Common Core Music Lessons k-5 REVISED 5-29

Kindergarten Music Common Core Lessons

Unit 1

A Colorful Time With Rhythm and Rhyme

Colors, Nursery Rhymes, Five Senses, Rhythm, Rhyme, Rainbows Move With Mouse On So, La, and Mi, Making Music Grade 1, Unit 6, Lesson 8 Two Sections, Two Movements, Making Music Grade 2, Unit 5, Lesson 6Unit 2

Tell A Story, 1-2-3

Counting, Numbers, Rhyming, Stories based on Three, Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Ordinal Number Words (first, second, third)

A Tricky Tale of High and Low, Making Music Kindergarten, Unit 1, Lesson 9

Speaking of High and Low, Making Music Kindergarten, Unit 2, Lesson 9

Everybody Counts, Making Music Kindergarten, Unit 11, Lesson 4

Ant Antics, Making Music Grade 1, Unit 7, Lesson 2

Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss and Marjorie Priceman

The Three Little Pigs/Beethovens 5th Symphoney, Music Tales: Popular Childrens Stories Accompanied By Famous Classical Music, Vol. 1 Goldilocks and the Three Bears/Bach Beethoven and Brahms, Music Tales: Popular Childrens Stories Accompanied By Famous Classical Music, Vol. 1Unit 3

Exploring With Friends In The Neighborhood

Neighborhood, Community, Jobs

High and Low, Away We Go, Making Music Kindergarten, Unit 1, Lesson 7 People In Your Neighborhood, Sesame Street (Platinum All-Time Favorites) Do You Know The Muffin Man, Ella Fitzgerald (Jazz For Kids)Unit 4

America: Symbols and Celebrations

Patriotic Songs, March, Martin Luther King, Jr., Holidays, Composer, John Phillip Sousa, BandsLITERACY Kwanzaa and Dr. Kings Day, Making Music Kindergarten, Unit 12, Lesson 9 Celebrating Our Flag, Making Music Kindergarten, Unit 12, Lesson 12 Getting Louder, Getting Softer, Making Music Grade 1, Unit 5, Lesson 1 Stars and Stripes Forever, The Liberty Bell, The Washington Post, etc., John Phillip Sousa (marches) Holiday Parade, Music K-8, Vol. 11, No.2 Patriotic songs Unit 5

The Great Big World

World Music, Continents, Fairy Tales, Penguins

Thump, Rattle, and Scrape, Making Music Grade 1, Unit 3, Lesson 11 Ferdinand the Bull/Bizets Carmen, Music Tales: Popular Childrens Stories Accompanied By Famous Classical Music, Vol. 1Unit 5

Wonders of Nature: Plants, Bugs, and Frogs

Plants, Bugs, Frogs, Seeds, Life Cycles, Ways Animals Sound and Move, Earth Day, Nature Bee Buzzes Up and Down, Making Music Kindergarten, Unit 3, Lesson 9 Spider With A Beat, Making Music Kindergarten, Unit 4, Lesson 3

Frog Fun, Long and Short, Making Music Kindergarten, Unit 5, Lesson 2

Barnyard Beat, Making Music Kindergarten, Unit 6, Lesson 2

How Many Snails On A Beat, Making Music Kindergarten, Unit 6, Lesson 4

Animal Walk, Animal Talk, Making Music Kindergarten, Unit 9, Lesson 1 Nature Sounds and Songs, Making Music Kindergarten, Unit 10, Lesson 1

Everything Grows, Making Music Kindergarten, Unit 10, Lesson 8

Grow A Melody, Making Music Grade 2, Unit 4, Lesson 7

Sing It Again, Making Music Grade 2, Unit 6, Lesson 5

Worms At Work, Making Music Grade 2, Unit 9, Lesson 9 Spider On The Go, Making Music Kindergarten, Unit 7, Lesson 7

First Grade Music Common Core Music Lessons

Unit 1

Alphabet Books and Children Who Read Them

ABCs, Music Alphabet, Friendship, Library, Books, Reading

Groovin With My ABCs, Making Music Kindergarten, Unit 11, Lesson 2 Friends Make Music, Making Music Grade 1, Unit 9, Lesson 8

