Laura Veselovsky

Inclusion Class
September 11, 2014
Old McDonald Had a Farm for grades 2-3 students
Description of activity: The students will learn Old McDonald had a Farm.
1. I will play a recording, or YouTube video of the song. The class will sing along and
march with the recording or video two to three times to learn the structure and content in
each section of the music.
2. I will then tell the children that we will use each students name as we sing the song, such
as Young Marissa had a farm. We will practice with three names. As we practice, when
we get to the animal part, I will let that student choose an animal and pick an action for
that animal. Teacher will write the students name and their animal on the board for
visual learners.
3. As we sing the sing, the class will watch, listen and follow the action that the student
presents. We will continue this process until every child has had a turn.
4. As a final assessment, and to use some technology, we will make a video, featuring each
student with their animal choice.
Desired outcomes of the lesson:
1. Students will demonstrate singing a song on pitch and using the correct patterns.
2. Students will analyze and synthesize the lyric by inserting their name, and all the
other students names in the correct place in the song as well as an animal with
sound and actions.
3. Students will perform their individualized rendition of a traditional song for the
class.
UDL principle: Multiple ways to present lesson content (ML)
UDL principle: Multiple ways to engage students (ME)

UDL principle: Multiple ways to express themselves (MEx)

Learning Preferences:
Auditory
Listening to the

Visual
Tactile
The lyrics will be The students will

Affective
Students names

Tech Options
Teacher will use

teacher as she

projected on a

make actions for

will be replaced

a recording of

sings the song

screen (ML)

each of the

for Old

Old McDonald

(ML)

animals thereby

McDonald,

or YouTube

Listening to the

teaching each

thereby learning

video, to teach

recording (ML)

other the actions

each others

the song

(ML, ME, MEx)

names (ML)

(includes many
instruments and
sounds) (ML,

Students singing

Teacher will

The students will

Students will

ME)
Lyrics projected

the song for our

write student

march through

choose what

on the screen

video

choices on the

the room as they

animals to sing

(ML)

performance.

board (ME)

sing. (ME, MEx)

in what order

(ME)
Each student will

Students will act

(ME)
Students will

sing one animal

out each animal

pick an action for videotape our

alone (MEx)

to the class as we

their animal and

performance

sing the song

teach it to the

(MEx)

(MEx)

class (MEx)

We will