MUSIC LESSON PLAN:
30-Minute Music Lesson Plan
Theme: Super Bowl of Rhythm
Grade Level: 3–5 (easily adaptable for K–2)
Focus: Steady beat, rhythm reading, and
rhythmic performance
Music Concept: Quarter note, eighth notes,
quarter rest, ta/ti-ti
Connection: Super Bowl / teamwork / game-
day energy

OBJECTIVES:
By the end of this lesson, students will be able
to:
 Identify and perform a steady beat
 Read and perform simple rhythmic
patterns
 Perform rhythms individually and in a
group
 Connect rhythm to a real-world event
(the Super Bowl)
MATERIALS:
 Rhythm cards (ta, ti-ti, rest)
 Whiteboard or pocket chart
 Hand drums or rhythm sticks (optional)
 Football image or mini foam football

 Rhythm-based picture book or
chant:
 Teacher-created rhythmic story such
as: “Huddle Up! A Super Bowl
Rhythm Story”
(A chant/story using football
vocabulary set to steady beat and
rhythm patterns)

"I CAN" STATEMENTS:
 I can keep a steady beat.
 I can read and clap rhythm patterns.
 I can perform rhythms with my class.
 I can connect music to the Super Bowl.