September Week 2 Lesson: 4th Grade
Focus Goals
- I can sing melodies in the pentatonic scale, including Low La, Low Sol, and High Do.
- I can read pentatonic melodies on the staff.
- I can hear and identify pentatonic patterns in songs.
- I can create and perform my own pentatonic patterns on the staff.
Tideo
- Review Tideo
- Highlight the High Do in the song
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.
Low Sol Melodic Sequencing
This activity is great for assessing students’ ability to hear different melodies.
Extension/Day 2: Have students practice playing these melodies. Make a full class sequence and have students perform it. You can have the full class play the whole sequence or split them into groups and have them play a specific part.
Melodic Cards: Low La
Review low la melodies
