MUSIC LESSON PLAN:
Theme: March / Spring Awakening
Book: And Then It’s Spring
Length: 30 minutes

OBJECTIVES:
By the end of this lesson, students will be able
to:
 Keep a steady beat using body
percussion and instruments
 Echo simple rhythmic patterns using
speech and percussion
 Creatively express elements of a story
through movement and instruments
 Identify changes in mood connected to
seasonal changes

MATERIALS:
 Storybook: And Then It’s Spring
 Orff instruments:
o Rhythm sticks
o Hand drums
o Xylophones/metallophones
(optional for extension)
 Scarves (could be fun to have
green/brown for movement)
 Visuals: pictures of seeds, rain, flowers

"I CAN" STATEMENTS:
 I can keep a steady beat.
 I can echo rhythm patterns.
 I can use instruments to tell a story.
 I can show how music matches a
story.