FULL Lesson Plan for the Elementary Music Class

Teacher Name____Jayne Klinge_________________

Objectives:
Students will be able to perform the chant Lemonade with accurate pitch and rhythm.
Students will be able to perform simple body percussion to Lemonade
Students will be able to improvise melodically with voice in call and response fashion to
Lemonade in 2/4 time for two measures.

Standards Being Addressed:

Improvisation:
MU:Cr1.1.1b With limited guidance, generate musical ideas in multiple tonalities (such as major
and minor) and meters (such as duple and triple).

Song/Arrangement:
MU:Pr6.1.1a: With limited guidance, perform music for a specific purpose with expression.

Materials of Instruction:

Lesson Sequence (lessons may have more or less activities as appropriate):

Entry Activity/Transition:
Sing this chant as students enter.
Here I come
Where from?
New York!
What’s your trade?
Lemonade!
Give me some don’t be afraid.

Activity #1: Students will be able to sing Lemonade with accurate pitch and rhythms.
1. T asks students to listen for where this person is from. (Pat lap and have students join)
2. T sings song again.
3. T asks students where the person is from.
4. S answer (New York)
5. T “Very Good! Now can you listen for what this person’s trade is? A trade is a job.
What is this person doing?”
6. T recites song again.
7. T asks for what the person is doing
8. S answers (Selling lemonade)
9. T “Very Good! Now repeat after me/”
10. T recites first line: Here I come
11. S respond: Here I come
12. T recites next line: Where from?
13. S respond: Where from?
14. T recites: What’s your trade?
15. S respond: What’s your trade?
16. T recites: Lemonade
17. S respond: Lemonade
18. T recites: Give me some don’t be afraid
19. S respond: Give me some don’t be afraid
20. T recites: Give me some don’t be afraid
21. S respond: Give me some don’t be afraid.
22. Great Job! Now fill in the blanks when I point to you.
23. T sings: Here I come
24. T sings: Where from
25. T sings New York
26. T sings: What’s your trade
27. T sings: Lemonade
28. T sings: Give me some don’t be afraid
29. T sings: Here I come
30. S sings: Where from?
31. T sings: New York
32. S sings: What’s your trade?
33. T sings: Lemonade
34. S sings: Give me some don’t be afraid
Assessment: Can all students sing song with accurate rhythms and match pitch?

Transition: Now students watch what I do

 Activity #2: Students will be able to perform simple body percussion to Lemonade

1. Start by stomping on each downbeat. Have S join in as they feel comfortable

2. Recite poem with the stomps
3. Stop students and have them watch as T adds a pat on the and of 1
4. Have S join in when comfortable
5. Recite poem with stomps and pats (If students are struggling give option of just doing
poem or percussion)
6. Stop students and have them watch as T adds a clap on beat two.
7. Have students join in when comfortable.
8. When S are mastering body percussion add chant.
9. Repeat if necessary for students to gain mastery
Assessment: Are students performing body percussion accurately in 2/4 time? Can
students sing chant and perform percussion?

Transition: Alright students now I want you to only sing when I point to you. But do
the body percussion the whole time

Activity #3: Students will be able to improvise melodically with voice in call and response
fashion to Lemonade in 2/4 time for two measures.

1. T sings first line of poem: Here I come

2. T points to S to sing next line: Where from?
3. T sings New York
4. T points to S to sing: What’s your trade
5. T sings: Lemonade
6. T points to S to sing: Give me some don’t be afraid.
7. T sings: Here I come
8. T points to S to sing: Where from?
9. This time T switches to loo and sings New York
10. T stops students as asks what I did differently
11. S respond (Sang Loo instead of words)
12. Good Job! Now lets switch parts, and when I point to you sing your part on loo.
13. T signals for S to sing first line<
14. S sing first line: Here I come: on loo
15. T sings Where from
16. T points to S and they sing: New York on loo
17. T sings what’s your trade
18. T points to S to sing Lemonade on loo
19. T finishes by singing give me some don’t be afraid.
20. Great job singing! Now listen closely to me.
21. T sings Here I come
22. S sing Where from?
23. T sings New York with improvised melody on loo
24. T stops students and asks what was different
 25. S answer (You sang different notes/ rhythm/ etc)
26. Good observation class! I did sing different notes. Lets try it again.
27. T sings Here I come
28. T points to S to sing Where from.
29. T improvs New Yok
30. T points to S to sing What’s your trade
31. T improvs Lemonade
32. T points to students to sing give me some don’t be afraid
33. Now lets switch parts and you all can do the loos
34. T gestures to have all s sing Here I come
35. T sings Where from?
35. S improvise New York
36. T sings What’s your trade?
37. S improve Lemonade
38. T sings give me some don’t be afraid
39. Those were some great improvisations I heard! Now lets split up into our pairs and
sing them to our friends! If you are number one in your group you will sing the first
part(Here I come) Number twos, I want you to do the body percussion while you sing.
Then we will switch.
40. T walks around while number ones perform their improvisation
41. When all groups have completed, tell groups to switch.
42. T walks around while second group gets to improve
43. Lets give everyone another chance to improv! Number 1s do the first part again.
42. T walks around while first group does their improve
43. Now lets give the number twos another chance too!
44. T walks around and listens to the second groups improve.
45. Would any group like to perform their improv for the class?
46. Let a few groups improve for the class. Give specific feedback for each one. I like
how Jimmy ended his on the high note. I like how Julie used different melodies for both
phrases

Assessment: Can students improvise vocally in 2/4 time with two pitches in correct
phrase length?

Transition: Great job first graders! We just learned to improvise! I hope you enjoyed
today. We will be doing more improvisation tomorrow

Closure: As a class, teacher sings question part, and students improv the answer one or two more
times.