5th Grade Rhythm/Patriotic Lessons 8-13

Each lesson is 30 minutes long.

LESSON 8 - Rhythm / Patriotic

1. Star Spangled Banner – sing

2. Hole in the Middle of the Sea

    - Sing

    - Hole handout – Students figure out how to remember the differences between all notes & rests.

    - Review rhythms on back of handout. Add instruments. Switch until 5 mins left.

       maracas, guiros, triangle, cabasas, drums, bells

3. Check Yourself-2

LESSON 9 - Rhythm / Patriotic

1. Star Spangled Banner – sing

2. Put black and white note & rest cards on board
    - Put into 2 groups: rests and notes, then in order from long to short (whole on top, sixteenth on bottom)

3. Student rhythm flashcards
    - Students in pairs to quiz each other.

4. Hole handouts again, add instruments

       maracas, guiros, triangle, cabasas, drums, bells

5. Check Yourself-2

LESSON 10 - Rhythm / Patriotic

1. Star Spangled Banner – sing
2. Tell them the story of the Star Spangled Banner.  

LESSON 11 - Rhythm / Patriotic

1. Star Spangled Banner – sing

2. SSB review PPT

3. Student flashcards – quiz each other.

4. See Check Yourself 2 – last slide – students perform all 4 rhythms from top to bottom.

    - Add instruments if time: maracas, guiros, triangle, cabasas, drums, bells

LESSON 12 - Rhythm / Patriotic

1. Star Spangled Banner – sing

2. Star Spangled Banner Listening – students fill out form while listening to different versions of the national anthem.

    - After students turn in papers, we review answers.

LESSON 13 - Rhythm / Patriotic

1. Star Spangled Banner – sing

2. Star Spangled Banner - PowerPoint of review of facts of the story and meaning of lyrics

3. Rhythm flashcards w/person next to them on risers

4. Explain writing rhythms assignment.

    - Work with partner, each have own paper, write same rhythms as partner

    - Decide what your lyrics will be

    - Write rhythms to match words

    - Practice