Singing About Flowery Plants Cultural and Creative Arts Primary 3 First Term Lesson Notes Week 5 and 6

Lesson Plan: Singing About Flowery Plants

Subject: Cultural and Creative Arts

Class: Primary 3

Term: First Term

Week: 5 and 6

Age: 8 years

Topic: Singing About Flowery Plants

Sub-topic: Singing about things in the environment in tonic solfas

Duration: 40 minutes per lesson

Behavioural Objectives: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

• Identify different things in their immediate environments and their usefulness.
• Sing different songs about flowery plants.
• Present songs on things that are in their environments.

Keywords: Flowery plants, Environment, Tonic solfas, Singing

Set Induction: Play a recording of a song about nature to engage the pupils.

Entry Behaviour: Pupils are familiar with basic songs and have seen different plants around them.

Learning Resources and Materials:

• Tape recorder or phone to record the children’s singing
• Instruments like drums, piano, keyboard
• Audio-visual resources

Building Background/Connection to Prior Knowledge: Discuss the different plants and flowers the pupils have seen around their homes and school.

Embedded Core Skills:

• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Communication and collaboration
• Pupil’s leadership and personal development
• Citizenship
• Creativity and imagination

Learning Materials:

• Instruments like drums, piano, keyboard

Reference Books: Lagos State Scheme of Work

Instructional Materials:

• Tape recorder or phone to record the children’s singing
• Musical instruments

Content:

• Singing about Flowery Plants: Learning to sing songs about flowers and other things in the environment using tonic solfas.
• Example songs:
  1. “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” (Tonic Solfa: d: d: s

     /l: l: s:-/f: f: m

     /r: r: d:-)

  2. “I See the Moon; the Moon Sees Me” (Tonic Solfa: m: s.s: d: r.m /r.r. d.r.r.- / m.m: d.m: s: s/d: r:d:-)

Evaluation 

1. Singing about plants helps us learn about the ______. (a) environment (b) food (c) toys (d) books)
2. Tonic solfas are used in ______. (a) music (b) drawing (c) dancing (d) reading)
3. A hibiscus flower is a type of ______. (a) plant (b) animal (c) food (d) toy)
4. Singing helps to improve our ______. (a) voice (b) eyes (c) ears (d) hands)
5. We can find trees in the ______. (a) environment (b) kitchen (c) car (d) book)
6. A ______ helps us record music. (a) tape recorder (b) book (c) pen (d) chair)
7. Drums are musical ______. (a) instruments (b) food (c) toys (d) books)
8. Flowers make our environment ______. (a) beautiful (b) noisy (c) ugly (d) dirty)
9. Tonic solfas are notes used in ______. (a) singing (b) drawing (c) reading (d) writing)
10. A piano is a ______ instrument. (a) musical (b) drawing (c) cooking (d) writing)
11. Singing about the moon can be done using ______. (a) tonic solfas (b) pencils (c) books (d) papers)
12. The sun is part of our ______. (a) environment (b) food (c) toy (d) book)
13. Recording our songs helps us ______. (a) listen to them later (b) eat them (c) draw them (d) write them)
14. Trees provide us with ______. (a) shade (b) noise (c) food (d) toys)
15. Singing together helps improve our ______. (a) collaboration (b) fighting (c) sleeping (d) drawing)

Class Activity Discussion 

1. What is tonic solfa? Tonic solfa is a method of teaching music using syllables like do, re, mi.
2. Why do we sing about plants? We sing about plants to learn about our environment.
3. What is a hibiscus flower? A hibiscus flower is a type of plant.
4. How does singing help us? Singing helps to improve our voice.
5. Where can we find trees? We can find trees in the environment.
6. What is a tape recorder used for? A tape recorder is used for recording music.
7. What are drums? Drums are musical instruments.
8. Why are flowers important? Flowers make our environment beautiful.
9. What is the purpose of tonic solfas? Tonic solfas are notes used in singing.
10. What is a piano? A piano is a musical instrument.
11. How can we sing about the moon? We can sing about the moon using tonic solfas.
12. What is the sun? The sun is part of our environment.
13. Why do we record our songs? We record our songs to listen to them later.
14. What do trees provide us? Trees provide us with shade.
15. Why is singing together important? Singing together helps improve our collaboration.

Presentation:

Step 1: The teacher revises the previous topic, which was “Staging a Play.”

Step 2: The teacher introduces the new topic, “Singing About Flowery Plants.”

Step 3: The teacher allows the pupils to look around and mention the flowery plants and other things they see. The pupils then sing different songs about flowery plants.

Teacher’s Activities:

• Explain the concept of singing about plants.
• Guide pupils in identifying different plants and their uses.
• Organize singing activities with the class.
• Provide musical instruments for the pupils.

Learners’ Activities:

• Pupils mention flowery plants and other things they see around.
• Pupils sing different songs about flowery plants.
• Pupils present their songs to the class.

Assessment: Observe pupils’ participation in singing activities and their ability to identify and sing about plants.

Evaluation Questions:

1. What are tonic solfas?
2. Why do we sing about plants?
3. What is a hibiscus flower?
4. How does singing help us?
5. Where can we find trees?
6. What is a tape recorder used for?
7. What are drums?
8. Why are flowers important?
9. What is a piano?
10. How can we sing about the moon?

Conclusion: The teacher goes around to listen to and provide feedback on pupils’ songs and their understanding of singing about flowery plants.

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