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Teacher:
Adina Harris
Lesson Plan
Course: Second Grade General
Music
Lesson Topic/Title:
Rocky Mountain
Framework First
Standard(s):
(Include the specific
Standard and detailed
sub-standard (a, b, c)
of todays lesson.)
2.1-1 The student will read and notate music, including identifying written melodic patterns that
move upward, downward, and stay the same
2.1-4 reading and notating rhythmic patterns that include half notes, half rests, whole notes, and
whole rests
2.2-1 the student will sing a repertoire of songs alone and with others, including singing melodic
patterns that move upward, downward, and stay the same
2.2-3 increasing pitch accuracy while singing phrases and simple songs
2.3-4 the student will play a variety of pitched and nonpitched instruments alone and with others,
including using proper playing techniques
2.4-1 the student will perform rhythmic patterns that include half notes, half rests, whole notes,
and whole rests, using instruments, voice, body percussion, and movement
The students will be able to:
Perform Rocky Mountain in its entirety with voices, movement, and instruments
Objectives:
Procedures:
Using the projector, show students the first note (quarter note)
Ask students to say what kind of note it is and then ask how many beats or counts it gets
Ask students to say what kind of note it is and then ask how many beats or counts it gets
Ask students to say what kind of note it is and then ask how many beats or counts it gets
After all notes are correctly identified, ask students to clap or tap each note as you point
to it
Teaching Rocky Mountain
Sing the first line of the song to students and gesture for them to repeat after you
Sing the second line once then have students repeat after you
Sing the third line then ask students to repeat after you
Go through the whole song with longer phrases and gesture for the students to repeat
after you
Ask students to play the correct rhythm of the refrain with the rhythm sticks while singing
Assessment:
Materials:
How well did the teacher include and engage each student in the lesson?
Did the teacher explain and define quarter, eighth, and half notes effectively?
Are the students able to define quarter, eighth, and half notes?
Did students correctly sing the pitches and play the rhythms of Rocky Mountain?
Cd track number 4-7, singing voices, Making Music Textbook (Second Grade Level), body
percussion, rhythm sticks, piano