Going to the Zoo: Animals, Nouns, & Verbs
Learn about animals and their movements, as well as the difference between nouns and verbs.
Resources
- White board or document camera
- Prefer 2 colors for writing
- Sound system to play digital music recording
- Recording and notation of Going to the Zoo available on Utah State Board of Education website. (You will need both the “Play 1” & “Play 2” recordings. The first includes vocals and the second is accompaniment only. The notation and lesson ideas can be accessed by clicking on the title.)
Fine Art Standards
SINGING: Natural voice free from strain. Use body to internalize musical concepts
Integrated Standards
- LANGUAGE ARTS: Vocabulary: Sort Categories, also Shades of Meaning
- LANGUAGE ARTS: Nouns and Verbs
Objectives
Students will choose and then sing nuanced words to augment verses from the song, Going to the Zoo. If desired, the lesson may be expanded to explicitly teach the difference between nouns and verbs.