Term: 2^nd Term

Week: 7

Class: Primary 3

Age: 8 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods

Date:

Subject: Cultural and Creative Arts

Topic:- Musical notes - Rhythmic clapping

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

Identify the different musical notes with their shapes and signs
Clap each of their beats and counts correctly
Plot a table containing each note with their different names, values, beat number, and rest signs

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, playway method, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source, experimentation

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: musical manuscript, pencils, erasers, rulers, textbooks, pictures of great and grand staff, video clips on the rudiment and theory of music

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 and 2

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPIL’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION	The teacher revisits the previous lesson about the lines and spaces of the treble and bass clefs and introduces the new topic by explaining what musical notes means- Music notation is a visual record of musical sound or a set of visual instructions for the performance of music.	Pupils pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	The teacher then further explains various musical notes we have and their values	Pupils pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She further explains and demonstrates how clap accurately according to the note and its beats	Pupils pay attention and participate
STEP 4 NOTE-TAKING	The teacher writes a short note on the board	The pupils copy the note in their books

NOTE

Music notation is a visual record of musical sound or a set of visual instructions for the performance of music.

EVALUATION: 1. Define the term ‘Music notation’

What are the musical notes and their values?

CLASS ACTIVITY: Pupils in pairs clap accurately according to each note and its beats

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively

Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 3