UOI 4th Term April 2013
Songs, Rhymes and
Movement
Transdisciplinary
Theme: How we Express Ourselves
CENTRAL IDEA:
Songs, rhymes and movement express many aspects of
our world.
SCHEDULE OF UNIT OF
INQUIRY April 22 to June 7 7
weeks
April 22 – May 3
2 weeks
Question 1 How we express ourselves through songs,
rhymes and movement?
Tuning In: What are
songs, rhymes and movement and what do you know about songs/rhymes/movement?
Children bring in their
favourite song/rhyme/movement and perform it.
Listening to songs/rhymes
and performing movement
Draw a reflection picture of
favourite song/rhyme/movement.
May 6 to May 23 3 weeks
Question 2 How do
songs, rhymes and movement help us learn about our world?
Listen to songs/rhymes and tell
us what it is about and what you learned from it.
Listen and perform a
movement and tell us what you can and learned from it.
Listen to songs/rhymes/movement
from other cultures. Discuss/reflect
Parents, colleagues come in
and teach a song/rhyme/movement from other culture.
Ms Elena teach us a Romanian
song and dance.
Aboriginal song and dance
‘Inanay’.
Thai teachers teach Thai
songs, rhymes and movement.
PE teachers teach children
the Hakka dance with a poi.
PE teachers teach other
movements
May 27 to June 7
2 weeks
Question 3 How do songs, rhymes and movement make us think and feel differently?
Recite/sing/move to
different songs and rhymes. Are they happy, sad, funny, scary, difficult,
easy, fast, slow or just lots of fun?
After performing a
song/rhyme or movement, a rubric is completed of how the
song/rhyme/movement made them think and feel and why?
Drawings, painting,
role-play.
Assessment and Closure
Friday June 7 at 9am Children perform a song, rhyme
or movement for their Parents.
Using a Rubric the children
will be assessed and complete a self assessment of their knowledge and
understanding of the Unit.
END OF UNIT AND END OF
YEAR -
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
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