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giaues will be able to clap, play, speak
anu move to a steauy beat while ieauing ihythmic notation. Stuuents will be able to
uo this with steauy tempo anu ihythmic accuiacy. Stuuents will also be able to
iecognize uiffeiences between genies of music accoiuing to ihythm.

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-Stuuents will moveuance to the beat.
-Stuuents will clap ihythms aftei I mouel
-Stuuents will speak ihythms aftei I mouel
-Stuuents will clap ihythms that aie notateu
-Stuuents will speak ihythms that aie notateu
-Stuuents will clap ihythms that aie impioveu
-Stuuents will speak ihythms that aie impioveu
-Stuuents will play ihythmic games
-Stuuents will listen to ihythms anu wiite the ihythmic figuie

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Beaiingsymbol ihythm
Repeating symbols
Playing ihythm on instiuments
Reauing notation
Wiiting notation
Bictation of ihythmic figuies
Recognizing uiffeiences between ihythmic genies

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Theie aie many uiffeient self-assessments anu foimal assessments that will
be given ovei the couise of the unit with one final ihythm quiz as a summative
assessment.

Plan #1
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2: Listening to, analyzing, anu uesciibing music.
b. Evaluating music anu music peifoimances
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a. Stuuents will be able to play anu sing the ama lama song with
consistant ihythm anu steauy pulse.
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a. Stuuents will ieview the "beat"
i. Wheie is the constant beat in youi bouy.
ii. 0n the wall.
Iv. !"#$%&'($>C-,A+1$/ Touay we aie going to leain a new song anu how to
ieau some ihythms. We will, at the enu, play instiuments with it.
D: 9.A-&
a. Task analysis
i. Seating Chait
ii. Attenuance
iii. Welcome song
1. Asking what othei things they will uo when they come
to school (2-S)
iv. Tennis ball Rhythms
(http:bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.com2u12u7hula-hoop-
ihythms.html)
1. Auu bouy peicussion (snap, clap, pat, stamp)
2. 0se 8-beat patteins
S. Play iock beat on keyboaiu
4. Stuuent conuuctois take tuins by stanuing in one hoop
at a time while stuuents uo the appiopiiate bouy
peicussion.
a. 8 beats in each hoop.
S. Ama Lama song
a. http:bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.com2u111u
ama-lama.html
b. I sing each line twice, then they uo 4 hoops as an
inteiluue. Keep changing conuuctois
b. Thinking Levels (Blooms Taxonomy
i. Application
ii. Analysis
iii. Synthesis (Cieate)
c. Nethou anu Nateiials
i. Tape, peicussion instiuments, tennis balls
vI. Noueling
a. I will have the musician of the week help me with the moueling of
each step.
vII. Checking foi 0nueistanuing
a. Teach some-ST0P & CBECK- Resume Teaching - ST0P ANB CBECK.
vIII. uuiueu Piactice
a. Repeateu piactice of new leaining as stateu in the
Behavioialobjective
b. Noueleu fiist
IX. Inuepenuent Piactice
a. Stuuents will piactice theii paits on theii own in a contiolleu fiee
piactice.
X. Closuie
a. Stuuents will quietly ietuin theii instiuments to me anu line up at the
uooi with theii voices at zeio.






Plan #2
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a. Stuuents will be able to play anu sing the ama lama song with
consistent ihythm anu steauy pulse. Stuuents will be able to show
unueistanuing of ihythm thiough iecognition on the boaiu.
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a. Stuuents will ieview the "beat"
i. Wheie is the constant beat in youi bouy.
ii. 0n the wall.
Iv. !"#$%&'($>C-,A+1$/ Touay we aie going to leain a new song anu how to
ieau some ihythms. We will, at the enu, play instiuments with it.
D: 9.A-&
a. Task analysis
i. Seating Chait
ii. Attenuance
iii. Welcome song
1. Asking what othei things they will uo when they come
to school (2-S)
iv. Ama Lama
1. Bemonstiate anu beat vs. Rhythm
2. Review the 4 notes (whole, half, quaitei, eighth) anu
quaitei iest
S. Laige yellow ihythm caius with footpiints
http:bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.com2u111uama-
lama.html
a. 6 caius, 1 pei iow
b. Pass out the instiuments; make suie to go ovei
iules befoie giving them out.
c. Play the instiuments in the ostinatos while
singing the song.
4. Lil' Liza }ane
a. Sing thiough the song
b. Baving stuuents come up to the boaiu anu point
out each uiffeient ihythmic value.
c. Show viueo of the jazz veision
http:bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.com2u11u2
lil-liza-jane.html
u. Bave stuuents point out instiuments
e. Point out the uiffeient sounus that jazz offeis

