Subject/Grade: Lower El.

Lesson/Date: 03/10/18, 04/10/18, 05/10/18

Time: 9:10-9:55, 9:55-10:40, 1:15-2:00, 9:10-9:55, 9:55-10:40, 10:40-11:25

Stage 1: Desired Results

GLEs: Students will develop:
- insights into music through meaningful musical activities
- musical skills and knowledge
SLEs: Students will understand that:
- Rhythm 1.5: Long sounds, short sounds and silences may be grouped to form
rhythm patterns.
- Harmony 1.1: Two or more sounds can occur simultaneously.
- Rhythm 2.7: Rhythm patterns are made up of the beat and divisions of the beat.
- Playing Instruments 2.8: Play simple rhythm patterns (the beat and divisions of
the beat).
- Form 3.8: Music may be accompanied by a repeated pattern (ostinato).
- Creating 3.8: Create rhythmic and melodic ostinati for poems and songs.
Learning Students will:
Objectives - create (B) simple rhythmic ostinati (P) using “cat” and “pumpkin” (M).
- perform (B) simple rhythmic ostinati (P) in a circle and during poem (M).

Stage 2: Assessment Evidence

Formative Observation: Summative
Assessment - Speaking “cat” or “pumpkin” Assessment
within beat.
- Speaking ostinati within beat.
- Accuracy of ostinati while
teacher performs poem.
- Creation of 4 beat ostinati.

Stage 3: Learning Experience

Prior to Resources - Small cat and pumpkin cards
Lesson: to Bring: - Large cat and pumpkin cards
- Buffalo drum
Time: Content/Description Notes/Assessments:
5 mins. Introduction:
- Once students are in their window seats, introduce
activity by asking: “What do you think of when you
think of Fall?”
- Tell students that you think of pumpkins and cats and
show them the large cards.
- Observation:
35 Body: Speaking “cat” or
mins. - Ask the students to say either “cat” or “pumpkin” “pumpkin” within
depending of which card you show them. Tell them beat.
you’re going to look for a student who is participating
and they’ll get a turn to be the teacher. - Observation:
- Create four beat rhythmic ostinati using the small Speaking ostinati
cards and place them on the music stand. within beat.
- Tell the students that you’re going to try and trick - Observation:
 Subject/Grade: Lower El. Lesson/Date: 03/10/18, 04/10/18, 05/10/18
Time: 9:10-9:55, 9:55-10:40, 1:15-2:00, 9:10-9:55, 9:55-10:40, 10:40-11:25

them by doing something different while they speak the Accuracy of ostinati
musical sentence. Speak the poem. Ask: “What was I while teacher
doing to try and trick you?” performs poem.
- Tell the students that they’re going to get a chance to
build their own musical sentence.
 When you give the signal, everyone makes a
circle with their tip-toes on the edge of the
carpet while holding hands.
 Together, you take one step back and they make
sure they aren’t standing right next to someone.
 Show them how you want the cards and bags
organized. (Bag touches the edge of the carpet
and the cards go in sorted piles on top.)
 Students sit down and you pass out the packs of
cards. Once they receive their bag they can
organize their cards.
- Tell the students that they have eight beats to create a
musical sentence. Ask: “How many beats does a
musical sentence get?” - Observation:
- Tell the students that we’re going to go around the Creation of 4 beat
circle and perform our musical sentences. There are four ostinati.
beats of rest in between each performance. While they
are standing and waiting for their turn they keep the beat
on the shoulders. After they perform they sit down and
keep the beat on their laps.
- Repeat activity.
- Challenge the students to all individually speak their
ostinato at the same time.

- Begin teaching “Pumpkin, Pumpkin”. First sing in

totality 4 times keeping the beat in different spots. Then
teach by rote.

5 mins. Closure:
- Noteworthy Musician.

Sponge Activity:
- Telephone game.
Stage 4: Reflection
What went well? What needs attention? How will you improve?