Spiral Lesson Plan Examples

Teacher                Ms. Chambers                                        Grade Level        Early Elementary (K-2)  

Course Title        Pre-Instrumental Elementary Music                         Date      11/13/2023                          

Unit Topic           Foundations of Steady Beat                                                                                    

Lesson Topic:       Rhythm Trees                                                                                                      

SOL Correlation: 1.11/2.11, 1.12.c, HMT.13.a                                                                                                                            

Lesson Objective(s):  To lay the foundation for understanding rhythm, steady beat, and later different time signatures through a guided step-by-step instruction of note subdivisions. This technique can be applied to many different time signatures but is best used or simple meter.                                                                                                       




Teacher                Ms. Chambers                                        Grade Level        Mid-Elementary (2-3)  

Course Title        Pre-Instrumental Elemntary Music                      Date      11/27/2023                          

Unit Topic           Foundations of Steady Beat                                   

Lesson Topic:       Applying Rhythm Trees                                                                                                    

SOL Correlation: 1.11/2.11, 1.12.c, HMT.13.a                                                                                                                            

Lesson Objective(s):   To lay the foundation for understanding rhythm, steady beat, and later different time signatures by applying the technique of Rhythm Trees to measures with basic rhythms.