LESSON PLAN

Student Teacher Name: Liam Nyce Date: N/A

Lesson Topic and Grade: Drumming/4th Grade

PA Academic Standards (Benchmarks/Indicators) or National Standards of Music

addressed

● MU:Pr4.1.4a Demonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is

influenced by personal interest, knowledge, context, and technical skill.
● MU:Cr1.1.4a Improvise rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas, and explain
connection to specific purpose and context (such as social and cultural).

Instructional Objectives:

● By the end, of class students will demonstrate their knowledge of rhythm and
drumming technique through a group performance.

Materials:

● Drums
● Chalk
● Blackboard
● Laptop

Opening/Introduction Activity

Review

● T: Ask class to discuss with their partner, things that they did in class uo until this
point.
○ Discuss for 2 minutes
○ Have one from each group share one thing they learnt or did in the drumming
unit
● S: Share what was discussed

Echo
 ● T: Through echo approach, review patterns learnt in class to set up for main activity.
○ “Keep the rhythm going”
○ “Low high low”
○ “High low high”
○ “Low high low high”

Learning Opportunities/Procedure:

Main Activity

● T: Write patterns reviewed on board

● T: Ask S volunteer to perform each one
● S: Get into groups from last week

Instructions

1. Create a group name

2. Use at least two rhythms learnt in class to create your “Group Jingle”
3. Use 10-15 mins to create jingle
4. Write down on piece of paper the jingle
5. Make sure include, group name, jingle, and member names on each paper

Performing Jingles

● Each group will perform their jingle for the class and present their paper to the teacher
● If each group gives their best and contributes, next class they will have a choice of
playing different christmas songs on boomwackers.

Closing Activity

Jam Session

● T: Lead class through a jam session on the drums using backing track on youtube
● T: Ask for S volunteer to lead the jam session
● T: Repeat at least 3 times if time permits.

Exit Ticket

● In groups, discusses and present one thing learnt or done in todays class.
Specific Differentiation Strategies:

● Create other phrases to help with rhythmic understanding.

Assessment:

Formative

● T will walk around during group work to help and asses S progress
● Group disscussion at beggining and end of class
● Leading jam session

Summative Assesment

● Review of whole unit at beginning of class.

● Group performances

Reflection:

The S had a hard time undrstanding the directions, so next time I will project, write, or create
a list of directions on what to do with there groups. The groups did what they needed today but
not what i expected.