Sample Lesson Plans

In the Family Edition Parent Manual, you'll find several options for lesson planning to help you create music education lessons for the little ones in your life.  Below are samples of some of the lessons and tools provided.

 

 

Ordinary Time Fall  -  Daily 15 Minute Lesson Plan #8

In the Manual, lesson plans include page numbers to view more specific suggestions for each song, and each activity is outlined in separate detail.

 

1.    Good Day
2.    Prayer – Magnificat
3.    Sit and Sing – Creative Substitutions – Sissy in the Barn
4.    Spoken Rhyme – Old King Cole
5.    Rhythm Patterns
6.    Shaky Eggs – Hamaba
7.    Scarf Dancing– My Bonnie
8.    Tonal Patterns
9.    God Bless

 

 

 

 

Advent – Christmas – Epiphany – Weekly 45 Minute Lesson Plan #2

In the Manual, lesson plans include page numbers to view more specific suggestions for each song, and each activity is outlined in separate detail.

 

1.    Good Day
2.    Prayer – O Come O Come Emmanuel for Advent or Silent Night for Christmas
3.    Sit and Sing – Baa Baa Black Sheep
4.    Tonal Patterns
5.    Sit and Sing Substituting Names – Where Is Thumbkin?
6.    Spoken Rhyme – Three Great Kings
7.    Rhythm Patterns
8.    Shaky Eggs – Christmas Dance
9.    Free Instrument Play – Little Drummer Boy
10.    Lullaby to Baby Jesus – Coventry Carole
11.    Tonal Patterns
12.    Dancing with Streamers/Parachute – Wiggeldy Wag
13.    Dancing with Scarves – A La Nanita
14.    Prayer – Dona Nobis Pacem
15.    God Bless
 

 

DESIGNING YOUR OWN LESSON PLANS

If you decide to write your own lesson plans, here are some guidelines:

 

·    Include all the songs in the curriculum at some point throughout the season
·    In a given lesson, it’s better to spend more time exploring a song deeply,
     than to fit in as many songs as possible.
·    Leave some wiggle room for the children to add their own creative ideas.
·    Use your child(ren)’s ideas as a springboard for class activities.
·    Try to balance the meters and tonalities represented like so:            
          Major – most,  Minor – some,  Mixed or Other – some                        
          Even meter – most, Triple meter – some, Other – one     
          Most songs are Major tonality and Even meter.                           
          The Manual gives details for most of the exceptions.
·    Use the provided lesson plans as a guide.
·    Keep somewhat of a routine to the lessons.  (example below)
·    Balance the activities as outlined below

 

Daily 15-20 minute lessons

 

·    Good Day
·    Prayer Time
·    Sit and Sing
·    Spoken Chant
·    Rhythm Patterns
·    Shaky Eggs
·    Dance Activity or Other Manipulative –  Instruments, scarves, streamers,  parachute, bells, etc.
·    God Bless

 

Weekly 45-minute lesson

 

·    Good Day
·    Prayer Time
·    Sit and Sing
·    Spoken Chant
·    Rhythm Patterns
·    Shaky Eggs
·    Instrument Play
·    Scarf Dance
·    Other Manipulative
·    Dance Activity
·    Prayer Time
·    God Bless