Lesson Plan 1 - August 11th - 22nd, 2014

*Words to the songs and poems used in the lessons will be entered under each grade level tab at the top of the blog*

Kindergarten

1. March in the room to Mr. Drum's steady beat.
2. Learn seating spots on the tape.
3. Welcome Song - "Welcome Boys and Girls" - listen and then sing along
4. "My Poor Hand is Shaking" - Song. Shake different parts of the body to the beat of the song.
5. Go over MUSIC Rules. Picture of the rules below.
6. Sing "Goin' to the Farm". Students will then guess what animals we might meet on the farm.
7. When we get to the ducks stop and then sing the song "Listen to the Ducks". Students will clap on the Quacks in the song.
8. Introduce the Rhythm Sticks and practice playing them in different ways. Clicking, Rubbing, and Tapping on the ground.
9. Play rhythm sticks to the Quacks in the song "Listen to the Ducks".
10. Take up rhythm sticks and learn the line up procedures.

1st Grade

1. March in the room to Mr. Drum's steady beat.
2. Learn seating spots on the tape.
3. Sing Echo Song "Down by the Bay" learned in Kindergarten.
4. Go over MUSIC Rules. Picture of the rules below.
5. Sing "Welcome Back to School". Students will clap, snap, pat, or jump and count to 8 as directed by the song.
6. Introduce the 6 instruments: cowbell, triangle, tambourine, guiro, woodblocks, and hand drum. Discuss how to play them and the instrument family they belong to. Metals, Woods, or Skins.
7. Add each instrument to the song "Welcome Back to School" in place of clapping, snapping, or patting and counting to 8.
8. Play instrument passing game between each singing of the song to give each student a turn on the instruments.
9. Put instruments away and learn the line up procedures.

2nd Grade

1. March in the room to Mr. Drum's steady beat.
2. Learn seating spots on the tape.
3. Play "Each Peach, Pear, Plum" Name game. Each student will pat the steady beat to the poem and have a turn to say their name to the class.
4. Go over MUSIC Rules. Picture of the rules below.
5. Learn poem "Go Go Go" and the clapping part to go with it.
6. Discuss the hand drums and add hand drums to the poem in place of the clapping.
7. Play hand drums with the poem and pass drums around the room between each saying of the poem.
8. Student helpers will take up the drums and class will learn line up procedures.