This lesson plan is for a 3rd grade music class. The objective is for students to appreciate classical music by singing pop song lyrics to classical pieces. No prior knowledge is needed, but students will write about what they think of when hearing "classical music". The lesson will introduce classical music and have students sing lyrics to excerpts from The Nutcracker, Fur Elise, and Kodaly's Viennese Musical Clock. Students will move to music and discuss their favorite pop songs. The class will end by replaying the Viennese Musical Clock and discussing the next lesson.

1. LESSON PLAN
Teacher: Wambura Mitaru Date: May 9, 2013
Grade: 3 Period: 1
1. Behavioral Objective:
By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to appreciate classical music by
singing lyrics of pop songs they know to them.
2. Required Prior Knowledge and Skills:
No prior knowledge is needed for this lesson. However, their activator will be to
write a paragraph on what they think about when they hear the world classical
music.
3. Standards and Frameworks: Check all that apply…
National Standards
 Singing
 Improvising
 Composing and arranging
 Listening to, analyzing and describing
 Understanding relationships between music, the arts and disciplines
 Understanding music in relation to history and culture
State Frameworks
 Singing
 Reading and notation
 Improvisation and composition
 Critical response
 Concepts of style, stylistic influence and stylistic change
4. Processes:
 Performing
 Listening
5. Assessment: Informal
6. Materials, Repertoire, Equipment needed:
Pencils
Erasers
Radio and speakers
A room clock

2. Recording of Kodaly’s Viennese Musical Clock (Classics for kids)
Recording of Fur Elise by Beethoven
Recording of Nutcracker
7. Accommodations/Special Needs:
I have a student with ADD. I shall ensure that he/she is able to color while we are
having the listening exercise and provide pictures to look at while we are learning
more on classical music appreciation.
8. Lesson Sequence: (Add or delete activities as needed for the lesson – list
individual steps for each activity)…
Activity Estimated time
Activator: write a paragraph on what
you think about when they hear the
world classical music.
5 minutes
Have the student write a paragraph on
what they think about classical music.
5 minutes
Define classical music and play a
sample of the Viennese Musical clock
while they move around the classroom.
10 minutes
Ask them to mention their favorite pop
song so that we can match the lyrics to
the song.
5 minutes
Do the same exercise for Nutcracker
and a portion of Fur Elise.
10 minutes
End class by playing the Viennese
musical clock and mention that it will
be the subject of the next lesson.
5 minutes
9. Evaluation/Diagnosis/Remediation: Notes to self about teacher procedure,
student response, and things to fix in the future.