Establish a classroom atmosphere that celebrates the sharing of learning. Have opportunity for students to practice new learnings. Make student learning available to the larger community, i.e. books students write are shared with other classes, students report in school paper, student work is displayed at school, etc.

The students will perform “Hotaru Koi”, as well as their own compositions.

Objective: The students will perform “Hotaru Koi”, as well as their own compositions.

Activity: In a concert organized by the teacher and the students, the students will begin by performing their musical compositions for an audience. (The students should initially tell the audience the nature sound that they are depicting.) The final piece of the performance will be “Hotaru Koi”, sung by the students in a tripartite round.

Assessment: Students will prepare their compositions and will work with others in the class to prepare “Hotaru Koi”, and will produce a quality concert for the audience.