Unit 2

The Amazing Animal World

Animals (Characteristics, Habitats, Classifications), Oceans

Carnival Of The Animals, Camille Saint Seans High and Low, Making Music Grade 1, Unit 1, Lesson 7

Xylobone or Xylophone, Making Music Grade 1, Unit 6, Lesson 11

Two By Two, Making Music Grade 1, Unit Lesson 1

Unit 3

Life Lessons

Fables, The Little Red Hen, The Tortoise and the Hare, Inventors/Scientists, Electricty, Manners

Meet The Instruments, Making Music Grade 1, Unit 7, Lesson 4 Tortoise And the Hare, Music Tales: Popular Childrens Stories Accompanied By Famous Classical Music, Vol.2 Tortoise and the Hare, Share the Music Grade 1

Unit 4

Winds of Change

Wizard of Oz, Weather, Tornado, StormsLITERACY:

The Storm, Making Music Grade 1, Unit 2, Lesson 4 Music of the Wind, Making Music Grade 2, Unit 10, Lesson 3 The Wind Blew East, Making Music Grade 3, Unit 2, Lesson 8 Somewhere Over The Rainbow, Making Music Grade 4, Unit 4, Lesson 5 Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, Mozart Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61, Beethoven

Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, Mendelssohn The Wind Blows Home, Making Music Grade 3, Unit 5 Lesson 7Unit 5

American Contributions Patriotic, Famous Americans, Presidents, George Cohan, Woddie Guthrie Sing About Our Country, Making Music Grade 1, Unit 7, Lesson 11 Sing of Americas Beauty, Making Music Grade 5, Unit 3, Lesson 12Unit 6

Around the World with a Glass SlipperCinderella, World Music, Fairytales Around The World, World Cultures, Continents Meet So and Mi, Making Music Grade 1, Unit 3, Lesson 8 How Do You Sing Hello, Making Music Grade 1, Unit 9, Lesson 1

A Whole New World, Alladin (Disney)

Second Grade Music Common Core LessonsUnit 1

A Season For Chapters

Seasons, Vivaldi, Rhythm, Rhyme Find a New Pitch, Making Music Grade 2, Unit 2, Lesson 7 Read a New Pitch, Making Music Grade 2, Unit 3, Lesson 8

Sounds of Nature, Making Music Grade 2, Unit 9, Lesson 2 Celebrate Spring, Making Music Grade 2, Unit 12, Lesson 12

Unit 2

Wild Wild West

Wild West, Cowboys, 1800s, Native Americans, Johnny Appleseed, John Henry, Will Rogers

Literacy

Up and Down the Music Trail, Making Music Grade 2, Unit 1, Lesson 7 Singing On The Trail, Making Music Grade 2, Unit 7, Lesson 3 The Appleseed Song, Making Music Grade 4, Unit 9, Lesson 8 Singing Partners, Making Music Grad 5, Unit 2, Lesson 10UNIT 3

Building Bridges with Unlikely FriendsBridges, Charlottes Web, Friendship, Animals, Friends Across the World, Letter WritingLiteracy

Friends Around the Country, Making Music Grade 2, Unit 7, Lesson 1 Sing With a Spider, Making Music Grade 3, Unit 11, Lesson 6 London Bridge Best of Friends from The Fox and the Hound Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-SaensMath:

Viennese Musical Clock from Hary Janos Suite by Zoltan Kodaly, Share the Music Grade 2, Unit 6, Lesson 7

The Syncopated Clock by Leroy AndersonUnit 4

A Long Journey to Freedom

Black History, Slavery, Famous African Americans, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Civil RightsLITERACY: Sing Out For Black History Month, Making Music Grade 1, Unit 12, Lesson 10 Sing About Martin, Making Music Grade 1, Unit 12, Lesson 9 Let The Spirit Move You, Making Music Grade 2, Unit 1, Lesson 6 Express Yourself, Making Music Grade 2, Unit 7, Lesson 6 Living The Dream, Making Music Grade 2, Unit 12, Lesson 10 Everyone Needs A Hero Music Express Magazine, Vol. 9, No. 4 If You Miss Me From The Back Of The Bus, Music Express Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 4 Abraham, Music K-8, Vol. 14, No. 3 Follow The Drinking Gourd, Music K-8, Vol. 13, No. 3Unit 5

