Grade 4 - Music Unit - Ontario Arts Curriculum

Grade 4 - Music Unit – Ontario Arts Curriculum. This 121-page resource was created to cover all overall and specific expectations in the Ontario Music Curriculum.

There are over 36 music assignments that will engage your students from start to finish. Included are:

• Activity sheets with embedded lesson plan instructions
• Planning pages for students to organize their performances
• Criteria to keep students and teachers focused on the elements of music being taught
• Reflection pages for students to reflect on their strengths and weaknesses
• Rubrics for assessment

Within these activities, students will learn the overall expectations:

• C1: Creating and Performing – using the creative process to create and perform musical pieces.
• C2: Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing – thinking critically about their own performances as well as other’s performances.
• C3: Exploring Forms and Cultural Contexts – identifying and performing music important to their lives and from other cultures.

Assignments included:

• How to Read Music – Treble Clef
• How to Read Music – Bass Clef
• Reading Ledger Lines
• Using Ledger Lines
• Basic Rhythms – Quarter, Half, Whole Notes
• Playing Music – Mary Had A Little Lamb
• Playing Music – Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
• Learning About Pentatonic Scales
• Activity: Compose & Play Pentatonic Melodies
• Understanding Syncopation and Fermatas
• Activity: Poison Rhythm Detective
• Game: Bounce to the Beat
• Game: Cup Rhythm Challenge
• Exploring Soundscapes and Form
• Activity: Soundscapes of Canada
• Understanding Dynamics in Music
• Activity: Move with the Music
• Exploring Melody and Melody Maps
• Activity: Draw & Play Your Melody Map
• Discovering Harmony and Song Structure
• Singing in Harmony – Folk Songs Around the World
• The Power of Music: Feelings Through Sound
• Activity: Act It Out – Music and Mood
• Activity: Painting the Sound
• Understanding Instrument Families
• Game: What’s That Sound?
• What is a Canon in Music?
• Activity: Singing in Layers – Learning a Canon
• Mapping the Music: Understanding Form
• Activity: Create Your Music Map
• The Power of Dynamics in Music
• Activity: Be the Conductor
• Music in Our Communities
• Music in the Community – Poster Project
• Game: Pass the Beat
• Snowman – Music Vocabulary

This is a comprehensive unit that will save you hours of planning! It has everything you need to feel confident that you are covering the Ontario Music curriculum.

BOTH GOOGLE SLIDES AND PDF VERSIONS INCLUDED!