1st Grade Lesson for E-Portfolio

I can keep a steady beat. I can sing, hear, and show so and mi pitches.
I can identify and write one and two sounds on a beat.
MU:Cr1.1.1a, MU:Pr4.2.1a, MU:Re7.2.1a, MU:Cn11.0

Pat, Pat, Pat Like Me

o Pat, pat, pat like me, can you pat like I do
Pat, pat, pat like me, can you pat like I do.
Pat, clap, touch nose, pat head, shrug, point, shake,
push, sway, nod, stand walk, bend knees, sit, pat
head, wave
Hands in your lap at the end
I See as Plain As Can Be
o I see as plain as can be, something that starts with the
letter _____
They get 5 tries for each item
Do 5 items
Bee Bee
o Sing song- they tell me the two things the bee stung (all so
mi)
Bee, bee, bumblebee
Stung a man upon his knee
Stung a pig upon his snout
I declare that you are out.
o Stand in circle
Pass beanbag around to the beat
Person who ends up with it at end of the song sits
down
o The person out didnt do anything wrong,
thats just where the steady beat ended up!
That means they did their beat right. Its just
not their lucky day!
o Back to seats- Write 16 beats on the board
Put words into hands- clap each line and try to figure
out rhythm
o How should I connect two sounds on a beat?
Read each line in ta and ti tis
Read whole thing in ta and ti tis
o Can put mark next to tough lines and change
them into stars
I Had a Little Brother
o Say poem
o T or F (Thumbs up/down)

Ms. Bjoin has a brother

Hes smaller than my thumb
I put him in a coffee pot
Hes good at playing the drums
o Pass out instrument to the end of each row
o I say ta/ti ti rhythms, they repeat on instrument- I play with
them on my instrument
When saying poem, they pass to next person
Going on a Picnic
o Explain what I have and sing the response many times
o Pass items out (maybe 10 at a time?)
Have them sing response to me, then go put their
item back in the bag
So/mi Movement (in their chairs)
o Move up and down as I sing so/mi
Dismiss: Sing in s/m
o Goodbye, first graders
o Have a great weekend
o If youre wearing _______ today, line up at the door

If any extra time:

Irish Washerwoman
o Show how to take two plates, then pass to the next person
Plates stay in your lap until the music starts!
o 16 beat pattern to the music
Bear Hunt
o Were going on a bear hunt, were gonna catch a big one,
what a beautiful day! Were not scared. (pat lap for steady
beat)
o Cant go over it, cant go under it. Oh no Weve go to go
through it!
Grass (long, wavy)
Swishy, swashy
River (deep, cold)
Splash, splosh
Mud (thick, oozy)
Squelch, squerch
Forest (big, dark)
Stumble, trip
Snowstorm (swirling, whirling)
Hoo, whoo
Cave (narrow, gloomy)
Tiptoe, tiptoe

One shiny wet nose! Two big furry ears! Two big
goggly eyes! Its a BEAR!!