Elementary Music

Second Grade Music

Age-Aligned Music Activity Examples ●​ Music Games ●​ Singing call-and-response, echo, and story songs. ●​ Practicing simple rounds. ●​ Movement and dance exploration ●​ Folk and square dance ●​ Puppet interactions

●​ Rhythm clapping ●​ Body percussion

●​ Soundscapes ●​ Improvisation ●​ Historical music appreciation ●​ Story songs ●​ Notation exploration ●​ Instrumental music using introductory instruments such as boom whackers and simple percussion

Grade-Level Integration Connections Second Grade Science : Life cycle, habitats, states of matter ELA: Character conflict, setting, events, expressive word meanings Health : Being a good friend Social Studies: Personal/family histories, citizenship Math: Telling time, add/subtract to 100, simple story problems

Focus Standards CREATE 2.M.CR.1: Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose using limited tone sets and simple meters. PERFORM 2.M.P.11: Perform music with a specific purpose, expression, and technical accuracy; watch and follow the conductor to perform dynamics and to start, stop, and stay together; and demonstrate appropriate performance behavior. RESPOND 2.M.R.1: Listen to and interact with a variety of contrasting music while recognizing form, meter, beat versus rhythm, timbre, mood, dynamics, tempo, and melody.