Grade Level: 3rd
I.
Musical Concepts: Students will learn how to sing a song by the
rote method.
II.
Instructional
Objectives and National / State Standards:
Students
will be able to accurately sing a
song.
National
Standard No. 1 (Singing alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music); State Standard 9.1
III.
Lesson Evaluation
Procedures:
Teacher will listen informally while students sing.
IV.
Materials and Board /
Space Preparation:
Piano
Score of song “I Don’t Care if the Rain Comes Down,” Share
the Music, Gr.4
Chalkboard
Chalk
Umbrella
V.
Teaching Procedures:
A.
Setting the Stage: (If it’s a rainy day): “This morning when all of you were riding the
school bus, what was the weather like?
That’s right, it was rainy. I
know a song that I like to sing when it’s rainy outside. The song makes me cheerful when I’m feeling a
little bit down because of the weather.
We’re all going to learn this song today.”
B.
Developing the Lesson:
1.
Ask Ss to
listen: “After I sing the song, I’m
going to ask you to tell me how you think I feel if it’s raining”
2.
T models the
song, in correct key, after giving the correct starting pitch.
3.
Follow-up. T asks, “How do you think I felt on the
rainy day?” (Answer: Happy; Carefree)
4.
2nd
Listening: “This time, I want you to listen
for the way that the melody moves.”
5.
Follow-up. “Do the
pitches in the melody move by step, or by leap?”
6.
3rd
Listening: Keep a steady beat by tapping
on knees.
7.
Follow-up.
8.
Echo sing (by
phrase). “I don’t care if the rain comes
down, I’m gonna dance all day,”
9.
Follow-up. Reteach if needed.
10.
Teach 2nd
phrase: “I don’t care if the rain comes
down, I’m gonna dance all day.”
11.
Follow-up. Reteach if needed.
12.
Teach 3rd
phrase: “Hey, hey, carry me away, I’m
gonna dance all day,”
13.
Follow-up. Reteach if needed.
14.
Teach 4th
phrase: “Hey, hey, carry me away, I’m
gonna dance all day.”
15.
Follow-up. Reteach if needed.
16.
Ss sing the whole song
17.
Addition of
motions: T asks, “What kinds of
motions could we do with this song to make it even better?” T incorporates Ss suggestions. T suggests the use of an umbrella.
18.
Ss sing the song again,
adding motions. T allows at least one S the chance to hold / dance with umbrella as reward.
19.
T plays the song
at the piano with accompaniment; sing the whole song with students.