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Rhythm - "Yankee Doodle Dandy"

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Grade Level: 1st Grade

Lesson Subject: Music

Unit 3: Social Studies

Standards: Compose, Arrange, and Improvise

2.4 Improvise simple rhythmic accompaniments, using body percussion or classroom instruments.

Topic: A music/singing lesson that includes a group performance using rhythm and beat.

Rationale: Music/singing offers self-discovery, knowledge of beat, rhyme and rhythm and auditory and kinesthetic value to children. Music/singing can be used to educate students about their own culture as well as other cultures. Music/singing invites and encourages students to be creative while they learn important concepts.

Objectives:
Creative Expression: Students will be able to listen and identify the rhythm pattern and apply those concepts to a group creation of the rhythm with a different instruments.

Strategy: A combination of direct instruction, guided discovery.

Vocabulary:

beat: to mark time or rhythm by tapping
rhythm: movement to a beat

Introduction: Why is music/singing important to you? What do you like about music? What kind of music do you like? Today we are going to learn about the rhythm pattern in the song Yankee Doodle.

Procedures:

The teacher will read Yankee Doodle.
The students will read and sing Yankee Doodle to the beat.
The teacher will lead the class by clapping the beat to Yankee Doodle.
The students will practice the beat using a new instrument (classroom items or body parts).
The students will get into groups of 5 and practice the beat with an instrument of their choice.

Closure: Each group will perform their beat for the class. Does anyone have any questions about beat? Did you enjoy this activity? Who can tell me what Beat means? Rhythm?

Evaluation: The students will be evaluated by their comments about rhythm and beat and if they seem to enjoy the lesson or not. I will look for a correct presentation of rhythm pattern in the group performance.

Materials: Classroom objects to be used as instruments, the song Yankee Doodle (student copy of song words).

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May 17, 2012