Students engage in music-making and drama activities, developing a repertoire of stories and games that can be repeated throughout the year.

Students discover ways to use their voices and bodies as music-making instruments. Students learn a song and a musical game, and play a variety of rhythm instruments. Finally, students are introduced to the drama technique of pantomime. They hear a familiar story and learn to pantomime actions.

Using percussion instruments and bells students identify high and low, short and long, loud and soft, fast and slow sounds. Students learn to keep a steady beat, varying tempo and volume. The song and game from the previous lesson is reviewed. Next students hear a familiar story and are invited to improvise movements and actions. The drama technique of tableau or “frozen picture” is introduced.

Students revisit the games, pantomimes, and songs they have learned. They create a series of tableaux, using a familiar story.