The music activity

Activity name : Graphic scores

The type of the activity : music activity (using instruments)
Theme : the fruits and vegetables theme.
The learning outcomes:
Identify the name and the sound of Instruments
Recognize the fruits and vegetables.

Description:
Graphic scores activity is a music activity. Teacher will explain this activity for the students (she will
make the tune by draw the symbol (fruits and vegetables) in the paper. After that she will tell them
that the symbol that she draw it will represent the tune. For example: if she draw two apple which
represent the drum she will knock drum twice.
I choose this activity because students will play music tools which make them feel interested. Also
this activity will develop students cognitive and physical skills. This activity will make students
recognize the sound of the music tools. Teacher can use this activity if she have to teach the fruits
and vegetable lesson in the foods theme. Also, she can use this activity if she teach any symbol such
as: animal, weatheretc.

The learning domains:

This activity will develop students language skills when they gains new vocabulary (the names of
music tools, tuneetc). Graphic scores activity will help students to develop their physical skills
when they play the music and draw the tune. This activity will develop cognitive skills when they
memorize the name of the instruments and the name of fruits and vegetable. The students will
develop their social skills through this activity when they make a tune in pairs.
This activity is for special needs students. In this activity the special needs students will choose the
instruments that suitable to them. For example: if the teacher have hearing impairment students or
blind students in her classroom she can give them a drum to play with it.

Musics Activity
Activity Name:

Activity Type:

Graphic scores

References:

Composing: the students

will create their tune by
fruit and vegetable instead
if the music symbol.
Notating: make tune by
draw fruit and vegetable.
Singing and Playing
Instruments: the students
will use music tool to play
the tune.
Listening to Music: the
students will listen to
teacher when she play her
tune then the students will
listen to the outher students
tunes.

Key elements of music

explored:

Resources:

Papers.
Pitch: the students will make a
pitch by using their tune.

Colors.
Drum.
Xylophone.

Timbre: students will listen to

the sound of the music tool to
help them to create the tune.
Also they will listen to another
students tunes to identify the
music tools that they use it.

Maracas.
Tambourine.
Triangle.

Structure: make a tune by draw

fruit and vegetable in the
paper. Each fruit and vegetable
will represent one musics tool.

Organisation:

Duration of Activity:

Pairs in circle time.

Around 20 minutes.

What the teacher does:

What the children do:

Teacher will introduce the material for the students.

The students will listen to the teacher.

Teacher will ask the students question about the name of

music tools.

The students will answer the questions.

The teacher will tell the students instructions.

The students will listen to the teachers instructions.

The teacher will explain the activity for the students . First
she make a tune (by draw fruit and vegetable in paper to
represent the tune) and she will tell them that each fruit or
vegetable will represent one musics tool.

Students will observer what teacher do.

She will play the tune by using the musics tools.

Students will observer what teacher do. Also they will listen to
the tune.

She will ask the students to work in pairs to make the tune.
Also, she will observe them while they do their work.

Each pairs will have paper and colors to make a tune (by draw
the fruit and vegetable). Then they will choose the music tools
that they will play with.

She will ask each pairs to explain their tune.

Each pairs will demonstrate their tune (what fruit and

vegetable they choose and what the music tool it represent) .

The teacher will ask students to play their tune by music

tools that they choose.

The students will play their tune by the music tools that they
choose.

The teacher will praise the students

The Students will feel proud and comfortable.

Extension Ideas:
Teacher could ask students to play their tune in the assembly. Also, she could use the flash cards instead of draw the symbols.

The music activity

Activity name : Old Macdonald had a farm
The type of the activity : music activity
Theme : the animals.
The learning outcomes:
Identify the animal that live in the farm.
Recognize the sound of animals.
Understand the world.

Description
Old Macdonald had a farm is a music activity. The teacher will choose the animal and she will sing
with the students the part of this animal that she choose. For example: if she choose the duck she
will sing with the students this part old Macdonald had a farm E, I, E, I, O and on this farm he had a duck with a
quack, quack here and a quack, quack there, here a quack, there a quack, everywhere a quack, quack.

I choose this activity because it will make students Identify the animal that live in the farm and their
name. Also, recognize the animals sound. In addition this activity will improve mathematical skills
when teacher ask them math question (how many animals in the farm? How many legs dose the cow
has?). Teacher can use this music activity if she teach the animals farm lesson in animals theme.

The learning domains

Old Macdonald had a farm activity will develop the students cognitive skills because they will
identify the animals that live in the farm and animals sounds. Also they will improve their cognitive
skills through answer the teacher questions. Also, this activity will develop social skills in the
students sing together. The students will develop their language skills through the activity because
when they sing the song they will gain new vocabulary (for example: farm, here, there and the name
of the animal. In addition, the old Macdonald had a farm activity will develop the students emotion
skills because they will feel happy when they sing the song.

