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Kidspiration Lesson Plan
Kidspiration Lesson Plan
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4thgrade
GeneralMusic
50minutes
StudentswilllearntheyellowbeltsongfromtheRecorderKarateprogram,GentlySleep
MichiganMeritCurriculum
ART.M.I.4.9Useasystemtoreadquarternotesandrest,eighthnotesandrests,half
notesandrests,wholenotesandrests
ART.M.IV.4.3Demonstrateaudienceappropriatebehaviorforthecontextandstyleof
musicpresentedandperformedin4thgrade.
NationalEducationTechnologyStandards
ISTE2.A.Designoradaptrelevantlearningexperiencesthatincorporatedigitaltools
andresourcestopromotestudentlearningandcreativity.
StudentswillcompleteGentlySleeptheyellowbeltsongforrecorderkarate.
Studentswillexecuterhythmsaccurately.
Studentswillcreatearhythmdurationflowcharttoillustrateeachnotesrhythmic
values.
StudentswillpassoffGentlySleeptoprovemasteryandcomprehensionofthesong.
TheSmartBoardwillbeusedtodisplaythesheetmusicforGentlySleep.Students
willbechosenidentifyandhighlightexpressivemarkings(tempo,dynamics,etc.)onthe
smartboard.
TheSmartBoardwillalsobeusedtocolorcodevariousnotevaluestoemphasize
readingtherhythmscorrectly.
SmartBoard(SmartBoardfilewithGentlySleepassheetmusic)
Classrecorders
CDplayer/CDrecordingofGentlySleep
CopiesofyellowbeltsongGentlySleep
Kidspirationdownloadedonclasscomputers
1. IntroducetheobjectivesofthedayandpresentGentlySleepsheetmusiconthesmart
board.Havethestudentsreviewnotenamesandsilentlyfingerthroughthesong.
2. Focusoncorrectrhythm.Pickstudentstocomeupandhighlighteachtypeofnote
(quarter,half,andeighthnotes).Colorcodethenotessoallnotesofequaldurationare
thesamecolor.Havetheclasspracticecountingandclappingtherhythmsoutloudasa
group.ThenlistentotheCDrecordingofthesongwhilecountingalong.
3. StudentswillcreateaflowchartdiagramusingKidspirationtomakearhythmflow
charttoillustrationthedurationandrelationshipofeachtypeofnote.
4. StudentswillpassoffGentlySleeptotheteacherforaccuracy.
StudentscomprehensionofmusicalelementsandexecutionofGentlySleeponthe
recorderwillbeassessedbythegradingoftheirindividualpassoffsforaccuracy.
Studentscomprehensionofrhythmicrelationshipsanddurationswillbeevaluated
basedontheaccuracyoftheirKidspirationdiagram.