First Grade Music
Month
September
(ELEMENTS OF
CREATING
MUSIC)
CPI #
Cumulative
Progress
Indicator (CPI)
Learning Activities
Assessment
Interdisciplinary
connections
1.3.2.B.3
Demonstrate
correct playing
techniques for Orff
instruments or
equivalent
homemade
instruments.
CLASSROOM
INSTRUMENTS,
OSTINATOS.
IMPROVISATION,
SINGING, CLASS
DISCUSSION,
MUSIC GAMES,
CALL AND
RESPONSE,
MOVEMENT,
INTERACTIVE
ACTIVITIES,
LISTENING
TEACHER
OBSERVATION,
PARTICIPATION,
QUESTION/ANSWER,
STUDENT
PERFORMANCE
P.E.
2.5.2.A.3
1.3.2.B.5
(LISTENING)
1.2.2.A.1
Improvise short
tonal and rhythmic
patterns over
ostinatos, and
modify melodic or
rhythmic patterns
using selected
notes and/or scales
to create expressive
ideas.
Identify
characteristic
theme-based works
of music such as
HEALTH
2.1.2.D.1
TECHNOLOGY
8.1.2.A.2
LANGUAGE
ARTS
CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.1.1
CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.1.3
21ST CENTURY
9.1.4.E.2
music based on the
themes of family
and community,
from various
historical periods
and world cultures.
October
(ELEMENTS OF
CREATING
MUSIC)
1.4.2.A.2
Compare and
contrast culturally
and historically
diverse works of
music that evoke
emotion and that
communicate
cultural meaning.
1.4.2.B.3
Recognize the
making subject or
theme in works of
music.
1.1.2.B.1
Explore the
elements of music
through verbal and
written responses
to diverse aural
prompts and
printed scores.
1.3.2.B.1
Clap, sing, or play
CLASSROOM
INSTRUMENTS,
OSTINATOS.
IMPROVISATION,
SINGING, CLASS
DISCUSSION,
MUSIC GAMES,
CALL AND
RESPONSE,
TEACHER
OBSERVATION,
PARTICIPATION,
QUESTION/ANSWER,
STUDENT
PERFORMANCE
P.E.
2.5.2.A.3
TECHNOLOGY
8.1.2.A.2
LANGUAGE
ARTS
CCSS.ELA-
on pitch from basic
notation in the
treble clef, with
consideration of
pitch, rhythm,
dynamics, and
tempo.
(LISTENING)
1.3.2.B.3
Demonstrate
correct playing
techniques for Orff
instruments or
equivalent
homemade
instruments.
1.2.2.A.1
Identify how artists
and specific works
of music reflect,
and are affected by
past and present
cultures.
1.4.2.A.2
Compare and
contrast culturally
and historically
diverse works of
music that evoke
MOVEMENT,
INTERACTIVE
ACTIVITIES,
LISTENING
Literacy.SL.1.1
CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.1.3
21ST CENTURY
9.1.4.E.2
WORLD LANG.
7.1.NM.A.2
emotion and that
communicate
cultural meaning.
November
(ELEMENTS OF
CREATING
MUSIC)
1.4.2.B.3
Recognize the
making subject or
theme in works of
music.
1.1.2.B.1
Explore the
elements of music
through verbal and
written responses
to diverse aural
prompts and
printed scores.
1.3.2.B.1
1.3.2.B.3
Clap, sing, or play
on pitch from basic
notation in the
treble clef, with
consideration of
pitch, rhythm,
dynamics, and
tempo.
Demonstrate
correct playing
techniques for Orff
instruments or
equivalent
CLASSROOM
INSTRUMENTS,
OSTINATOS.
IMPROVISATION,
SINGING, CLASS
DISCUSSION,
MUSIC GAMES,
CALL AND
RESPONSE,
MOVEMENT,
INTERACTIVE
ACTIVITIES,
LISTENING
TEACHER
OBSERVATION,
PARTICIPATION,
QUESTION/ANSWER,
STUDENT
PERFORMANCE
P.E.
2.5.2.A.3
TECHNOLOGY
8.1.2.A.2
LANGUAGE
ARTS
CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.1.1
CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.1.3
21ST CENTURY
9.1.4.E.2
WORLD LANG.
7.1.NM.B.2
homemade
instruments.
(LISTENING)
1.3.2.B.5
Improvise short
tonal and rhythmic
patterns over
ostinatos, and
modify melodic or
rhythmic patterns
using selected
notes and/or scales
to create expressive
ideas.
1.2.2.A.2
Identify how artists
and specific works
of music reflect,
and are affected by
past and present
cultures.
1.4.2.A.2
Compare and
contrast culturally
and historically
diverse works of
music that evoke
emotion and that
communicate
cultural meaning.
