Observation took place 2/29/2024
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PLANNING AND REFLECTION PROFILE
Morgan Brown
Student Teacher __________________________________
INSTRUCTION PLAN
(to be completed before observation, either by the student teacher alone or by the observer
during the course of a pre-observation interview)
1. LEARNING GOALS / OBJECTIVES
What are your goals / objectives for student learning for this lesson? What
do you want your students to learn?
Students will be able to participate in various
music-making activities to supplement learning in
the general music classroom.
Why have you chosen these goals / objectives?
This lesson plan is designed to incorporate and
reinforce materials from the general kindergarten
classroom instruction in an adapted format to best
ensure that the material is presented in a way that
each student can succeed to the best of their
abilities.
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(Your cooperating teacher or university supervisor
may ask you to use this form for one lesson
during your student teaching/internship.)
Self-Reflection
Observer ____________________________________ 03/07/2024
Date _____________
REFLECTION
(to be completed after observation, either by the student teacher alone or by the observer
during the course of a post-observation interview)
To what extent did your students learn what you intended? How do you
know?
The students exceeded my expectations about
meeting the lesson objectives! All three of the students
were highly engaged throughout the class and
demonstrated self-control while participating in the
music-making experiences. I was also impressed with
how much of the information the students quickly
recalled as we worked to reinforce the concepts we
have been learning in the general Kindergarten music
class.
What goals / objectives would you plan for similar instruction in the future?
Why?
I would plan to incorporate more specific adapted
objectives that would supplement my objectives for the
standard Kindergarten lesson curriculum to ensure that
the students are getting the support that they need. (I
want to respect the need for flexible pacing for these
students so I plan to be mindful of the need to wind the
objectives forward/backward to accommodate individual
pacing needs.)
 2. STUDENT GROUPING
How will you group your students for instruction?
Small-group instruction
Why have you chosen this grouping?
There ave only three students in this class, so
instruction will take place in a small-group
format.
3. METHODS
What teaching methods will you use for this lesson?
*Structured hands-on music-making
*Sensory activities
Why have you chosen these methods?
These students have the best chance of
achieving individual success when
participating in structured hands-on learning.
Sensory music-making activities are very
effective with these students.
In what ways was your plan for student grouping effective? How do you
know?
The extremely small class size allowed the small-
group instruction model to be highly effective since I
could connect / interact with each student and the
students could interact with each other.
What grouping would you plan for similar instruction in the future? Why?
I would plan to utilize the same small-group instruction
model in the future with this group since it provides
the students with an engaging way to socialize with
their peers in a less overwhelming setting.
In what ways were your teaching methods effective? How do you know?
The structured music-making with the Mortimer
xylophone activity and the sensory activities were highly
effective as seen through the high level of student
engagement throughout the lesson.
What teaching methods would you plan for similar instruction in the future?
Why?
I would plan to consider incorporating structured
music-making activities and sensory activities within
instruction since these methods are highly effective for
the students in this adaptive music class.

What activities have you planned?
Activity Time Allocated
"Hello Friends" Welcome Song
"Here Comes the Sun" Sensory Activity
"You Are My Sunshine"ASL Activity
"Sol Solecito"
Rain Sensory Activity
Mortimer Xylophone Activity
Why have you chosen these activities?
These activities are an engaging way for
students to participate in classroom learning at
their own pace.
What instructional materials will you use for this lesson?
• Sensory Scarves
• water/bowl/picnic blanket
• Mortimer book
• Xylophones
Why have you chosen these materials?
The sensory scarves and the water are both effective
sensory related materials that are calming to the
students. The students are familiar with the Mortimer
story and the xylophones are being used to reinforce
our mallet work in class.
4. ACTIVITIES
In what ways were your activities effective? How do you know?
These activities were very effective for the students as
3 min.
seen through their singing, movements, and self-control
4 min.
throughout the sensory and xylophone portions of the
3 min.
lesson. All three of the students demonstrated high
5 min.
levels of engagement throughout the class!
5 min.
10 min.
What activities would you plan for similar instruction in the future? Why?
I would plan for additional sensory activities and
movement based learning to supplement our
classroom musical instruction.
5. MATERIALS
In what ways were your teaching materials effective? How do you know?
The sensory scarves and the water activity created a
calming environment which positively affected the level of
student engagement. (The students were laughing and
happily participating in these activities.) The use of the
xylophones was also extremely effective as seen through
the students' use of positive self-control.
What teaching materials would you use for similar instruction in the future?
Why?
I would plan to use all of these materials in similar
instruction due to the effectiveness of the calming
sensory activities and the opportunity for the students
to continue practicing self-control.
 6. EVALUATION

How and when do you plan to evaluate student learning on the content of
this lesson?
I will be utilizing informal assessment while observing
each student's participation in the lesson to see if they
are able to achieve the lesson goal that I have created
for them.
Why have you chosen this approach to evaluation?
Individual informal assessment is an effective way
to gauge if the students are meeting the lesson
objectives through the means of observation.
Did anything happen during this lesson that influenced your evaluation plan?
If so, how has it changed, and why?
Surprisingly, no!
How will you use the information from the evaluation to plan future
instruction?
I learned that Atlas is more capable to participate in
Music class than he has exhibited in past lessons. I will
use the information that I have learned to continue
crafting a patient and supportive approach to promote
higher levels of engagement in instruction for him.

7. GENERAL REFLECTIONS AFTER THE OBSERVATION

Did you depart from anything you planned for today? If so, why?
Yes, I did depart from what I had planned since a student who is typically non-compliant expressed
significant interest in mosquitoes (which we incorporated in points throughout the lesson). (This is the most
engaged I have ever seen this student!

If you were going to teach this class again to the same students, what would you do differently? What would you do the same? Why?

If I were to teach this lesson again to the same students, I would maintain the sequencing and the lesson activities
since the three students were engaged throughout the whole lesson. Something I would modify is having the
students practice the sprinkling motion with their hands to prevent "rubbing" raindrops to protect all of the adults’
hair during the rain activity.
Based on what happened today, what do you plan to do next with this class?

If I were to see these students again, we would return to the weather related activities and would introduce
other weather related songs and sensory activities to supplement what the students are learning in their
classroom.

Identify an individual or group of students who did well in today’s lesson. How do you account for this individual’s or group’s performance? How will you
help this individual or group extend their learning?

Atlas was a superstar today! He was incredibly engaged as seen through his participation in the activities.
Specifically, Atlas was singing with the songs, using the sensory scarves appropriately, happily sprinkling water
in our rain chant, and safely playing the xylophones while exercising self-control. Maintaining routine and
providing hands-on learning activities is the most effective learning outlet for Atlas.

Identify an individual or group of students who had difficulty in today’s lesson. How do you account for this individual’s or group’s performance? How will
you help this individual or group achieve the learning goals or objectives?
Mark seemed to struggle with his OCD throughout the rain sensory activity and the Mortimer xylophone playing
activity. Throughout these two activities, I provided Mark with the space to work at his own pace while also praising
his attention to detail. I can best support Mark's future learning success by providing him with the opportunity to
work at his own pace and by eliminating distractions for him to help him stay focused.

Please add any other comments, reactions, or questions about the lesson. For example, is there anything that you felt particularly good, frustrated, or
confused about?

This lesson was by for the most engaged I have ever seen these three students. So many things went better
(particularly smoother) than I had anticipated. All in all, this lesson was a HUGE win for these students!