Elementary Music

Content Integration-Focused Examples Musicplay Online* K-5 collection of literacy units

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3rd-5th I am learning numeric multiples as well as musical patterns and tempo, so I can use these skills when making music. I’ll have it when I can fluently use multiples while performing a pattern of strong and weak beats at a steady tempo. I am learning numeric patterns as well as musical patterns and tempo, so I can use these skills when making music. I’ll have it when I play music using mathematical expressions representing patterns of strong and weak beats. I am learning mathematical expressions as well as musical patterns and tempo, so I can use these skills when making music. I’ll have it when I can recognize and use numeric patterns in both sound and mathematical expressions. I am learning about music during the time of the Utah pioneers so I can better understand historical music. I’ll have it when I can analyze sheet music, practice writing lyrics, and learn a dance to pioneer music. Social Studies & Dance Integration I am learning how composers use animal sounds as inspiration, so I can appreciate and create music using animal sounds. I’ll have it when I improvise animal sounds using classroom percussion instruments. ELA Integration I am learning how people have made a difference through music so I can analyze and discuss music for a social purpose. I’ll have it when I identify ways one person can make a difference and express my thoughts on this subject. ELA & Social Studies Integration 4th-5th I am learning about the Transcontinental Railroad and meter in music so I can explore this topic through music. I will have it when I can find different meters in music, research, and present historical music about the railroad, and compare groups impacted by the railroad. ELA & Social Studies Integration 4th-5th I am learning about the Transcontinental Railroad, rhythm, and soundscapes so I can create a rhythmic soundscape inspired by a theme. I’ll have it when I can create a rhythmic soundscape inspired by the Transcontinental Railroad. ELA & Social Studies Integration I am learning about music during the time of the Underground Railroad and musical patterns to better understand historical music. I’ll have it when I read a music map to see patterns in the song. Social Studies Integration I am learning about figurative language and musical principles so I can better understand music with lyrics. I’ll have it when I analyze how the lyrics and musical elements of a popular song express meaning. ELA Integration I am learning about the Civil War and instrument families so I can use this information to play music along with a story. I’ll have it when I can play appropriate music to a story about the Civil War. Social Studies Integration 3rd-5th 3rd-5th 4th 4th 4th 5th 5th 5th

BTS Arts: Music Multiples #1, Skip Counting BTS Arts: Music Multiples #2, Math Expressions BTS Arts: Music Multiples #3, Factor Families

BTS Arts: Music and the Pioneers

CSD Wonders Integrations: Animal Music CSD Wonders Integrations: Change through Song

BYU McKay School: Railroad Meter

BYU McKay School: Railroad Rhythms

BYU McKay School: Follow the Drinking Gourd CSD Wonders Integrations: Meaning in Music BTS Arts: The Civil War and Instrument Families

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