September Week 2 Lesson: 3rd Grade
Focus Goals
- I can echo short melodies using Sol–Mi–La–Do–Re.
- I can read and sing pentatonic patterns.
- I can hear and show pentatonic melodies in songs.
- I can create my own pentatonic patterns.
Welcome & Warm-Up
Greet the class with a hello song.
I have a full year hello song schedule that you can download here.
Rocky Mountain
Teach the song. Play the Game.
Ladybird
Have students practice this on boomwhackers or xylophones.
Chrome Music Lab- Songmaker
Students can create their own piece on Chrome Music Lab’s Songmaker. Just go in settings and change the scale to pentatonic.
Animal Melodies
These Animal Melodies are great for assessing your students’ ability to combine melodic and rhythmic reading.
Pentatonic Melodies: Clip It
This Clip It! activity comes in a printable and digital version. Great as a center or independent activity.
