文档介绍：24 What A Wonderful World Overview: Students create a painting or a drawing by analyzin g lyrics from a song. Theme: Historical Figures Grade Level: 2 nd – 5 th Concept: Relationships Time needed for lesson: 45 minutes Objective: Students will use visual art as a vehicle to study lite rature and music that was popularized by the historical jazz mu sician; Louis Armstrong. Preparation for lesson: Students should be introduced to the life and music of Louis Armstrong through books, CD’s, films , research on the , etc. Lesson Activities: 1. Play What A Wonderful World sung by Louis Armstrong for the class. Ask them to listen to it again with their eyes closed. 2. Discuss with the class: How did you feel when l istening to this song? Did you understand the lyrics? Were you just listening to the melody? 3. Write the 4 stanzas of lyrics on the board or on a n overheard projector. 4. Listen to the song again while reading the lyrics. Listen to the song twice if necessary. 5. Discuss with them if they felt differently about the song. Did it make sense to them? What did you notice? 6. Pass out materials to the class that you feel is mos t appropriate: Colored markers, tempera or watercolor paints, watercolo r crayons or oil pastels with the appropriate papers, water, brushes, etc. 7. Ask the students to cho