Lesson Plan 2-8-24

Class/Group Violin/viola Date 2-8-24

Grade Level 4th Grade Day/Time Monday, 30 minutes
Unit/Focus Notational reading/counting Developed By Ms. Seward and Mr. Sparshott

Objective SWBAT accurately perform notes and retakes by performing Twinkle, Twinkle Melody.
Standards  Anchor Standard 4
 Anchor Standard 5

How did you The objective was based on my observations and through discussion with my mentor teacher. Students started learning
choose this the melody of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star through Rote instruction, so the objective of this lesson will have students
objective? learning the rest of the melody.
What should  How to perform:
students KNOW - Open D
by the end of the - Open A
lesson? - B (first finger A)
- G (third finger D)
- F# (second finger D)
- E (first finger D)
What should  Bow retakes
students be able
to DEMONSTRATE
by the end of the
lesson?
How will you Students will perform the entire piece with correct pitches and all bow retakes.
know they have
met the
objective?
What is the
assessment?
Materials Teacher:
needed for  Pencil
the lesson  Highlighter
 Violin/bass
 Sheet music
 metronome
Students:
 Pencil
 Highlighter
 Instrument
 Sheet music
Procedures 1. Students will enter the class and set up their music and instruments
2. The class will warm up
- By Rote and metronome
- Pizz. quarter notes going up the first 5 notes of D major and back down
- Have them vocalize each pitch
- Picking up the bow and placing it silently on different tape spots on the bow to a metronome
- Open string full bow
- Slow bow from frog to tip, focusing on keeping bow straight
3. Have students take out Twinkle Twinkle Melody
4. Students will rehearse rehearsal mark A
5. Students will rehearse rehearsal mark B
6. Student will put both together and perform the entire piece together with a metronome

Plans to differentiate the  Use real-world examples (acronyms, jokes, etc.)

lesson?  Use activities to explain concepts

Student considerations?  Break down instruction

 Larger print sheet music
 Building in time for tuning, set-up, handing out music/extra music, etc.
Extension activities (what  Hot Cross Buns by Rote (focus is the same as the objective)
if they finish early?)