Download The Planets Go Around the Sun

Music Incorporation Lesson Plan
Mr. Patrick Ralph
Title: “The Planets Around the Sun”
Grade Level: 2nd -3rd grade
Time: 1 minute
Objective:
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To have the students learn about the planets in our solar system
To explain how the planets revolve around the star, the sun
To spark creativity in a fun song about a space science topic
Materials: MP3 player, singing voice
Recording Source: “The Ants Go Marching” on piano; piano version found with no lyrics via
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMAS8HYwL2o
Procedure: “Planets Around the Sun” to the tune of “The Ants Go Marching”
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Have the students listen to the music (intro music for _____ seconds)
Tell them when the lyrics will be brought in and then begin singing.
The lyrics are as follows:
The planets revolve around the sun, hurrah; hurrah
The planets revolve around the sun, hurrah; hurrah
The planets revolve around the sun and spin on their axis every one.
And they all go spinning, around and around . . .They go.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, hurrah; hurrah
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, hurrah; hurrah
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are whirling and twirling around the sun
And they all go spinning, around and around . . .. They go.
Jupiter, Saturn are next in line, hurrah, hurrah
Jupiter, Saturn are next in line, hurrah, hurrah
Jupiter, Saturn are next in line. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto make all nine
And they all go spinning, around and around . . .. They go.
Teaching Tips:
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It might serve as a good idea to use a picture of the solar system on the board in the
background of the classroom for students to follow around on.
Perhaps even have a simple solar system handout for them to view with the planets in
order from closest to farthest from the sun, along with fun facts about the planet.
Teach the students “The Ants Go Marching” if they haven’t heard that version of the
song yet, before teaching them “The Planets Around the Sun.”
Hand-out lyrics of the song to the students so they can sing along to the song during the
first few rounds of learning.
Assessment:
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Have the students complete a worksheet by filling out where the planets fall from closest
to farthest from the sun.
Assessment can be completed through observation and listening to how and/or when the
students pick up on the songs’ lyrics and begin singing along to it.
Standards:
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Standard 1- Teachers know the subjects they are teaching.
Standard 3- Teachers understand that children learn differently.
Standard 5- Teachers know how to manage a classroom.
Standard 8- Teachers know how to test for student progress.