In September it’s all about setting the ground work for the year by reviewing key concepts and setting clear expectations.
Grade 1
| Music | Drama | Dance |
|---|---|---|
| – difference between beat and rhythm – introduction to duration (shorter and longer sounds) Grade 1 Music Lesson Plans – Sept | – working together (listening, taking turns) – following directions Farm Guided Role Play |
Grade 2
| Music | drama | dance |
|---|---|---|
| – review difference between beat and rhythm – review quarter note and eighth note – introduce half note and whole note Grade 2 Music Lesson Plans – Sept | – working together (listening, taking turns) – following directions Intro to Drama Improv |
Grade 3
| music | drama | dance |
|---|---|---|
| – review of quarter, eighth, half, and whole notes (& rests) – introduce 3/4 time – introduce dotted quarter notes Grade 3 Music Lesson Plans – Sept | – working together – accepting fictional situations Drama Improv – Tableau |
Grade 4
| music | drama | dance |
|---|---|---|
| – review quarter, eighth, half, whole, sixteenth & corresponding rests – review 3/4 and 4/4 time Grade 4 Music Lesson Plans – Sept | – working together – accepting fictional situations Drama Improv – Tableau |
Grade 5
| music | drama | dance |
|---|---|---|
| – review note values – compound rhythms using eighth and sixteenth notes (ti-tika, tika-ti) Grade 5 Music Lesson Plans – Sept | – working together – maintaining focus |