KNOW MORE
MUSIC
GRADE 2
LEARNER’S ACTIVITY BOOK
Nabwile Violet
Werashipala Kennedy
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Contents
PERFORMING...............................................1
Songs...............................................................................................1
Singing games ..............................................................................19
Instruments ................................................................................. 26
Dance ............................................................................................36
CREATING/ COMPOSING..........................44
Rhythm ..........................................................................................44
Melody............................................................................................52
LISTENING AND RESPONDING...............59
Elements of music .......................................................................59
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PERFORMING
1
Songs
Let us identify
Activity 1
Look at the pictures below showing different occasions. Match the
occasion with the type of song.
Patriotic song
Folk song
Wedding song
Sacred song
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a) Common occasions are weddings, birthdays, worship services
and national holidays.
b) Common types of songs are lullabies, folksongs, patriotic songs,
action songs, sacred songs and topical songs.
c) Wedding songs and birthday song are examples of topical songs.
d) A folksong is a song from a certain community. People sing
folksongs while doing different activities.
Let us learn
Activity 2
1. Say what the boy in the picture is doing.
A B C D
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2. Sing the song below.
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes, knees and toes
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
Eyes, ears, nose and mouth.
3. This is __________ (an action song, a lullaby).
Activity 3
1. Below are video links of different songs and dances.Your teacher
will play the videos. Observe what is happening in each video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO5f3YRa7Eo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhs6sK2ZHoI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQtuoWCjm0U
https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=Gm5IDDwqtL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBwp9k0i-3I
2. Which of the songs from the videos is a patriotic song?
3. Which of the songs from the videos is a celebration song?
4. Which of the songs from the videos is a sacred song?
New word basket
Pitch is how low or high music sounds.
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Activity 4
Write down the words of your favourite song
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
Let us practice
Activity 5
1. Your teacher will guide you to sing the song below while observing
pitch and rhythm.
Lala mtoto lala
Lala, mtoto lala
Lala, mtoto lala
Mama anakuja lala
Mama anakuja lala.
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2. This type of song is called a __________ (lullaby, wedding song).
3. Sing the song alone like your teacher.
4. Sing a lullaby song from your community.
a) We sing lullabies softly to make babies stop crying and to soothe
them to sleep.
b) We sing action songs and follow the actions using parts of our
body.
Let us learn
Activity 6
1. Your teacher will guide you to sing the song below. You will observe
pitch and rhythm.
Jambo bwana
Jambo, jambo bwana
Habari gani? Mzuri sana.
Wageni mwakaribishwa
Kenya yetu hakuna matata.
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Nchi ya maajabu
Hakuna matata.
Nchi yenye amani
Hakuna matata.
Hakuna matata
Hakuna matata.
2. Sing the song alone while observing the pitch and rhythm.
3. Talk about what the song says.
4. Sing other patriotic songs with the help of your teacher.
Let us practice
Activity 7
1. Sing the song below as a class.
Lala, mtoto lala
Lala, mtoto lala
Lala, mtoto lala
Mama anakuja, lala
Mama anakuja, lala.
2. Now, your teacher will divide your class into two groups.
The ﬁrst group will sing the ﬁrst two lines of the song.
The second group begins singing from the start as the ﬁrst group
picks up line three.
a) Entry point is the line where you join in to sing a song.
b) When we sing the same song with different groups joining in at
different lines, the song is called a round.
c) A 2-part round is when two groups sing a song but begin at
different times.
Let us learn
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Activity 8
1. Say what is happening in the picture.
2. Sing the song below.
Brother John
Are you sleeping, are you sleeping?
Brother John, Brother John
Morning bells are ringing
Morning bells are ringing
Ding, ding, dong
Ding, ding, dong.
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3. Sing the song together until you know it well.
4. Now, your teacher will divide your class into two groups.
The ﬁrst group will sing the ﬁrst line of the song.
The second group will begin singing from the start as the ﬁrst
group picks up line two.
5. Sing the song in this manner several times.
Let us perform
Activity 9
1. With the help of your teacher, sing the song below over and over
in unison.
Row, row, row your boat
Row, row, row, your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream.
2. In your groups, sing the song as a round by:
a) Dividing yourselves into two groups
b) Deciding when the second group will begin singing their part in
the song
c) Letting the ﬁrst group begin to sing with the second group
coming in at their entry point.
Activity 10
1. The name of my country is ______________________________.
2. We sing the Kenya national anthem when ___________(raising
the ﬂag, playing).
