Hailey Pipkins & Montana Williamson

Instrument Lesson Plan

Title: 5 Little Monkeys Grade Level: Kindergarten
Source: Music Library Share the Music

Materials needed:
Shakers, Drums, Triangles, Rhythm Sticks, Jingle Bells, Speaker

Procedure:
A.S: Ask students if they ever jump on their bed at home. Is it fun? What are
some consequences of that? Do your parents allow you to? Well today we are
going to listen to a song about some monkeys who have jumped on the bed.

1. Divide students into 5 different groups of monkeys. Have students

pretend to be monkeys.
2. We are going to all pat our legs when the monkeys jump on the bed
3. Once the doctor comes in to say “no more monkeys jumping on the
bed” the monkey group that fell off will be the only group playing their
instruments.
4. Have students listen to song while doing the pats. Giving each monkey
group the chance to play solo.
5. Give each monkey group a different instrument. 5 groups of different
instruments.
1: Drums 2: Shakers 3: Triangles 4: Sticks 5: Bells
6. Allow students to play instruments until all are passed out. Then review
the different families.
7. Have students place instruments on the ground. Review the group
numbers and who will play first.
8. Start song, having all instruments play along to the beat.
9. Once it says “The doctor said” have group 1 (drums) play solo.
10. Have all instruments play together once again, when the doctor
comes, have group 2 (shakers) play solo.
 11. Have all instruments play together once again, when the doctor
comes, have group 3 (triangles) play solo.
12. Have all instruments play together once again, when the doctor
comes, have group 4 (rhythm sticks) play solo.
13. Have all instruments play together once again, when the doctor
comes, have group 5 (jingle bells) play solo.

Closure:
Review the different families. Then ask if they preferred to play together or
one at a time as solos.

Educational Objective:
Students will be able to correctly identify different instrument families
through use in a song.

Music Standards Utilized:

CREATING Anchor Standard: 1 Essential Question:
MU:Cr1.1.K
How do musicians generate creative
With guidance, explore and
ideas?
experience music concepts (such
as beat and melodic contour).

PERFORMING Anchor Stnadard: 4 Essential Question:

MU:Pr4.2.K
How does understanding the structure
With guidance, explore and
and context of musical works inform
demonstrate awareness of music
performance?
contrasts (such as high/low,
loud/soft, same/different) in a
variety of music selected for
performance.

RESPONDING Anchor STandard: 7 Essential Question:

MU:Re.7.1.K a
 With guidance, list personal How do individuals choose music to
interests and experiences and experience?
demonstrate why they prefer
some music selections over
others.

CONNECTION Anchor Standard: 11 Essential Question:

MU:Cn11.1.Ka
How do the other arts, other
Demonstrate understanding of
disciplines, contexts, and daily life
relationships between music and
inform creating, performing, and
the other arts, other disciplines,
responding to music?
varied contexts, and daily life.

Social Emotional Learning
(SEL standards)
Making sure students are self aware of their
surroundings and neighbors. Students should be able
to make responsible choices when using the
instruments.

Cognitive Learning Listening to the beat of the song to play the

instruments to and counting down from five.

Physical Learning Students will be patting their legs as a movement to

demonstrate the instruments.

Non-Musical Subjects (Subject):

Reading
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.2

With prompting and support, retell familiar stories,

including key details.

Math
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.A.2

Count forward beginning from a given number within

the known sequence (instead of having to begin at 1).

Universal Design for Learning Representation

- I do, you do, we do. Students can demonstrate
(UDL)
what the teachers did and understands what
they are expected to do.
Action and expressions
- Make sure students are remaining engaged
and actively participating.
Engagement
- Make sure students stay engaged and
interested.