Grade: First

Date: April 13 - 30

OBJECTIVES:
1. By the end of the month, Students will perform a section of John the Rabbit by themselves.
2. By the end of the month, Students will participate in traditional and new dances
3. By the end of the month, Students will listen to selections of Carnival of the Animals and Ballet
of the Unhatched Chicks.
PROCEDURES:

STANDARDS:

Activities 4/13-4/30

National:
Cr1.1.1; Pr.4.1.1; Pr 6.1.1;
Cn11.1.1

John the Rabbit

Kings and Queens
Who Stole My Chicken
Carnival of Animals (Continued)
Bean Bag Boogie

State:
1.3.2.B.2; 1.3.2.B.4; 1.3.2.B.6

Lesson One 4/13 -4/22:

Sing: John the Rabbit

o Teacher will song, and students will respond with yes
Maam
o Students sing Yes Maam
Movement: Kings and Queens
o Teacher as students what King and a Queen are, and what
are some ideal qualities of a King or a Queen.
o Dub all students a King or a Queen.
o Have students pair up and get a poly spot each
o Have students in their pairs create two parallel lines and
stand on their poly spots.
o Teacher the dance
! 16 Counts, Creating Longs lines Forward and Back
facing your partner
! 8 counts left hand turn, palm to palm with partner
! 8 counts right hand turn, palm to palm with partner
! 8 counts top couple will sashay down the line
! 8 counts top couple will sashay back up the line
! 16 counts top couple walk down the row royally
waving to the students in line, Students watching
bow/curtsy as couple passes, Students move up to
the top one poly spot
! Dance Repeats.
Listening : Carnival of the Animals Aviary
o Teacher will introduce the Flute which is a member of the
woodwind family.
o Teacher will move a bird on a stick to the music the twinkle
will be rain falling.
o Students will listen a second time and they will flicker their
fingers to the rain.

MATERIALS:
Recording Bean Bag Boogie I
and II, and Carnival of the
Animals, and On Danforth
Manipulative for Aquarium and
Aviary.
Flute Card
Rabbit puppet

Assessment:
Teacher will assess for
students ability to sing with
proper vocal production and
for pitch matching.
Teacher wil asses for student
listening to the difference
between the flute and the
piano.
Teacher will assess for
studetns movement to a

Movement: Bean Bag Boogie I

Lesson Two 4/23 -4/30:

Sing: John the Rabbit

o Each student will sing Yes Maam
Movement: Who Stole My Chickens
o Students will learn the song by rote
o In eight, drum beats the students will find a partner.
o When students sing, Not Me the will point to themselves,
and when they say You they will point to their partner.
o Students will then have 8 drum beats to find a new partner.
o Do this a couple times, then change it up, so that there is a
disappearing beat, so the first time they have 8 beats and
then how many beats would there be if I took away one? 7
beats. Work down to four beats.
Movement: Kings and Queens (Review and Perform)
Listening: Carnival of the Animals Aquarium
o Students will design a fish while listening the first time.
o The second time the students will break into four groups,
groups one and two will go first and they will take turns
phrase by phrase swimming their fish across the ocean,
while groups three and four watch. They will then switch.
Movement: Bean Bag Boogie II

steady beat while doing

dance moves.
Teacher will assess for
students ability to complete a
task during an continually
shortening set of beats.