American Contributions

Folktales, Peter and the Wolf, Soup, Caps For Sale, Tales from Around the World

Sing A Dragon Tale, Making Music Grade 2, Unit 11, Lesson 1 Playing Lullaby Layers, Making Music Grade 2, Unit 3, Lesson 12Unit 6

Taking Care of Ourselves

Human Body, Four Body Systems, Food, Health, Dental Hygiene Harmony Tones, Making Music Grade 4, Unit 4, Lesson 12 Apples and Bananas Look Out Below, Here Comes Do, Making Music Grade 1, Unit 6, Lesson 9 Musical Games, Making Music Grade 1, Unit 9, Lesson 3 (Jump Rope) Speaking of Treats, Making Music Grade 1, Unit 11, Lesson 1

Third Grade Common Core Music Lessons

Unit 1

Stories Worth Telling Again and Again

Storytelling, Fables, Fairytales, Myths, Grandparents, Native Americans, Slave Tales

Sing Your Story, Making Music Grade 3, page 350-351 A Rabbit Tale, Making Music Grade 3, Unit 10, Lesson 4Unit 2

Inspired By The Sea

Sea, Ocean, Water, Ocean Animals, Sea Creatures, Oysters, Titanic, Water Cycle Sea Treasures, Making Music Grade 1, Unit 10, Lesson 4

Singing On The Sea, Making Music Grade 5, Unit 7, Lesson 3Unit 3

Creative, Inventive, and Notable People

20th Century Musicians, Composers, Artists, Inventors, Ella Fitzgerald, Marian Anderson, Louis Armstrong, Igor Stravinsky, Music Genres Two American Styles, Making Music Grade 2, Unit 7, Lesson 4 Melody In Minor, Making Music Grade 5, Unit 5, Lesson 7

Unit 4

The People, The Preamble, and the Presidents

18th Century Presidents, Immigration, Star Spangled Banner, Patriotic Music, March, Sousa New Land, New Verse, Making Music Grade 5, Unit 2, Lesson 5

Singing America, Making Music Grade 3, Unit 7 Intro, pgs 236-239 Sing Of Liberty, Making Music Grade 3, Unit 12, Lesson 14

Making Music Our Own, Making Music Grade 4, Unit 6 Intro, pgs 206-209Unit 5

A Feast of Words On A Planet Called Earth And Beyond

Planets, Idioms, Food, Eating, Feasts This Beautiful Planet, Making Music Grade 3, Unit 10 Intro, pgs 324-327

Fun With Table Manners, Making Music Grade 3, Unit 5, Lesson 11

Rondo-Rama, Making Music Grade 3, Unit 6, Lesson5

Unit 6

Fantastic Adventures With Dragons, Gods, and Giants

Fanfares, Olympics, Myths, Fantasy, Medieval, Dragons, Mythology Sing A Dragon Tale, Making Music Grade 2, Unit 11, Lesson 1 United By Melody, Making Music Grade 4, Unit 4, Lesson 8

Fourth Grade Common Core Music Lessons

Unit 1

Tales of the Heart

Elements of music, Emotions, Three Body Systems, Matters of the Heart, Love, Family, Transitions, Doctors

Expression In Your Music, Making Music Grade 4, Unit 1, Lesson 1 Keep It Steady, Making Music Grade 1, Unit 1, Lesson 3Unit 2

Literature Settings Weather Or Not

Geography, Seasons, Weather, Storms, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Snow, Clouds, Africa

