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Rhythm and Music Lesson Plan - Grade 3

Assessing
Goals
  • 50% Participation
  • 50% Technical Skills
  • Being able to hear the different beats of the different songs
  • Make steps and movements on the beat of the music
  • Perform the 16 seconds dancing in two directions making the right steps and movements
Class
Content
Organization
Didactic Tips
1
Warming up in 5 fitness stations:
  1. running
  2. jump rope (short)
  3. sit ups
  4. jumping jacks
  5. back muscles
Dance
  • See dance description page 1
  • practice without music
  • then with music

Materials for unit:

CD player, music, 12 small cones, 4 medium cones, 5 yellow jump ropes, 6 gym mats, masking tape
Warming up:

  • divide class in 5 groups
  • work on music (40-50 seconds each station)
  • change to the next station when the music stops
Dance:
  • Song no.1
  • Song no. 2 (optional)
  • Students are in lines with enough space between them
Warming up:
  • work on the rhythm of the music whenever possible
Dance:
  • dance is 16 seconds
  • build up in 2 x 8 seconds
  • 1234 is moving
  • 5678 is movement
  • Final dance goes in 2 directions
  • Listen to the speed of the music
2

Warming up:

Same as class 1

Dance assessing:

  • Final practice with song no. 3
  • Assessing with song no. 3

Warming up:

Same as class 1

Assessing:

  • Put students on alphabetical order on their place

Warming up:

same as class 1

Dance assessing:

  • Listen to the music and stay in the rhythm

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

4 steps forward V- frame with ½ a turn on 3 and 4
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
4 steps forward 4 jumps turning complete circle
Dance:
  • 16 seconds
  • 2 x 8 seconds
  • 1,2,3,4 are moving
  • 5,6,7,8 are movements on the place
  • Start and finish are on the same place but students are facing a new direction
  • Dance goes in 2 directions

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