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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Music Education — Grade 2

Goal 5: The learner will read and notate music.

Objective 5.01. Read rhythmic notation with increased accuracy including whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes and quarter rests in 2/4 and 3/4 meters.

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

Telephone numbers of the stars
Students will read number notation, use cooperative learning, develop coordination skills and put musical phrases together by playing the song "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" on xylophones.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Music Education)
By Patricia H. Taylor.
Love songs
In BioMusic, page 1.4
In this lesson, students will investigate how birds use song to communicate. After listening to the story Birdsongs and recordings of bird songs, they will identify “words” in the calls and patterns in the songs.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Music Education and Science)
By Debra Hall and Crystal Patillo.
Instruments in action
Students will demonstrate mastery of eight measures of four beats by speaking, moving and playing. They will classify instruments metals, woods, scrapers, ringers, shakers, etc.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Music Education)
By Jeanne Anderson.