KINDERGARTEN

LESSON 1

Goals

Learners will:

 Move and dance to a song as a warmup

 Work on vocal exploration

 Be taught a new song to sing

 Listen to and read a musical story

Materials

 Groovy Joe book

 ukulele

Experiences

I.Vocal Exploration Warmup

 jumprope

II. Groovy Joe Book

 Teach song, explain sequence of story

 Read the story

III. When Ducks Get Up in the Morning

 Teach song with ukulele

 Take suggestions for different animals

IV. If Time, Movement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=174&v=bfhzSNW0NmE

Evaluations

Students will be informally evaluated during this lesson through observation and listening via the student

teacher and the cooperating teacher

 LESSON 2

Goals

 Introduce the idea of quarter note and quarter rest via songs, games, and graphic notation

Materials

 Treble clef card with waves

 Ducks stickers

 Five Little Ducks Book

 ukulele

Experiences

I.Singing Warmup

 When Ducks Get Up in the Morning

 Sing ducks first, let students pick new animals to sing about

II. Five Little Ducks

 Read story

 Have kids hold up ducks to participate in the story and sing “quack, quack, quack, quack”

III. Movement Break - Little Sally Walker

 Teach song

 Play game

IV. Quarter Note/Quarter Rest

 Waves on the music staff = beats in the measure, ducks equal quarter notes

 Students sing “quack, quack, quack, quack” from Five Little Ducks as teacher points to each duck

on the page, keeping the beat with steady quarter notes

 Take ducks away, rearrange from 4 to 3, 2, 1 creating 4-beat patterns with quarter notes and rests

V. If Time - Game

 Doggie, Doggie
  Loud or Soft SmartBoard game

Evaluations

Students will be informally evaluated during this lesson through observation and listening via the student

teacher and the cooperating teacher

1ST GRADE

LESSON 1

Goals

Learners will:

 Continue working on vocal exploration with pipe cleaners

 Be introduced to basic musical dynamics - pp, p, f, ff

Materials

 Pipe cleaners

 Dynamics cards

 Image cards

 Hat

Experiences

I.Vocal Exploration Warmup

 Students will each be handed a pipe cleaner and instructed to form it into a shape to demonstrate

for vocal exploration. They will “perform” their shape and the class will echo. Teacher will give

an example

II. Introduction to Dynamics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNwMXj0Y1_Y

 Students will move their bodies around the room to match what they hear in the music - teacher

will demonstrate (i.e. tiptoe during pp sections, march during ff sections)

  Students come back together and give answers to the question of what they heard until they get to

a transition to dynamics

 Teacher shows dynamic cards, walks students through pronunciation and meaning

III. Dynamics Practice

 Teacher will post the 4 dynamics cards on the board

 Teacher will call on students to pick pictures out of a hat and they will get to place under the

dynamic the image falls under

 Images include: mouse, lion, fireworks, drum set, flute, thunderstorm, snow, baby

sleeping, baby crying, volcano

IV. If Extra Time

 Teacher will pass out dynamics cards for the students to hold

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyVYXRD1Ans

 Students will hold up their cards when they hear their dynamic in the song

Evaluations

Students will be informally evaluated during this lesson through observation and listening via the student

teacher and the cooperating teacher

LESSON 2

Goals

Learners will:

 Reinforce p, pp, f, and ff

 Learn crescendo/diminuendo

 Learn a new song

 Play a game to reinforce crescendo/diminuendo

Materials

 Dynamics cards/image cards

  Gnome figurine for game

Experiences

I.Dynamics Review

 Teacher and students will review dynamics

II. Introduction to Crescendo/Diminuendo

 Rainstorm activity

III. Reinforcement of Crescendo/Diminuendo

 Teacher will teach new song

Rain come wet me

S M R D

Sun come dry me

S M R D

Keep away little girl

S MS SM S

Don’t come near me

S M R D

Students will play hot/cold hide and seek game singing that song as one student searches for gnome

hidden in the classroom

IV. If Time, Vocal Exploration with pipe cleaners

Evaluations

Students will be informally evaluated during this lesson through observation and listening via the student

teacher and the cooperating teacher

LESSON 3

Goals

 Review dynamics/teach mp and mf

 Materials

 Matching cards

 Jumprope

Experiences

I.Vocal Exploration Warmup

 Students use a jumprope to create shapes on the floor to follow with their voice using high and

low singing voices

II. Dynamics Review/Teach mp and mf

 Teach mp and mf

 Split into groups, complete matching game

III. Loud or Soft

 Students will play interactive game on the Smartboard for further review on dynamics

