Grade 2 Year Plan

48 Classes
Month

Theme
Getting to know
you

September

Basic expectations
and rules in the
music classroom

Activities

3 Classes:
(Sept. 06- Sept.
12)

Basic Pulse,
Instrument and
vocal technique
9 Classes:
(Sept. 12- Sept.
30)

Name Games
Teacher and
student created
rules
Echo games
using basic body
percussion
Vacation Fun
Go! Go! Go!
I can keep the
beat
Melodic training
Rhythm reading
Movement games
Moving to the
pulse
Beginning
instrument games
Melodic Training
Beginning
introduction to So
Mi La
Games to
reinforce So Mi
and La
(Rhythm) Games
with instruments
Movement games

Concepts/Skills

Basic rhythm
patterns
How rhythm
can accompany
melody
Beats are
grouped by
accents
Music direction
is shown
through notes
on a page
Learning the
definition of
Scales
Music has
various
sections
Music can
change tempos
Ability to move
with the phrase
Beginning
rhythmic
patterns to
accompany
melodies

Curricular Links

RH6- Rhythm Patterns

can accompany melody
RH8- Beats may be
grouped by accent
ME6- Printed symbols in
music show the direction
of the melody
ME7- Sounds that move
up or down by steps or
half steps within the
octave are called scales
FO5- Sections may be
identified by letters (AB,
ABA, ABAB)
EX8- Music may be fast
or slow and may change
from one to the other
suddenly or gradually
MO8- Move to form in
music, like phrases and
unlike phrases
PI10- Play rhythmic and
ostinato patterns to
accompany songs

Resources

Grade 2 Game Plan

Movement in Steady
Beat- Phyllis Weikart
Music time again
Musicplay- Grade 2

Month

Theme

October

Thanksgiving3 Classes:
(Oct. 03- Oct. 07)

Activities

Autumn/ fall focus

9 Classes:
(Oct. 11- Oct. 31)

Incorporating
Seasons

Halloween?

Various
Thanksgiving
games
Wind up the Apple
Tree
Im the fattest
turkey
A big fat turkey
Five fat turkeys
Falling leaves
Autumn- Vivaldi
Creating
Movements
and scenes
Roll Call song
Footprints
Jumping Joan
Monster, Monster,
Monster Man
SML cards
Rhythm Games
Must be Halloween
Three little Muffins
Skin and Bones
This is what I can
do
Statue Shapes
Hey there Mr.
Monday
Down Came a Bat
Birds and Bats
Pass the Witches
broomstick
Fossils (move like
bones)
Witchs Stew

Concepts/Skills

Rhythmic patters are

devisions of beat
A piece of music is
broke into sections
(AB, ABA, etc.)
Music has dynamic
changes
Students will be able
to determine when
the melody a piece of
music rises or falls
Determine and
respond to musical
phrases
Identify musical
patterns
Show awareness of
musical patterns
through movement
Basic understanding
of sol-fa to include
re and do
Be able to have a
basic understanding
of how to play simple
rhythms
Dictate rhythms
played by teacher
Begin to differentiate
between various note
values
Be able to identify 2/4
and 3/4 time
signatures
Be able to identify the
treble clef and
musical staff

Curricular Links

RH7- Rhythm patterns are made

up of beat and divisions of the
beat
FO4- A whole piece of music may
be comprised of a number of
sections
EX9- Music dynamics may
change suddenly or gradually
L9- Detect the rise and fall of
melody
L11- Respond to phrases in
music
L10- Identify like and unlike
patterns in music
MO9- Through movement show
awareness of changes in tempo,
dynamics and mood
SI9- Extend the use of sol-fa
training with hand signals to
include re and do
PI8- play simple rhythm patterns
RW9- Draw stick rhythm
patterns from dictation
RW12- Recognize whole, half,
quarter, eighth notes and the
whole, half and quarter rests
RW13- Recognize 2/4 and 3/4
time signatures
RW14- Recognize the music staff
and treble cleff sign

Resources

Grade 2 Game Plan

Movement in Steady
Beat- Phyllis Weikart
Music time again
Musicplay- Grade 2

Month

Theme

November

Remembrance-
6 Classes:
(Nov. 01- Nov. 10)

Activities

Classical Music/
Composers-
9 Classes:
(Nov. 15- Nov. 30)

Various
Remembrance and
Peace songs
All things shall
Perish from under
the sky
Grand Old Duke
Sing for Peace
Make a Difference
Peace is like a
river
Tritsch Trash
Polka- Fun with
Composers
Learning about
Strauss