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Activity 11
1. Watch the national anthem in the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0BGZ4Y74ds
2. Talk about why people stand at attention when singing the national
anthem.
3. The boy in the picture below is singing the national anthem. Is he
standing in the right posture? __________________ (Yes, no)
a) Our country is called Kenya.
b) We sing the national anthem when raising the ﬂag.
c) We should stand at attention when we sing the national anthem.
Let us learn
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Activity 12
1. Your teacher will guide you to sing the Kenya national anthem
verse 1 and 2 in unison with a good voice and rhythm.
The Kenya national anthem
Verse 1
Ee Mungu nguvu yetu
Ilete baraka kwetu
Haki iwe ngao na mlinzi
Natukae na undugu
Amani na uhuru
Raha tupate na ustawi.
Verse 2
Amkeni ndugu zetu
Tufanye sote bidii
Nasi tujitoe kwa nguvu
Nchi yetu ya Kenya
Tunayoipenda
Tuwe tayari kuilinda.
Activity 13
1. Your teacher will guide you to sing the song below while observing
pitch, tempo, duration, beat and dynamics.
Row, row, row your boat
Row, row, row, your boat
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream.
2. Sing the song fast. Sing the song slowly.
3. Sing as you clap the beat of the song.
4. Sing again and pay attention to the words that sound higher than
the others
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Activity 14
1. Sing the song below.
If you are happy and you know it
If you are happy and you know it, clap your hands
If you are happy and you know it, clap your hands
If you are happy and you know it, and you really want to show
If you are happy and you know it, clap your hands.
2. The song has a _______ (fast, slow) beat.
3. In groups, sing the song loudly then softly.
4. Sing the song fast then slowly.
a) Musical sounds can be loud or soft. This element of music is
called dynamics.
b) Musical sounds can be high or low. This element of music is
called pitch.
c) Musical sounds can be long or short. This element of music is
called duration.
d) Musical sounds can be fast or slow.This element of music is called
tempo.
Let us learn
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Let us discover
Activity 15
We will look at skills we use to sing better. They are called vocal
techniques.
1. Tick the pictures showing the right postures when singing.
A B C D
2. We sing the national anthem while standing ________ (at attention,
at ease).
3. Sing verse 1 of the national anthem while standing in the right
posture.
a) In singing, breathe in faster and breathe out slowly.
b) Take in a deep breath at the beginning of every line. Breathe out
at the end of the line.
Let us learn
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Activity 16
1. Look at the picture below.
2. When singing,we should________________ (open the mouth wide,
open the mouth a little).
Activity 17
1. Let your teacher guide you to practise breathing as you sing the
song below.
Baa, baa, black sheep
Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
One for my master, one for the dame
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.
2. Take in a deep breath at the beginning of every line and breathe
out at the end of the line.
3. Continue practising until you get the skill well.
Diction is correct reading of words.
Let us learn
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Activity 18
Read out the following sentences correctly.
1. She sells sea shells at the seashore.
2. Red little lorry rolled over Limuru Road.
3. Judith can do two duties.
Let us practice
Activity 19
Sing the song Twinkle, twinkle little star in Swahili. Open your mouth
and breathe well. Sing the song happily.
Metameta nyota
Metameta nyota
Jinsi ulivyo nashangaa!
Kule juu mawinguni
Kama almasi angani.
Meta meta nyota
Jinsi ulivyo nashangaa!
a) We should sing loudly and clearly. People hear sounds that come
out well.
b) Vocal techniques that help us sing better are the right posture,
breath control, good tonal quality, projecting the voice and good
diction.
Let us learn
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To do at home
Activity 20
1. Ask your parent or guardian to teach you a song from your
community.
2. Practise the song until you know it well.
Activity 21
Sing the lullaby below from the Luo community.
Nyandolo
Nyandolo nindo tere
Nyandolo, nindo tere
Nindo tero nyandolo, nindo tere.
Nyindotero nyandolo, nindo tere.
Activity 22
1. Teach your friends the song you learnt at home.
2. Sing songs from different communities with the help of your teacher.
Activity 23
1. Choose a song you like.
2. Sing the song alone to your classmates.
Activity 24
1. Sing the song below with your classmates.
Jambo bwana
Jambo, jambo bwana,
Habari gani? Mzuri sana.
Wageni mwakaribishwa
Kenya yetu hakuna matata.
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Nchi ya maajabu
Hakuna matata.
Nchi yenye amani
Hakuna matata.
