Singing

Music Lesson Plan

Title: Bow Wow Wow Grade Level: 2

Source: Dr. McConkey

Materials needed:

Procedure:

A.S: Who has a pet? What kind of pet is it?

1. Say, “I have a song about a pet, and I want you to listen to what kind
of pet it is.”
a. Sing “Bow wow wow”.
i. Ask “What kind of pet is it? What does it say?”
2. Say, “I’m going to sing the next part of the song and I want you to
listen to what happens to the dog.”.
a. Sing song.
i. Ask “What did you hear? What happened to the dog?”
1. The dog got lost – ‘Where art thou.’
a. Connect this language to old English.
3. Sing the next part of the song to listen to whose dog it is.
a. Sing song – Tommy Tucker.
b. Ask “Whose dog is it?” “Tommy Tucker’s!” Have students
repeat ‘Tommy Tucker’.
4. Split up the song so students will sing it back to you.
5. Repeat until students sing the entire song.
6. Have students stand and repeat everything you do while singing.
a. Stomp @ Bow wow wow
b. Hands out @ Whose art thou
c. Point finger @ Tommy Tucker
d. Stomp @ the end
7. Sing and repeat the entire song with movements.
8. Add pats, touch head, hands out, stomp, and pats.
a. Ask “what did I do differently in the movements?”.
i. Added pats and touching heads.
 b. Ask “Am I singing when I pat my knees?”
i. No, it’s quiet.
1. Explain that the quiet parts are called a rest in
music. That is because rests are moments of
silence between movements, singing, or playing
instruments.
9. Repeat entire movements and singing.
a. Add a spin at the end.
i. Ask “What did I do differently?”
10. Repeat song and movements with the spin.
11. Pair partners together and have them face each other and practice
switching spots.
12. Repeat song and movement.
a. Spin @ Little Tommy Tucker’s dog
13. Repeat song and movement.
14. Add a ‘wolf’ after spinning.
a. Ask, “What else did I add?”
15. Repeat song and movement.
16. Introduce and explain a ‘magic jump’.
a. Have students jump but spin around while saying ‘wolf’.
i. Students should be facing their new partner.
17. Repeat movement and song until students return to their original
partner.
18. When students pat their knees, touch their heads, etc. during moments
of silence, have them whisper ‘rest’.
19. Repeat song and movements while saying ‘rest’.
20. Have students take a seat.

Closure: What did we call it when we had no singing?

Educational Objective: By the end of this lesson, students will have learned . . . How
to sing the ‘Bow wow wow’ song, do movements while singing, collaborate with others,
and learn about musical terms like ‘rest’.

Music Standards Utilized:

Anchor Standard: MU:Cr1.1.2a

Essential Question
→Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and
CREATING -How do musicians musical ideas for a specific purpose.
generate creative
ideas?

Anchor Standard:
Essential Question
PERFORMING

Anchor Standard:
Essential Question
RESPONDING

Anchor Standard:
Essential Question
CONNECTION

Social Emotional Learning PR/RDM 13

(SEL standards)
→Utilize positive communication and
social skills to interact effectively with
others.

Cognitive Learning Students are collaborating with others as

they do the movements while singing. They
have to think about what comes next, the
body and hand movements, when to sing,
and when to jump.

Physical Learning Students are standing, doing hand and body

 movements, while jumping to face their
new partner. They are practice their
locomotor skills like jumping and landing
accurately and with balance.

Non-Musical Subjects (Subject): PE – Grade 2 Standard 5.1 –

Self Responsibility
→Participate in a variety of group settings
(e.g., partners, small groups, large groups)
without interfering with others.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Engagement – Sustaining Effort and

Persistent 8.3
→Foster collaboration and community