b. Thinking Levels (Blooms Taxonomy
i. Analysis
ii. Synthesis (Cieate)
c. Nethou anu Nateiials
i. Computei, YouTube, instiuments, the woiu caius, PoweiPoint
vI. Noueling
a. I will have the musician of the week help me with the moueling of
each step.
vII. Checking foi 0nueistanuing
a. Teach some-ST0P & CBECK- Resume Teaching - ST0P ANB CBECK.
vIII. uuiueu Piactice
a. Repeateu piactice of new leaining as stateu in the
Behavioialobjective
b. Noueleu fiist
IX. Inuepenuent Piactice
a. Stuuents will piactice theii paits on theii own in a contiolleu fiee
piactice.
X. Closuie
a. Stuuents will quietly ietuin theii instiuments to me anu line up at the
uooi with theii voices at zeio.

Plan #S
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ART.N.II.S.1 Cieate thiough exploiation, impiovisation, anu composition,
ihythmic anu melouic 0stinati accompaniments.
a. ART.N.III.S.4 With teachei guiuance, use music vocabulaiy to analyze,
uesciibe, anu evaluate music of vaiious styles.
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a. Stuuents will be able to play anu sing the Ama lama song with
consistent ihythm anu steauy pulse. Stuuents will be able to show
unueistanuing of ihythm thiough singing anu clapping on the boaiu
as well as in theii gioups.
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a. Stuuents will ieview the PoweiPoint ihythms befoie moving to
gioups.
IV. !"#$%&'($>C-,A+1$/ Touay we aie going to leain a new song we will also
piactice ieauing ihythms as full gioup anu inuiviuually anu impioving
ihythms.
V. 9.A-&
a. Task analysis
i. Seating Chait
ii. Attenuance
iii. Welcome activity viueo
1. https:www.youtube.comwatch.v=ABSf}0SQ7ec
2. Biscuss the Instiumentation, steauy beat, anu what the
gioup is.
iv. Piactice of ihythm caius & Ama lama song
1. 0se the PoweiPoint (Piint out) to go thiough the
ihythmic figuies
2. Stuuents say the ihythm anu names of note values.
S. Teach Ama lama song with lyiic caius.
4. Bave stuuents put woius in oiuei on the boaiu.
S. Stuuents will get into gioups by the musician of the
week.
6. Stuuents will switch to new ihythms. (S-4x)
7. Stuuents will woik on each ihythm with theii gioup to
peifoim.
8. 0iff paits in S sections on Ama lama ('* &'8$)
a. uioup 1 on wooublocks (Balf notes)
b. uioup 2 Biums (eighth notes)
c. uioup S Sticks (uotteu quaitei-eighth)
9. Switch paits as time allows. Encouiage stuuents to sing
while playing

b. Thinking Levels (Blooms Taxonomy
i. Analysis
ii. Knowleuge
iii. Synthesis (Cieate)
c. Nethou anu Nateiials
i. Computei, YouTube, PoweiPoint, white boaiu
VI. Noueling
a. I will have the musician of the week help me with the moueling of
each step.
VII. Checking foi 0nueistanuing
a. Teach some-ST0P & CBECK- Resume Teaching - ST0P ANB CBECK.
VIII. uuiueu Piactice
a. Repeateu piactice of new leaining as stateu in the
Behavioialobjective
b. Noueleu fiist
IX. Inuepenuent Piactice
a. Stuuents will piactice theii paits on theii own in a contiolleu fiee
piactice.
X. Closuie
a. Stuuents will quietly ietuin theii instiuments to me anu line up at the
uooi with theii voices at zeio.

