Lesson Plan/Final Lesson Plan

Steven Agee
MUSC 373
Lesson Plan #1
Activity: Children’s Song, “Wheels on the Bus”
Grade Level: Kindergarten


National Standard(s)
· Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
· Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts
Concept
Music Concept
· Rhythm
Non-music Concept
· Social skills
· Memory
Skills
Music Skills
· Clapping
· Singing
Non-Music Skills
· Learning what noises are made by certain objects
· Moving
Objectives
Students will:
· Move parts of the body along with the song
· Sing in tune and with beat
· Know what sounds are made by certain objects and people
Materials
· Sheet music
Procedure
· Get class settled.
· Sing the song once all the way through.
· Ask students have they ever heard this song before.
· Ask those who know it to sing along with me.
· Have students tap steady beat as I sing the song slowly.
· Sing first verse then have students repeat verse and keep steady beat.
· Sing second verse then ask students what the wipers do.
· Have students to make a motion for what the wipers do.
· Have students sing second verse while doing the motion when its time.
· Repeat all the way through song.
· Sing the song entirely through with motions

Closure
· Ask the students to identify what each part of the song did.
· Sing the song as a class asking the students to try a new motion as the different parts of the song come up.
Assessment
· How did the students choose to sing the song?
· How did the students handle singing the song while doing the motion?
· Did the students remember what was done the verse before?