**Subject:** Cultural and Creative Arts
**Grade:** Primary 1
**Lesson Topic:** Singing the Tonic Sol-fa of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
**Duration:** 35 minutes
**Objective:**
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. Identify the tonic sol-fa syllables (doh, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, doh).
2. Sing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" using the tonic sol-fa notation.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the basic concept of pitch.
**Materials:**
1. Chart with tonic sol-fa syllables.
2. Lyrics of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" with corresponding tonic sol-fa notation.
3. Keyboard or pitch pipe (optional).
4. Flashcards with sol-fa syllables.
**Lesson Procedures:**
1. **Introduction (5 minutes):**
- Greet the students and ask if they've heard the song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."
- Sing the song together once to help them recall the tune.
- Explain that today they will learn to sing the song using special musical notes called tonic sol-fa.
2. **Teaching the Tonic Sol-fa (10 minutes):**
- Introduce the tonic sol-fa syllables: doh (do), re, mi, fa, sol (so), la, ti, and the higher doh (do).
- Use a chart or whiteboard to display the syllables.
- Sing the scale ascending and descending (doh, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, doh / doh, ti, la, sol, fa, mi, re, doh).
- Encourage the students to sing along and practice the scale several times.
3. **Introducing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" in Tonic Sol-fa (10 minutes):**
- Share the modified lyrics with tonic sol-fa notation:
```
do do sol sol la la sol
fa fa mi mi re re doh
sol sol fa fa mi mi re
sol sol fa fa mi mi re
do do sol sol la la sol
fa fa mi mi re re doh
```
- Sing the first line using tonic sol-fa syllables and have the students echo.
- Gradually add one line at a time, ensuring students follow and understand.
4. **Practice (5 minutes):**
- Sing the whole song together using tonic sol-fa notation.
- Use flashcards with sol-fa syllables to test recognition.
5. **Conclusion and Assessment (5 minutes):**
- Sing the entire song as a class.
- Ask a few students to sing specific lines using the tonic sol-fa to assess understanding.
- Provide positive feedback and correct gently where necessary.
- Summarize the lesson by reinforcing the key points.
**Extension Activity:**
- If time permits, allow students to work in pairs or small groups to sing the song and help each other.
- Ask students to draw illustrations of stars and write out the tonic sol-fa they learned on their drawings to reinforce learning.
**Homework:**
- Practice singing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" using tonic sol-fa at home.
- Draw a picture of a star and write the tonic sol-fa syllables underneath it.
**Teacher's Reflection:**
- Reflect on the effectiveness of the lesson.
- Note which students had difficulty and think about additional support or strategies for future lessons.
- Consider introducing simple percussion instruments in future lessons to reinforce the concept of pitch and rhythm.