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Harry's Horrible Hair |
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https://teachingwithorff.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Harrys-Horrible-Hair.pdf |
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Other Teaching With Orff
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Lesson/Unit Plan
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In this lesson plan, Theresa Cocci uses her book "Harry's Horrible Hair" to guide students in identifying feelings and thoughts, expressing their own feelings and emotions through movement, and discussing empathy. They then explore and create musical responses using speech, rhythm, and instruments. In doing so, this lesson connects SEL competencies and literature to musical creation. You will need access to the book "Harry's Horrible Hair", various suggested musical repertoire, emoji visuals, Orff instruments, and a whiteboard. Flashcards for the lesson are provided in the PDF. The lesson is in two parts. In the first lesson, students respond to questions about the story and play a freeze game using the suggested repertoire and emoji cards. In the second lesson, students learn a song about Harry and create their own musical answers to the question using words and instruments. Students then perform their work as Rondo. |
Content Standard(s): |
Arts Education ARTS (2017) Grade: K Music: General | 3) Demonstrate and choose favorite musical ideas. | Arts Education ARTS (2017) Grade: K Music: General | 6) Demonstrate a final version of personal musical ideas to peers. | Arts Education ARTS (2017) Grade: 1 Music: General | 1) Create musical ideas for a specific purpose.
Example: Improvise four-beat patterns in question and answer form. | Arts Education ARTS (2017) Grade: 1 Music: General | 13) Perform music for a specific purpose with expression. | Arts Education ARTS (2017) Grade: 2 Music: General | 2) Generate musical patterns and ideas within the context of a given tonality and meter.
Example: Improvise simple harmonic and rhythmic accompaniments within specified guidelines and duple and triple meter. | Arts Education ARTS (2017) Grade: 2 Music: General | 13) Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy. |
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Book, Creative, Explore, Literature, Perform, Rhythm, Rondo, SEL |
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Partnered Event:
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ALEX Resource Development Summit |
Accessibility | Audio resources: includes a transcript or subtitles Graphics: includes alt tags or long descriptions Text Resources: Content is organized under headings and subheadings Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles |
Comments | There is also a YouTube reading of Harry's Horrible Hair that can be used to supplement the lesson. The suggested repertoire can be found using Spotify or YouTube. Students can also perform an improvisation section using C pentatonic in the final performance to express their own emotions. |