Lesson Plans - September 2-12, 2014

Lesson 3

Kindergarten

1. March in to Mr. Drum's steady beat
2. Sing "Welcome Boys and Girls" Welcome Song
3. Echo slide whistle sounds - exploring high and low sounds
4. Echo sing the song "No More Pie" - practicing using a good tone and matching pitch
5. Sing and Participate with the story "Pete the Cat: Rocking in my School Shoes"
6. Sing "Goin' to the Farm" - review the animals and instruments we have played so far (ducks/rhythm sticks, hens/tambourines)
7. Introduce the Lambs - sing "Listen to the Lambs" and practice clapping only on the Baa Baa Baa.
8. Learn about the Maracas and where they come from. Play maracas while singing "Listen to the Lambs. Play only on the Baa Baa Baa.
9. If There is Time: Sing "My Favorite Thing To Do". Pat the steady beat on different body parts while singing the song.

1st Grade

1. March in to Mr.Drum's steady beat
2. Echo slide whistle sounds - exploring high and low sounds
3. Review and practice So-Mi Hand signs
4. Singing Name Game "I'm so Glad to See You". Each students will take turns singing their name "My name is _____" and the class will answer "His/Her name is ______"
5. Review Hickory Dickory Dock poem from last lesson. Learn the song for Hickory Dickory Dock.
6. Play glockenspiels going up and going down on the words up and down in the song Hickory Dickory Dock.
7. Instrument Clue: Students will identify instruments by only listening to them. To identify the instrument they will hold up a picture symbol that represents that instrument. Instruments used are cowbell, triangle, tambourine, guiro, woodblock, and hand drum.
8. If Time: Students will take turns playing an instrument for the instrument clue game.

2nd Grade

1. March in to Mr. Drum's steady beat
2. Listen to orchestral music by Beethoven (Ode to Joy and his 5th Symphony). Discuss how each piece made you feel and which we enjoyed more.
3. Echo slide whistle sounds - exploring high and low sounds
4. Echo sing using So-Mi Hand signs
5. Echo sing "Kye Kye Kule" song from Africa
6. Learn song "Charlie Over the Ocean"
7. Identify which notes in the song are high and which ones are low using iconic (picture) representation of the song.
8. Practice singing the song while patting on the beat and snapping on the rests.
9. Transfer the patting and snapping to instruments. Patting - xylophones & metallophones. Snapping glockenspiels. Ocean Drum will be used for sound effect.
10. Adding one student at a time each student will play all instruments to accompany the song "Charlie Over the Ocean.