Frogs Can Sing Too! - CROAK!!!!
Title: Frogs Sing Too! - CROAK!!!!
Subject: English/Language Arts
Grade Level: 3
Overview:
Third grade music students will compare and contrast the sounds of frogs by listening to different frogs using the internet. They will imitate frog sounds through song. The students will write a descriptive paragraph about the different frog sounds. The student will draw an illustration for the paragraph.
Approximate Duration: 2 sixty-minute period
Content Standards:
Standard 1
Students read, comprehend, and respond to a range of materials, using a variety of strategies for different purposes.
Standard 2
Students write competently for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Standard 4
Students demonstrate competence in speaking and listening as tools for learning and communicating.
Benchmarks:
ELA-2-E2
focusing on language, concepts, and ideas that show an awareness of the intended audience and/or purpose (e.g., classroom, real-life, workplace) in developing compositions;
ELA-2-E3
creating written texts using the writing process;
ELA-4-E2
giving and following directions/procedures;
ELA-4-E4
giving rehearsed and unrehearsed presentations;
ELA-4-E5
speaking and listening for a variety of audiences (e.g., classroom, real-life, workplace) and purposes (e.g., awareness, concentration, enjoyment, information, problem solving);
ELA-4-E6
listening and responding to a wide variety of media (e.g., music, TV, film, speech);
ELA-2-E5
recognizing and applying literary devices (e.g., figurative language);
Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs):
Writing
Grade 3
26. Use a variety of literary devices, including idioms and personification, in written responses and compositions(ELA-2-E5)
Speaking and Listening
38. Give and follow precise directions and instructions(ELA-4-E2)
40. Give rehearsed oral presentations that include the following: ;expression of an opinion about a text, topic, or idea ;relevant facts and details from multiple sources (ELA 4 E4)Interdisciplinary Connections:
Arts : Creative Expression
Students develop creative expression through the application of knowledge, ideas, communication skills, organization abilities and imagination.
Science : Life Science
The students will become aware of the characteristics and life cycles of organisms and understand their relationships to each other and to their environment.
Educational Technology Standards:
Use technology tools (e.g., publishing, multimedia tools, and word processing software) for individual and for simple collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities for a variety of audiences.
Use technology resources to assist in problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities.
Objectives:
TLW listen and respond to frog sounds by writing a poem or descriptive paragraph.
TLW learn and sing a song about frog sounds.
Lesson Materials and Resources:
Making Music Grade 2 textbooks
Making Music Grade 3 textbooks
Grade 2 CD's
Grade 3 CD's
CD player
Notebook paper
Construction paper
Technology Tools and Materials:
Hardware:
Computer
Internet Connection
Software:
KidPixWebsites:
Frog and Toad Photographs and Calls
http://www.naturesound.com/frogs/frogs.html
CGEE: A Thousand Friends of Frogs
http://cgee.hamline.edu/frogs/
Exploratorium: Frogs
http://www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/index.html
Weird Frog Facts
http://www.allaboutfrogs.org/weird/weird.html
Kiddy Karaoke Song Center
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Cottage/3192/
Background Information:
Students have traveled to Black Bayou Lake refuge as an opener for this unit. They are studying amphibians.
Lesson Procedures:
Day One
1. To get class excited about frogs and singing, Go to http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Cottage/3192/ and sing karaoke to the song, Frog Went A Courtin'.
2. Listen to the sound of various frogs on the computer. Show pictures of the frogs on the TV or A/V screen. Go to http://www.naturesound.com/frogs/frogs.html for sites and sounds of frogs. Discuss variations on the sounds that frogs make and discuss what they might mean.
3. Learn frog songs. "El Coqui" from page 282-283 of Making Music Grade 2 and "Shu ha mo" from page 270-271 of Making Music Grade 3.
Day Two
1. The students will go to the computer and open KidPix to write a descriptive paragraph on a particular frog and its sound. The students will draw a picture to go with the paragraph.
2. The teacher will place the the work into a slideshow in KidPix.
Assessment Procedures:
A rubric will be used to assess the paragraph.
Accommodations/Modifications:
Consult each student's IEP for specific modifications.
Preferential seating and peer tutoring as needed.
----- written by Lisa Cole and Melinda Gorman
Reproducible Materials:
Frogs Can Sing Too! CROAK!!! Paragraph Rubric
Frogs Can Sing Too! CROAK!!! Participation Rubric
Explorations and Extensions:
Students can listen for frog sounds at home and make comparisons to the ones studied in class. They may also read trade books on frogs and study their habitat.
Lesson Development Resources:
Rubistar
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
Teaching Elementary Science
http://www2.tltc.ttu.edu/thomas/
Columbia News
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/04/09/frogs.html
Contact Information:
Lisa Cole
lisa.cole@mcschools.net
J. S. Clark Elementary School
Melinda Gorman
melinda.gorman@mcschools.net
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