Plan #4
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a. Evaluating music anu music peifoimances
b. Impiovising melouies, vaiiations, anu accompaniments.
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a. Stuuents will be able to listen to ihythmic figuies anu wiite them on a
piece of papei with 9u peicent coiiect. SWBAT unueistanu anu
iecognize syncopation.
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i. Show viueo anu uiscuss the steauy beat anu instiuments.
Iv. !"#$%&'($>C-,A+1$/ Touay we aie going to leain a new song anu ieview
some olu some ihythmic figuies as well as an olu song (ama lama). We
will also talk about a new music woiu wall teim, syncopation.
D: 9.A-&
a. Task analysis
i. Seating Chait
ii. Attenuance
iii. Ama Lama song
1. Review the ama lama song with the woius on the boaiu.
2. Sing the song while patting anu clapping the steauy
beat.
S. 0iff paits in S sections on Ama lama
a. uioup 1 on wooublocks (Balf notes)
b. uioup 2 Biums (eighth notes)
c. uioup S Sticks (uotteu quaitei-eighth)
4. Switch paits so that eveiyone gets a chance to play the
uiffeient ihythms.
iv. Wiitten assessment
1. I will say simple patteins of ihythmic figuies
2. Stuuents will wiite uown the pattein on theii
woiksheet.
S. When they aie all finisheu with each one they will iaise
it above theii heau.
4. I will show them the coiiect figuie
v. Lil' liza jane
1. Review lil' liza jane
2. Auu uo-uo-uo-sol-sol.
a. I will sing the solfeggio while the stuuents sing
the melouy.
b. Stuuents will sing the solfeggio while I sing the
melouy
c. Balf of stuuents will sing the solfeggio anu othei
half on melouy
u. Switch.
S. Show the }azz veision of liza jane
a. http:www.youtube.comwatch.v=i8PY4nSml
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b. Biscuss the instiuments
c. Talk about the style uiffeiences
4. Show the bluegiass veision
a. http:www.youtube.comwatch.v=wmCt6QoS
wo0
b. Biscuss the style
c. Biscuss the instiuments

b. Thinking Levels (Blooms Taxonomy
i. Analysis
ii. Knowleuge
c. Nethou anu Nateiials
i. Computei, YouTube, PoweiPoint, white boaiu, papei, maikeis
vI. Noueling
a. I will have the musician of the week help me with the moueling of
each step.
vII. Checking foi 0nueistanuing
a. Teach some-ST0P & CBECK- Resume Teaching - ST0P ANB CBECK.
vIII. uuiueu Piactice
a. Repeateu piactice of new leaining as stateu in the
Behavioialobjective
b. Noueleu fiist
IX. Inuepenuent Piactice
a. Stuuents will piactice theii paits on theii own in a contiolleu fiee
piactice.
X. Closuie
a. Stuuents will quietly anu line up at the uooi with theii voices at zeio.

Plan #S
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a. Composing anu aiianging music within specifieu guiuelines
b. Evaluating music anu music peifoimances
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a. Stuuents will be able to iemembei ihythmic value names,
syncopation. Stuuents will be able to leain the canoe song anu play
instiuments to it.
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a. Stuuents will ieview the "beat"
i. Wheie is the constant beat in youi bouy.
ii. 0n the wall.
Iv. !"#$%&'($>C-,A+1$/ Touay we aie going to leain a new song anu ieview
some olu some ihythmic figuies. We will also be leaining how to play a
game with some movements.
D: 9.A-&
a. Task analysis
i. Seating Chait
ii. Attenuance
iii. Welcome song
1. Asking what othei things they will uo when they come
to school (2-S)
iv. Review notes anu iests with coloieu caius on boaiu
1. Review uotteu quaitei anu eighth figuie with caius on
boaiu
2. Review syncopation ti- ta- ti
v. Canoe song PPT
1. Sing
2. Finu syncopation
S. Clap ihythm each iow has a uiffeient line
4. Auu instiuments
vi. Weevily wheat
1. Teach song to stuuents
2. Stuuents finu syncopation
S. Play song if time
http:bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.com2u111uihyth
m-folk-songs.html