Hakuna matata
Hakuna matata.
2. Your teacher will guide you to move your body as you sing.
3. Show how you feel when singing the song.You can smile to show
happiness.
a)When one person sings a song, it is called a solo.
b)When a group of people sing a song, it is called a chorus.
Let us learn
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Fun with music
1. Find and circle the following words from the puzzle
below. The words are found across or downwards.
SOLO CHORUS ANTHEM UNISON ROUND
B R J R W Y P
K O Q P N N F
L U N I S O N
A N T H E M X
T D V A P R H
S O L O S A O
A C H O R U S
2. We sing the national anthem when ____________ (raising
the ﬂag, lowering the ﬂag).
3. Tick (
√) the correct posture when singing.
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4. Tick the pictures that show how we should stand when singing
the national anthem.
4. Draw a happy girl or boy singing. Colour the picture.
5. Riziki wants to raise the national ﬂag. Show her the way to
the ﬂag.
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Singing games
Let us identify
Activity 1
1. Do you sing as you play? (Ye s , no)
2. Look at the picture below.
3. Talk about what is happening in the picture.
4. What songs do you sing during play?
A singing game is a song that children sing as they do the words
of the song.
Let us learn
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Activity 2
1. Watch singing games in the video links below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgeGmIqvRxk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq0PwOrl3Eg
https://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=5181
2. List the singing games performed and talk about them.
3. Name two songs you sing when you play.
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Activity 3
1. In groups, perform one of the singing games you watched. Your
teacher will guide you. Write down what you liked about the
singing game.
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
a) A singing game has songs, games or actions, movement, props
and costumes.
b) Props are objects used when performing singing games. They
can be balls, toys, dolls, skipping ropes, trays, baskets or even
pans. Props make the performance better.
Let us learn
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Activity 4
1. Look at the picture below showing people performing singing
games.
2. The children are wearing _________ (costumes, games kits).
3. The objects and materials used in singing games are called
____________ (props, play items).
Let us perform
Activity 5
1. Your teacher will guide you to get props and costumes to use.
2. Choose a singing game and perform it.
3. Take care while performing. Do not step on others.
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Activity 6
1. Form a group. Remove all objects that may harm you when playing.
2. Form a circle and hold hands.
3. Move and keep the circle as you sing the song below.
https://youtu.be/Z9gdMJvYS8g
Ring-a-ring-a-roses
Ring-a-ring-a-roses
A pocket full of posies
Ashes! Ashes!
We all fall down.
4. Fall down softly when singing the last line of the song.
Activity 7
1. Choose a singing game that you like.
2. Perform the singing game with your friend.
3. Share your props with each other.
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Activity 8
1. Get jumping ropes.
2. Two people turn the rope and sing the song below. One person
jumps the rope until the count of 15.
Public van
.
Public van, public van number 28
I went for a ride but now I stepped on the brake
Blue band, by by zero, zero point zero is a round and a round.
I am a girl, you are a boy this is a factor that you must do
Salute for the king and bend for the queen.
Close your eyes and count to 15.
3. Change roles so that everyone gets to jump the rope.
Activity 9
1. Use digital devices to watch singing games from different cultures.
Your teacher will guide you.
2. Talk about what you watched.
3. Practise one of the singing games that you watched.
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Fun with music
1. Name the props using the words in the box.
rope hula hoop ball doll walking stick
2. Colour the costume using three different colours.
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A girl playing a
wooden ute
A maasai boy
blowing a horn
A boy blowing
a redpipe
3. Kitum wants to perform a singing game. Help him reach his
costume
4. Draw and colour a costume.
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Instruments
Let us identify
Activity 1
1. Whistle with your mouth.
2. Fill in the gaps to read the names of the wind instruments.
H__ rn
Fl__te
P_ p_
A
B
C
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Ins trumen ts
Let us iden tify
A ctivity 1
1. Whistle with your mouth.
2. Fill in the gaps to r ead the names of the wind instruments.
H__ rn
Fl__te
P_ p_
Reco__ __er
Wh__ __ tl__
a) Wind instruments are played by blowing.
b) Common wind instruments are ﬂutes, horns, whistles, pipes,
trumpets and recorders.
