By: Jessica Wewers

ED 353
Presented on: 4/25/17

Music Lesson
Grade: 3rd
Time: Day one - 50 min/ Day two 40 min
Objectives:
Students will choose music to represent the painting.
Students will write their own lyrics to accompany the music.
The music and lyrics must last for at least one minute.
The students will perform their musical accompaniment to the class.
The students will turn in a hardcopy of the lyrics to the teacher.
Materials:
The Two Majesties (Les Deux Majests), 1883 by Jean-Lon Grme

- Copies of the painting for each group.

- Computers for students to find music for their accompaniment.
- Printer to create hard copies of the lyrics.
- Just Cant Wait to be King song from The Lion King
Introduction:
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ED 353
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- This painting is of the king of the savannah.
- Ask about who has seen The Lion King.
- Explain that the savannah is mostly found in Africa.
- Think of how living in this savannah, ruled by lions, would feel.
- Take the lions perspective of life in the savannah.
Demonstration:
- I will pass out the picture of the lion to the groups along with a note sheet.
- When they have settled in, I will play I Just Cant Wait to be King for them to think of
the lions perspective.
Practice/Participation:
- Students will search for music tunes that make them think of the painting.
- Students will write up their one minute song lyrics from either the lion or the other
animals perspective.
Day 2:
- Have groups reconvene for a review of their lyrics and to practice singing their new
renditions.
- Students will take turns playing their music and singing their lyrics to the class.
 By: Jessica Wewers
ED 353
Presented on: 4/25/17

Visual Arts Lesson

Grade: 3rd
Time: 70 min
Objectives:
Students will create a visual representation of an animal in the savannah.
Students will provide research evidence of why they painted the animal in the way and
scenery that they did.
Materials:
The Two Majesties (Les Deux Majests), 1883 by Jean-Lon Grme

- Paint
- List of savannah animals
- Cardboard canvases
- Computers and books for research
Introduction:
- Explain to students that while the lion is the king of the savannah, there are many other
animals, too.
- Put the list of animals with pictures on the board (big size).
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Demonstration:
- Create a quick painting of a lioness with other lionesses and cubs around.
- Explain that there is usually one or two lions per pride so there are a lot of lionesses.
- Painted in a cave because that is where lions reside, in a den.
- Lionesses are charged with keeping track of the cubs.
Practice/Participation:
- Call students up in random order to choose an animal.
- Allow students 15 minutes to research their animal and its habitat.
- 30 min for students to paint their animal in its background.
- 15 min for the entire class to present their animal and reasoning.
 By: Jessica Wewers
ED 353
Presented on: 4/25/17

Movement Lesson
Grade: 3rd
Time: 40 min
Objectives:
Students will reason about their choice of actions.
Students will become their animal for 20 seconds.
Materials:
The Two Majesties (Les Deux Majests), 1883 by Jean-Lon Grme

Introduction:
- Explain to students that different animals move in different ways.
- Think of your animal: prey or predator? Big or small? Fast or slow?
Demonstration:
- Explain that you are now a lion.
- Lions are big and prowl around.
- Their shoulders move deliberately as they saunter around.
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- Lions will CATCH you in their jaws (interact with a student by jolting at them aggressively
to make them understand).
- Students may make their animals noise but no words.
Practice/Participation:
- Students will have 5 minutes to come up with their rendition of their animal.
- Students will take turns acting out their animal to the class.
- The rest will try to guess what the animal is.
*Note:
This lesson is to be used as a sequence. The visual arts lesson is to come before this where they
will choose an animal from the savannah and paint it. That gives them some background
information to be able to successfully complete this learning segment.
 By: Jessica Wewers
ED 353
Presented on: 4/25/17

Theater Lesson
Grade: 3rd
Time: Day one 45 min/ Day two 30 min
Objectives:
Students will create a script, interacting with their group members.
Students will perform their script for the whole class.
Groups will submit a hard copy to the teacher.
Materials:
The Two Majesties (Les Deux Majests), 1883 by Jean-Lon Grme

- Computer for extra research/script.

- Printer to print scripts.
Introduction:
- Animals interact with each other in their ecosystems often.
- You will be showing how your animals interact with each other.
Demonstration:
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- Act out the following while narrating:
o Before the sunrise, this lion was asleep with the lionesses in the den.
o After the sunrise, the lion patrolled the savannah and ended up at the watering
hole. Here, he talked to elephant, hippo, giraffe, and zebra.
- You will create and record these interactions in a script with your group. Be creative but
realistic.
Practice/Participation:
- Students will randomly be put into groups.
- Students will research how/where their animals might meet; prey or predator.
- Students will write a script together, assign narrator when an animal isnt in the scene,
and take turns doing this.
Day two:
- Students will have five minutes to review scripts and roles.
- Students will present and perform these short skits to the class.