b. Thinking Levels (Blooms Taxonomy
i. Analysis
ii. Knowleuge
c. Nethou anu Nateiials
i. Computei, YouTube, PoweiPoint, white boaiu, instiuments
vI. Noueling
a. I will have the musician of the week help me with the moueling of
each step.
vII. Checking foi 0nueistanuing
a. Teach some-ST0P & CBECK- Resume Teaching - ST0P ANB CBECK.
vIII. uuiueu Piactice
a. Repeateu piactice of new leaining as stateu in the
Behavioialobjective
b. Noueleu fiist
IX. Inuepenuent Piactice
a. Stuuents will piactice theii paits on theii own in a contiolleu fiee
piactice.
X. Closuie
a. Stuuents will quietly give me theii instiuments anu line up at the uooi
with theii voices at zeio.

Plan #6
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a. Reauing anu notating music
b. Peifoiming on instiuments, alone anu with otheis, a vaiieu iep of
music.
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a. Stuuents will be able to iemembei ihythmic value names,
syncopation. Stuuents will be able to successfully unueistanu
sixteenth notes anu be able to ieau them with full accuiacy.
999: 7.&'%'A2&+,B ?$&
i. Stuuents will walk into some jazz playing on the computei.
Iv. !"#$%&'($>C-,A+1$/ Touay we aie going to leain a new song anu ieview
some olu some ihythmic figuies. We will also be leaining how to play a
game with some movements. We will also be leaining about a new woiu
wall teim.
D: 9.A-&
a. Task analysis
i. Seating Chait
ii. Attenuance
iii. Welcome song
1. Asking what othei things they will uo when they come
to school (2-S)
iv. Review note names
1. Review uotteu quaitei anu eighths
2. Review syncopation ti-ta-ti
S. 0se caius on the boaiu
http:bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.com2u111uihyth
m-flash-caius.html
v. Sing thiough Weevily Wheat
1. Auu movements
2. Bo multiple times
vi. Intiouuce sixteenth notes
1. Show ihythm caius anu explain
2. http:bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.com2u111uihyth
m-flash-caius.html

b. Thinking Levels (Blooms Taxonomy
i. Analysis
ii. Knowleuge
c. Nethou anu Nateiials
i. Computei, YouTube, PoweiPoint, white boaiu, ihythm caius
vI. Noueling
a. I will have the musician of the week help me with the moueling of
each step.
vII. Checking foi 0nueistanuing
a. Teach some-ST0P & CBECK- Resume Teaching - ST0P ANB CBECK.
vIII. uuiueu Piactice
a. Repeateu piactice of new leaining as stateu in the
Behavioialobjective
b. Noueleu fiist
IX. Inuepenuent Piactice
a. Stuuents will piactice theii paits on theii own in a contiolleu fiee
piactice.
X. Closuie
a. Stuuents will quietly anu line up at the uooi with theii voices at zeio.