Flute Recorder Whistle
Pipe Horn Trumpet
Let us learn
D
E
A
D
B
E
C
F
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Activity 2
1. Watch a video in the link below showing instruments being played.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnpotb_XCLI
2. How is each instrument played?
3. How do you produce sound on wind instruments?
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Activity 3
1. Watch videos on wind instruments in the links below.
https://youtu.be/is68rlOzEio
https://youtu.be/n1IpFP2xvLY
https://youtu.be/whfozLzd8cA?list=TLPQMjUxMDIwMjHdT3WaHi-YNQ
2. Name the wind instruments played in each video.
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
3. Where have you heard these instruments being played?
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
4. Which other instruments from your community are played by
blowing?
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
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To do at home
Activity 4
Find out from your parents or guardians the names of these wind
instruments in your community.Write the names down.
Instrument
Local name of the instrument in your
community
1. Flute
2. Pipe
3.Whistle
4. Horn
5. Recorder
6.Trumpet
Activity 6
1. Play pipes, whistles and recorders.
2. Your teacher will show you how to hold, blow, ﬁnger and control
your breath while playing the instruments.
Holding a ﬂute
A
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Blowing a ﬂute
Fingering and controlling breath while playing a wind instrument
helps to produce different sounds.
Let us learn
Activity 7
1. Draw and colour a horn.
B
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2. Draw and colour a recorder.
Let us create
Activity 8
1. Which wind instrument can you play well?
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
2. How is the wind instrument made?
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
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How to make some wind instruments
Making a bamboo ﬂute
Materials needed: bamboo stick, knife, pencil and nail
Steps to follow
1. Cut the bamboo into a small size.
2. Use your pencil to mark where you will make the holes.
3. Make holes using the nail.
Remember to handle the knife and nail with care to avoid injuries. After
making the ﬂute, clean the place.
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Making tuned bottles
Materials needed: glass bottles and water
Steps to follow
1. Put water in six bottles at different levels.
2. Blow air across the mouth of the bottles. Start with the one with
the lowest amount of water up to the one with the highest amount
of water.
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Making a hand whistle
1. Form your hands and ﬁngers as shown in picture A. Blow into your
hands.
A B
2. Make different sounds by whistling with your mouth.
Activity 9
1. Take pictures of the instruments you made.
2. Show the pictures to your classmates.
Activity 10
1. Play virtual musical instruments using a digital device.
2. Ask your teacher, parent or guardian to help you.
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Fun with music
1. Which one does not belong to the group?
2. Wind instruments make sound by ______________ (hitting,
blowing).
3. Match the wind instrument with its name.
4. Draw and colour a trumpet.
Whistle
Trumpet
Recorder
Horn
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Dance
Let us identify
Activity 1
1. Look at the pictures below. It shows children ___________ (singing,
dancing).
2. Imitate the children in the picture.
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D ance
Let us iden tify
A ctivity 1
1. Look at the pictur es belo w. It sho ws childr en ___________ (singing,
dancing).
2. Imitate the childr en in the pictur e.
Activity 2
1. Name the body movements in the pictures below. Use the words in
the box.
greetings sweeping grinding
______________________
______________________
______________________
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2. Name the body movements in the pictures.
digging waving pounding
A B C
A. _________________________________________
B. _________________________________________
C. _________________________________________
Activity 3
We can use the body movements we make daily to perform a dance.
1. Watch the performance of the folk dance in the video clip below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wzxBVCKEfI
2. Name the body movements you see in the video.
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
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3. Name the parts of the body that move during the dance.
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Activity 4
Dance as you greet, wave, dig, sweep, grind or pound. Your teacher
will guide you.
Activity 5
1. Watch a video on dance movements in the video link below.
https://youtu.be/9d7XqJ2d6Fc
2. Which parts of the body are moving?
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
3. Imitate the dance moves in the video.
We can move our body to communicate our feelings, ideas and
emotions.
Let us learn
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Activity 6
1. The children in the picture below are dancing and are _________
(happy, sad).
2. Underline the emotions that you show when you dance.
sadness happiness fear surprise
Activity 7
Dance as you move different body parts.
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a) Time, space, energy and relationships are elements of music.
b) Time means when to move. Space is where to move. Energy is
how to move. Relationships means who you dance with.
c) We can keep safe when dancing by:
i) Not pushing others
ii) Removing all objects from the dance ﬂoor that may cause
harm.
Let us learn
Activity 8
1. Your teacher will guide you to dance and move as you observe
time, space, energy and relationships.
2. Keep safe when dancing.
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To do at home
Activity 9
Ask your parent or guardian to teach you a traditional dance from
your community.