Concepts/Skills

Understanding that
notes and silences
have a specific
duration
The beginning
understanding of
chords
Major and minor
chords sound
different
Music has a
beginning, middle
and an end
There are musical
patterns that may be
like or unlike
Responding to
musical phrases
Show musical
changes through
movement
Move to musical
form, including like
and unlike phrases
Show an
understanding of
musical changes in
dynamics and mood
through movement
Be able to match
tone with instruments
and voice
Simple rhythm scores
Follow notation from
left to right
Recognize the
differences between
2/4 and 3/4 time
signatures
Identify symbols for
crescendo and
decrescendo
Make up new words
for simple melodies

Curricular Links

RH9- Sounds and silences

have specific duration
HA3- Some sounds seem to
belong together and are called
chords, three or more sounds
together
HA4- Major and minor chords
have different sounds
FO6- There may be an
introduction, an interlude and
an ending
SK10- Identify like and
unlike patterns in music
SK11- Respond to phrases in
music
MO9- Through movement show
awareness of changes in
tempo, dynamics and mood
MO8- Move to form in music,
like phrases and unlike phrases
MO9- Through movement show
awareness of changes in
tempo, dynamics and mood
SI10- Respond to tone
matching with other voices and
instruments
PI9- Follow simple rhythm
scores
RW11- Follow notation from left
to right while singing and
playing
RW13- Recognize 2/4 and 3/4
time signatures
RW15- Recognize like and
unlike phrases
RW16-Recognize the symbols
for crescendo, decrescendo
and accent
CR4- Make up new words to
songs

Resources

Grade 2 Game Plan

Fun With ComposersDeborah Ziolkoski
Movement in Steady
Beat- Phyllis Weikart
Music time again
Musicplay- Grade 2

Month
December

Theme
Winter/ Holidays
and handbells
9 Classes:
(Dec. 01- Dec. 23)

Activities

O Hanukkah
Sleigh ride- Mozart
Holiday Round
Ring Ring Ring the
Bells
Rocks for
Christmas
Listening games
Instrument storiesusing
Glockenspiels,
metallophones and
xylophones
Dance for
Hanukah
The Dreydl song
Giddy-up my Burro
Holiday Treats
Up on the
housetop
Chinese Dance
(Tchaikovsky)
There was a pig
went out to dig
Deck the Halls
Hanukah,
Hanukah
Various Christmas
Carols

Concepts/Skills

Understanding that
rhythm accompanies
melody
Notes printed on a
staff show the
direction of the
melody
A musical piece is
divided into sections
and are identified by
letters
There is a beginning,
middle and end of a
piece of music
Music has various
tempos
Tempos can change
quickly
Music has various
dynamics
Melodies may rise and
fall
Ability to respond to
musical phrases
Students are able to
create movements
based on the poem,
story or song
Move to music
depending on the
phrases
Showing various
musical changes
through movement
Understanding various
ethnic holiday songs
Ability to play simple
rhythmic patterns
while following scores
Creating new words
for simple melodies
Create
accompaniments for
simple melodies

Curricular Links

RH6- Rhythm Patterns can

accompany melody
ME6- Printed symbols in music
show the direction of the melody
FO4- A whole piece of music may
be compromised of a number of
sections
FO5- Sections may be identified
by letters
F06- There may be an
introduction, an interlude and an
ending
EX8- Music may be fast or slow
and may change from one to the
other suddenly or gradually
Ex9- Music dynamics may
change suddenly or gradually
L9- Detect the rise and fall of
melody
L11- Respond to phrases in
music
MO7- Improvise movements to
poems, stories and songs
MO8- Move to form in music, like
phrases and unlike phrases
MO9- Through movement show
awareness of changes in tempo,
dynamics and mood
SI10- Respond to tone matching
with other voices and instruments
SI110 Sing many folk, ethnic,
seasonal and holiday songs
PI8- Play simple rhythm patters
PI9- Follow simple rhythm scores
PI10- Play rhythmic and ostinato
patterns to accompany songs
RW14- Recognize the music staff
and treble clef sign
RW11- Follow notation from left
to right while singing and playing
CR4- Make up new words to
songs
CR5- Create melodic
accompaniments for songs

Resources

Grade 2 Game Plan

Beginner handbell
units
Movement in Steady
Beat- Phyllis Weikart
Music time again
Musicplay- Grade 2