Elementary Music: Grade 1 I Can Keep the Beat Name Game March 2nd

3 Lessons Mon: 10:15-10:45, 10:45-11:15, 11:15-11:45

3 Lessons Wed: 1:45-2:15, 2:30-3:00, 3:00-3:35
Room: Music Room
GLOs: Students will develop:
 enjoyment of music
 self-expression and creativity
SLOs: Students will:
RHYTHM:
1. Music may move to a steady beat.
MOVING:
4. Perform simple action songs and singing games.
If we play Hickety Tickety, Bumblebee
SINGING:
5. Sing, in tune, many rhythmic and melodic songs, singing games and action songs.
Learning Students will:
Objectives  Demonstrate (B) a steady beat (P) while chanting “I can keep the beat” (M).
 Recall (B) the names of their peers (P) by repeating names in the chant “I can keep the beat” (M).

Stage 2: Assessment Evidence

Formative  Are students chanting on a Summative N/A
Assessment steady beat? Assessment
 Are students performing the
actions correctly?
 Are students repeating the
names correctly?
 Are students engaged?

Stage 3: Learning Experience

Prior to  This lesson is meant to help Resources  Big drum for the teacher
Lesson: the class or teacher get to to Bring:  Manipulative
know each other
Time: Content/Description Notes/Assessments:
Introduction: MY NAME IS
 Get everyone to sit in a circle
 Start by introducing yourself and why you are there
2 mins  Explain that even though they most likely know each other’s names, I
don’t know their names so today is meant to help me learn their names
Body: I Can Keep the Beat
 Explain the game:
Students will sit in a circle. As a group we will chant “I can keep the beat, and I
can say your name, sitting next to ____ is ____, then name repeated by class”
Students will start with my name, and go around the circle chanting on beat. As
they chant, they will tap their legs twice and clap once.
25 mins
 Start the activity at a slow tempo, ensuring the students remain at that
tempo
 If the activity goes well and we get through the class, repeat it again but at
a faster tempo
IF TIME:
 Play Hickety, Tickety, Bumblebee. Explain to students:
Students will sit in a circle. Sing the song to the students: Hickety, Tickety Can you
sing your name to me? My name is ____” The first person to go will walk around
the circle with a manipulative as the class sings. When we get to the name part of
the tune, they will give the student they ended on the stuffy who will then insert
Elementary Music: Grade 1 I Can Keep the Beat Name Game March 2nd
3 Lessons Mon: 10:15-10:45, 10:45-11:15, 11:15-11:45
3 Lessons Wed: 1:45-2:15, 2:30-3:00, 3:00-3:35
Room: Music Room
their name in the song. Then that person will be the bee and fly around the circle as
we sing the song etc.
Closure:
 Thank the students for participating and helping you get to know their
names!
 Let them know that next class we will be talking about families of
instruments