(Kindergarten: Steady Beat)

Rationale: This lesson will take

Kindergarten through a variety of

steady beat exercises while
exposing them to classical music.

Materials/Equipment:

Youtube Video clip of Lion,

Recording of Dance of the Sugar
Plum Fairy, recording of Jingle Bell
Rock,
Recording of Saint Saens Carnival of
the Animals: Lion March.
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TEKS Achieved:
117.3. Music, Kindergarten.
B 1(A)- Students will use their
singing voices.
B 4 (A)- Identify and show steady
beat.
B 2 (A)- Students will sing in a
group.
116.2. Physical Education,
Kindergarten. B 7 (B)- Show
cooperation and share space with
others.
B 1 (B)- Students mirror the
movement of a teacher.

Blooms Taxonomy:
Knowledge
Comprehension
Application

Analysis
Synthesis
Evaluation

Differentiated Learning:
Auditory
Kinesthetic
Intrapersonal

Visual/Spatial
Musical

Classroom Strategies:
Hands-On
Technology
Whole-group

Submitted by: Katherine Wick

MUS
Assignment # __ for Grade Level(s) _Kindergarten

Objectives:

TSW watch a video of a lion and learn how a lion moves.

TSW move to the steady beat to Saint Saens Carnival of the
Animals Lion March.
TSW sing in a group.
TSW move like mice and cats.
TSW compare and contrast lions and cats.
TSW move to the beat to Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
TSW move to the beat on Jingle Bell Rock.

Lesson Plan:

Introduction (Anticipatory Set/Motivation):

Present Lions
1. -The teacher will explain to students that they are going to learn
about Lions.
-The teacher will show students a video clip of a lion roaring.
-The teacher will give students a chance to say something they
know about Lions or something they noticed in the video.
Process:
Lion March
2. -The teacher will give students clear boundaries for where their
cage is and what the rules are for acting like a lion.
-The teacher will have the students move to the beat around the
room like lions to Saint Saens Carnival of the Animals.
-The teacher will identify when the lion is roaring based on the
music and have the students roar when they hear it in the music.
Little Mice Go Creeping

3. - The teacher will explain that they are going to move around

like little mice and like an old gray cat.

-The teacher will explain to students that cats and lions are both
felines.
-The students will compare and contrast cats and lions.
-The teacher will give students boundaries again.
-The teacher will sing while the students move to the beat.
-The students will alter tempo and movement as the words
change.
Move to the Beat (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
4. -The teacher will review movements with the students.
-The teacher will stand in front of the class and demonstrate
movements on the beat to Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
-The students will follow the movement of the teacher on the beat.
Move to the Beat (Jingle Bell Rock)
5. -The teacher will pre-teach the movements to Jingle Bell Rock.
-The teacher will have the students pretend to play imaginary
jingle bells and put them on the floor next to them.

-The students will follow the

movements of the teacher on
the steady beat and play
pretend jingle bells on the
steady beat.

Accommodations:
1.

Assign SPED students with a strong

partner during singing games and move to
the beat exercises.

2. Make boundaries and expectations

really clear when the students are
preparing to move like a lion or a cat
around the room. Use visual cues
instead of just telling them.

Technology Implementation:

1. I will use a YouTube video on the

projector screen to present lions to the
students.
2. I will provide recordings on an Ipod
for Saint Saens Carnival of the Animals,
Tchaikovskys Dance of the Sugar Plum
Fairy and Jingle Bell Rock.

Assessment/Evaluation:
1.

I will assess student

behavior while watching
the video clip. I will
assess students
respecting personal
space during March of
the Lions.
2. I will assess students
ability to stay on the
beat during move to the
beat exercises by
observing.
3. I will assess student
ability to perform
specific movements to
the beat.
4. I will give students
constant feedback
during activity to modify
behavior and ability to
stay on the beat.