Teacher: Mr.

Brown

Grades 5-6

Date: Week of October 31, 2022

Duration: 40 minutes

Topic: Time Signature

Attainment Target: To allow students to understand the use of time signatures

Objectives: Students will be able to

1. Recognize and explain basic time signatures

2. Discuss the proper counting of beats

3. Create a musical notation with a given a time signature

Procedure:

The students will engage students in a game called “the genius cap”. While the music is playing

the genius cap will pass around the class. When the music stops, the one who’s wearing the

genius cap will answer a question related to the last topic. After the game, the teacher will place

students in four groups. Each of the groups will be given simple puzzle pieces to be solved. The

first group to finish the puzzle will receive a prize. The teacher will now ask students to guess

the topic according to the puzzle formed. Then the teacher will now reveal the topic of the

lesson. The teacher will define the term time signature and identify the parts of the time

signature. The teacher will also define the top numbers of time signatures and show a table of

bottom numbers and their corresponding value. The students will get examples of time

signatures, for example, ¾ and 4/4, and the teacher will explain them. A time signature will be
shown on the smartboard and the teacher will explain the different time signatures with musical

notation in each. The beats will also be counted and clapped for a hands-on experience for

students. Students will now be given a musical notation and will be asked to count the beat.

Assessment:

Students will be given two short scores on the smartboard, and they will be asked to identify the

time signature that should be used for the first and second one. The teacher will ask students to

count the beat of both measures of each staff.

Assignment:

Students will be asked to create their musical notation. Not more than three measures using in

the first one 4/4 time signature and ¾ time signature for the second one.

Resources/Materials:

Laptop

Smart Board

Projector

Cut papers
Genius cap

Audio materials