sson Planon Plan

Teacher:
Adina Harris

Lesson Plan
Course: Second Grade General
Music

Date(s) of Lesson Sept. 29,

2016

Lesson Topic/Title:

Rocky Mountain

Framework First
Standard(s):
(Include the specific
Standard and detailed
sub-standard (a, b, c)
of todays lesson.)

2.1-1 The student will read and notate music, including identifying written melodic patterns that
move upward, downward, and stay the same
2.1-4 reading and notating rhythmic patterns that include half notes, half rests, whole notes, and
whole rests
2.2-1 the student will sing a repertoire of songs alone and with others, including singing melodic
patterns that move upward, downward, and stay the same
2.2-3 increasing pitch accuracy while singing phrases and simple songs
2.3-4 the student will play a variety of pitched and nonpitched instruments alone and with others,
including using proper playing techniques
2.4-1 the student will perform rhythmic patterns that include half notes, half rests, whole notes,
and whole rests, using instruments, voice, body percussion, and movement
The students will be able to:

Identify step motion, and skips and leaps

Sing Dancing in the Rain with the correct melody

Use instruments and movement to demonstrate expression in music

Perform Rocky Mountain in its entirety with voices, movement, and instruments

Objectives:

Procedures:

Whats this Note?

Using the projector, show students the first note (quarter note)

Ask students to say what kind of note it is and then ask how many beats or counts it gets

Show the next note to the students (two eighth notes)

Ask students to say what kind of note it is and then ask how many beats or counts it gets

Show students the third note (half note)

Ask students to say what kind of note it is and then ask how many beats or counts it gets

After all notes are correctly identified, ask students to clap or tap each note as you point
to it
Teaching Rocky Mountain

Sing the first line of the song to students and gesture for them to repeat after you

Sing the second line once then have students repeat after you

Sing the third line then ask students to repeat after you

Sing the fourth line and then ask students to repeat

Go through the whole song with longer phrases and gesture for the students to repeat
after you

Ask students to play the correct rhythm of the refrain with the rhythm sticks while singing

Perform the whole song with instruments

Conclusion

Perform Rocky Mountain with backing cd and instruments

Assessment:

Materials:

How well did the teacher include and engage each student in the lesson?
Did the teacher explain and define quarter, eighth, and half notes effectively?
Are the students able to define quarter, eighth, and half notes?
Did students correctly sing the pitches and play the rhythms of Rocky Mountain?
Cd track number 4-7, singing voices, Making Music Textbook (Second Grade Level), body
percussion, rhythm sticks, piano