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Introduction to singing

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Term: 1st Term

Week: 2

Class: Primary 3

Age: 8 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods

Date:

Subject: Cultural and Creative Arts

Topic: Introduction to singing

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Define the word ‘singing’
  2. Identify the things that happen in their environments e.g rain, traffic lights, stars, sun etc and sing about them

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, playway method, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source, experimentation

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: musical instruments like piano, keyboards, drums etc, music textbooks on singing

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 and 2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revisits the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by explaining what singing means- singing means when we produce musical sounds with our voice

 

Pupils pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

The teacher then further explains the purpose of singing

1. to build musical skills- matching tone, keeping a steady rhythm, expressing emotion through voice etc

2. to build mathematical and spatial skills: Children who have taken singing classes score higher in mathematics

 

Pupils pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She further explains and demonstrates the importance of singing

1. it builds self-confidence

2. it promotes healthy self-esteem

3. it promotes social inclusion

4. it supports social skill development

5. it enables people of different ages and abilities to come together successfully to create something special

 

She teaches them some songs on the sun and rain

Pupils pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE-TAKING

The teacher writes a short note on the board

The pupils copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

Singing means when we produce musical sounds with our voice

The purpose of singing

  1. to build musical skills- matching tone, keeping a steady rhythm, expressing emotion through voice etc
  2. to build mathematical and spatial skills: Children who have taken singing classes score higher in mathematics

 

Importance of singing

  1. it builds self-confidence
  2. it promotes healthy self-esteem
  3. it promotes social inclusion
  4. it supports social skill development
  5. it enables people of different ages and abilities to come together successfully to create something special

 

EVALUATION:    1. What does singing mean?

  1. Discuss some of the purpose of singing
  2. Describe three reasons why it is important to sing.

CLASS ACTIVITY: Pupils are asked to sing in small groups about their environments and things they can find in it

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively



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