Activity 10
1. Teach your friends the traditional dance you learnt at home.
2. Learn and practise more traditional dances from your friends.
3. With the help of your teacher, learn more dances.
4. Take photos and videos as you perform the dances.
5. Save the performance and play it back to the class.
6. Say what the boy in the picture below is doing.
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
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Activity 11
1. Use a digital device to search for dance styles.
2. Practise the dance styles.
Fun with music
1. Draw a girl waving and dancing. Colour the picture.
2. Draw a boy sweeping and dancing. Colour the picture.
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Let us identify
Activity 1
The pictures below show animals that make rhythmic sounds. Match
the animals with their names.
Cuckoo
Donkey
Crested cranes
2
Rhythm
CREATING/ COMPOSING
A
B
C
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Activity 2
Fill in the gaps to read names of machines that make rhythmic sounds.
Tr__ __n
C__ __ck
Activity 3
1. Listen to the sounds made by the cuckoo, crested cranes and a
moving train from the video links below. Your teacher will play
them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0g2pLGQk60
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcV-MWm3tBw
https://youtu.be/9X88HMRXq0E
2. Your teacher will guide you to mimic the rhythmic sounds in the
videos.
3. Mimic the sounds of a donkey and a clock.
4. In groups, imitate and clap the rhythm of the sounds made by the
animals and machines.
A
B
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Some animals and machines in our environment make repetitive
rhythmic patterns.
Examples are donkeys, cuckoos, crested cranes, moving trains and
clocks.
Let us learn
Let us discover
Activity 4
1. Your teacher will clap and tap the rhythm of the song below.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are!
2. Imitate what your teacher does.
3. Sing a song that you know. Clap or tap to the rhythm of the song.
Let us perform
Activity 5
1. Clap to the sound in the following words. Clap and count as shown
below each word.
tea coffee ﬁsh soda chips coffee
1 1,2 1 1,2 1 1,2
coca-cola mango juice water melon avocado
1, 2, 3, 4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4
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A regular repeating beat sets the tempo or pace for the music.
Let us learn
Activity 6
1. Listen to your teacher as she claps out the rhythm of Twinkle,
twinkle, little star.The teacher will clap on each syllable.
Twin-kle, twin-kle, lit-tle star
2. Now imitate as you clap, tap or stamp after your teacher.
We can create beats and rhythmic patterns by clapping, snapping,
tapping and stamping.
Let us learn
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Let us create
Activity 7
1. Sit in a circle with your classmates.
2. Listen as your teacher recites to you the words of the song Twinkle,
twinkle, little star.
3. Now, with the help of your teacher, practise both the beat and
rhythm of the song.
4. Sing the song as you keep the beat.
5. Clap your hands, tap your knees or stamp your knees as you sing.
6. You can also clap your hands and tap your desk as you listen to
the song. You can also play the beats with any instrument.
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a) A rhythm is a repeating pattern of sound or movement of long
and short beats.
b) When we alternate clapping, tapping, snapping, and stamping,
we create different rhythmic patterns.
Let us learn
Activity 8
1. The shapes below show different rhythmic patterns. Using clapping
and tapping, play each of the rhythms.
2. Clap your hands, tap your desk, clap your hands, and tap your
desk.
3. Now, clap your hands twice, tap the desk once, clap your hands
twice, and tap the desk once.
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Activity 9
1. Sing the song, Row, row, row your boat as you clap and tap the
rhythmic pattern.
2. Colour the picture.
a) We can accompany a song with varying rhythmic patterns.
b) It is exciting to create your own rhythm to songs.
Let us learn
Activity 10
1. Your teacher will help you to form groups.
2. Choose a leader for your group.
3. You will play different rhythmic patterns using body percussion and
other instruments.
4. Ask someone to record your performance using a digital device.
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Fun with music
1. Draw and colour two things that make rythmic
sounds
a)
b)
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Melody
Let us identify
Activity 1
1. Listen as your teacher plays the song Rain, rain go away from the
link below.
https://youtu.be/Zu6o23Pu0Do
2. Sing along as the song plays.
Rain, rain, go away
Rain, rain, go away
Come again another day
Little children wants to play
Rain, rain, go away.
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3. Colour the picture.
Activity 2
1. Listen as your teacher plays the song Ring-a-ring-a-roses from the
link below.
https://youtu.be/Z9gdMJvYS8g
2. Sing along as the song plays.
Ring-a-ring-a-roses
Ring-a-ring-a-roses
A pocket full of posies
Ashes! Ashes!
We all fall down.
