Lesson 2
A lesson in song and dance!
Lesson 2
Subjects: Music, Dance, Math, Science
Learner Outcomes:
The
student will demonstrate the spatial concepts of left and right.
The
student will sing a song from memory with a steady tempo singing high and
low pitches.
The
student will compare the vocabulary of human body parts to pig body parts.
Time Frame: 30 minutes
Materials:
Song sheet to The Higgy-Piggy (Hokey
Pokey)
Large drawing of a pig with body parts labeled -- hoof, hammock, snout,
tail
Word cards with human body parts -- hand, leg, nose, bottom
Technology Tools/Courseware:
Internet-ready
computer
Projector
TV
Digital
video camera
Teacher Notes:
This
lesson is for a one-computer classroom. Open space is needed for this movement
activity. If your room is small, use a large open space such as the
gym, cafeteria, stage, or playground.
Procedures:
1.
Introduce the pig body parts on the pig drawing. Compare the pig body parts
to the human body parts. Label with human body parts word cards.
2.
Review or introduce the song "The Hokey Pokey." Review left
and right. Tell students you will be changing the words to
the song, substituting human body parts for pig body parts.
3.
Form a large circle and drop hands. Make sure each student has his/her
own personal space.
4.
Sing The Higgy-Piggy while
encouraging left and right movements.
5.
Use the digital video camera to record the dancing.
Modifications:
The
teacher and/or kindergarten aide will encourage all students to participate.
Students that require assistance will be helped to ensure successful completion
of the lesson.
Enrichment Activities:
Play the game, "Pin
the Tail on the Pig." Make a tail from a pink pipe cleaner that has
been curled around a pencil.
Pass
the Pig Game.
Play Hot Pig (Hot
Potato) using a stuffed toy pig.
Evaluation/Assessment:
1.
Visually note students left and right movement or confusion.
2.
Check for respect of personal space.
3.
Give an oral quiz on pig body parts vs.human body parts.
4.
Sing echo response with students checking pitch and tempo.
5.
Record assessment on Student Checklist
form.
West
Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives (IGOs):
Math
Geometry
and Spatial Sense K.18
Science
Science
Themes and Subject Matter K.26, 28, 1.27, 1.29
Dance
Identifying
and demonstrating movement elements and skills in performing dance
K.1,4
Understanding
choreographic principles processes, and structures. K.14
Music
Singing
alone and with others K.1,2,4,5, 1.1,1.2,1.4, 1.5
References:
Songs:
The Hokey Pokey, Old Mac Donald
MARCH:
A Month of Ideas by Mailbox, 1996, ISBN 1-56234-143-X, TEC247
Poem:
A Pig Tale by James Reeves, Snouts and Snuffles (1995) Dial
Books, NY, NY.
Finger
play: This Little Piggy Went to Market in
This Little Piggy and other Counting Rhymes by Phyllis Fraser
(1942) Golden Book, New York, NY.
Virtual
Farm
Created By:
Christy
Gill
Alma
Logan
Kati
Wade
Mt.
Hope Elementary
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