Listening

Music Lesson Plan

Title: Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes Grade

Level: Kindergarten
Source: YouTube

Materials needed: Computer, Internet, Youtube

Procedure:

A. Who knows all of the parts of our body?

B. Who can show me their head?
C. Who can show me their knees?

1. Identify head, shoulder, knees, and toes.

2. Identify eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.
3. Ask students if they have any questions about the different body parts.
4. Ask students to stand up and practice pointing leading to all of the
body parts as you lead by showing them the example.
a. Become aware of who is able to follow along and who needs a
little scaffolding
5. Show video and follow the movements:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4eueDYPTIg

Closure: Ask students what they learned from our lesson and make
connections.
a. Play Simon says using the body parts we have just learned but not in
order.
 Educational Objective: By the end of this lesson, students will have understood the
importance of listening and following the directions indicated in the song.

Social/ Cognitive Physical Musical Non-Musical

Subjects
Emotional
Dancing Connecting Moving National Standards “Core” Music Content
Standards Standards
words with body while
Helping movements following 1. Singing Creating 1.4 Perform
Imagine simple
friends instructions movements in
Plan and Make
point to the Body response to oral
given body awareness Body 2. Play Instruments Evaluate & Refine instructions

part. relationshi Present

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3. Improvising Performing
Select

Analyze
4. Composing Interpret

Rehearse,
Evaluate, & Refine
5. Reading &
Notating Present

Responding
Select
6. Listening Analyze

Interpret

7. Evaluating Evaluate

Connecting
Connect #10
8. Integration
Connect #11
(outside arts)

9. History/Culture