RECYCLED MUSIC: WORKSHOP INSTRUMENTS

GENERAL ASPECTS

• TITLE: Recycled Music.

• CYCLE: Thirst cycle.

• LEVEL: 6º level of Primary Education.

• TEMPORALISATION: three session of 50 minutes each one.

JUSTIFICATION

Interdisciplinary: • Artistic Education (Music and Plastic).• Natural Sciences.• Cross-sectional area of Environmental Education.

Focus:• Earth Day (April, 22th)• Environment Day (June, 5th)

OBJETIVES

• Increase communication in English.

• Generate environmental awareness and respect for nature.

• Discover the sonic possibilities of instruments made with waste and daily materials.

• Encourage creativity: recycling used objects through artistic expression.

CONCEPTS• Environmental pollution.

• The 3R´s still rule: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

• English vocabulary about environmental, school tools and musical.

• Grammar: to make, to recycle, to take care of, to play (present, future simple and future continuous).

• Different sounds.

METHODOLOGY• Constructivist Aproach :– Based on pupil´s experience and on their knowledge previous.– The children build themselves knowledge across manipulation, listen,

sing, and conversation.

• The teacher must create a carefully ambient.

• We´ll considerer different types of intelligence and different learning styles.

• We´ll work with different types of grouping:– Big Group– Small Group – Pair work

– Individual work

EVALUATION

• Continuous evaluation: • At the beginning of the teaching learning process (Initial Evaluation).• During the process (Formative evaluation).• At the end of the teaching learning process (Final Evaluation).

– Instruments of evaluation: observation, questionnaires, self evaluation, several evaluation

activities, revision of notebooks, pupil´s participation.

– We will examinate our teacher´s labour.

MATERIALS• Waste materials.• Tools schools.• Recycled instruments.• Power point.• Computer and projector.• Songs.• Flash-cards.• Activities.

CONCEPTUAL MAP

DEVELOPMENT OF THE DIDACTIC UNIT SESSION BY SESSION

MONDAYWARMING Greeting.

Welcome song: “All together”

ACTIVITY 1

BRAINSTORMINGSkill: S/L Intelligence: EP Grouping: BG Material: blackboard, flash cards. Time: 12m

ACTIVITY2

HOW GREEN ARE YOU?Skill: R/W Intelligence: V/L Grouping: IW Material: sheet Time: 6m

ACTIVITY3

STORYTELLING: “The red moon”Skill: L Intelligence: M/V/L Grouping: BG Material: Story, Power point. Time: 12m

ACTIVITY4

SINGINGSkill:S/L/R Intelligence:M Grouping: BG Time: 10mMaterial: Video, Liryc, Recycled instruments

WEDNESDAYWARMING Greeting.

Welcome song:

ACTIVITY1

READDING.Skill: R/L Intelligence: M/L Grouping: IW/BGMaterial: Story Time: 10m

ACTIVITY 2

IN ACTION!Skill: L/S Intelligence: N/K Grouping: SGMaterial: recycled objects Time: 8m

ACTIVITY3

LUTHIERS.Skill: W/S Intelligence: L/M Grouping: IW/PWMaterial: sheet, recycled instruments. Time: 12m

ACTIVITY4

FOLLOW ME!Skill: Intelligence: K/M Grouping: PWMaterial: recycled instruments. Time: 10m

FRIDAYWARMING Greeting.

Welcome song.

ACTIVITY1

CLAP!Skill: L/S Intelligence: Grouping: Material: Time:

ACTIVITY2

MUSIC FOR THE STORYSkill: Intelligence: Grouping: Material: Time:

ACTIVITY3

LETTER FOR THE EARTHSkill: W/(S/L) Intelligence: Grouping: IW/SGMaterial: paper Time:

ACTIVITY 4

MANIFESTO FOR THE EARTHSkill: W/S Intelligence: L/M Grouping: SG/BGMaterial: cardboard, S. tools, song and R.instruments. Time: 15m

EARTH, MY HOME

STORYTELLING

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