UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE

EDUC 330 LESSON PLAN FORMAT

TEACHER (your COURSE: EDUC
name)
330
Brianna Recendez
CRN: 1253
DATE OF
PRESENTATION:
May 3, 2016

GRADE 1st Grade LESSON TITLE

Banana Song &
INTEGRATED
Dance
AREAS
Music, Drama
SOURCE
SPARK (Internet
Website)

CONTENT STANDARDS AND CONTENT OBJECTIVES

SUBJECT STANDARDS
GOAL OF UNIT
1.1 - Demonstrate an awareness of
Students will be able to perform nonpersonal space, general space, and
locomotor to match the instructional lyrics of
boundaries while moving in different
a song. They will also be able to act out
directions and at high, medium, and low
movements that portray to fruits and
levels in space
vegetables.
2.1 - Identify the right and left sides of the
body and movement from right to left and
MAIN OBJECTIVE OF LESSON
left to right.
Students will cooperatively work as a class
3.1 - Participate in physical activities that to successfully participate in the dance called
are enjoyable and challenging
the Banana Song & Dance while
3.6 - Stretch arms, shoulders, back, and
constantly performing basic non-locomotor
legs without hyperexing or
and acting as fruits and vegetables.
hyperextending the joints.
4.10 - Explain that the proper body
position while stretching and
strengthening will help prevent injury.
5.1 Participate willingly in new physical
activities.
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
ADDRESSED
Musical & Bodily-Kinesthetic
COGNITIVE, AFFECTIVE, AND PSYCHOMOTOR OBJECTIVES
COGNITIVE
AFFECTIVE
PSYCHOMOTOR
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES
Students should be able to Students will be able to
As a class, students will
perform and recite the
cooperatively work as a class eventually be able to perform
movements that pertain to and willingly participate and the Banana Song & Dance
the Banana Song &
perform the Banana Song & dance with minimal mistakes.
Dance. Students will be
Dance routine.
able to distinguish between
the left and right side of
their body.
ASSESSMENT
STRATEGIES FOR ASSESSMENT
Teacher observation of students ability to follow instructions and to pay attention to the
words of the chant and the directions it is giving.

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
STRATEGIES TO MEET DIVERSIFIED LEARNERS
Teacher will direct students and teach movements one-by-one before allowing students
to start the routine. If necessary, hand-outs with lyrics can be made for students.
MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, and/or TECHNOLOGY NEEDED
N/A
STEPS THROUGH THE LESSON
INTO (set the stage; the hook, lesson
RATIONALE (why are you doing this?)
objectives)
This into stage should take place before the
To start this lesson, students should stand
activity because it will allow the children
behind their desk, with their chairs pushed to warm up their muscles before
in and perform in place stretches. Teacher
performing in the exercise.
should mainly focus on arm and leg
stretches because the activity persist only
to these two main body parts.
How many of you guys likes monkeys?
Show me your best monkey impression
Who knows what monkeys eat? Thats
Right! Today we are going learn the
Banana Dance.
THROUGH (instructional input,
RATIONALE (why are you doing this?)
modeling, checking for understanding,
Teacher will do this to help students learn
guided practice)
basic non-locomotor movements and help
Have students scatter themselves around
them act as different fruits and vegetables.
the room. Teacher will teach students the
steps and the words to the Banana Song. \
1. Form banana, form, form banana
- Raise 1 arm slowly (right arm
first), until it is overhead.
Repeat words and raise other
arm. Both hands should be
overhead and hands can be
together.
2. Peel banana, peel, peel banana
- Slowly lower 1 arm (Right arm
first) moving it in a circle
motion until it is down by hip.
Repeat lyrics and slowly lowly
the other arm.
3. Go bananas, go, go, bananas
- Students can free dance on this
part. This phrase is also
repeated.
4. Form the apple, form, form the
apple
- Raise 1 arm slowly (right arm
first), until it is overhead.
Repeat words and raise other
arm. Both hands should be

overhead and hands can be

together.
5. Peel the apple, peel, peel, the
apple
- Slowly lower 1 arm (Right arm
first) moving it in a circle
motion until it is down by hip.
Repeat lyrics and slowly lowly
the other arm.
6. Slice the apple, slice, slice the
apple
- Students can move both hands
in a cutting motion. Phrase is
repeated once and actions are
the same.
7. Form potato, form, form potato.
- Raise 1 arm slowly (right arm
first), until it is overhead.
Repeat words and raise other
arm. Both hands should be
overhead and hands can be
together.
8. Peel potato, peel, peel potato.
- Slowly lower 1 arm (Right arm
first) moving it in a circle
motion until it is down by hip.
Repeat lyrics and slowly lowly
the other arm.
9. Mash potatoes, mash, mash
potatoes.
- Students can move in a
twisting motion (nonlocomotor) moving both legs
and arms. The phrase should be
repeated once and actions can
be the same.
After performing these, teacher can
challenge students by adding more fruits
and vegetables. The can also pick up the
pace of the dance or ask students do it
silently and whisper the words.
BEYOND (independent practice,
further research)
Students sit back in their seats and will
perform cool down stretches. Students can
have a conversation about the activity and
explain what they liked or didnt like
about the activity.

RATIONALE (why are you doing this?)

Students will perform this to cool down to
allow their heart rate to lower to their
normal heart rate.