Jeremy Edelstein MUSIC 395B

Lesson Plan Task Analysis 31 January 2017

1. Teacher (T) will gain students (ss) attention. Good morning,
second graders! On my way here, I ran into my friend Dinah,
and he was playing one of my favorite instruments! Please
listen to my song and tell me what he is playing.
2. 2. T gives pitch from piano or pitch pipe. T models patting
steady beat on lap. T sings song:
No one in the house but Dinah, Dinah,
No one in the house but me I know.
No one in the house but Dinah, Dinah,
Strummin on the old banjo!
3. T follows up on directed listening: Who can raise a quiet
hand to tell me what instrument Dinah is playing?
4. T calls on quiet raised hand.
5. S: The banjo!
6. T: Great job! Please sing what I sing. My turn first. T points
to self as she sings: No one in the house by Dinah, Dinah
7. T gestures to ss. SS: No one in the house by Dinah, Dinah
*listen carefully are the children singing in my
register or theirs? If they are in their own register,
continue. If not, repeat modeling, add a child-friendly
statement regarding the differences in your registers
and the differences between your model and what you
would like to hear. If they still sing in your register
after this, repeat the step again modeling in falsetto or
give pitches using the piano.*
8. T gestures to self: No one in the house but me I know
9. T gestures to ss. SS: No one in the house but me I know
10. T gestures to self: No one in the house but Dinah,
Dinah
11. T gestures to ss. SS: No one in the house but Dinah,
Dinah
12. T gestures to self: Strummin on the old banjo!
13. T gestures to ss. SS: Strummin on the old banjo!
14. T: Great job, second grade! I like how you are using
your very best singing voices!
15. T: Now lets try longer chunks of the song. Please sing
what I sing. My turn first. T gestures to self. T: No one in
the house but Dinah, Dinah, no one in the house by me I
know
16. T gestures to ss. SS: No one in the house but Dinah,
Dinah, no one in the house by me I know
17. T gestures to self. T: No one in the house but Dinah,
Dinah, strummin on the old banjo!
18. T gestures to ss. SS: No one in the house but Dinah,
Dinah, strummin on the old banjo!
Jeremy Edelstein MUSIC 395B
Lesson Plan Task Analysis 31 January 2017
19. T: Nicely done, second grade! Now your job is to
sing along with me inside your brain while I sing out loud.
No one in the house but Dinah, Dinah, no one in the house I
know. No one in the house but Dinah, Dinah, strummin on the
old banjo!
20. T: Now its your turn! T models patting steady beat. T
gives ready-sing.
21. SS: No one in the house but Dinah, Dinah, no one in the
house I know. No one in the house but Dinah, Dinah,
strummin on the old banjo!
22. T: You sound great, second grade!