sson Planon Plan

Teacher:
Adina Harris

Lesson Plan
Course: First Grade General Music

Date(s) of Lesson Sept. 20,

2016

Lesson Topic/Title:

America

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

K.1 The student will read music, including high and low pitches and rhythms represented by
traditional or nontraditional notations
K.2-2 The student will investigate various uses of the voice by matching pitches within an
appropriate range;
K.2-3 demonstrating expressive qualities of music, including loud/soft and fast/slow.
K.3-2 The student will sing a variety of songs of limited range alone and with others, including
singing at the
appropriate time following a musical introduction.
K.6
The student will demonstrate a steady beat, using body percussion, instruments, and
voice.
K.7-1 The student will respond to music with movement, including matching locomotor and
nonlocomotor movements to rhythmic patterns;
K.7-2. demonstrating expressive qualities of music, including loud/soft and fast/slow;
K.7-3. illustrating moods and contrast in music and childrens literature;
K.7-5. exhibiting respect for the personal space of others when moving.
The students will be able to:

Define what a patriotic song is

Sing America with the correct melody

Use movement and body percussion to demonstrate expression in music

Perform America in its entirety with voices and movement

Objectives:

Procedures:

Whats a Patriotic Song

Start with asking students if they are familiar with the word patriotic

Give a few examples for the class

Explain what a patriotic song is (it tells our love and pride for our country and being a
part of it)
Teaching America

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

Sing the first line adding the movement (hands on heart- my country)

Sing the second line once then have students repeat after you

Repeat same line and add movement (salute with feet together- land of liberty), then
gesture for students to repeat after you

Sing the third line then ask students to repeat after you

Sing same line again with movement (lift hand from mouth to the sky- of thee I sing)
and then gesture for students to repeat after you

Sing the fourth line and then ask students to repeat

Sing same line with movement (prayer hands- fathers died) gesture for students to
repeat after you

Sing the fifth line and then ask students to repeat

Sing same line with movement (stomp and stand firm with hand holding pretend staffpilgrims pride) gesture for students to repeat after you

Sing the sixth line then ask students to repeat after you

Sing same line again with movement (hands over head like a triangle and find a friendevery mountain side) and then gesture for students to repeat after you

Sing the seventh line and then ask students to repeat

Sing same line with movement (one hand up ringing and imaginary bell let freedom
ring) gesture for students to repeat after you

Perform the whole song with movement/ choreography

Conclusion

Perform America with backing cd and movements

Assessment:

Materials:

How well did the teacher include and engage each student in the lesson?
Did the teacher explain and define a patriotic song effectively?
Are the students able to define patriotic song?
Did students correctly sing the pitches and rhythms of America?
Cd track number 14-27, singing voices, Making Music Textbook (First Grade Level), body
percussion, body movement

August 2013