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This Little Light of Mine, An African American Spiritual Paired with a Spotlight on Ruby Bridges

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Image shows pictures of Ruby Bridges and snippet of 2 leveled biographies - one for early elementary and one for upper elementary grades

Black History Music Activities, Song with Orff Accompaniments – This Little Light of Mine

Name: Black History Music Activities, Song with Orff Accompaniments - This Little Light of Mine
SKU: 4269580
Price: 5.95 USD
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$5.95

No-prep Black History Music Activities include 4 differentiated Orff accompaniments, mp3 rehearsal track, biographies of Ruby Bridges, and more.

SKU: 4269580 Categories: Black History Songs, Differentiated for Multiple Grades, Music Activities and Resources, Orff Activities, Performance Activities, Pitch Reading Activities, Rhythm Reading Tags: All Time-Saving Resources, Black History Songs, Orff Activities - Differentiated, Performance Activities, Rhythm - Half Note, Rhythm - Quarter Note/Rest, Rhythm - Quarter Note/Rest/Eighth Notes, Rhythm - Sixteenth Notes

Description

This Little Light of Mine is a traditional spiritual and authentic civil rights song that’s perfect for your classroom or performance any time of the year. Differentiated activities will have students actively engaged in singing, playing instruments, reading pitch, rhythm, treble clef note names, and more.

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No-Prep Black History Song Bundle with Orff Accompaniments

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Included in Versatile Black History Music Resources

Projectable lesson – PowerPoint version
Simple directions for uploading as Google Slides version
Two rhythmic ostinato patterns
Two melodic ostinato patterns
Two leveled biographies of Ruby Bridges
Rehearsal mp3 audio file

Differentiation Made Simple

Orff accompaniments of varying difficulty are provided.
Melodic ostinato patterns are notated with and without note name prompts.*
Each differentiated resource provides attainable performance options for young students while challenging older students.
See the preview of each resource for a chart outlining the music elements taught at each level.

*Slides may be printed for individual students needing additional support.

Everything You Need to Teach Engaging Black History Music Lessons

Student Learning Outcomes
Simple observational assessment options with rubric
Learning Targets written as clear concise student-centered “I can” statements
Suggested performance options for each level
Large easy-to-read music notation
Two rhythmic ostinato patterns
Two melodic ostinato patterns
Percussion ensemble scores
Rehearsal MP3 audio files
Short biographies of a civil rights leader – early and upper elementary versions
Song lyrics slides
Song notation slides
Flexible instrumentation
Realistic xylophone diagrams for “air play” practice
Simple piano accompaniments
Guided instruction leads the teacher and students through lessons
Interactive Table of Contents for easy navigation of lessons

Happy Teachers Using This Black History Song with Orff Accompaniments

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M.M. – Ruby Bridges is such an inspiration and this is a great resource to get a conversation going about equality and justice in the elementary music room. Thank you!

Rakenya S. – Thanks so much for a great resource! My students were so engaged and enjoyed this lesson.

Heather K. – I LOVE it, my students LOVE it, I’m extending it another week!

Erin M. – I liked how this lesson took a different approach and perspective by looking at a non-musical historical figure and highlighting music she would’ve sung at church and that fit the theme of her story.