“Be the Plane: A Musical Journey”
Learning Standards/Creative Arts Foundation 1: Music. Early learners develop foundational skills that support creative expression through voice, instruments, and objects.
CA1.1: Demonstrate creative music expression
- Infant - Sound Explorers: Begin with a symphony of sounds. Encourage infants to explore different vocalizations and sounds, creating their own unique musical notes.
- Younger Toddler - Sound Imitators: Younger toddlers can join in by imitating sounds using their voice or objects, turning the room into a playground of echoes and rhythms.
- Older Toddler - Instrument Innovators: Older toddlers can experiment with vocalizations, sounds, and musical instruments, discovering the joy of creating music.
- Younger Preschool - Music Responders: Younger preschoolers can listen and respond to music, tapping their feet or clapping their hands to the beat.
- Older Preschool - Creative Composers: Older preschoolers can use familiar rhymes, songs, chants, and musical instruments to express their creativity and compose their own tunes.
Additional Learning Standards/Concepts/Practices: Listening, Observing, Categorize Sounds and Shapes. See Pennsylvania Pre-K Learning Standard 3.2 PK B.5 – create and describe variations of sound.
Materials Needed: “No Flying in the House” by Betty Brock
Part 1: Read-aloud & Sound Discovery
Read “No Flying in the House” by Betty Brock aloud to the class. After reading, discuss the different sounds mentioned in the book and how they relate to airplanes.
Part 2: Discussion & Pretend Play
Ask the students if they ever pretend to be something different, like an airplane. Discuss why it’s fun to pretend and activate prior learning by asking if they remember the previous lesson on airplane sounds.
Part 3: Activity & Musical Flight
A: Students may pretend to be their favorite airplane (by extending their arms), but they must wait their turn. Direct them to walk around the whole group while making their sound to control time spent.
B: After each “flight simulation,” students may guess the airplane type based on the sound they made.
C: Instruct the whole group to stand up, start their airplane sound, and fly “in formation” around the room—whatever formation you’d like that to be.
D: While they “fly,” ask students to “land” at their desk chair or back on the carpet and turn their airplane engine off.
Part 4: Summary & Creative Reflection
Today you learned about using your imagination in music. It’s fun to use your imagination while reading a book or creating music. Encourage students to use their imagination every day and share how they can incorporate what they learned into other activities.
Remember, every child’s imagination is unique, so let them soar as high as they wish in this musical adventure! 🛫🎶
