students will review do, re, and mi using yellow cards Students will learn the note G on the recorder; and will use it to play songs on page 8 in their recorder books Students will learn and sing the Native American song H'Atira, and will accompany with drums and rattles

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Week of November 12

Skills	Content	Assessment
singing dancing playing G on the recorder recognizing and performing quarter notes and quarter rests	Students will sing and dance to warmup songs Students will review rhythms using Blue Jello cards Students will review do, re, and mi using yellow cards Students will learn the note G on the recorder; and will use it to play songs on page 8 in their recorder books Students will learn and sing the song Shuckin' of the Corn, and accompany with classroom instruments

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Week of November 19

Skills	Content	Assessment
	Thanksgiving reward day--Arthur's Greatest Hits video

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Week of November 26

Skills	Content	Assessment
Movement Singing Recorder Rhythm Game Independent Learning Center	Students will enjoy warmup songs Four students will visit the Reading, Listening, Game, and Writing Stations for independent musical study Students will continue to work with the notes B, A, and G on their recorders Students will learn the Navaho Happy Song, and use a rhythm game with rhythm sticks to accompany

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Week of December 3

Skills	Content	Assessment
Movement Singing Classroom Percussion Instruments Independent Learning Center	Students will learn Children, Go Where I Send Thee Four students will visit the Reading, Listening, Game, and Writing Stations for independent musical study Students will learn the song Christmas is Coming	Visual observation of instrumental performance and ILC activities

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Week of December 10

Skills	Content	Assessment
Movement Singing Classroom Percussion Instruments Independent Learning Center	Students will review Children, Go Where I Send Thee Four students will visit the Reading, Listening, Game, and Writing Stations for independent musical study Students will continue to learn the song Christmas is Coming Students will accompany the song with rhythm instruments	Visual observation of instrumental performance and ILC activities

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Week of December 17

Skills	Content	Assessment
	Christmas reward day--The Toy That Saved Christmas video

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Week of January 7

Skills	Content	Assessment
Warmup songs Movement 3-beat meter classroom percussion	Students will warmup songs Four students will go the Independent Learning Center Reading,Writing, Listening, and Game Station Students will learn the song Daisy Bell Students will accompany the song with percussion instruments

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Week of January 14

Skills	Content	Assessment
Warmup songs Movement sign language	Students will enjoy warmup songs Four students will go the Independent Learning Center Reading,Writing, Listening, and Game Station Students will learn the song He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Students will learn sign language to accompany the song

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Week of January 21

Skills	Content	Assessment
Warmup songs Movement Recorders treble staff	Students enjoy warmup songs Four students will go the Independent Learning Center Reading,Writing, Listening, and Game Station Students will review staff and treble clef Students will review the song #5 on page 7 on their recorders

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Week of January 28

Skills	Content	Assessment
Warmup songs Movement Recorders treble staff	Students enjoy warmup songs Four students will go the Independent Learning Center Reading,Writing, Listening, and Game Station Students will review staff and treble clef Students will review the song #5 on page 7 on their recorders

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Week of February 4

Skills	Content	Assessment
Warmup songs Movement Valentine's Day	Students enjoy warmup songs Four students will go the Independent Learning Center Reading,Writing, Listening, and Game Station Students will learn the song Never Gonna Be Your Valentine

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Week of February 11

Skills

Content

Assessment

Warmup songs
Movement
Valentine's Day

Students enjoy warmup songs
Four students will go the Independent Learning Center Reading,Writing, Listening, and Game Station
Students will review and sing the song Never Gonna Be Your Valentine

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Week of February 18

Skills	Content	Assessment
Warmup songs Movement Listening/Analysis Shaker instruments	Students enjoy warmup songs Four students will go the Independent Learning Center Reading,Writing, Listening, and Game Station Students will learn the song This Land is Your Land, and will highlight some of the things about America that are mentioned in the song Students will accompany the song with an eighth note ostinato played on shaker instruments	Visual assessment of instrument playing

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Week of February 25

Skills	Content	Assessment
Warmup songs Movement Recorders treble staff	Students enjoy warmup songs Four students will go the Independent Learning Center Reading,Writing, Listening, and Game Station Students will review the notes B, A, and G on their recorders Students will begin to learn Merrily We Roll Along on recorders

Week of March 4

Skills	Content	Assessment

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Week of March 11

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Week of March 18

Skills	Content	Assessment
Easter Break

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Week of March 25

Skills	Content	Assessment
Easter Break

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Week of March 31

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing/Movement Novelty Song Classroom Percussion	Warmup songs Four students will go the Independent Learning Center Reading, Writing, Listening, and Game Station Students will learn and sing the song Rag Mop Students will play classroom percussion instruments of their choice to accompany Rag Mop

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Week of April 7

Skills	Content	Assessment
Standardized Testing

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Week of April 14

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing/Movement Bellsets (Xylophones) The notes E, F, and G	Warmup songs Four students will go the Independent Learning Center Reading, Writing, Listening, and Game Station Students will learn and sing the song Smile That Smile The class will locate and play the notes E, F, and G on bellsets Students will accompany part of the song with bellsets

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Week of April 21

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Week of April 28

Skills	Content	Assessment

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Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing/Movement Really Fun End-of-the-Year Activities	Students will sing warmup songs Students will do novelty song/dances like Hokey Pokey, Limbo, Chicken Dance, ChaCha Slide Students will play musical Duck Duck Goose Students will watch musical videos

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Week of May 12

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing/Movement Really Fun End-of-the-Year Activities Bean Bag games	Students will sing warmup songs Students will do novelty song/dances like Hokey Pokey, Limbo, Chicken Dance, ChaCha Slide Students will play musical Duck Duck Goose Students will watch musical videos Students will play bean bag games

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Week of May 19

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing/Movement Really Fun End-of-the-Year Activities Bean Bag games	Students will sing warmup songs Students will do novelty song/dances like Hokey Pokey, Limbo, Chicken Dance, ChaCha Slide Students will play musical Duck Duck Goose Students will watch musical videos Students will play bean bag games

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Week of May 26

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing/Movement Really Fun End-of-the-Year Activities	Students will sing warmup songs Students will do novelty song/dances like Hokey Pokey, Limbo, Chicken Dance, ChaCha Slide Students will play musical Duck Duck Goose Students will watch musical videos

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