Movement Lesson Plan: Clapping Land

Title: Clapping Land

Grade Level: elementary school

Materials Needed: N/A

Procedure:

A.S: “Has anyone ever played candyland”, today we are going to go to a different land, clapping land”

1.) Teach students the song that goes along with the activity: “Come with me to clapping land,

clapping land, clapping land. Everyone in clapping land, claps their hands as long as they can” “I

wandered over land and sea, I met a man and old was he, I looked at him, he looked at, and this is

what he told me” repeat first verse

2.) Have students sing the song and learn the corresponding movements to the song

3.) Have students stand up, and find a partner, students follow along with movements to the song and

clap with their partner

4.) “I looked at him, he looked at me” students pause at this part in the song and whoever they are

standing near or across from becomes their new partner

5.) Create an outside circle and inside circle, outside circle walks clockwise, inside circle walks

counterclockwise, students stop and meet new partner and dance with new partner

6.) Then have students wander throughout the circle and see if they can find a new partner

7.) Then have students make up their own land in place of clapping land, ex. Snapping land “come

with me to snapping land” instead of clapping students will snap, “stomping land” instead of

Closure:

“What are some of the ways we moved our bodies today” have students explain what movements

they exhibited

Music Standards Utilized:

CREATING How do musicians PK.MU:Cr2
make creative With substantial guidance, explore favorite
decisions musical ideas ( such as movements,
vocalizations, or instrumental
acccompaniments

PERFORMING Anchor Standard

RESPONDING Anchor Standard

CONNECTION Anchor Standard

Social Emotional Learning Utilize positive communication and social

skills to interact effectively with others
(SEL standards)

Cognitive Learning Students anticipate certain lyrics for their

corresponding tasks

Physical Learning Students have to clap hands to the beat and

move in counter clock/clockwise circles to
find new partners and clap their hands

Non-Musical Subjects Subject: Math

1.) K.G. 1 Describe objects in the

environment using names of shapes
and describe the relative positions
of these objects using terms such as
above, below, beside, in front of
behind and next to
 retaining information surrounding Hawaii
and its culture/environment.

Physical Learning Students will be using hand and body

movements in synchrony with students and
teacher.

Non-Musical Subjects (Subject): Science – 2-ESS2-1

- Compare multiple solutions

designed to slow or prevent wind or
water from changing the shape of
the land.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Representation – Language and Symbols

2.1
- Clarify vocabulary and symbols