Turn a playground activity into a learning opportunity with "The Wee Little Scare" music lesson plan, and make your music class the best part of your students day! This music lesson provides an opportunity to teach steady beat with a jump rope contest.
Step 2
Tell students, "We're going to have a jump rope contest in music class today, and
the winner will receive a prize. Before we get to that, we have a few things to
learn."
Step 3
Tell students, "The story I just read is also a song. I'll teach it to you phrase by
phrase, and then we'll sing it together." Teach song phrase by phrase until students
have mastery.
Step 4
Tell students, "Let's put an instrumental part with our song. I'll pass out the
xylophones, metallophones and temple blocks and we'll get started". Teach Orff
arrangement, providing every student with a hands-on music making opportunity.
Step 5
Tell students, "Let's put it all together." Sing song with Orff arrangement.
Step 6
Tell students, "The most important thing that I want you to gain from this lesson is
being better at keeping a steady beat. Our jump rope contest will give you an
opportunity to practice this skill. Let's get started." Practice spinning the rope
and jumping, while singing and playing the Orff arrangement. Extended the counting
in the book to the number of jumps that each student completes.
Step 7
Tell students, "Let's start the contest. Each student will have one chance to jump.
The student with the most jumps wins the prize."