Evaluations

Students will be informally evaluated during this lesson through observation and listening via the student

teacher and the cooperating teacher

2ND GRADE

LESSON 1

Goals

Learners will:

 Discuss prior knowledge of string instruments and learn some new things about them

 Read a book exploring how an orchestra operates

 Pick from a list of unique videos using string instruments

Materials

 Powerpoint
  Book

Experiences

I.Introductory Powerpoint

 Introductory discussion to talk about string instruments

 Quaver - Student interactives

II. Videos

 Students will choose from a list of cool string instrument videos

Evaluations

Students will be informally evaluated during this lesson through observation and listening via the student

teacher and the cooperating teacher

LESSON 2

Goals

Learners will:

 Continue their exposure to the string instrument family through 5 different station activities

Materials

 Classroom ukuleles

 Classroom guitar

 Orchestra book

 Computer with String videos

 Coloring pages/coloring materials

Experiences

I.Station I

 Ukuleles - students will have an opportunity to play the ukulele - chords will be color-coded for

ease of playing

II. Station II
  Guitar - students will have an opportunity to play the guitar - chords will be color-coded for ease

of playing

III. Station III

 Videos - students will sit at a computer with a list of unique string videos and will have a chance

to choose 1-2 to watch

IV. Station IV

 Orchestra book - students will read an interactive book about the orchestra

V. Station V

 Coloring - Students will color sheets that reinforce string instruments and other various musical

knowledge (note values, etc.)

Evaluations

Students will be informally evaluated during this lesson through observation and listening via the student

teacher and the cooperating teacher

3RD GRADE

LESSON 1

Goals

Learners will:

 Reinforce line notes and space notes through rotating through stations with different games and

activities

Materials

 Eggs with notes and letters for matching game

 Cards with notes on them

 Cards with notes on them to spell words

 2 spinners with A, B, C, D, E, F, G
Experiences

I. Review

 Students will review the space and line notes

II. Explanation of Stations

 Easter Egg matching - get practice matching the note name to the note on the staff - there should

be plenty for everyone to do some so just work on your own practice, it’s not a race

 Slap card game - This is a race game - students will take turns rolling a dice - you have a key that

will tell you which note goes with which number you roll. * demo example * - you’ll want to

spread the cards up and mix them up. If you’re the first to slap it, you get to keep the card and the

goal is to have the most cards. Please be safe and don’t slap each other. Once you get through one

round, play another if you still have time.

 Twister - you have a spinner that lists out the note names - we’ll need one kid in each group to

take a turn being the spinner, which is a very important job. They’ll spin to get the note name and

they will get to CHOOSE the body part. * demo example * - once someone falls, they will switch

with the spinner so they can have a turn.

 Musical words - I have written some musical words on these cards, and it’s your job to figure out

what those words are, and then for fun and extra practice you can play them on the mallets. If you

get through them all, see if you can make up your own words.

III. Stations

 Easter Egg matching - each half of an egg has the name of a note and the note written on it and

the students have to match them

 Slap card game - cards with the notes on them are laid out and students spin a spinner that

determines which note they need to slap. Whoever wins gets to keep the card and the person with

the most cards wins the game

 Twister - students spin a spinner that determines which note they need to put a body part on
  Play words on mallet instruments - students will look at cards with notes written on them that

spell words, they will figure out what the word is and then play it on the mallet instruments

Evaluations

Students will be informally evaluated during this lesson through observation and listening via the student

teacher and the cooperating teacher

LESSON 2

Goals

Learners will:

 Continue to get more practice on reading line and space notes on the treble clef

 Translate reading notes on the staff to actually playing music on xylophones

Materials

 Cards with melodies written on them

 Xylophones

Experiences

I.Review of line and space notes

 Teacher and students will review line and space notes

II. Figure Out Melodies

 Teacher will split students up into groups. Each group will be given a group of secret melodies to

figure out - “Happy Birthday,” “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” “Jingle Bells,” “Old McDonald,”

and “Let It Go” - They’ll need to label the notes and play them on the xylophones, and then try to

guess the song

Evaluations

Students will be informally evaluated during this lesson through observation and listening via the student

teacher and the cooperating teacher

LESSON 3

Goals

Learners will:

 Take their knowledge of reading notes on the staff and apply it to composing and playing their

own melodies

Materials

 Blank sheet music

 Mallets/xylophones/music stands

 Quaver

Experiences

I. Review

 Line and space notes

 Whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes/rests

II. Composition

 Split into pairs for composition, note labeling, and playing on xylophones

III. Sharing

 Reconvene, groups share their compositions on the SmartBoard for the class to hear

