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Spring into Action and Song (PK-2)

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PK , K , 1 , 2
Music Science
Grade Level Program Access
1 45 min
In-School Performance In-School Performance (intended for the entire grade level to experience together)
All year except January, and not on Fridays. In-School,
$5 0
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If amplification is needed, I will provide my own sound system and only need access to an electric outlet.
No materials are needed. The teacher needn"t do anything other than enjoy the presentation and participate along with the children. All of the participation is adult-friendly, i.e. nothing is difficult or embarrassing to do.
Simply need a quiet performance with nothing else going on for the duration of the program. I would like to set up in the performance space 15 minutes beforehand.
I can sprout from a seed and blossom like a flower, wiggle like a worm and help plants grow, hatch from an egg and learn to fly. I can shine like the sun, fall like the rain, blow like the wind and make a turbine spin. I can celebrate nature in all its magical glory.
Celebrates spring in all of its natural wonder. Everyone becomes worms, flowers, birds, sun, rain and more in this playful romp. We"ll be wiggling, blooming, flying, moving/singing-along throughout the whole show. While embodying various animals and elements of nature, students will learn about plant growth, animal movement, adaptations, life cycles, ecological principles and interconnectedness. From the start, children will be singing and moving along with me. Some energetic, gross motor movement is mixed with other participation eliciting quieter focus. The sequence has been refined so that one piece sensibly segues into another making the presentation as seamless as possible. I ask questions frequently, not with the purpose of getting the right answer from an individual, but to get everyone thinking. A song will include the names of flowers that the students can think of; then we'll echo flower names and periodically "boing" up during the fun chorus. What creature underground helps these plants grow? They then follow me doing the Earthworm Dance, to the accompaniment of a funky music track. What does a plant need to grow? That is answered in the next "zipper song" done with participatory sign language. The song goes on to clearly teach the sequence of plant growth, with the root going down first, then a stem with leaves, and eventually a flower which produces a seed which starts the cycle again. With full body movements to another sound track, we become the seed waking, absorbing water, swelling, sprouting, poking down, then soaking in water, and the warmth of the sun (ahh!), rise and photosynthesize, ending with ""¦ look at me grow, I"m a flower." We move on from there becoming trees and other living things making their way through all of the seasons.
The "spring" in the title of this show obviously lends itself to that season, but it can be presented in the fall or winter and the focus will be on natural wonders of the current season. Other repertoire is included which reinforces learning the cycle of all the seasons.
Any number of caregivers are welcome to sit in as audience members.

Grade PK

Grade PK: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: Animals, Plants, and Their Environment: K-LS1-1. Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive. DCI: All animals need food in order to live and grow. They obtain their food from plants or from other animals. Plants need water and light to live and grow.
PreK: Music: Creating: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. A. With substantial guidance, explore and experience a variety of music.


Grade K

Grade K: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: Animals, Plants, and Their Environment: K-LS1-1. Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive. DCI: All animals need food in order to live and grow. They obtain their food from plants or from other animals. Plants need water and light to live and grow.
Grade K: Music: Performing: Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. A. With guidance, perform music with expression.
Grade K: Music: Performing: Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. B. Perform appropriately for the audience.

Grade 1

Grade 1: Structure, Function, and Information Processing: 1-LS1-1.Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs. DCI: All organisms have external parts. Different animals use their body parts in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water and air. Plants also have different parts (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits) that help them survive and grow.
Grade 1: Music: Performing: Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. A. With limited guidance, perform music for a specific purpose with expression.
Grade 1: Music: Performing: Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. B: Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Grade 2

Grade 2: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: 2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats. DCI:  There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.
Grade 2: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: 2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats. DCI: Plants depend on water and light to grow.
Grade 2: Music: Performing: Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. A. Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy.
Grade 2: Music: Performing: Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. B: Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.