Second Grade Music
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First Quarter
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CONTENT (General) |
CONTENT (Specific) |
ASSESSMENTS |
ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS |
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Organization/introduce 2nd grade music texts |
Orientation to the text—the Music Connection grade 2 |
none |
25A 26B |
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Directional reading of a music score; listening and singing as a group; sounds around us |
Zudio, & other folk songs in text Listening in text; fast/slow; loud/soft; short/long
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Classroom participation |
25A 26A 26B |
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Continue week 2; intro & continuation of Jump Start Computer programs for listening skills--individual |
Watch the Stars; lets go fly a kite; Jump Start |
Jump start progress charts; Classroom participation |
25A 25B 26A |
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Continue above—Patterns in music; Story in music; music of other cultures |
Shake hands Mary; Tree in Tappen Wood; Frogs from China |
Jump Start; Classroom discussion |
25A 25B 26A |
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Review of the families of instruments |
Child’s introduction to the orchestra; Peter & the Wolf |
Verbal questions about instrument families; worksheets on same |
25A 25B 26A |
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Emphasis on movement to music with dances and music games |
Shake them simmons down |
Participation with group; ability to perform the dance |
25A 25B 26B |
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Music that reflects holidays and special days |
Christopher Columbus story & music |
Classroom participation |
27A 27B |
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Continue week 4 |
Rock About my Saro Jane; Old Dan Tucker; Review song |
Classroom participation |
25A 25B 26A 26B |
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Rhythm in Music Patterns and beat |
One Two Three Alary; marching, skipping, galloping to beat |
Checklists of skills |
25A 25B 26A 26B |
Second Quarter
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CONTENT (General) |
CONTENT (Specific) |
ASSESSMENTS |
ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS |
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Increase knowledge of holiday songs & customs, music of other cultures, patriotic music. Singing as an ensemble; score reading and the symbols of music |
Text book and Music Express and others
American patriotic music; African music; holiday music from other countries; holiday music from the USA Worksheets on music symbols Listening maps |
Performance of music;
Checklists and checked worksheets |
25A 25B 26A 26B 27A 27B |
Third Quarter
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CONTENT (General) |
CONTENT (Specific) |
ASSESSMENTS |
ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS |
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Patterns in music; folk songs of America; folk songs of other cultures; reading the score; music symbols; instruments of the orchestra; playing rhythm instruments.movement in music; singing as an ensemble |
Text and the various songs presented there; Music Express; videos on instruments; listening examples |
Classroom participation
Checklists and worksheets
Jump Start Music evaluation |
25A 25B 26A 26B 27A 27B |
Fourth Quarter
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CONTENT (General) |
CONTENT (Specific) |
ASSESSMENTS |
ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS |
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Continue 3rd quarter
Prepare Spring Concert as a 2nd grade |
Concert music preparation ; texts; use of theme; performance for an audience |
Concert participation
Classroom participation
Checklists and worksheets |
25A 25B 26A 26B 27A 27B |