HELP NON MUSIC TEACHER WITH OBSERVATION

Posted by Lelania Perritt October 26, 2014 - Filed in New in Music Box - 3,112 views

Hi Lynn, I teach Kindergarten Music in a Public School, but I am not a certified Music Teacher. I have an observation coming up in November. I need help. I am teaching high/low; pitch matching; instruments; and steady beat in November. Steady beat is just continue to practice, not a new concept. I have to design a 40 minute lesson that includes differentiated activities Help! I am not sure what to do. Can you lead me in the right direction? I always start my lessons out the same way. We walk in to a song. Then we sit on the carpet and sing an echo song - Welcome to Music. Then we match the teacher's voice with a song to find our bear Stuffy. I then thought I would do your owl lesson for high/low sounds. Then I wanted to use the Turkey Feathers song for matching pitch. Then I was going to go into the Shoo Turkey. The week before we will have completed the Sound Shapes activity. How do I differentiate?

Help!

3 comments

Lynn Kleiner You do not sound like a non music teacher to me! Sounds like you have this to a pretty awesome plan already. I would use materials that they already know from the previous lessons and introduce only one activity for the very first time. You want to sh... more

October 26, 2014 - 1 likes this
Lelania Perritt Lynn Kleiner thanks so much for your response. I don't think all of it showed up though. Can you post the rest of the response? It is very helpful so far.

October 26, 2014
Lynn Kleiner and you want everyone to have a solo. In that case, I would do more than the three plus three solos you hear in the recording. I would many colors before singing the chorus again. Stating your objectivies and showing that you have ways for assesment (... more

October 28, 2014