Maple Avenue Elementary

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Grade Level: 5th 

Title of Lesson: Alphabet Exercise Challenge 

*This lesson should be attempted AT LEAST twice during the week listed above 

NYS P.E. Learning Standard #1 – Students will have the necessary knowledge and skills to  

Establish and maintain physical fitness, participate in physical activity, and maintain personal health 

Warm-Up 

• 10 Jumping Jacks 
• 10 Toe Touches 
• Jog In Place for 30 seconds 

Activity - Alphabet Exercise Challenge – students must use the letters in the spelling of their first and last names and perform the activities listed for each letter.  For example, if your name was John Smith, you would first perform the activity listed for the letter “J”.  Next, you would perform the activity listed for the letter “O” and then continue with all of the letters in “John Smith”. 

A – 25 Jumping Jacks                                                 N – 25 “Skis” (feet together and hop side to side) 

B – 10 push-ups                                                          O – 15 crunches/curl-ups/sit-ups 

C – Jump high as you can 10 times                         P – Skip around for 30 seconds 

D – Gallop around for 30 seconds                          Q – with legs straight touch toes 10 times 

E – Jog in place for 30 seconds                                R – Jog in place for 30 seconds 

F – Balance for 30 seconds on left foot                  S – Perform 25 arm circles 

G - 25 Jumping Jacks                                                  T – 10 push-ups               

H - Skip around for 30 seconds                                U – Gallop around for 30 seconds 

I - 15 crunches/curl-ups/sit-ups                              V – Jump high as you can 10 times 

J - 25 “Skis” -  See letter “N”                                     W – 15 crunches/curl-ups/sit-ups 

K – Balance for 30 sec. on right foot                       X – with legs straight touch toes 10 times 

L - 25 Jumping Jacks                                                   Y – 10 push-ups               

M – Jump far as you can 5 times                             Z – 25 “Skis” (feet together and hop side to side) 

***To challenge yourself add your middle name or go through the activity two times 

                                MUSIC 

 Grades 5/6 lesson plan for General Music

 Below are lyrics to two well-known songs, one is The Star-Spangled Banner (lyrics by Francis Scott Key) and the other is Let It Be by the Beatles.  During the Coronavirus pandemic you can see many videos of people singing either of these two songs from porches, driveways, and even in hospital hallways.  Look at the lyrics below.  Explain why people are choosing these two songs and why they are singing them in public?

 "The Star Spangled Banner"

Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

"Let It Be"
("Let It Be" Version)

When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom
Let it be

And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom
Let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be

And when the broken-hearted people
Living in the world agree
There will be an answer
Let it be

For though they may be parted there is
Still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer
Let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Yeah, there will be an answer
Let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be

And when the night is cloudy
There is still a light that shines on me
Shine until tomorrow
Let it be

I wake up to the sound of music
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom
Let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah, let it be
There will be an answer
Let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah, let it be
There will be an answer
Let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be

 *activity- Listen to the Beatles sing Let It Be and Whitney Houston’s rendition of

The Star-Spangled Banner. 

Materials- Youtube for the activity

National Music Standards-#6 Listening, analyzing, and describing music

#9 Understanding music in relation to history and culture