Theory :
This activity will apply different theories. When teacher praise the students she will apply skinners
theory who believe Positive reinforcement strengthens a behavior by providing a consequence an
individual finds rewarding (McLeod, 2015).

References
McLeod, S. (2015). Skinner - Operant Conditioning . Retrieved 2 16, 2016, from Simply
Pyschology: http://www.simplypsychology.org/operant -conditioning.html

Musics Activity
Activity Name:

Activity Type:

Old Macdonald had a farm

References:
Rhymes, C. 3. (2014, Jul 5).

Old MacDonald had

a farm - 3D
animation english
nursery rhymes &
songs for children .
Retrieved 2 16,
2016, from
YouTube:
https://www.youtu
be.com/watch?v=L
IWbUjHZFTw

Singing and Playing

Instruments: the students
will sing the old MacDonald
song.

Listening to Music: the

students will listen to the
song in the smartboard.

Key elements of music

explored:

Pitch: the students will make

different levels of sound while
they are singing.

Resources:

Animals picture in the

sticks.
Box.
Video.

Rhythm: students will repeat

the same rhythm in each part.

Structure: the students will sing

the part of the animal that
teacher choose from old
Macdonald song.

Note: Teacher be sure that

she avoid the pigs part in
the song.

Organisation:

Duration of Activity:

Whole class at the circle time.

Around 20 minutes.

What the teacher does:

What the children do:

Teacher will tell the students the instructions.

The students will listen to the teachers instructions.

Teacher will play the old MacDonald had a farm song in the
smartboard for the students.

The students will listen to the song.

The teacher will start singing with the students the first part
of the song old Macdonald had a farm E, I, E, I, O then she
should stop singing before the animals name to act she is
searching the animal in the box then when she will take the
stick outside the box then she will ask the stu dents about the
name of the animal and they will say it loudly. For example:
and on this farm he had (here teacher should stop singing to
search the animal in the box then she will ask the students

The students will sing with the teacher and they will say the
name of the animal that the teacher show them its picture.

about the name of the animal and they will say it loudly) a
cow . E, I, E, I, O.
She will sing the sound part with the students with the moo,
moo here and moo, moo there, here a moo, there a moo,
everywhere a moo, moo.

The students will sing the sound part with the teacher.

The teacher will repeat singing the first part with students
(old Macdonald had a farm E, I, E, I, O and on this farm he
had (the teacher will stop singing to search the animal
picture in the box then she will bring the animals picture out
form the box to show it for the students. After that she will
ask the students about the name of the animal and they will
say it loudly ( a horse ). E, I, E, I, O)

The students will sing with the teacher and they will say the
name of the animal that the teacher show them its picture.

She will sing the sound part with the students with the
neigh, neigh here and neigh, neigh there, here a neigh, there
a neigh, everywhere a neigh, neigh.

The students will sing the sound part with the teacher.

The teacher will repeat singing the first part with students
(old Macdonald had a farm E, I, E, I, O and on this farm he
had (the teacher will stop singing to search the animal
picture in the box then she will bring the animals picture out
form the box to show it for the students. After that she will
ask the students about the name of the animal and they will
say it loudly ( a dog ). E, I, E, I, O)

The students will sing with the teacher and they will say the
name of the animal that the teacher show them its picture.

She will sing the sound part with the students with a boo
woo here and a boo woo there, here a boo, there a boo,
everywhere a boo woo.

The students will sing the sound part with the teacher.

The teacher will repeat singing the first part with students
(old Macdonald had a farm E, I, E, I, O and on this farm he
had (the teacher will stop singing to search the animal
picture in the box then she will bring the animals picture out
form the box to show it for the students. After that she will
ask the students about the name of the animal and they will
say it loudly ( a cat ). E, I, E, I, O)

The students will sing with the teacher an d they will say the
name of the animal that the teacher show them its picture.

She will sing the sound part with the students with a meow,
meow here and a meow, meow there, here a meow, there a
meow, everywhere a meow, meow.

The students will sing the sound part with the teacher.

The teacher will repeat singing the first part with students
(old Macdonald had a farm E, I, E, I, O and on this farm he
had (the teacher will stop singing to search the animal
picture in the box then she will bring the animals picture out
form the box to show it for the students. After that she will
ask the students about the name of the animal and they will
say it loudly ( a sheep ). E, I, E, I, O)

The students will sing with the teacher and they will say the
name of the animal that the teacher show them its picture.

She will sing the sound part with the students with a baa,
baa here and a baa, baa there, here a baa, there a baa,
everywhere a baa, baa.