December
(ELEMENTS OF
CREATING
MUSIC)
1.4.2.B.3
Recognize the
making subject or
theme in works of
music.
1.1.2.B.1
Explore the
elements of music
through verbal and
written responses
to diverse aural
prompts and
printed scores.
1.3.2.B.1
1.3.2.B.3
Clap, sing, or play
on pitch from basic
notation in the
treble clef, with
consideration of
pitch, rhythm,
dynamics, and
tempo.
Demonstrate
correct playing
techniques for Orff
instruments or
equivalent
homemade
CLASSROOM
INSTRUMENTS,
OSTINATOS.
IMPROVISATION,
SINGING, CLASS
DISCUSSION,
MUSIC GAMES,
CALL AND
RESPONSE,
MOVEMENT,
INTERACTIVE
ACTIVITIES,
LISTENING
TEACHER
OBSERVATION,
PARTICIPATION,
QUESTION/ANSWER,
STUDENT
PERFORMANCE
P.E.
2.5.2.A.3
TECHNOLOGY
8.1.2.A.2
LANGUAGE
ARTS
CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.1.1
CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.1.3
21ST CENTURY
9.1.4.E.2
WORLD LANG.
7.1.NM.B.2
instruments.
(LISTENING)
1.3.2.B.5
Improvise short
tonal and rhythmic
patterns over
ostinatos, and
modify melodic or
rhythmic patterns
using selected
notes and/or scales
to create expressive
ideas.
1.2.2.A.2
Identify how artists
and specific works
of music reflect,
and are affected by
past and present
cultures.
1.4.2.A.2
Compare and
contrast culturally
and historically
diverse works of
music that evoke
emotion and that
communicate
cultural meaning.
January
(DANCE)
(OTHER
CULTURES)
(LISTENING)
1.4.2.B.3
Recognize the
making subject or
theme in works of
music.
1.1.2.B.1
Explore the
elements of music
through verbal and
written responses
to diverse aural
prompts and
printed scores.
1.2.2.A.2
1.4.2.B.3
February
(VOCAL
TECHNIQUES
1.1.2.B.1
CLASSROOM
INSTRUMENTS,
IMPROVISATION,
SINGING, CLASS
DISCUSSION,
MUSIC GAMES,
MOVEMENT,
LISTENING
TEACHER
OBSERVATION,
PARTICIPATION,
QUESTION/ANSWER,
STUDENT
PERFORMANCE
P.E.
2.5.2.A.3
LANGUAGE
ARTS
CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.1.1
CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.1.3
Compare and
contrast culturally
and historically
diverse works of
music that evoke
emotion and that
communicate
cultural meaning.
21ST CENTURY
9.1.4.E.2
WORLD LANG.
7.1.NM.B.2
Recognize the
making subject or
theme in works of
music.
Explore the
elements of music
SOCIAL STUDIES
6.1.4.D.20
DANCE
1.1.2.A.2
SINGING,
MOVEMENT,
TEACHER
OBSERVATION,
TECHNOLOGY
8.1.2.A.2
AND
PERFORMANCE)
through verbal and
written responses
to diverse aural
prompts and
printed scores.
1.1.2.B.2
Identify musical
elements in
response to diverse
aural prompts, such
as rhythm, timbre,
dynamics, form,
and melody.
1.3.2.B.4
Vocalize the home
tone of familiar and
unfamiliar songs,
and demonstrate
appropriate posture
and breathing
technique while
performing songs,
rounds, or canons
in unison and with
a partner.
1.3.2.B.7
Blend unison and
harmonic parts and
vocal or
instrumental
timbres while
PLAYING
INSTRUMENTS,
LISTENING
PARTICIPATION,
QUESTION/ANSWER, LANGUAGE
STUDENT
ARTS
PERFORMANCE
CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.1.1
CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.1.3
21ST CENTURY
9.1.4.E.2
WORLD LANG.
7.1.NM.B.2
matching dynamic
levels in response
to a conductor’s
cues.
(LISTENING)
1.2.2.A.2
Identify how artists
and specific works
of music reflect,
and are affected by
past and present
cultures.
1.4.2.A.2
Compare and
contrast culturally
and historically
diverse works of
music that evoke
emotion and that
communicate
cultural meaning.
1.4.2.B.3
Recognize the
making subject or
theme in works of
music.
March
(VOCAL
TECHNIQUES
AND
PERFORMANCE)
1.1.2.B.1
1.1.2.B.2
Explore the
elements of music
through verbal and
written responses
to diverse aural
prompts and
printed scores.
Identify musical
elements in
response to diverse
aural prompts, such
as rhythm, timbre,
dynamics, form,
and melody.
