Grade Level:
3
Subject:Music
Unit
Prepared By:Diana Lambert
Vocabulary/Concepts to be learned or reinforced 1 Fermata
Unit lesson number
Lesson Objectives/Aim/Goal 2 Staff Students will become comfortable with playing Fais Do Do on the recorder, playing Hot Cross Buns on the mallet instruments and also 3 Time signature sing one of our Thanksgiving songs together. 4 Different notes Essential Question/Questions 1 How do you finger B, A and G?
5 Dotted Half Note
2 What two bars of Fais Do Do are the most challenging any why? 3 What note do you start on to play Hot Cross Buns on the mallet instrument?
Education Standards Addressed 1 Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
Students will demonstrate the ability to:
2 Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
1 Play Fais Do Do on the recorder and sing it as well
3 Reading and notating music.
2 Play Hot Cross Buns on the mallet instruments 3 Sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
What do the students know? Review: The students know how to sing Fais Do Do and how to play Hot Cross Buns on the recorder.
Literacy Connections Interdisciplinary Connections
Materials Needed
-Mallet instruments Writing title and lyrics of song -Worksheet (Fais Do Do) Reading lyrics of song -Recorder
Student accommodations Allow students to participate as much as they are comfortable in recorder/singing activities and repeat activities until everyone is at the same learning point.
Vocal Warm-ups/Instrumental Warm-ups
Vocal Focus/Instrumental Focus
Motivation
-Singing/Clapping Fais Do Do
-Singing Fais Do Do and Lift Every Voice and Sing
-Focus on learning Fais Do Do on recorder and if they do well we will move onto the instruments
-Singing/Clapping Hot Cross Buns
-Playing Fais Do Do on recorder and Hot Cross Buns on mallets
Lesson Development (motivation modeling, guided practice, transitions, Bloom’s Taxonomy) 1 Dictate Fais Do Do on board and review some theory
Listening Experiences (Attentive, Engaged, Enactive) 1 Listening to each other play/sing Fais Do Do
2 Play through piece by piece of the song
2 Listening to each other play/sing Hot Cross Buns 3 Playing Fais Do Do
3 Check progress row by row
4 Playing Hot Cross Buns
4 Play once, sing once, play again
5 Singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
5 Move to instruments and play through HCB
Total Participation Techniques
6 Rest of class sing HCB when not playing
Playing HCB together on mallets while rest of class sings the lyrics
7 Review “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and sing as much as we 8 Hand out lyrics if needed Summary, closure
Assessments
Singing/reviewing -Listening row by row on different songs Thanksgiving song (“Lift Every on recorder/mallets and singing Voice and Sing”)
Resources Music included Music for “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and “Fais Do Do”
Enrichment/follow-up -Reviewing song each class to add comfort for every student
Student Needs -Assign just one pitch or one pattern to students who are new to recorder or are moving a little slower with the process -Spend time reviewing songs with certain students who are struggling
Self-Evaluation -Noting how well the students can read the song on the board and play it back -Noting how well they can play different songs and fingerings/how to hold mallets/etc.
None
Technology
Enrichment/follow-up -Reviewing song each class to add comfort for every student -Give extra worksheets for homework for students who are struggling