My Second Lesson Plan

Baby Beluga

Objectives:

·      Students will use the song “Baby Beluga” to explore the world of underwater sea creatures.

Materials:

·      Picture books: Sea creature themed, can be found at www.amazon.com

§  The Snail and The Whale by Julia Donaldson

§  Face to Face With Whales by Flip Nicklin

·      Raffi songbook and CD that includes the song “Baby Beluga”.

§  CD and sheet music can be found at www.amazon.com but lyrics are on the next page

Procedure:

·      Open class by calling on kids and having them say their favorite sea creature

·      Introduce the class to the world of whales by reading “A snail and a whale”

·      Discuss how the two characters helped each other

·      Read “Face to Face with Whales” for a more realistic look at whales

·      Introduce the song “Baby Beluga”

·      The first time it plays, everyone just listens

·      Play the song again while the teacher sings along with the recording by themselves

·      Play the song a third time and as the students to join in

·      This time, when the song plays, introduce the hand motion of a whale jumping through waves (put your two hands together and wave them up and down)

·      Finish with a round of applause for each other

Assessment:

·      The students should be focused and putting in effort to understand the singing the correct words for the song. Everyone should be waving their hands when the action is introduced during the final sing through.

Lyrics for “Baby Beluga”

           

Baby Beluga in the deep blue sea,
Swim so wild and you swim so free.
Heaven above, and the sea below,
And a little white whale on the go.

Baby beluga, baby Beluga, is the water warm?
Is your mama home with you, so happy.

Way down yonder where the dolphins play,
Where they dive and splash all day,
The waves roll in and the waves roll out,
See the water squirting out of your spout.

Baby beluga, baby Beluga, sing your little song,
Sing for all your friends, we like to hear you.

When it's dark, you're home and fed,
Curl up snug in your water bed.
Moon is shining and the stars are out,
Good night, little whale, goodnight.

Baby beluga, baby Beluga, with tomorrow's sun,
Another day's begun, you'll soon be waking.

Baby Beluga in the deep blue sea,
Swim so wild and you swim so free.
Heaven above and the sea below,
And a little white whale on the go.
You're just a little white whale on the go.