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a) A melody is a tune.
b) It is what we remember after listening to music.
c) A melody has rhythm and notes with high and low pitches.
d) Changing the rhythm and the pitches of a song makes the song
interesting to listen to.
Let us learn
Activity 3
1. Listen to Twinkle, twinkle little star through the link below.
https://youtu.be/yCjJyiqpAuU
2. Did you realise that the beginning line and ending line are the
same?
The line in the middle is different from the rest.
3. Draw and colour a twinkling star.
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Activity 4
1. Listen to these versions of the song Happy Birthday.
https://youtu.be/IfNlg9jdVuY
https://youtu.be/nl62hhiBMOM?list=RDnl62hhiBMOM
https://youtu.be/eL6mOPhNiek
2. Tell your teacher what is different in each version.
3. Your teacher will help you make changes to the song. Sing your
version of the song.
Activity 5
1. Colour the picture below.
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We can change or vary melody by:
a) Changing the rhythm
b) Repeating a few words more often than in the original song
c) Changing the volume in different places than in the original song.
Let us learn
Activity 6
1. Sing the song below.
Baa, baa, black sheep
Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full
One for the master, one for the dame
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.
2. Sing the song and change the melody.
Let us create
Activity 7
1. Look at the ﬁrst song and the second song.
Baa, baa, black sheep
Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full
One for the master, one for the dame
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.
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Baa, baa, white sheep
Baa, baa, white sheep, have you any wool
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full
One for the teacher, one for myself
And one for the little girl who lives down the road.
2. Underline the words that are new in the second song.
3. Sing the second song.
4. Change some words in the ﬁrst song then sing it.
Activity 8
1. Choose a song that you and your friends know.
2. Change some words in the song and teach your friends the new
melody.
3. Sing the melody that your friends come up with. Say what you like
about the melodies of your friends.
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Activity 9
1. Your teacher will help you to create your melody variation. You
will change some words in songs you know.
2. Record yourself as you sing the new melodies.
3. Play what you have recorded.
To do at home
Activity 10
With the help of your parent or guardian, change some words of a
song from your community.
Fun with music
1. Colour the picture.
2. The girl is ________________ (singing, laughing)
and is ___________ (happy, sad).
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Let us identify
Activity 1
1. Listen to music from a recorder. Say how the music is. Do you like
the music playing? ______________________________________
2. Is the sound of the music loud or soft? ______________________
3. What is the source of the music? Is it from a voice or an instrument?
________________________________
Let us practice
Activity 2
1. Listen to the melodies in the links below.
https://youtu.be/G e6k7dChBaJ8
https://youtu.be/69f9sCwhwYk
2. Sing the melodies exactly as in the videos.
3. Your teacher will guide you to imitate the melodies while observing
the pitch and rhythm.
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Elements of music
LISTENING AND RESPONDING
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Activity 3
1. Look at the picture below.What do you think is happening in the
picture?
2. Your teacher will sing a song.
3. Listen carefully to the song. Now, repeat after your teacher.
Observe the pitch and rhythm of the song.
Activity 4
1. Sing the song below.
Happy birthday
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to dear one
Happy birthday to you.
2. We sing the song during a ______________.
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Activity 5
1. Talk about the picture below.
2. Listen to your friends sing a song. Sit quietly.
3. Appreciate your friends by clapping or saying good words.
Activity 6
1. Look at the pictures below. How do you think the children are
feeling?
A B
2. Share how you feel when you sing.
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Activity 7
1. Sing this song.
Happy, happy day
Happy, happy day
Happy to see another day
Oh happy day.
2. How does the song above make you feel? Use a word from the box
below
nervous sad scared happy
a) Elements of music are pitch,duration,dynamics,pulse and tempo.
b) The elements of music are used in a song to make communication
clear and successful.
c) When we listen to music, we can feel excited, happy, sad or
frightened.
Let us learn
Activity 8
1. Listen to the music from the link below.
https://youtu.be/iFFATyenHNk
The music is Old MacDonald had a farm.
2. How do you feel when you listen to the song? ________________
3. What is the song about? __________________________________
4. Is the song loud, soft, fast or slow? _________________________
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Fun with music
1. When do people feel the following emotions?
a) Anger
b) Sadness
c) Happiness
2. Find and circle these words in the puzzle.
EXCITE HAPPY DYNAMICS PULSE TEMPO
H A P P Y T Y E
G Q E V E E E X
S E R J J M O C
R D B I I P A I
P U L S E O I T
M N I P T Y T E
D Y N A M I C S
3. Draw and colour a boy or a girl singing happily.
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