Intern Name: Julia Mayo

Lesson Title (Subject/Topic): Rhythms and Memorial Day

Grade: Kindergarten
Length of Lesson: 30 min
Date Taught: 5/25/2022
LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE
In this lesson…
Overview Students will watch a video on Memorial day and review their rhythms

Standards of K.1 The student will improvise and compose music

K.6 The student will explore historical and cultural aspects of music.
Learning
What is Memorial Day?
Essential Questions How many counts is ta (quarter note)?
How many counts is ti-ti (eighth note)?
Students will be able to…
Tell me what memorial day is and identify how many beats different words
Objectives have.

Learning Target I can identify how many beats different words have
Necessary Prior Rhythm lesson
Knowledge
instruments (jingle bells, tambourine, maraca)
Materials
memorial day video
Introduction/Hook
Ask questions to the students during the activity
Instructional
Activities &
Strategies
Key Vocabulary or rhythm, memorial day
Concepts
Assessments group assignment/activity
playing instruments to the rhythm the identified
Closure Activity
none
Accommodations
youtube, instruments, google doc
Resources
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
Reflection on a Lesson Plan Taught
Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow
Intern Name: Julia Mayo
Lesson Title (Subject/Topic): Memorial Day and rhythms
Date of Lesson Taught: 5/25/22
Cooperating Teacher & School: Mrs.Thornton at King’s Grant Elementary
Grade: Kindergarten
Time of Day: 1:05 pm

1. What steps did you go through to create this lesson? With whom did you talk, discuss, or edit your lesson?
I talked to the teacher about possible ideas then I put all ideas onto google slides to use while teaching.

2. How did the SOLs and Objectives help focus your instruction?
I was able to have a general idea of what the students should be able to do by the end of class.

3. What parts of the instructional plan worked as you anticipated?

The students were able to identify music notes.

4. What, if any, adjustments needed to be made once you began?

I had to keep going back to the Kings grant lions page.

5. How well did you anticipate the materials needed?

I had everything I needed.

6. How effective was the assessment you chose to use? (If no assessment was used, what will the future
assessment be and how will you gauge its effectiveness?)
The students did great with the end of class activity

7. To what degree do you feel that this lesson was a success? What evidence do you have for the success of
the lesson? (Hint: Student learning is the key to a lesson’s success!)
I think it went well but the students were so distracted and I had to reel them in many times.

8. How did the time spent preparing for your lesson contribute to it’s success?
I had plenty of time to create the plan and I think the effort and organization put into it really showed.

9. If you could do this lesson again with the same students, would you do anything differently? If so, what?
I would wait to give them instruments until they calmed down more.

10. Any last comments/reflections about your lesson?

Even though there were some rough patches I still think it went well.
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)