“Troika”: from Lt. Kijé Suite
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Download the complete set as a .zip fileGRADES K-5
Overview:
Students will (“I can”) identify same and different sections of a listening map visually, then aurally, using a listening map. Students will become familiar with a troika. Younger students (grades K-2) will move to the music in a small group of three people. Older students (grades 3-5) will learn the dance steps to a Russian troika folk dance, using a group of three people.
Bonus Lesson Plan: Peter and the Wolf
These plans can be used with any recording of Peter and the Wolf
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GRADES 1-3
Overview:
Peter and the Wolf” is a childhood classic. Peter, his animal friends, his grandfather, the wolf and the hunters all have appropriate musical themes that make this piece a delight to hear.
Lessons Include:
- Music/ Language Arts – Telling a Story
- Science/Language Arts – Research
- Sequencing
