Second Grade Music

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First Quarter

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

Organization/introduce 2nd grade music texts

Orientation to the text—the Music Connection grade 2

none

25A

26B

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

 

Classroom participation

25A

26A

26B

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

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

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

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

Music that reflects holidays and special days

Christopher Columbus story & music

Classroom participation

27A

27B

Continue week 4

Rock About my Saro Jane; Old Dan Tucker; Review song

Classroom participation

25A

25B

26A

26B

Rhythm in Music

 Patterns and beat

One Two

Three Alary; marching, skipping, galloping to beat

Checklists of skills

25A

25B

26A

26B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Quarter

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

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

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

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

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

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

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