1.3.2.B.4
Vocalize the home
tone of familiar and
unfamiliar songs,
and demonstrate
appropriate posture
and breathing
technique while
performing songs,
rounds, or canons
in unison and with
a partner.
1.3.2.B.7
Blend unison and
harmonic parts and
SINGING,
MOVEMENT,
PLAYING
INSTRUMENTS,
LISTENING
TEACHER
OBSERVATION,
PARTICIPATION,
QUESTION/ANSWER,
STUDENT
PERFORMANCE,
GRADE LEVEL
MUSIC PROGRAM,
SELF CRITIQUE
TECHNOLOGY
8.1.2.A.2
LANGUAGE
ARTS
CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.1.1
CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.1.3
21ST CENTURY
9.1.4.E.2
WORLD LANG.
7.1.NM.B.2
vocal or
instrumental
timbres while
matching dynamic
levels in response
to a conductor’s
cues.
(LISTENING)
1.2.2.A.2
Identify how artists
and specific works
of music reflect,
and are affected by
past and present
cultures.
1.4.2.A.2
Compare and
contrast culturally
and historically
diverse works of
music that evoke
emotion and that
communicate
cultural meaning.
1.4.2.B.3
Recognize the
making subject or
theme in works of
music.
April
(THEATRE)
1.4.2.A.3
1.4.2.B.2
(LISTENING)
Use imagination to
create a story based
on an arts
experience that
communicated an
emotion or feeling
and tell the story
through music.
Apply the
principles of
positive critique in
giving and
receiving responses
to performances.
1.2.2.A.2
Identify how artists
and specific works
of music reflect,
and are affected by
past and present
cultures.
1.4.2.A.2
Compare and
contrast culturally
and historically
ROLE PLAY,
CLASS
DISCUSSION,
GAMES,
LISTENING,
OBSERVATION,
SINGING
TEACHER
OBSERVATION,
PARTICIPATION,
QUESTION/ANSWER,
STUDENT
PERFORMANCE, IN
CLASS THEATRICAL
PRODUCTION,
SELF CRITIQUE,
PEER CRITIQUE
THEATRE
1.3.2.C.2
1.3.2.C.3
ART
1.3.2.D.5
TECHNOLOGY
8.1.2.A.2
LANGUAGE
ARTS
CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.1.1
CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.1.3
21ST CENTURY
9.1.4.E.2
diverse works of
music that evoke
emotion and that
communicate
cultural meaning.
May
(INSTRUMENTS
AND
INSTRUMENT
FAMILIES)
1.4.2.B.3
Recognize the
making subject or
theme in works of
music.
1.1.2.B.4
Categorize families
of instruments and
identify their
associated musical
properties.
GAMES, CLASS
DISCUSSION,
LISTENING,
INTERACTIVE
ACTIVITIES,
SINGING
TEACHER
OBSERVATION,
PARTICIPATION,
QUESTION/ANSWER,
STUDENT
PERFORMANCE
SCIENCE
5.2.2.A.1
MATH
CCSS.Math.Content
1.MD.C.4
TECHNOLOGY
8.1.2.A.2
(LISTENING)
1.2.2.A.2
1.4.2.A.2
Identify how artists
and specific works
of music reflect,
and are affected by
past and present
cultures.
Compare and
LANGUAGE
ARTS
CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.1.1
CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.1.3
21ST CENTURY
contrast culturally
and historically
diverse works of
music that evoke
emotion and that
communicate
cultural meaning.
June
(ELEMENTS OF
CREATING
MUSIC)
(LISTENING)
1.4.2.B.3
Recognize the
making subject or
theme in works of
music.
1.3.2.B.1
Clap, sing, or play
on pitch from basic
notation in the
treble clef, with
consideration of
pitch, rhythm,
dynamics, and
tempo.
1.2.2.A.2
Identify how artists
and specific works
of music reflect,
and are affected by
past and present
cultures.
9.1.4.E.2
CLASSROOM
INSTRUMENTS,
OSTINATOS.
IMPROVISATION,
SINGING, CLASS
DISCUSSION,
MUSIC GAMES,
CALL AND
RESPONSE,
MOVEMENT,
INTERACTIVE
ACTIVITIES,
LISTENING
TEACHER
OBSERVATION,
PARTICIPATION,
QUESTION/ANSWER,
STUDENT
PERFORMANCE
P.E.
2.5.2.A.3
TECHNOLOGY
8.1.2.A.2
LANGUAGE
ARTS
CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.1.1
CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.1.3
21ST CENTURY
9.1.4.E.2
WORLD LANG.
7.1.NM.B.2
1.4.2.A.2
Compare and
contrast culturally
and historically
diverse works of
music that evoke
emotion and that
communicate
cultural meaning.
1.4.2.B.3
Recognize the
making subject or
theme in works of
music.