Titus Luckhaupt

March 30, 2015

EDUC 240
Dr. Karla Henderson
Health Lesson Plan
Lesson 1:1 Movement in Music
Description: This lesson plan incorporates movement with music by teaching the students a movement song.
Subject: Music
Grade: 4th Grade
Duration: 30 Minutes
Indiana Academic Standards:
The physically literate individual demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement
patterns.
NASPE Standards:
Covers standards 1,2,3,4,5
Objectives:
1. Students will be able to sing the song written for them.
2. Students will be able to move at the appropriate times while singing the song.
3. Students will be able to understand the importance of movement.
Prior Knowledge:

Materials:

The students must have a general idea as to how the tune Rude by Magic goes
(maybe the teacher should show them the song a couple days in advance). The
prior knowledge of the meaning of tune and lyrics.

Several pieces of paper with the movement songs lyrics on them as well as a
musical instrument so the teacher can play the chords for the students.

Procedure:
Opening Set/Anticipatory Set (5-7min)
Begin the lesson by first greeting the students then ask them review questions such as,
Remember when I talked about how important movement was last lesson? or We are
going to talk some more about movement today, can anyone tell me why movement is
so important? Allow time for answers and then move to the instructional sequence.

Instructional Sequence (20 min)

Introduce the instrument you are about to play by telling them the history of
the instrument or something similar.
Then have a student hand out the sheets of paper with the songs lyrics on
them. Explain to them that this song has the same tune (and right here ask
them what tune means) as the song Rude that we have listened to lately.
Then explain how you changed the lyrics (ask them what lyrics mean) of the
song to fit in with our health and movement discussions we have had lately.
Now play through the song probably once or twice till the students get a
general idea as to what is going on. Then play through the song and ask the
students to just do the movements. Then play through the song and ask the
students to just sing the lyrics.
Next, play through the song and ask the students to try to sing the lyrics and
do the movements together, this step with probably have to be repeated
several times and worked on for days.
Independent Practice/Closure (5 min)
Now explain to the students how easy movement can be and how its so
important for them to get 60 minutes of movement each day so their body
can stay healthy and fit.
Encourage the students to work on the song when they get home and also
show their parents what they have learned (the teacher should post a video of
him/her playing the song online so the students can access it whenever they
want).
Take as many questions as possible at the end to make sure all is clear and
also address questions asked at the beginning of the lesson.
Lastly (if time allows) run over the song again just for fun.
Adaptations:

If a student is disabled and/or handicapped several changes can be made to meet the
students needs. If
the students if deaf or mute hand motions can easily be adapted to the song. Allow any
student to sing no matter if they have the tune correctly or not.

Assessment of Students:

Assessment of the students will be made while they sing. Give the students a week or
so to learn the song running over it a few times a day. Any student that successfully
sings the correct lyrics and uses the correct movement forms will successfully pass this
lesson.