Grade One Year Plan
Grade One Year Plan
Grade One Year Plan
Month
September
October
Theme
Activities
Getting to know
you
Basics and
expectations of the
music classroom
(Sep7-30 7
classes)
(Incorporating
seasons)
Thanksgiving (Oct
3-14 4 classes)
(Incorporating
seasons)
Halloween (17-31
4 classes)
November
Remembrance,
Peace, Love,
Friendship (Nov 124 7 classes)
(Incorporating
senses)
Poppy Poppy
Ive Got Peace
Like a River
Sing for Peace
Form Game
Weekend Fun
Concepts/Ski Curriculum
lls
Beat
Fast/Slow
Loud/Soft
4 voices
Non-pitched
percussion
families
Environmental
sounds
(musical and
non-musical)
Create sound
effects
So-mi
Tah/ti-ti written
Rhythm/beat
Introduce finger
staff
Tah rest
Introduce 2/4
meter
Introduce form
High to low/low
Starlight
Muffin Man
Teddy Bear
Jingle Bells
to high
Introduce la (ms-l)
December
Christmas and
winter celebrations
(Nov 29- Dec 23
7 classes)
Hanukah
Christmas
Secular
Kwanzaa
Winter Solstice
Tommy Tiddlemouse
Hanukah is Here
Jack in the Box
Time for Toys
Jingle Bells
Dance for Hanukah
Rudolph the Red Nosed
Reindeer
Oh! What Fun!
Up on the Housetop
Santa Claus Is Coming to
Town
We Wish you a Merry
Christmas
Section can be
repeated
(verse or
chorus)
Introduce
forte/piano