Rhythm Unit Plan - 3rd Grade General Music

Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5

Lesson: Lesson: Lesson: Lesson: Lesson:

Reading rhythms, Reading rhythms, Reading rhythms, Reading rhythms, Reading rhythms,
recognizing note recognizing note recognizing note dictating rhythms, dictating rhythms,
names and values names and values names and values recognizing note recognizing note
names and values names and values
Working with Working with Working with
eighth notes, eighth notes, eighth notes, Working with Working with
quarter notes, quarter notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, eighth notes,
quarter rests, half quarter rests, half quarter rests, half quarter notes, quarter notes,
notes notes, tied notes notes, tied notes quarter rests, half quarter rests, half
notes, tied notes, notes, tied notes,
Learning new Learning new Learning new whole notes, whole notes,
recorder recorder recorder whole rests whole rests,
fingerings F# and fingerings F# and fingerings C dotted half notes.
B B Learning new
recorder Revisiting new
fingerings D recorder
fingerings F#, B,
C, and D

Activity: Activity: Activity: Activity: Activity:

Whole class Whole class Whole class Whole class Whole class
rhythm notation, rhythm notation, rhythm notation, rhythm notation, rhythm notation,
Echo exercise, Echo exercise, Echo exercise, Echo exercise, Echo exercise,
Learning Learning Recorder Learning Recorder Composing own Rhythm dictation -
Recorder piece piece Brisa piece Do You rhythm patterns in teacher will play
Freedom, Cambiando Love Me?, small groups to 4mm of a rhythm
Freedom Accompanying demonstrate for and have students
class performance the class. fill out with cards
of Brisa Learning Recorder the correct
Cambiando on piece We Shall rhythm.
Auto-Harps Overcome Learning recorder
piece Gummy
Bear Song

Standards: Standards: Standards: Standards: Standards:

S1C2PO3 S1C2PO3 S1C2PO3 S1C2PO3 S1C2PO3
S1C5PO2 S1C5PO2 S1C5PO2 S1C5PO2 S1C5PO2
S1C5PO4 S1C5PO4 S1C5PO4 S1C5PO4 S1C5PO4
*Arizona Department of Education Standards for 3rd Grade General Music
http://www.azed.gov/standards-practices/files/2011/09/music.pdf

Created Resources: Music Pieces:

Rhythm Whiteboard Cards Freedom, Freedom
Beat Cards Brisa Cambiando
Staff Paper for Dictation exercise Do You Love Me?
We Shall Overcome
The Gummy Bear Song

Five Terminal Objects:

1. Students will be able to identify the rhythmic values of eight notes, quarter notes,
quarter rests, half notes, whole notes, whole rests, and tied notes.
2. Students will be able to perform various rhythmic patterns.
3. Students will be able to hear and notate performed rhythmic patterns.
4. Students will master basic rhythmic patterns
5. Students will learn the new recorder fingerings F#, B, C, and D while performing
a variety of repertoire.