Name: __Morgan Sichler___________________________

Grade Level: ____4th and 5th Grade_____________

Lesson Plan
Learner Objectives:

SWBATsingSleighRideconfidently
SWBATplaycorrectnotesofSleighRideonxylophones
SWBATdancetheTroikaconfidently

National Standards:
1.ContentStandard:Singing,aloneandwithothers,avariedrepertoireofmusic
a.singindependently,onpitchandinrhythm,withappropriatetimbre,diction,and
posture,andmaintainasteadytempo

Core Music Standards:

Interpretandapplypersonal,peer,andteacherfeedbacktorevisepersonalmusic.
Conveyexpressiveintentforaspecificpurposebypresentingafinalversionofpersonal
musicalideastopeersorinformalaudience.

Pennsylvania Arts Standards:

durationintensitypitchtimbre
compositionformgenreharmonyrhythmtexture
singplayaninstrumentreadandnotatemusiccomposeandarrangeimprovise

Materials:
-Sleigh Ride PowerPoint
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WiLT2pZtyKEAn37GHxMgAgamBnQM9IDXy
GtuhQYcJIw/edit?usp=sharing
Xylophonesandmallets

Task Analysis:

SleighRidelyricsareontheoverheadprojector

*Asstudentsarewalkingintoclass*
T:Goodmorning5thgrade!Pleasewalkquietlytoaxylophone.
Oneandtwoandreadysing!StudentssingSleighRide
*Teacherthensingssongandpatslapasifplayingthexylophone*
T:WatchagainandfindoutwhichlegIstartpattingon*sings/patsagain
T:WhatlegdidIstartpattingon?
S:Leftleg
T:ThenwhatdidIdo?
S:Pattedrightleg
T:Yes!Letsdothattogether!Sing/patsong
T:Nowthesearethenotesyouwillplay*saysnotenames/pats
Tryitwithme!Saysnotenames/pats
NowpickupyourmalletsandplacethemonDandG
Letsslowlytryittogetherplaysxylophone
(Mayneedtorunacoupletimes)

T:Nowletssingandplayatthesametime!!sing/playxylophone
(Mayneedtorunacoupletimes)

Ineed6volunteerstodancethetroika!*Pick6volunteers

Noweveryoneonthexylophone,yourjobistosingandplay.
Everyonedancing,yourjobistodanceandsing!
Letstryit!sing/play/danceTroika/SleighRide

Assessment:

StudentssangSleighRideconfidently
StudentsplayedcorrectnotesofSleighRideonxylophones
StudentsdancedtheTroikaconfidently