Noble+Duke+of+York

Teacher Name: Anna Spare Subject/Grade: Second, Third, maybe Fourth

Concepts/Skills/Values: Singing, Listening and moving to the beat

National Standards (check all that apply): 1. Sing 6. Listen 9. History/Culture 10. Movement

Behavioral Learning Objectives: Students will learn song to sing and an accompanying folk dance.

Materials: "120 Singing Games and Dances for Elementary Schools" by Lois Choksy and David Brummitt. ISBN: 0136350380, Published by Prentice-Hall (1987) I have changed some of the dance steps.

Sequence of Activities and Assessment: 1. Learn the song, "The Noble Duke of York." p. 143 in Choksy & Brummitt

The noble Duke of York, He had ten thousand men. He marched them up to the top of the hill, And marched them down again.

And when you're up, you're up And when you're down, you're down, And when you're only halfway up, You're neither up nor down!

Oh, a-hunting we will go, A-hunting we will go, We'll catch a fox and put him in a box And then we'll let him go.

A. Sing on neutral syllable (ask, is it a new tune or old tune? This is for ear-training.) B. Teach one verse at a time. Sing 3-5 more times for the class asking different questions each time, such as "How many men did he have? Where did he live? Where did they march up and down? What words rhyme? Where will we put the fox? What words repeat (per verse)? C. Echo phrase by phrase. Don't worry too much if not everyone gets it. By the time you play the game they'll get plenty of repetition. D. Add motions. Hold up 10 fingers-- "he had 10 thousand men" Climb up an imaginary ladder-- "he marched them up to the top of the hill" Pretend to climb down-- "he marched them down again." Reach up as far as possible-- "Oh, when you're up you're up" Reach down to the ground-- "and when you're down you're down" Squat (as in defensive bball position) with hands in front-- " but when you're only halfway up, you're neither up nor down." E. Discuss vocabulary. (This is the connection to culture and history.)

2. After several days of singing the song and doing the actions, add dance steps.

A. Use hands to teach dance steps. On verse one, walk hands out for for and back for 4 counts (do that twice). Verses 2-3 you just have to talk them through. B. Children should each pick a partner. Then, partners stand across from each other in two lines. Remind students to sing. C. In verse 1, one line steps forward and back (8 counts total) and then the other line does the same. D. Verse 2: the head couple joins hands and sashays down the aisle and back, timing it so that they end up back to their spot as class sings the word "down." E. Verse 3: 'Peel the banana' The head couple turn away from each other and walk down behind their line to join hands at the foot of the set. Lines follow their respective leader. Head couple joins hands in an arch and the other pairs join hands to shuffle under the arch back to the two lines. The head couple now becomes the last couple, and game continues.

Note: Steps will get better as it goes along, doesn't have to be perfect the first time. Be strict about not hurting each other and the lines should be really straight when they are walking up and back for 4 beats.

Teacher Effectiveness Reminders: Positive Praise (specific students and behaviors that I'm looking for--'catch them doing something good'), Teacher presence, Know what’s coming up next, nonverbal cues