2nd Grade Lesson Plan 2.

1. Goal: To practice do, mi, so, la; practice ta, ti ti, quarter rest, half note; practice meters

2. Objectives: SWBAT
 ID beat vs. rhythm
 ID/read/perform ta, ti ti, quarter rest, half note in songs and patterns
 ID a song by its meter
 Evaluate a song

3. Materials: Surprise Symphony

4. Procedure

1. Hello’s (smd)

2. Poison Pattern warm up (dmsl)

3. Bow Wow Wow

 Sing and do dance game
 Decode “Little Tommy Tucker’s Dog” at the board as a class
 Sing with hand signs and solfege
 Sing with hand signs and words

4. Bells at Twilight (NEW!)

 T. sings and asks questions
 Echo phrases with steady beat
 Echo with rhythm tappers – review the “long” rhythm
o How many? (2)
 Sing whole song

5. Surprise Symphony (NEW!)

 Ask students to recall what happened from start to finish in “In the
Hall of the Mountain King” (faster and louder)
 Explain that there is another song that gets loud and soft, but not
gradually like In the Hall
 Play and students listen to loud and soft
 Listen again, if time and have students do motions to show
differences

6. Goodbyes

5. Informal/Formal Assessment: Informal assessment of rhythm tapping

6. Homework: