Moriah Fitch and Kaylee Gonzalez
Movement
Music Lesson Plan
Title: San Severino
Grade Level: 2nd Grade
Source: Silver Burdett and Ginn 2 pages 34-35
Materials needed:
Our voices
Procedure:
A. In this song, it is going to talk about 4 different kinds of workers: el
carpintero (carpenter), el panadero (baker), el caballero (cowboy),
and el zapatero (shoemaker). And they all sing about how good their
life is by singing “la Buena Buena vida”.
1. Ask the students what “la Buena vida,” means. Explain that it means,
“good life,”
2. Sing the first verse for them but have them sing “A-si, A-si, A-si, this
is the life for me.”
3. Ask the students which occupation was mentioned in the first verse.
4. Sing the whole song with them. El carpintero, el zapatero, el
panadero, and then el caballero.
5. Split them up into four groups of 5-6 and assign an occupation for
each group to provide a movement for the occupation.
6. Have them come back to the circle and ask them for a whole group
movement that we can do for “This is the life for me.”
7. Tell the students that we will move in a circle, for “la Buena Buena
vida, then we will stop at “Now this way, now that.” Then the group
with the occupation of the verse will perform the movement that they
chose while we sing the occupation. Then we will all perform the
same movement that we all agreed on during, “This is the life for me.”
8. Sing and perform all four verses.
Closure: Okay, what does el caballero mean? What about el zappatero?
What were they singing about? What phrase did they use to say their life is
good?
Educational Objective: By the end of this lesson, students will have learned . . .
To learn a little bit of Spanish and will have played a movement game reflecting the
occupations. In order to do this, they will have to listen for certain cues.
Social/ Cognitive Physical Musical Non-Musical
Subjects
Emotional
They will They have We will all National Standards “Core” Music Content
Standards Standards
work with to listen for move in a
their peers specific circle and 1. Singing Creating They are
Imagine learning a little
to create a cues, so select Yes bit of Spanish
Plan and Make
movement they know groups will and using
that they all when to go perform 2. Play Instruments Evaluate & Refine movement to
symbolize an
agree on. and perform movements occupation.
their for the Present
3. Improvising MU:Cr3.2.2a
movement various
occupation
Convey
s
4. Composing
expressive intent
for a specific
5. Reading & purpose by
Notating
presenting a final
version of
personal musical
6. Listening ideas to peers or
informal
Yes audience.
7. Evaluating
Performing
8. Integration Analyze
(outside arts) Interpret
Yes Rehearse,
Evaluate, & Refine
9. History/C
ulture Present
10. Yes
Responding
Select
Analyze
Interpret
Evaluate
Connecting
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