What's Happening in Second Grade?

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Week of September 3

Skills	Content	Assessment
sing and move to music play recorders play basic chords on the guitar	Students will learn and sing the new song The Horse Went Around Students will begin learning the new recorder song Lullaby Students will learn the names of the parts of the guitar and will practice strumming the bottom 3 strings	Visual observation of students

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Week of September 10

Skills	Content	Assessment
sing and move to music play recorders play basic chords on the guitar	Students will sing The Horse Went Around Students will continue to learn Lullaby Students will begin to learn the song Buffalo Gals Students will sing the song, and identify the chord symbols C and G7. Students will learn how to play the C and G7 chords on their guitars.	Visual observation of students

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Week of September 17

Skills	Content	Assessment
sing and move to music perform basic chords on the guitar	Students will sing and move to warmup songs Students will sing and tap the beat to the song Buffalo Gals Students will review how to play the C and G7 chords on the classroom guitars Students will play their guitars, accompanying Buffalo Gals using the C and G7 chords	Visual observation of students

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Week of September 24

Skills	Content	Assessment
sing and move to music recognize notes on the treble staff	Students will sing and move to warmup songs Students will use blue jello cards to review basic rhythms Students will use classroom percussion instruments to play a rhythm band piece	Visual observation of students

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Week of October 1

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing and moving to music Playing pianos	Students will sing and move to warmup songs Students will learn finger numbers for piano playing Students will use classroom pianos to explore high and low sounds Students will figure out how to find certain letters on the piano	Students will play certain notes for evaluation

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Week of October 8

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing and moving to music Playing pianos	Students will sing and move to warmup songs Students will learn finger numbers for piano playing Students will use classroom pianos to explore high and low sounds Students will figure out how to find certain letters on the piano	Students will play certain notes for evaluation

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Week of October 15

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing and moving to music Playing pianos	Students will sing and move to warmup songs Students will learn finger numbers for piano playing Students will use classroom pianos to explore high and low sounds Students will figure out how to find certain letters on the piano	Students will play certain notes for evaluation

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Week of October 22

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing Halloween activities	Students will learn the song The Twelve Days of Halloween Students will choose between a variety of Halloween songs, dances, videos, and other activities

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Week of October 29

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing Halloween activities	Students will learn the song The Twelve Days of Halloween Students will choose between a variety of Halloween songs, dances, videos, and other activities

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Week of November 5

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing Playing recorders Playing classroom percussion instruments	Warmup songs Students will begin to learn On the Yangtze on their recorders Students will do a rhythm band activity	Observation of class instrumental performance

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Week of November 12

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing Playing recorders Playing classroom percussion instruments	Warmup songs Students will begin to learn On the Yangtze on their recorders Students will do a rhythm band activity	Observation of class instrumental performance

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Week of November 19

Skills	Content	Assessment
	Thanksgiving reward day--High School Musical 2 video

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Week of November 26

Skills	Content	Assessment
Movement Playing classroom instruments Thanksgiving	Students will enjoy warmup songs Three students will go the Independent Learning Center Reading, Writing, and Game Station Students will listen to and sing the song 'Sante-Sana ('thank you very much' in Swahili) Students will take turns telling what they are thankful for, and how these may differ from their African counterparts Students will accompany the song with classroom percussion	Questioning class about thanksgiving Observation of playing and singing

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Week of December 3

Skills	Content	Assessment
Warmup songs Movement Playing guitars	Students will enjoy warmup songs Three students will go the Independent Learning Center Reading, Writing, and Game Station Students will learn the song Piñata Students will begin to accompany the song with guitar chords	Questioning students about piñatas at their parties Observation of playing and singing

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Week of December 10

Skills	Content	Assessment
Warmup songs Movement Playing guitars	Students will enjoy warmup songs Three students will go the Independent Learning Center Reading, Writing, and Game Station Students will review the song Piñata Students will accompany the song with guitar chords	Questioning students about piñatas at their parties Observation of playing and singing

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Week of December 17

Skills	Content	Assessment
	Christmas Reward Day--The Toy Who Saved Christmas video

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Week of January 7

Skills	Content	Assessment
Warmup songs Movement Recorders treble staff	Students will learn the The Grasshopper Song as a new warmup song Four students will go the Independent Learning Center Reading,Writing, Listening, and Game Station Students will review staff and treble clef Students will learn the song Mother Earth on their recorders

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Week of January 14

Skills	Content	Assessment
Warmup songs Movement Recorders treble staff	Students will review the The Grasshopper Song 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 Mother Earth on their recorders

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Week of January 21

Skills	Content	Assessment
Warmup songs Movement the terms solo and chorus children singing short solos	Students will review the The Grasshopper Song Four students will go the Independent Learning Center Reading,Writing, Listening, and Game Station Students will listen to the song All Night, All Day, and identify the solo and chorus parts of the song Students will take turns singing the solos in the song

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Week of January 28

Skills	Content	Assessment
Warmup songs Movement the terms solo and chorus children singing short solos	Students will review the The Grasshopper Song Four students will go the Independent Learning Center Reading,Writing, Listening, and Game Station Students will listen to the song All Night, All Day, and identify the solo and chorus parts of the song Students will take turns singing the solos in the song--Mr. A will record the song so that they can hear their solos

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Week of February 4

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

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Week of February 11

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

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Week of February 18

Skills	Content	Assessment
Warmup songs Movement Guitars C and G7 chords	Students will enjoy warmup songs Four students will go the Independent Learning Center Reading,Writing, Listening, and Game Station Students will learn the song Nine Red Horsemen Students will identify the chords needed to accompany this song as C and G7 Students will review these chords with guitars

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Week of February 25

Skills	Content	Assessment
Warmup songs Movement Guitars C and G7 chords	Students will enjoy warmup songs Four students will go the Independent Learning Center Reading,Writing, Listening, and Game Station Students will review the song Nine Red Horsemen Students will review C and G7 chords Students will use guitars to accompany the song	Visual assessment of student playing

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Week of March 4

Skills	Content	Assessment

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Week of March 11

Skills	Content	Assessment

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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 Folk Song Bellsets (Xylophones) Sharp and Flat	Warmup songs Four students will go the Independent Learning Center Reading, Writing, Listening, and Game Station Students will learn and sing the American folk song Some Folks The class will learn the difference between sharp notes and flat notes Students will accompany part of the song with bellsets

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Week of April 21

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing/Movement Recorder Rests	Warmup songs Students will listen to and sing Rainy Day Blues Students will count and understand eighth rest, quarter rest, half rest, whole rest, multiple measure rests, and repeat sign Students will play the song on recorders

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Week of April 28

Skills	Content	Assessment
Singing/Movement Recorder Rests	Warmup songs Students will listen to and sing Rainy Day Blues Students will count and understand eighth rest, quarter rest, half rest, whole rest, multiple measure rests, and repeat sign Students will play the song on recorders

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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	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 19

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 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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