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Surprise Symphony Listening = st. listen to surprise symphony while T points to listening map, st. move around room to match the listening map, T asks st. “Which pictures sounded like they were longer?”, st. decode that eye pictures are longest 

Assessments

1. Can students follow the listening map while listening to Haydn’s “Surprise Symphony”?

2. Can students decode which pictures are the longest sounding notes?

3. Do students understand that the longer notes in the “Surprise Symphony” are half notes?

Funga Alafia = T sings song, asks st. what kinds of words they hear, T describes background of song, st. learn song through call and response, T asks st. “Which words or word parts sound like they last the longest?”, st. should decode that second half of second “ashay” is the long part, T introduces that this longer sounding note is a half note, st. clap steady beat of song while singing, T asks “How many claps did you get on “shay”?”, st. should decode that half note is worth 2 beats 

Assessments

1. Can students sing “Funga Alafia” and play instruments independently?

2. Can students recognize which notes are the longest?

3. Can students decode that these notes are half notes?

John Kanakanaka = T sings song, asks critical listening questions, st. learn song through call and response, T introduces instrument parts to different verses of song, st. perform song with instruments, T asks st. after performing several times “Do you think there is a half note in this song?”, st. decode that “ay” of “tu-lai-ay” is half note value 

Assessments

1. Can students sing “John Kanakanaka” and play instruments while singing independently?

2. Can students decode on which words the half notes occur?