🎯 WALT (We Are Learning To)

Today we are learning to:

• Understand how sea shanties use call-and-response
• Feel the difference between 6/8 time (sway feel) and 3/4 time (march feel)
• Create our own sea shanty verses with strong beats

📋 Success Criteria - I can:

🎵 What is a Sea Shanty?

Sea shanties are work songs sailors sang to help them work together. One person sings the call, then everyone sings the response.

6/8 time feels like: STRONG-light-light STRONG-light-light (like swaying)

Count: 1-2-3 | 4-5-6 (beats 1 and 4 are strongest)

🚢 Station Activities

Level 1 (Beginner): Fill in the blanks

"Heave away, the _____________ are high!"

"Pull the _____________ and don't let go!"

Level 2 (Advanced): Write your own complete call

Choose a crew response:

Circle the beats each instrument plays: 1 - 2 - 3 | 4 - 5 - 6

Drums (strong beats): Write which beats _______________

Shakers (light beats): Write which beats __________________

Problem: What challenge do the sailors face?

Solution: How do they work together to solve it?

6/8 time feels like: (tick one)

3/4 time feels like: (tick one)

🏆 Reflection and Extension

Remember: Make strong words land on beats 1 and 4!

I can identify strong beats in 6/8 time:

I can create a call-and-response sea shanty:

Word Bank for Support: waves, rope, sail, storm, crew, together, strong, pull, heave, anchor

🎵 Remember: Sea shanties helped sailors work as a team. Your rhythm and words should help everyone stay together!