Create a Lesson Plan – Pennsylvania Music Educators Association

Lesson Title*

Strands*

General Music
Ensemble
Harmonizing Instruments
Theory & Composition
Music Technology

Grade Levels*

Plan Type*

Single Day Plan
Multi-Day Plan
Unit Plan

Objectives*

What will students learn and be able to do as a result of this lesson?

Description*

Is the description clear and concise? Does it communicate skills, competencies, and expectations in a way that is understandable to students, parents, and administrators? Is there evidence of appropriate rigor in the lesson?

Rationale*

What is the purpose of this lesson? Why is this important? What specific skills and understandings does it provide? How does the lesson fit into the overall curriculum for this course?

Teacher Resources and Equipment*

What teacher resources (resource books, textbooks, supplementary materials, websites, instruments etc.) are needed to support this plan?

Student Resources*

What student resources (technology, recorders, instruments, etc.) are needed to support this plan?

Connections

PA Competencies*

K-1: Distinguish between sound and silence in simple melodies and rhythms
K-2: Perform simple melodies and rhythms using voices and classroom instruments
K-3: Read iconic notation representing sound and silence
K-4: Identify, perform and move to music that celebrates events
K-5: Recognize that people make judgments about the quality of musical works
K-6: Make statements about their preferences for different types of music

PA Essential Questions*

PA Big Ideas*

The skills, techniques, elements, and principles of the arts can be learned, studied, refined, and practiced
Artists use tools and resources as well as their own experiences and skills to create art
The arts provide a medium to understand and exchange ideas
Humans have expressed experiences and ideas through the arts throughout time and across cultures
There are formal and informal processes used to assess the quality of works in the arts
People use both aesthetic and critical processes to assess the quality of works in the arts

National Standards Artistic Processes*

Creating
Performing
Responding
Connecting

National Standards Enduring Understandings*

National Standards Music Process Components (Creating)

Creating:Imagine
Creating:Plan and Make
Creating:Evaluate and Refine
Creating:Present

National Standards Music Process Components (Performing)

Performing:Select Analyze
Performing:Interpret
Performing:Rehearse, Evaluate and Refine
Performing:Present

National Standards Music Process Components (Responding)

Responding:Select
Responding:Analyze
Responding:Interpret
Responding:Evaluate

Standards

PA Standards*

National Core Music Standards*

Performance Measures

Performance Measures*

How will you assess student learning? Attach a copy of the grading tool or rubric that will be used to evaluate student understanding of the objective.

Depth of Knowledge Levels*

Include multiple levels of knowledge moving students towards higher and deeper levels of thinking - strategic and extending thinking.

Instructional Process

Procedures*

What instructional processes, instructional strategies, and instructional tasks will you use to meet the objectives and goals of this plan?

Differentiation Strategies*

How will you differentiate instruction and assessment?

Essential Vocabulary*

What essential music vocabulary words will students learn and use during this lesson?

District-Defined Initiatives

Include any specific information that your school district has defined as an educational priority.

Personal Information

Name*

First Last

Email*