River City Scholars Charter Academy

Common Lesson Plan Template, aligned with NHA Classroom Framework

Teacher: Harkema

Grade: 6th

Week of: 1/ 3-6

Monday

Objective
I can statements communicate daily
learning to students, in student friendly
language, and (1) have a cognitive verb
(must be overt), (2) measurable, (3) tells
what a student should know or be able
to do (not the teacher).

Blooms Level/Rigor
Indicate the level of rigor of the
objective using (new) Bloom Taxonomy.

Content: Choir Elective

Tuesday

-sing and move in a

round/canon

-sing and move in a

round/canon

-build community in my
classroom.

-Perform with emotion and

expression

-Perform with emotion and

expression

-Perform with emotion and

expression
-create a dance to perform
with a song of my choice

Remember

Evaluate

Remember

Evaluate

Remember

Evaluate

Remember

Evaluate

Remember

Evaluate

Understand Analyze

Understand Analyze

Understand Analyze

Understand Analyze

Understand Analyze

Apply

Apply

Apply

Apply

Apply

Create

Create

What explicit questions do you want to

ask to prompt the students to engage
cognitively and use higher order
thinking? NOTE: Planning for questions is

-How does a choir

improve?
-What is a canon?

Create

-Why do we warm up our

voices?
-What are choirs for?
-What makes a good choir?
-How does a choir
improve?
-What is a canon?
-How do we express what
the music is saying?

How will you check for understanding?

Formative assessments can be used
effectively throughout the lesson, at the

Friday

-sing and move in a

round/canon

-What makes a good choir?

Assessment of Learning

Thursday

-follow classroom
expectations

Key Questions

an effective and intentional to engage students

rather than coming up with random questions
on the spot.

Wednesday

-demonstration of

-sing in multiple parts

Create

Create

-Why do we warm up our

-Why do we warm up our
voices?

-Why do we warm up our

-Why do we warm up our
voices?

-What are choirs for?

-What are choirs for?

-What makes a good choir?

-How do we express what

the music is saying?

-How does a choir

improve?
-What is a canon?

-How do my movements
increase the song?

-How do we express what

the music is saying?

-Sing in multiple parts

-Sing in Multiple Parts

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Common Lesson Plan Template, aligned with NHA Classroom Framework

beginning or end of a lesson to provide
guidance for instructional planning.

expectations.

-perform the melody

-perform the melody

with movement

-contribution to the
classroom culture

-perform the melody with

movement
-perform song and dance

Learning Plan/Activities
You may want to indicate a time frame for each lesson component to support urgency for learning, and pacing of lesson delivery and activities in a way that maximizes learning.
Learning Agenda Components
All components may not happen every day but provide as
a guide for effective instruction.

Hook/Building Background How

will you hook your students and get
their attention!

Direct Instruction (I DO):

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Planner: I Can

Planner: I Can

Planner: I Cans

Planner: 1 Cans

Planner: 1 Cans

Do Now: Weekly Handout

Do Now: Weekly Handout

Do Now: Weekly Handout

Do Now: Weekly Handout

Do Now: Weekly Handout

2. Introduce songs

3. Introduce Song and Dance

project

2. review expectations

student led

Shine a
Little Light

2. Introduce songs

Mary

5. Introduce songs

iscuss Text

iscuss text

Mary

Shine a
Little Light

dd
movement
to match the
song

each melody

a
dd hand
movement

Shine a
Little Light

each melody

D
iscuss the
style of the
song

P
art B
Mary

D
iscuss the
Style of the
song

A
dd
movement
around the
classroom

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iscuss
expression

Guided Practice (We DO)

1.Warm-ups
a.
b.
c.
d.
Jacques-round
e.

1.Warm-ups
ABC
Do a Deer
Shake it out
Frere
Donkeys

1. Warm-ups

f.
g.
h.
i.
Jacques-round
j.

ABC
Do a Deer
Shake it out
Frere

BC

4. Name that Tune

a.

b.

Donkeys

hake it out

c.

Mary

d.
rere Jacques-Round
e.
onkeys
f.
h When the Saints

o a Deer

2. Introduce songs
3. Either/Or Game

1.Warm-ups
k.
l.
m.
n.
Jacques-round
o.

ABC
Do a Deer
Shake it out
Frere
Donkeys

F
D
O

2. Introduce songs

Shine a
Little Light

iscuss text
2. Introduce songs
T
each melody

Shine a

Little Light
a

dd hand
D
movement
iscuss Text

Shine a

Little Light
A

dd
T
movement
each melody
to match the

song
D

iscuss the
P
style of the
art B
song

Mary

D
iscuss the
Style of the
song

eview
Mary

R
eview

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A
dd
movement
around the
classroom

D
iscuss
expression

Independent Practice (You DO)

Think-pair-share discussions

Think-pair-share discussions

Small group time to discuss

projects

Remind Expectations of Leaving

Remind Expectations of Leaving

Clean-up

Clean-up

Clean Up

Clean-up

Review I Cans

Review I Cans

Key Vocabulary

Beat

Beat

Beat

What practice opportunities will you provide to

students to support language acquisition and
college readiness?

Form

Form

Form

Counts

Counts

Counts

none

none

none

Lesson Closure:

Overview of what week looks

like
Clean-up/Review Expectations

Differentiation
Indicate interventions/extensions within the
lesson. Consider possible misconceptions or
inaccurate information students might have?

Homework

none

none

What practice opportunities will you provide to

students to support proficiency and mastery?

NOTE: This lesson plan should be printed and explicitly taught from to provide coherence, intentionality, and effective instruction. Lesson plans are due by 8:00a.m on Monday morning and should be posted in the Universal drive or online (middle school only).