Purev A

12/2/16
3rd Grade
30 minutes
Lesson outcomes

Beginning activity (2
minutes)
happy to be here
Vocal Exploration (2
minutes)

Review Known
materials (4 minutes)
Notating quarter,
eighth note,
sixteenth notes using
stick notation
Sing known songs (3
minutes)
Prepare for half
notes
Review Dance (5
minutes)

State Standards Addressed:

3.1 The student will sing a repertoire of songs in tune with a clear tone
quality. 1. Sing melodies within the range of an octave.
3.2 The student will notate and perform rhythmic patterns that include
sixteenth notes, single eighth notes, paired eighth notes, quarter notes,
quarter rests, half notes, dotted half notes, and whole notes, using body
percussion, melodic percussion instruments, or non-pitched percussion
instruments.
3.4 The student will respond to music with movement. 1. Perform line and
circle dances. 2. Perform dances and games from various cultures
Main Goals:
Review routines and procedures for using Recorders
Prepare for Half notes
Review Assessment on notating quarter, two eighth note, and 4 sixteenth
note patterns of the song Paw Paw Patch
Exploration of different levels of movement
C walks into class and finds self space in the room, makes a high
level pose statues dont talk
T calls out different levels for students to make a pose in, do three
successions of levels towards the end. End activity in neutral position.
Mirror Activity
C mirrors exactly what the teacher does
T has class mimic various stretches, breathing, and vocal exploration
but disguised as a copying game.
T ends on a pose with standing, feet together, hands wrapped
around body and makes any necessary announcements
Transition
C sings Paw Paw Patch as they walk to their assigned seats in a
steady beat
Paw Paw patch assessment review
C sings song while pointing to the steady beat with T
C sings phrase 1 while T writes in stick notation
C sings phrase 2, 3, and 4 while T writes in stick notation
T writes wrong notation, and has students come to the board and
write in the correct notation.
I had a dog and his name was blue
T sings while C keeps the beat by patting their knees
T changes ostinato to pat, snap, slide over two beats (pat, clap, slide
for students who cannot snap)
How many miles to Babylon
T sings phrase 1, 3, 5, 7 8 while C sings the response phrases 2,4, 6.
Teacher models the motions while keeping the beat on their knees

T has one half of the class dance and sing in two lines while the other
half sings along and watches the dance. Switch to other half singing and
dancing
T has entire class dance in four different lines at the same time,

Play instruments (12

minutes)
Review recorder
routines, fingerings
for BAG, sing and
play Hot cross Buns

Recorder work
T reviews procedure of how to get recorders as recorder captains,
has one recorder captain model the desired behavior, and does the same
with the other three sections. Once students receive recorders, have them
put in rest position
T reviews the necessary force of air needed to play recorder, goes
around the room and has students blow on hand as if on a sleeping baby to
practice correct playing. Has students repeat until desired level of air
pressure.
T reviews the rule of finger placement
C fingers and sings Hot cross buns using letter names
T reviews force of air rule and plays one note at a time, teacher
walking around checking for understanding.
T has students play hot cross buns on recorder.
T reviews procedure for putting away recorders, teacher asks one
recorder captain to be a student model while teacher narrates their desired
behavior. Do the same process with the rest of the captains from each
section.