Evaluations

Students will be informally evaluated during this lesson through observation and listening via the student

teacher and the cooperating teacher

4TH GRADE

LESSON 1

Goals

Learners will:
  Learn to play an E on the recorder

 Practice reading notes and labeling them in their recorder book

 Learn songs with E in them

Materials

 Recorder

 Book

 smartboard

Experiences

I. Intro

 Warmup - Recorderton video - YouTube

 Introduce E

 Few warmup songs from the book on E

II. Note reading practice

 Get into small groups and practice labeling the notes on a song using E

 Once they’re written, practice playing it

 Reconvene and have groups play it together

III. If Time

 Recorder video on YouTube

Evaluations

Students will be informally evaluated during this lesson through observation and listening via the student

teacher and the cooperating teacher

LESSON 2

Goals

Learners will:

 Gain more practice using the note E on the recorder

  Being learning a new piece for their concert

Materials

 Recorder

 Recorder book

Experiences

I.Warmup

 Next YouTube warmup video

II. Practice on E

 Play through Indian Dance and Game Song - p. 19

III. Jade Wings

 Important things to note: time signature, dotted half note, tied notes

 Students label notes on the SmartBoard

 Start trying to play

Evaluations

Students will be informally evaluated during this lesson through observation and listening via the student

teacher and the cooperating teacher

5TH GRADE

LESSON 1

Goals

Learners will:

 Learn a bit of background about the ukulele

 Learn a few basic chords on the ukulele

 Get a chance to practice playing the ukulele

Materials
  Ukuleles (2 classrooms and Jenny’s)

 Colored dots for labeling chords

 Powerpoint

Experiences

I.Introduction

 Is anyone familiar?

 Originated in Hawaii

 4 strings - smaller version of a guitar - easier to play

 Parts of the uke - diagram

 Strings are GCEA

 YouTube video

II. Playing

 How to read chord charts - numbers/fingers/frets/strings

 Get volunteers up to try some chords

 Play and sing a song

Evaluations

Students will be informally evaluated during this lesson through observation and listening via the student

teacher and the cooperating teacher

LESSON 2

Goals

Learners will:

 Learn basic beatboxing sounds and practice using them

Materials

 Powerpoint

Experiences
I.Introductory Videos

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVm0oQlHMDs&list=UU4DAhGOZGj1eHzLWK0tpsdw&i

ndex=20

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBAYL_A7C1k

II. Basic Sounds - Powerpoint

 B = kick drum

 T = hi-hat

 K = rim shot

 B K BB K B K BB K (syncopated)

 B TT K T B TT K T (syncopated)

III. Try it!

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOnTPW1MTZ4

 Students experiment over this beat

Evaluations

Students will be informally evaluated during this lesson through observation and listening via the student

teacher and the cooperating teacher

LESSON 3

Goals

Learners will:

 Explore potential musical careers both as they apply to their own lives and in general in the world

of music

Materials

 Music career personality quiz

 Powerpoint

Experiences
I.Personality Quiz

 Students will take a personality quiz that will tell them which music career they are best suited for

and talk about the results

II. Discussion

 Students and teachers will engage in an informal discussion about careers in music, allowing

students to share their own goals and experiences, and ask questions

Evaluations

Students will be informally evaluated during this lesson through observation and listening via the student

teacher and the cooperating teacher

CLUBS LESSONS

1ST GRADE CLUBS

Goals

Learners will:

 Use their singing voices

 Play unpitched handheld percussion instruments

 Learn about Irish dancing

 Engage in a dance and movement activity

Materials

 Handheld percussion instruments

 Golden egg shaker

 Irish dance videos

 Freeze dance pdf

 Freeze dance playlist

Experiences
I.“Where is the Leprechaun’s Gold?”

 Students are each given a nonpitched, handheld percussion instrument and hide it behind their

backs to play

 One student is the “leprechaun” searching for their gold (a gold egg shaker)

 Students sing “Where is the leprechaun’s gold? (shake shake shake) Where is the leprechaun’s

gold? (shake shake shake) Leprechaun use your ears, listen close so you can hear, Where is the

leprechaun’s gold? (shake, shake, shake)” (to the tune of She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain)

 The leprechaun has to listen to the instruments and see if they can guess from the sound who has

the egg

II. Intro to Irish Dance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x80AmEyHrVY

 Really came to be in the 1700s - dance masters would go around to villages and teach people how

to do group dances

 There’s very little upper body movement and really quick, small feet movements because they

would learn dances in restaurants and barns with lots of people and there wasn’t room to move

around

 Competitions became popular, Riverdance started in 1994 and toured the world

III. St. Patrick’s Day Freeze Dance

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_MfVDczKHyLjz6i9fwEC_vHrQ-QINFh1

