sson Planon Plan

Teacher:
Adina Harris

Lesson Plan
Course: Third Grade General
Music

Date(s) of Lesson Oct 20,

2016

Lesson Topic/Title:

Dancing in the Rain

Framework First
Standard(s):
(Include the specific
Standard and detailed
sub-standard (a, b, c)
of todays lesson.)

3.1-1 The student will read and notate music, including identifying written melodic movement as
step, leap, or repeat
3.1-2 Demonstrate the melodic shape (contour) of a written musical phrase
3.2-1 The student will sing a varied repertoire of songs alone and with others, including singing in
tune with a clear tone quality
3.2-2 singing melodies within the range of an octave
3.2-3 singing melodies written on the treble staf
3.2-6 maintaining proper posture for singing
3.3-1 The student will play a variety of pitched and nonpitched instruments alone and with others,
including playing music in two-part ensembles;
3.3-2 playing melodies written on the treble staf
3.3-4 accompanying songs and chants with I and V(V 7) chords
3.3-5 demonstrating proper playing techniques
3.6-The student will respond to music with movement by performing nonchoreographed and
choreographed movements, including line and circle dances
The students will be able to:

Identify and define step motion, and skips and leaps

Sing Dancing in the Rain with the correct melody

Use instruments and movement to demonstrate expression in music

Perform Dancing in the Rain in its entirety with voices, movement, and instruments

Objectives:

Procedures:

Whats the Movement?

Have powerpoint lecture already set up with the Promethean Board
Start discussion by asking students what they think when they hear the word step
Ask students what they think when they hear the word skip
Ask students what they think of when they hear the word leap
Using the PowerPoint, explain to students what a step means in music
Explain what a skip means
Teaching Dancing in the Rain

Sing the first and second lines of the song to students and gesture for them to repeat
after you

Sing the third and fourth lines of the song then have students repeat after you

Go through the whole song and gesture for the students to repeat after you
Adding Movement

Ask students to listen closely

Explain that since the first two lines have stepwise motion, they will step to the left (in a
circle) for the first and second line of the song

Explain that since the last two lines of the song have skips and leaps, they will skip to the
right

Perform the whole song with movements

Add Instruments

Tap rhythm on the hand drum and pass two of them to two students

Play D on the xylophone and then pass it to a student

Play A on another xylophone and then pass it to another student

Conclusion

Perform Dancing in the Rain with movements and instruments

Assessment:

How well did the teacher include and engage each student in the lesson?
Did the teacher explain and define step, skip, and leap motion efectively?
Are the students able to define step, skip, and leap?
Did students correctly sing the pitches and play the rhythms of Dancing in the Rain?

Materials:

Cd track number 1-37, singing voices, Making Music Textbook (Third Grade Level), body
percussion, movements, hand drum, xylophone, and-piano

August 2013