Primary French Music Bundle/ Musique Primaire - 48 Lessons Sep-December

This no-prep done for you Primary French Music Bundle/ Musique Primaire Bundle resource has everything you need for your enriching, curriculum-based, Orff-inspired primary French music lessons and activities for September to December. It includes 48 lessons and 4 months of lesson plans & resources - September, October, November, and December.

This bundle of 48 lessons is packed full of enriching curriculum-based, orff-inspired lessons and activities designed to keep your students engaged and learning.

12 Lessons for September

• Get to know their classmates by playing Magic Music Box
• Create music and rain sounds together by making a creation circle
• Distinguish between loud sounds and soft sounds (explore dynamics)
• Sing Frère Jacques while exploring dynamics and expression
• Sing Pomme de Reinette while exploring dynamics and expression
• Explore and interpret a Korean musical story about the journey to school (in the rain), The Yellow Umbrella by Ryu Jae-Soo
• Explore the themes of rain and apple-picking
• Listen to and respond to a piece of classical music: Haydn “Surprise Symphony” 94, 2nd movement
• Explore a Coccinelle et Hirondelle weather story from here
• Complete entries in their music journal to reflect and respond in relation to their learning
• Review their learning in a culminating activity (creation circle)

12 Lessons for October

• Discover the themes of the unit by playing Magic Music Box
• Learn and practice singing solfege notes
• Learn to sing a Congolese song with Do Re Mi
• Distinguish between major and minor sounds (exploring light and dark)
• Sing a song for Diwali
• Sing and clap rythms using a Halloween theme
• Learn to differentiate between beat and rythm
• Listen to and respond to a piece of classical music: Vivladi “Autumn” reflecting on what colour they hear in the music.
• Create music to accompany the retelling of two opposite stories: Dans un sombre bois et Sur une colline lumineuse
• Create music to interpret a weather story (Coccinelle et Hirondelle)
• Complete entries in their music journal

12 Lessons for November

• Discover the themes of the unit by playing Magic Music Box
• Learn aspects of singing (posture, breathing, warming up, singing with expression)
• Sing for enjoyment, for expression
• Sing to perform in an in-class performance – to celebrate festivals of light occurring around the world.
• Distinguish between loud and soft/high and low sounds (exploring calm weather and storms)
• Sing a variety of traditional songs.
• Sing songs about peace.
• Discover symbols of peace through the magic music box game.
• Read and interpret musically a weather story
• Create sounds for the story.
• Included as well is the Diwali poem/song from the October unit

12 Lessons for December

• Discover the themes of the unit by playing Magic Music Box
• Learn the difference between the rhythm and the beat and create rhythms.
• Learn traditional songs and sing a French lullaby.
• Learn about the Nutcracker story.
• Listen to and interpret musically, pieces from the Nutcracker ballet.
• Listen to the sounds of bells and the Glockenspiel.
• Learn about pitch.
• Learn about treble and bass notes and their clef symbols.
• See a traditional German Christmas market.
• Interpret a Coccinelle and Hirondelle weather story (cloudy)