The Wide Mouthed Frog
Students will explore the characteristics and needs of living things and their habitats while incorporating various elements of music with simple percussive instruments.
Resources
- Word strips with animal types, habitats and food sources found in the book (in PDF)
- A variety of simple percussion instruments
- Music & rhythm (in PDF)
- The Wide Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner
Fine Art Standards
SINGING: STANDARD 1520 A 01 The student will develop the voice and body as instruments of musical expression.
PLAYING: STANDARD 1520 A 02 The students will play instruments as a means of musical expression.
CREATING: STANDARD 1520 A 03 The students will create music through improvising, arranging, and composing.
PLAYING: STANDARD 1520 A 02 The students will play instruments as a means of musical expression.
CREATING: STANDARD 1520 A 03 The students will create music through improvising, arranging, and composing.
Integrated Standards
SCIENCE STANDARD 4 Students will gain an understanding of Life Science through the study of changes in organisms over time and the nature of living things.
OBJECTIVE 2 Identify basic needs of living things (plants and animals) and their abilities to meet their needs.
INDICATOR A Communicate and justify how the physical characteristics of living things help them meet their basic needs.
OBJECTIVE 2 Identify basic needs of living things (plants and animals) and their abilities to meet their needs.
INDICATOR A Communicate and justify how the physical characteristics of living things help them meet their basic needs.
Objectives
- Identify basic needs of living things (plants and animals) and their abilities to meet their needs.
- Explore the potential of the human voice to make sounds and sing with a natural voice.
- Demonstrate playing simple percussion instruments from the classroom and various cultures.
- Demonstrate ability to play instruments accurately.
- Improvise a variety of rhythms, melodies, and sound effects with the body, voice, and instruments.