Name: ______Joshua Lambert_________________________ Date lesson taught: _____________________

Content Area: Music ESL

Course Title & Grade Level: Instruments and music theory, 3rd grade Level 2

Standards:
3.2 participate in grade-appropriate oral and written exchanges of information, ideas, and analyses, responding to peer,
audience, or reader comments and questions.
participate in short discussions and written exchanges
follow the rules for discussion
ask questions to gain information or clarify understanding
respond to the comments of otherscontribute his or her own comments
about familiar topics and texts.

Objectives:

Content— students will use instruments and their knowledge of reading sheet music to compose a small song about
something that means a lot to them.

Language— Students will learn basics of rhythm and beat to create their own song/jingle about something that means
a lot to them.

Student-friendly— Students will create a song about something that means a lot to them

Assessment:
Students will be assessed on their ability to create a song/jingle

Students will be assessed on their ability to work and participate in groups

Students will be assessed on their ability to create a small song

Proactive Management:
Students are expected to be on task and listening.
Students are encouraged to collaborate with small groups
Students may not use instruments inappropriately
Voice level is 0 during lecture
Voice level 2 when discussing with small group
Voice level 2 when presenting

Instructional Strategies:
Multimedia presentation
Small group work
Cooperative learning
TPR
Role Play
Presentation
Note Taking Strategy:
Cloze notes
Guided notes

Questions:
What are the different groups of instruments?
What acronym do we use for guitar strings notes?
Anticipatory Set:
Begin lecture with a kahoot (10:00)
 Kahoot has pictures and other multimedia about instruments used in songs.
 Top three get a piece of candy

The Lesson:
Anticipatory Set (10:00)
Students will get a breakdown of how to use instruments safely and responsibly (20:00)
 Students will be supplied with hand drums, maracas, bongos, online music streaming
 Students will each get a chance to play each instrument before breaking off in small groups to create a song.

Students will be broken up into groups of 3-4 where they will pick an instrument or two and create a song about something they
enjoy (20:00)
 Students must work together to create lyrics and some instrumental music.
 They will present and it must be at least 1 minute in length.
o This is purely a completion grade.

Closure (5:00)
 Students will return instruments to the front of the room and return to their seats
 They will be asked to remember an instrument they played and explain it at the beginning of next period

Closure:
Procedural— students will finish presenting their songs and think about an instrument that was used or taught
to explain next class.
Content Summary— students will have created a song using instruments and lyrics
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