Second graders learn about pitch — how sounds can be high like a bird or low like a big drum — and practice hearing and sorting high and low sounds, the first step to reading and singing music.
Students will be able to…
A little bird sings HIGH and a big drum booms LOW! Sounds can be high or low — that’s called pitch. Can you tell them apart?
Project this and sort each sound into a high sound or a low sound.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
A bird sings high, a drum booms low — that’s pitch! Can you hear it?
Children explore.
Children create.
Children perform.
Children close.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Music).
Describe how sounds are high or low.
Explore high and low sounds.
Perform high and low pitches.
Recognize pitch in music.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have children find a high sound and a low sound at home and tell which is which. A printable pitch sheet is in the Arts library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.