Category: Language Arts
Grade Level: 1st Grade
Objective:
Language Arts TEKS 1.4B
Listening/speaking/communication. The student communicates
clearly by putting thoughts and feelings into spoken words. The
student is expected to: use vocabulary to describe clearly ideas,
feelings, and experiences.
Music
TEKS 1.6A
Response/Evaluation.
The student responds to and evaluates music and musical performance.
The student is expected to: distinguish between beat/rhythm, higher/lower,
louder/softer, faster/slower, and same/different in musical performances.
Behavioral Objective:
Students will describe, using vocabulary words, ideas that relate to
birthdays/birthday parties.
Materials:
Construction paper and crayons, chalk and chalkboard
Activities:
Instruct students as they receive their construction paper and crayons, they
are to draw a picture of an object that reminds them of either a birthday or
a birthday party. After drawing the picture they must write the name
of the object next to the drawing. Once all students have completed
the assignment, students will share with the rest of the class
their drawing. After all students have shared their drawing, as a
class, we will select the most popular three, and write them on the
chalkboard. For example: (1)presents (2) cake (3) confetti.
Process:
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Say the words as a class.
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Divide the class into three
sections. Assign a different word to each group.
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Say the words in the three
groups starting with the one syllable word. Layer all three words.
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Add body percussion.
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Drop words, body percussion
alone.
|
High |
Confetti |
Clap |
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Middle |
Presents |
Pat |
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Low |
Cake |
Stomp |
Evaluation:
Observe the students, making sure that each student describes an image of
what reminds them of a birthday or birthday party, and making sure that the
name of their image is next to their drawing. Also make sure
that students can identify higher/lower, louder/softer, faster/slower, and
same/different in musical performances.
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