Lesson Plan Template

Fall 2015
Student Name:
Mentor Teacher:
Class: Music 2nd grade

Date: Wednesday

Lesson Topic: Rhythm

Standards:

1. MU:Cn10.1.2- Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and

skills relate to personal choice and intent when creating,
performing, and responding to music

Objective/s:

Students will be able to correctly detect a 6/8 mesure times.

Notes to mentor teacher:

Time (40)

Activity

Content

Attention Getter

Mimick/repeat teacher, rhythm syllables. Stretch

Blue Music
Books

Go through page 204 again, to refresh memory.

Follow rhythm and have students detect what
beats are being used.

Blue Books

Have groups of 4 sing first line by themeselves,

next group of 4, 2nd line and so on

10

Body Language

Time Remaining (roughly

10)

Game

Students get in groups of 2 or 3 and have an

xylophone and do activity involving musical
terms and body language to go with it.
Have students suggest 2 or 3 of favorite games
and vote/ try to do all 3

Evaluation of Student
Learning

Having students sing in quads shows if they can read and

understand the written music

Teacher Preparation /
Materials

Blue Books, have 6/8 measures already though out