Water, Water Everywhere, Making Music Grade 4, Unit 10, Lesson 3

Holiday Harmony, Making Music Grade 4, Unit 12, Lesson 3Unit 3

Animals Are Characters, Too: Characters Who Gallop, Bark, and Squeak

Horses, Mice, Dogs, Verse, Rhythm, Meter, Drama, Acting, Theatre Dancing In Duple Meter, Making Music Grade 4, Unit 1, Lesson 4

One SongTwo Sections, Making Music Grade 4, Unit 2, Lesson 5 A Mouse At Home, Making Music Grade 1, Unit 10, Lesson 3Unit 4

Revolutionaries From The Past

American Revolution, John Henry, Ben Franklin

A New Scale, Making Music Grade 5, Unit 5, Lesson 6 Yankee Doodle, Making Music Grade 3, Unit 12, Lesson 15 On The Road To Rhythm, Making Music Grade 4, Unit 1, Lesson 2Unit 5

Stories Of the Earth & Sky

Native American, Earth, Sky, Constellations, Space, Moon, Stars

The Beat Goes On, Making Music Grade 4, Unit 7, Lesson 10

Pathway To The Starts, Making Music Grade 4, Unit 9, Lesson 5

Our Planet, Our Home, Making Music Grade 4, Unit 10, Lesson 2

A Song of Nature, Making Music Grade 5, Unit 10, Lesson 9Unit 6

Literacy Heroes

Heroes, Robin Hood, King Arthur, Shakespeare, Davy Crockett, Booker T. Washington, Middle Ages, Time Periods Everyone Needs A Hero, Music Express Magazine, Vol. 9, No. 4 Hero, Share the Music Grade 5, HL ? The Ballad of Davy Crockett by They Might Be Giants (Here Comes Science), also by Fess Parker (Disneys Greatests, Vol. 2)Fifth Grade Common Core Music Lessons

Unit 1

Playing With Words

Important Figures (scientists, artists, musicians, inventors), Baseball, Theme and Variations

Singing At the Game, Making Music Grade 3, Unit 7, Lesson 10 Benjamin Britten, The Young Persons Guide To The Orchestra, Opus 34, http://listeningadventures.carnegiehall.org/ypgto/index.aspx Percussion Near and Far, Making Music Grade 5, Unit 2, Lesson 9 A Musical Idea, Making Music Grade 5, Unit 5, Lesson 5Unit 2

Inventive Thinking

Renaissance (writers, inventors, musicians, famous people), Madrigals, Music History El Grillo, Josquin Desprez, Share the Music Keyboard Classics, Making Music Grade 5, Unit 6, Lesson 8 A Pitch For Peace, Making Music Grade 5, Unit 2, Lesson 8

Music Lives On, Making Music Grade 5, Unit 3, Lesson 3Unit 3

Clues to Culture

Native Americans, World Cultures, 19th Century America, Pioneers, American West (Trains, Wagons)

Get That Pioneer Spirit, Making Music Grade 4, Unit 7, Lesson 4 California Here We Come, Making Music Grade 4, Unit 7, Lesson 11 The Original Forty-Niners, Making Music Grade 4, Unit 9, Lesson 7Unit 4

America In Conflict

Civil War, Fife/Drum, Slavery March To The Beat, Making Music Grade 5, Unit 5, Lesson 4 Comin Home, Making Music Grade 5, Unit 7, Lesson 7 Express Your Pride, Making Music Grade 5, Unit 3, Lesson 1

Whats In A Song, Making Music Grade 5, Unit 7, Lesson 5

Unit 5

Exploration Real and Imagined

Alice In Wonderland, Dream-like Stories, Parody, Explorers, Camels

Gathering Harmony, Making Music Grade 3, Unit 3, Lesson 12 Parody songs- Weird Al A Song of Sequences, Making Music Grade 5, Unit 2, Lesson 6Unit 6

Coming of Age

Great Depression, Growing Up, Careers A Hopeful Refrain, Making Music Grade 4, Unit 9, Lesson 3 Better Times Ahead, Making Music Grade 5, Unit 7, Lesson 11

Another Challenge, Making Music Grade 5, Unit 7, Lesson 12