The students will sing the sound part wit h the teacher.

The teacher will repeat singing the first part with students
(old Macdonald had a farm E, I, E, I, O and on this farm he
had (the teacher will stop singing to search the animal
picture in the box then she will bring the animals picture o ut
form the box to show it for the students. After that she will
ask the students about the name of the animal and they will
say it loudly ( a duck ). E, I, E, I, O

The students will sing with the teacher and they will say the
name of the animal that the teacher show them its picture.

She will sing the sound part with the students with a quack,
quack here and a quack, quack there, here a quack, there a
quack, everywhere a quack, quack.

The students will sing the sound part with the teacher.

The teacher will repeat singing the first part with students
(old Macdonald had a farm E, I, E, I, O and on this farm he
had (the teacher will stop singing to search the animal
picture in the box then she will bring the animals picture out
form the box to show it for the students. After that she will
ask the students about the name of the animal and they will
say it loudly ( a chicks ). E, I, E, I, O)

The students will sing with the teacher and they will say the
name of the animal that the teacher show them its picture.

She will sing the sound part with the students with a chick,
chick here and a chick, chick there, here a chick, there a
chick, everywhere a chick, chick.

The students will sing the sound part with the teacher.

After she have finish the story she will ask students different
questions. For example: how many animals in the farm?
What the color of this animal? How many legs dose this
animal has?

They will answer the questions.

Extension Ideas:
Instead of making students discover the name of animal by searching in the picture (that represent in the smart
board) she can use animals puppet to make them discover the next animal.

The music activity

Activity name : Up, Up, Up
The type of the activity : music activity
Theme : different theme (for example: the directions or transportation).
The learning outcomes:
Identify the directions
Recognize the transportation (or different types that in the song) .
Understand the world.

Description
Up, Up, Up is a music activity. In this activity teacher will sing with the students while they play
instruments. In this activity the students will use different activity such as: Drum, Xylophone,
Maracas, Tambourine and Triangle.
I choose this activity because it include topics that related to the natural. These topics are:
directions, transportations, weather some of animalsetc. I think this activity will make students feel
interest because they will sing while they play an instrument. Teacher can use this activity when she
want to teach a lesson that related to the natural.

The learning domains

This activity will develop students cognitive skills and language skills when they recognize and
memorize new vocabulary in different topics. Also, they will develop physical skills while they use
different instruments. This activity will develop students social skills when they sing and play
instruments together. In addition, this activity will develop students emotional skills when they feel
interest.

Theory :
This activity apply different theories such as: Krashen who believes when teachers care about
students emotional (make them feel comfortable and happy) that make them learn.

Teacher can use this activity for special need students if she have them in her class.

Musics Activity
Activity Name:

Activity Type:

UP, UP, UP song

References:

Books, B. (2011, Jun 15).

Up, Up, Up!

Retrieved Feb
17, 2016, from
Youtube:
https://www.you
tube.com/watch?
v=Lrd0TiER_J0

Singing and Playing

Instruments: the students
will sing the UP, UP, UP song
and they play the
instruments to make the
same tune of the song.

Listening to Music: the

students will listen to the
song first then they try to
make the same tune for the
song.

Composing: the students

will try to make the tune for
the song.

Key elements of music

explored:

Resources:

Xylophone.
Pitch: the students will make
the same pitch of the song by
using instruments. Also, the
students will make different
levels of sound while they are
singing.

Triangle.
Drum.
Tambourine.
Maracas.

Timbre: the students will listen

to song first to identify the
instruments that use in the
song.

Structure: make a tune by draw

fruit and vegetable in the
paper. Each fruit and vegetable
will represent one musics tool.

Organisation:

Duration of Activity:

Whole class in circle time.

Around 15 minutes.

What the teacher does:

What the children do:

Teacher will introduce the material for the students.

The students will listen to the teacher.

Teacher will ask the students question about the name of

music tools.

The students will answer the questions.

The teacher will give the instructions to the students.

The students will listen to the teacher.

Teacher will show the UP, UP, UP song in smart board to

make sure that students are memorize the song and identify
the instruments that use in the song .

The students will listen to the song.

Teacher will ask each students to choose the instruments

that they want to play with.

The students will choose the instruments.

Teacher will sing the first part of the song with the students.

The students will sing the first part of the song.

The teacher will ask the students to sing the first part and
play by instruments.

They will sing the first part and play by instruments.

The teacher will complete sing the song.

The students will complete sing the song and play by

instruments.

The teacher will praise the student when they have finish
sing the song and play instruments.

The students will feel proud.

Extension Ideas:
Teacher could ask students to divide to two group one group will sing and another one will play by instruments.