The musical purpose of this lesson is to

introduce the idea that music can be loud and Sing a song loudly and softly.
soft.
Recognize loud and soft in a
piece of music.

The social purpose of this lesson is to talk Remember two ways we can
about the ocean, and how to care for the care for the ocean.
world.

Essential Question: How do you make

choices when you are creating a piece of
music?

45 min Coming Soon! Materials Hello,

P Welcome
arachute My Dog
B Rags
lue sheet Charlie Over
B the Ocean
rown sheet Aquarium -
(beach color) Saint-Sans
M Goodbye,
obile devices Farewell
(optional)
Instruments
P
itched
 percussion
N
on-pitched
percussion
R
ain sticks

1.
Welcome to the Ocean + Loud & Soft

3 min

Welcome students to the lesson.

Look at the screen together, and ask them what they see.
 Introduce the theme of the lesson by asking if any of them have been to the
ocean.
Press play on the screen, and have them move to the music that they hear. (This
lesson is a great opportunity to use a parachute or large blue piece of material to
become the ocean.)
Introduce the phrase of the day, "The ocean is full of amazing things."
Say the phrase of the day in a rhythmic pattern, "The ocean-is full-of-amazing
things."
Say the phrase loudly, softly, fast, and slow while patting or stomping to the
steady beat.
Be sure to refine and revise musical ideas based on student suggestions.
Take attendance, if needed.
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2.
Hello, Welcome (Lyrics)

4 min
 Sing the Hello, Welcome song with the students.
In the B section of the song, hold up elements such as shells, plastic fish, and
cuddly toy octopuses.
Add in these ocean icons to the song to help introduce the theme of the lesson.
Encourage students to sing loud and soft in preparation for the musical theme of
the lesson, which is loud and soft.
As an alternative, lay out a blue sheet on the floor, and place all of the ocean
memorabilia on the sheet, and sing the words, "Hello ocean, how are you? Hello ocean,
how are you? Hello ocean, how are you? We are glad you're here."
Invite students to play rain sticks along with the song.

3.
Loud or Soft Game

4 min
 This screen introduces the musical theme of the lesson.
Press one of the play buttons on the screen.
Have students decide if the sound is loud or soft.
If the sound is loud, have students cup their hand around their mouth as if
shouting. If it's soft, have them put their fingers on their lips.
Have students create movements for each sound they hear.
Demonstrate how music can be loud and soft by playing a drum loudly and then
softly.
Invite all students to hold rhythm sticks or other instruments. Tell them that they
are going to be the ocean!
At first, the ocean is very calm and quiet, then the wind comes, and it gets louder.
Create a loud and soft soundscape to go with the story you tell about the ocean.
Evaluate, refine, and revise student work, then play again.
4.
My Dog Rags (Lyrics)

4 min
 Listen to the song called My Dog Rags.
Have students join in with the song and follow the actions you create in the front
of the classroom for flip flop, wig wag, and zig zag.
Turn off the vocal track, and sing the song loudly, then sing the song softly. Have
the actions reflect the volume of the music.
Observe and assess students' ability to control their volume and be responsive to
the teacher.

5.
Charlie Catches a Big Fish (Story)

5 min
 Pre-K stories are designed to combine the social and musical purposes of the
lesson.
This story focuses on the ocean, while also introducing students to the back story
of the song Charlie over the Ocean.
Listen to or read the story of Charlie and the Big Fish.
Paginate through the story using the yellow arrows at the top of the screen. Ask
students questions as you go through the pages about the story content and also the
colors, patterns, and shapes they see on the screen.

6.
Story Questions
4 min

The seventh screen poses four simple questions about the story which reinforce
the social and musical purpose of the lesson.
Read question one, or press the play button to hear the question, then paginate
using the arrows at the right hand side of the screen.
Discuss the questions, being mindful of establishing clear rules for answering
questions in the classroom (no calling out, hands up).
The answer to question three reinforces the idea of loud and and challenges
students to apply that learning to a new situation.

7.
Charlie Over the Ocean (Lyrics)
4 min

Listen to the song Charlie Over the Ocean.

Sing the song together, creating movements to go with the song.
Invite the response to be sometimes loud and sometimes soft by using your
hands to indicate.
Have wide hands for loud and narrow hands for soft.
Have students use instruments to keep the steady beat of the song, if
appropriate.
Divide the class into groups, and have one group call and one group respond.

8.
Goodbye, Farewell (Lyrics)

4 min

Review the musical element of loud and soft by playing the drum and having
students sit down when it is played softly, and stand up when it is played loudly.
As you play the drum, repeat the phrase of the day from the first screen, "The
ocean-is full-of-amazing things." Have students chant loudly and softly as directed.
Sing the Goodbye, Farewell song from the previous lesson.
Have students follow the actions and also sway to the music. (This song is in
compound meter of 6/8.)
Ask students what they can do to to take care of the ocean. (cleaning up trash,
being kind to the animals that live there)