Brown Bear

Art Form: Music

Subject: Language Arts

Grade Level: 1st Grade

Specialist: Valerie Robinson

Students will sing and write a story using correct grammar and punctuation.

Download Lesson Plan PDF

Resources

  • Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle
  • Notation flashcards (included, print off and enlarge. You’ll have to paste them together in two sets of two measures.)
  • Brown Bear song (for teacher use, included in pdf)
  • Solfege notation (for teacher use, included in pdf)
  • Self Stick Easel Pad, or giant paper for shared writing, or document camera
  • Large markers for shared writing
  • Paper, pencils, coloring utensils for students books
  • Unpitched instruments, such as a drum, tambourine, maracas, etc.

Fine Art Standards

MUSIC STANDARD: 1510 – 01 The student will develop the voice and body as instruments of musical expression.

Integrated Standards

  • LANGUAGE STANDARD 1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
  • LANGUAGE STANDARD 2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Objectives

First grade students will sing and write a story using correct grammar and punctuation.