Lesson Plan

Grade: Fourth Date: 2/13-2/19

Topic: Reteaching the Green Belt and Earning More Belts

VA SOL Elementary Music Standards

Objectives:
4.5 - The student will apply collaboration and communication skills for music rehearsal and
performance.
c) Give and receive age appropriate feedback on performance.
4.14 - The student will develop individual skills for individual and ensemble Instrumental
performance.
c) Play a given melody on an Instrument

Activity: Differentiation:
1. Have students sit on dots and pull out recorders. Color
2. Recorder Review Each recorder note has
a. Review all songs as a group, from Hot Cross their own unique color.
Buns on. Stop on green belt. On each slide, the notes
b. Play track for each song, everyone should try to for each song are typed
play each song, together, to the best of their out and signified by their
ability. specific color.
Size
3. Green Belt (It’s Raining) Review
Each piece of music, and
a. Sing through song on text.
their letter counterparts
b. Ta Ti-Ti notes to the harder parts of the song.
are largely displayed on
c. Sing song on recorder notes.
each slide.
d. Play segments on recorder, then have students
Pacing
repeat as a group.
Students are given time
4. Earning Belts to practice
a. Have students line up In front to earn belts. independently or with
Students will play solo for the song they would classmates.
like to earn. They will receive quick feedback on Notes are indicated by
their playing. their letter name, not
b. During this time, students should be practicing. just by the note on the
c. They may practice independently, or students staff.
who have earned higher belts should help other Modality
students who have not earned those belts. Songs are taught In
multiple ways through
Assessment- Belt Earning, playing solo for teacher. singing and rhythm
chanting.