FIRST GRADE LESSON PLAN: AUG 24-28
Focus Area:
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Singing
Pitch Matching
Tone
Harmony
Moving
Instruments
Rhythm
Reading
Composition
Form
Dictation
Listening
Writing
Objectives: The learner will be able to…
Echo songs by rote in a singing voice. The
learner will also be able to pat/march a
steady beat.
National Music Standards
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Singing alone, and with others, a varied repertoire of
music.
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Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a
varied repertoire of music.
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Improvising melodies, variations and accompaniments
Composing and arranging music within specific
guidelines
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Reading and notating music
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Listening to, analyzing and describing music
Evaluating music and music performances
Understanding relationships between music, the other
arts and disciplines outside the arts.
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Understanding music in relation to history a culture
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Moving alone and with others
Verbal
Assessment:
Informal 
Non-verbal
Multiple Choice
Formal
Oral
Observation 
Materials Needed:
Bach Recording- Air on G String
Scarves
Shakers
Hand drums/percussion instruments
Of the Month…
Composer: Bach
Vocabulary: Beat
Instrument: Violin
Genre: Baroque
Essential Question: What is a steady beat? What does echo mean? Who was Johann
Sebastian Bach?
Review
Activity One
Procedure for entering the room: All hold hands outside music room
and walk in together singing:
“Hey, ho, hi hello. Welcome in and away we go” – SOL, MI
Sit down in circle and review “Steady Beat” song. Add 3-4 shakers to
pass around the circle. Students “shake-shake” and pass when chorus
is sung.
Monday SongReview song.
Practice body percussion chain.
Add:
March while singing song. Stop in front of partner when you hear 4
notes and do body percussion chain.
Modification: Instead of using partner add the body percussion “snap”
or touch shoulders.
Transition One
Review: Who is Johann Sebastian Bach? What is a composer? What
family is the Violin part of? (Ask questions while passing out two
scarfs to each student.)
Play Air on the G string by Bach and do scarf routine with students.
Make this a calm moment – turn off one light and require no talking.
Activity Two
Listening activity with PercussionStudents form circle.
Teacher says “Let’s all play the drums” and claps on drum. Keep
saying and encourage students to clap with you on the word “drums.”
Pass out hand drums/various percussion instruments (shakers,
guiros, tambourines)
Teacher stands in the middle of circle and explains to students that
now they must play on the word “drums.”
Expand: Teacher plays rhythm of “Let’s all play the drums” and
students play on correct count.
Transition Two
My Aunt Came Back (First Steps in Music-For Preschool and Beyond)
Verse 1: tap foot
Verse 2: Fan face with one hand
Verse 3: “snip” with two fingers on one hand (scissors)
Verse 4:Rotate hips
Verse 5: rock back and forth
Verse 6: stop motions and point at group; they point at you
Activity Three
Introduce next activity by asking students about different types of
weather. What happens when it rains? What is it like outside? How
does the weather make you feel?
Review song with few students coming up to board to tap steady beat
on umbrellas. Other students have shakers.
Closer/Exit
Expansion: Bring up Umbrellas on smart board and sing song with
hand gestures. Have students tell you which direction the pitches are
moving (high or low). Show students how to move umbrellas on
smart board.
Line Up Song