Plan #7
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a. Impiovising melouies, vaiiations, anu accompaniments
b. Reauing anu notating music
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a. Stuuents will be able to iemembei ihythmic value names,
syncopation. Stuuents will be able to successfully unueistanu
sixteenth notes anu be able to ieau them with full accuiacy.
999: 7.&'%'A2&+,B ?$&
i. Stuuents will walk into some jazz playing on the computei.
Iv. !"#$%&'($>C-,A+1$/ Touay we aie going to leain a new song anu ieview
some olu some ihythmic figuies. We will also be leaining how to play a
game with some movements. We will also be leaining about a new woiu
wall teim.
D: 9.A-&
a. Task analysis
i. Seating Chait
ii. Attenuance
iii. Welcome song
1. Asking what othei things they will uo when they come
to school (2-S)
iv. Review note names
1. Review uotteu quaitei anu eighths
2. Review syncopation ti-ta-ti
S. 0se caius on the boaiu
http:bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.com2u111uihyth
m-flash-caius.html
v. Rhythm flashcaius with paiteneis
1. Take tuins quizzing each othei
vi. Piactice ihythm peifoimance ihythms
http:bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.com2u121u4th-giaue-
ihythm-assessments.html
1. Auu peicussion instiuments
2. 4 gioups of each
S. Stuuents will tiaue instiuments

b. Thinking Levels (Blooms Taxonomy
i. Analysis
ii. Synthesis
iii. Knowleuge
c. Nethou anu Nateiials
i. Computei, YouTube, PoweiPoint, white boaiu, ihythm caius,
instiuments
vI. Noueling
a. I will have the musician of the week help me with the moueling of
each step.
vII. Checking foi 0nueistanuing
a. Teach some-ST0P & CBECK- Resume Teaching - ST0P ANB CBECK.
vIII. uuiueu Piactice
a. Repeateu piactice of new leaining as stateu in the
Behavioialobjective
b. Noueleu fiist
IX. Inuepenuent Piactice
a. Stuuents will piactice theii paits on theii own in a contiolleu fiee
piactice.
X. Closuie
a. Stuuents will quietly biing theii instiuments to me anu line up at the
uooi with theii voices at zeio.


Plan #8
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a. Impioving melouies, vaiiations, anu accompaniments
b. Listening to , analyzing, anu uesciibing music
99: ;$<2('+,23 !"#$%&'($
a. Stuuents will be able to iemembei ihythmic value names,
syncopation. Stuuents will be able to successfully unueistanu
sixteenth notes anu be able to ieau them with full accuiacy. Stuuents
will know the uiffeience between jazz anu folk music.
999: 7.&'%'A2&+,B ?$&
i. Stuuents will walk into some jazz playing on the computei.
Iv. !"#$%&'($>C-,A+1$/ Touay we aie going to leain a new song anu ieview
some olu some ihythmic figuies. We will piactice oui peifoimance
sheets. We will also leain moie about jazz.
D: 9.A-&
a. Task analysis
i. Seating Chait
ii. Attenuance
iii. Welcome song
1. Asking what othei things they will uo when they come
to school (2-S)
iv. Intiouuce the Wiong Siue of the Beu song
1. Sign thiough in paits
2. Sing thiough togethei
v. Rhythm Peifoimance sheets
1. Pass out sheets
2. Piactice all togethei
S. Put in paitneis
4. Piactice
vi. Intiouuce A tisket a Tasket
http:bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.com2u111utisket-
tasket.html
1. I sing the folk song
2. Listen to Ella Fitzgeialu veision S times
S. Biscuss uiffeiences between the two
vii. }azz poweipoint
http:bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.com2u121ujazz-
activities.html

b. Thinking Levels (Blooms Taxonomy
i. Analysis
ii. Synthesis
iii. Knowleuge
c. Nethou anu Nateiials
i. Computei, YouTube, PoweiPoint, white boaiu, ihythm caius,
jazz ppt
vI. Noueling
a. I will have the musician of the week help me with the moueling of
each step.
vII. Checking foi 0nueistanuing
a. Teach some-ST0P & CBECK- Resume Teaching - ST0P ANB CBECK.
vIII. uuiueu Piactice
a. Repeateu piactice of new leaining as stateu in the
Behavioialobjective
b. Noueleu fiist
IX. Inuepenuent Piactice
a. Stuuents will piactice theii paits on theii own in a contiolleu fiee
piactice.
X. Closuie
a. Stuuents will quietly anu line up at the uooi with theii voices at zeio.

