Grade 5 - Music Unit - Ontario Arts Curriculum

Grade 5 - Music Unit – Ontario Arts Curriculum. This 144-page resource was created to cover all overall and specific expectations in the Ontario Music Curriculum.

There are 38 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
• What Are Rests in Music?
• Playing Music – Mary Had A Little Lamb
• Playing Music – Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
• Creating Exciting Rhythms in Music
• Activity: Rhythm Sort & Tap!
• Game: Rhythm Basketball
• Game: Rhythmic Cup Challenge
• Game: Boom–Snap–Clap
• Game: Sevens
• Reading Key Signatures in Music
• Activity: Move with the Music
• Exploring Patterns in Music
• Activity: Compose with Rondo Form
• How Loud or Soft the Music Goes
• Activity: Dynamic Conductors
• Discovering the Shape of a Song
• Activity: Map the Melody!
• Making Music Sound Fuller Together
• Activity: Harmonize and Echo!
• How Music Creates Mood
• Activity: Paint the Music!
• Understanding Timbre in Music
• Activity: Name That Sound!
• Learning About Layered Music
• Activity: Echo Circle – Sing in a Canon!
• Comparing Music from Different Times
• Activity: Musical Time Travel
• Music and Storytelling
• Activity: Soundtrack Builders
• Music in Communities
• Activity: Music Around Us
• World of Instruments
• Activity: Listen and Discover!

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!

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