Integrated Group Project

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Jessica LaPlaga, Sami Stoddard, Camryn Dodson

Theme: Maps

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Maps support spatial thinking which can be applied in all disciplines as well as life!!

Challenges of Collaborative Process

• Integrating music
• Building on the theme and knowledge from other disciplines without repeating lessons
• Starting the integrating process

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Big Questions

• What is a map?
• What is the purpose of maps?
• How can you use a map to describe where you live?

Successes of Collaborative Process

• Keeping the theme strong within disciplines
• Answering the Big Questions

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Language Arts

Language Arts:

VDOE Standard 2.1 The student will use oral communication skills.

VDOE Standard 2.8 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts.

Music:

VDOE Standard 2.3 The student will analyze music a) Identify selected instruments visually and aurally

Language Arts

• What is a map?
• What are maps used for?
• How do maps help us?
• Is it possible to be at two places at once, such as in your house and in your town?

A map is a representation of something

Language Arts

Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #2

Science Discipline

In Music:

2.11 The student will identify relationships between music and other fields of knowledge.

2.17 The student will respond to music with movement

a) Use locomotor and non-locomotor movements of increasing complexity

b) Demonstrate expressive qualities of music including, changes in dynamics and tempo.

c) Create movement to illustrate AB and ABA musical forms.

d) Perform dances and other musical activities.

In Science:

2.6 The student will develop map skills by using globes and maps of the world and the United States to locate:

a) the seven continents and the five oceans;

b) the equator, the Prime Meridian, and the four hemispheres; and

c) major rivers, mountain ranges, lakes, and other physical features in the United States.

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Continents and Oceans Song

Continents Song

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Oceans Song

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Review map features

Creating a world map

Continents and Oceans Songs with Movements

Students create movements that represent each continent/ocean

Extension Activity

Social Studies

Geography

2.6 The student will develop map skills by using globes and maps of the world and the United States to locate

• the seven continents and the five oceans;

Music

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2.13 The student will develop skills for individual and ensemble singing performance.

• Sing melodic patterns that move upward, downward, and stay the same.
• Increase pitch accuracy while singing phrases and simple songs.

2.16 The student will understand and apply the difference between melodic rhythm and steady beat using body percussion, instruments, and voice.

2.17 The student will respond to music with movement.

• Use locomotor and non-locomotor movements of increasing complexity.
• Demonstrate expressive qualities of music including, changes in dynamics and tempo.
• Create movement to illustrate AB and ABA musical forms.
• Perform dances and other musical activities.

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Social Studies

Worksheet

Social Studies

Social Studies

Social Studies

Resources

Continents song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6DSMZ8b3LE

Oceans song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6BE4VcYngQ

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