Grade 1 eLearning Guide – Music – Week 6 Objectives ● The students will make up and sing new verses for a song. ● The students will create movements to go with a song. ● The students will keep the beat through movement. ● The students will hear and sing so-mi. Note: Beginning the week of April 14, and in alignment with our Adjusted Grading Guidelines, teachers in grades PK-5 will be monitoring progress of students in a variety of ways. For Parents ● ACCESSING ONLINE LESSON MATERIALS ○ Access the MusicPlay Online Curriculum Resource at www.musicplayonline.com. ○ Find “Grade 1” at the top of the page and click on it. Use the scroll bar on the right of the song list to find the songs in today’s activities. You will also use the “Solfa Practice” section. ● WHAT SHOULD I DO TO HELP MY CHILD? ○ Guide your child through the following activities and support your child as needed. Help them locate the videos and tools on the website. For Students ● Activity #1 - Song #42 “Down by the Bay” - Listen to the “Lyrics” video to learn the verse and melody. Echo each phrase as the song is sung until “Did you ever see a…” When you feel like you know the song, it’s time to make up your own rhyming verses! The last part of the video shows you where to fill in the blank with your own words. ● Activity #2 - Song #95 “Sing a Country Song” - Listen to the “Lyrics” video and learn the chorus to the song. Sing the chorus and clap along with the verses. Find different ways to keep the beat. Listen for the parts in the music that might be slower, faster, lower, or higher. Make up your own line or circle dance to go with the song. ● Activity #3 - “So-Me and the Monster” - Watch the video to hear a story about some higher and lower sounds, longer and shorter sounds, and louder and quieter sounds. Find the video in the menu on the left in the “Solfa Practice” section, click on the button that says “Prepare,” and then the tab that says “So-Me Movies.” This video is #10 on the list. Additional Resources ● The following activities are optional: ○ If you have extra time, click on the “Solfa Practice” section in the left menu, then click on “Echo Sing,” and select any of the So-Mi exercises to sing along with. ○ If you want a challenge, click on “Poison Melody” and try the Oops! version of the game for So-Mi. You will be given a pattern; the goal of the activity is to not repeat that pattern when it appears in the video. Good luck! ○ Try this Music Math Worksheet to help you practice addition and subtraction. .