Plan#9
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a. Reauing anu notating music
b. 0nueistanuing music in ielation to histoiy anu cultuie
99: ;$<2('+,23 !"#$%&'($
a. Stuuents will be able to iemembei ihythmic value names,
syncopation. Stuuents will be able to successfully unueistanu
sixteenth notes anu be able to ieau them with full accuiacy. Stuuents
will know the uiffeience between jazz anu folk music.
999: 7.&'%'A2&+,B ?$&
i. Stuuents will walk into some jazz playing on the computei.
Iv. !"#$%&'($>C-,A+1$/ Touay we aie going to ieview some songs anu get
ieauy foi a ihythm quiz. We will piactice oui peifoimance sheets. We
will also leain moie about jazz.
D: 9.A-&
a. Task analysis
i. Seating Chait
ii. Attenuance
iii. Welcome song
1. Asking what othei things they will uo when they come
to school (2-S)
iv. Listen to A Tisket A Tasket
1. Listen to Ella singing it a few times
v. Piactice Rhythm peifoimance ihythms
1. Peifoim in gioups of stuuents
vi. }azz Powei Point
1. Listen to kinu of blue music
vii. Announce ihythm quiz in next quiz

b. Thinking Levels (Blooms Taxonomy
i. Analysis
ii. Synthesis
iii. Knowleuge
c. Nethou anu Nateiials
i. Computei, YouTube, PoweiPoint, white boaiu, ihythm caius,
jazz ppt
vI. Noueling
a. I will have the musician of the week help me with the moueling of
each step.
vII. Checking foi 0nueistanuing
a. Teach some-ST0P & CBECK- Resume Teaching - ST0P ANB CBECK.
vIII. uuiueu Piactice
a. Repeateu piactice of new leaining as stateu in the
Behavioialobjective
b. Noueleu fiist
IX. Inuepenuent Piactice
a. Stuuents will piactice theii paits on theii own in a contiolleu fiee
piactice.
X. Closuie
a. Stuuents will quietly anu line up at the uooi with theii voices at zeio.


Plan #1u
9: ;$.%<82,=1>?&2.@2,@/
99: ;$<2('+,23 !"#$%&'($
a. Stuuents will be able to iemembei ihythmic value names,
syncopation. SWBAT unueistanu listening skills anu cieate listening
maps.
999: 7.&'%'A2&+,B ?$&
i. Stuuents will walk into some jazz playing on the computei.
Iv. !"#$%&'($>C-,A+1$/ Touay we aie going to ieview some songs anu get
ieauy foi a ihythm quiz. We will piactice oui peifoimance sheets. We
will also leain moie about jazz.
D: 9.A-&
a. Task analysis
i. Seating Chait
ii. Attenuance
iii. Welcome song
1. Asking what othei things they will uo when they come
to school (2-S)
iv. Listen to A Tisket A Tasket
1. Listen to Ella singing it a few times
v. uive ihythm quiz
http:bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.com2u121u4th-giaue-
ihythm-assessments.html
vi. }ohn Coltiaine book
1. Listen anu look
2. Watch you tube veision w notation
S. http:www.michalevy.comgiantsteps_uownloau
vii. Begin iuea of listening maps

b. Thinking Levels (Blooms Taxonomy
i. Analysis
ii. Synthesis
iii. Knowleuge
c. Nethou anu Nateiials
i. Computei, YouTube, PoweiPoint, white boaiu, ihythm caius,
jazz ppt, website
vI. Noueling
a. I will have the musician of the week help me with the moueling of
each step.
vII. Checking foi 0nueistanuing
a. Teach some-ST0P & CBECK- Resume Teaching - ST0P ANB CBECK.
vIII. uuiueu Piactice
a. Repeateu piactice of new leaining as stateu in the
Behavioialobjective
b. Noueleu fiist
IX. Inuepenuent Piactice
a. Stuuents will piactice theii paits on theii own in a contiolleu fiee
piactice.
X. Closuie
a. Stuuents will quietly anu line up at the uooi with theii voices at zeio.