1st Grade
  ELA – Unit 1.1 
Fairy Tales
ELA						Music
                        Key Details and Ideas
1.	Questioning - Ask/Answer				beat – steady
2.	Retell							rhythm
3.	Identify – characters/settings/major events		Improvisation
                                                                                 Tempo-faster/slower
                                                                                 Pitch-high/low, instruments
        Print Concepts						
1.a. Demonstrate understanding of basic features of print     		
                        Comprehension &Collaboration
	1.a. Participate  in conversation about text following all rules about
                  listening and speaking to others                                                                                                                                 	 
Common Core and Readiness:
	RL.1.1/RL.1.2/RL.1.3/RIT.1.1/RIT.1.2/SL.1.1a
Music Objectives:
	S1.C2.PO1/S1.C2.PO2/S1.C3.PO1/S1.C4.PO1/S3.C1.PO2
Fairy Tale
	“Bernie the Bear”
             Instrumentation on the story “Bernie the Bear”
Vocabulary:  Main vocabulary word for lesson: Improvisation- To make up an original rhythm.
 Objective- I can create improvisational rhythms for characters in the story “Bernie the Bear
1.	Explain improvisation
2.	Show how to improvise rhythms(length of time)
3.	Read story-identify key details
4.	Review rhythmic instruments for improvisation in story
5.	Assign students a character/instrument-give students’ time to discover what rhythm they will give their character.
6.	 Read story
7.	Review improvisation
8.	Close-Pair Share with partner the events of story as well as music term improvisation