 Students will show off some of their Irish dance moves and then freeze when the music is paused

- images of different St. Patrick’s day themed characters/activities will be displayed on the

SmartBoard and the students will freeze in a position to match the image

IV. Extra Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMSOUYfFEiE (start 1:00 in)

Evaluations
 Students will be informally evaluated during this lesson through observation and listening via the student

teacher and the cooperating teacher

1ST GRADE CLUBS

Goals

Learners will:

 Participate in a coordinated movement sequence as a warmup

 Play a 4 corners game as a means of exploring their own musical tastes and getting to talk about

them

 Play a circle game involving singing and dancing

Materials

 4 pieces of colored construction paper

 Powerpoint with musical questions

Experiences

I.Coordinated Movement Sequence

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDVMnQGqIXU

 Teacher will explain how a coordinated movement sequence works and show students the

movements

 Students will complete the sequence with the teacher to the song

II. 4 Corners Musical Tastes Activity

 A powerpoint will display different questions regarding students’ musical tastes:

 Favorite instrument family (brass, woodwind, string, percussion)

 Favorite genre of music (rock, pop, country, hip hop)

 Favorite way to interact with music (singing, dancing, listening, playing an instrument)

 Favorite type of music emotionally (happy, sad, angry, peaceful)

 Favorite place to listen to music (at home, at school, in the car, somewhere else)
  Students will go to the corner that represents the answer that they have and have a chance to talk

it over with the other students in that corner. One person will share out with the rest of the class

III. Chicken On a Fencepost

 Teacher will explain this circle game and teach the song

 Students will play it

IV. If Extra Time

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cYWfq--Nw

Evaluations

Students will be informally evaluated during this lesson through observation and listening via the student

teacher and the cooperating teacher

2ND GRADE CLUBS

Goals

Learners will:

 Explore ways music and our moods interact with each other

 Express moods found in different musical examples by coloring and drawing

Materials

 Mood music examples

 Paper

 Coloring supplies

Experiences

I.Introduction

 Teacher will lead a discussion on music & moods, and color & moods

 Teacher will explain instructions for the activity

II. Art Time

  Students will hear three musical examples with three distinct moods conveyed. They will draw

three pictures based on the music

 After each song has ended, there will be time for students to share what they drew and why/how

they felt

III. If Time

 SongBrush on Quaver

Evaluations

Students will be informally evaluated during this lesson through observation and listening via the student

teacher and the cooperating teacher

3RD GRADE CLUBS

Goals

Learners will:

 Play a “getting to know you game” using musical elements like holding down a rhythm and

speaking in a musical way

 Participate in a movement activity during which they move to spring-themed songs and get

chosen to open plastic Easter eggs that have different movement directions in them

Materials

 Plastic Easter eggs with movement directions

 Plastic Easter eggs with different materials for guessing game

Experiences

I.Warmup - Introductions

 Teacher and students will play “Jump In, Jump Out” as a warmup for Jenny to get to know

everyone better

II. Movement Activity

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKh0dLIuIu8&list=PLfYQohzO11FURqzwlj3W_sOzYeFz

CwlU2

 Students will move and dance to “spring”/happy songs. They will freeze, and one student will be

chosen to take a plastic egg and open it to reveal a new dance instruction (i.e. skip, hop like a

bunny, be a ballerina, be a hula dancer, disco, do the swimmer, make up your own move)

III. Mystery Shakers

 Plastic egg shakers filled with different mystery objects will be kept in a basket. Students will be

given the list of objects and they have to guess which is which

Evaluations

Students will be informally evaluated during this lesson through observation and listening via the student

teacher and the cooperating teacher

3RD GRADE CLUBS

Goals

 Play a 4 corners game as a means of exploring their own musical tastes and getting to talk about

them

 Explore different composition games on the SmartBoard

Materials

 Construction paper

Experiences

I. 4 Corners Musical Tastes Activity

 A powerpoint will display different questions regarding students’ musical tastes:

 Favorite instrument family (brass, woodwind, string, percussion)

 Favorite genre of music (rock, pop, country, hip hop)

 Favorite way to interact with music (singing, dancing, listening, playing an instrument)

 Favorite type of music emotionally (happy, sad, angry, peaceful)

  Favorite place to listen to music (at home, at school, in the car, somewhere else)

 Students will go to the corner that represents the answer that they have and have a chance to talk

it over with the other students in that corner. One person will share out with the rest of the class

II. Exploring Composition

 Quaver song brush

 danielx.net/composer

 Soundtrap

Evaluations

Students will be informally evaluated during this lesson through observation and listening via the student

teacher and the cooperating teacher