Lesson Plan: Teamwork and Ensembles

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Lesson Plan
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Estimated Time
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Grades 4
(4MAT Style) Teamwork and Ensembles Unit
Four 45 Minute Classes
Czarina Francisco

Overview & Objectives

This anticipation of the 4th grade musical and the elementary
ensembles the students take part of in 5th grade (band or choir). It is
important for growing musicians to learn the importance of teamwork
and supporting each other.
Students will:
Understand the importance of teamwork to a musical ensemble
Learn how to implement teamwork into their classroom
Create a digital story about a musical group and teamwork
Standards INTS
INTS - Teacher
1a. Promote, support, and model creative and innovative
thinking and inventiveness
1b. Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving
authentic problems using digital tools and resources
1c. Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal
and clarify students conceptual understanding and thinking,
planning, and creative processes
1d. Model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in
learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face
and virtual environments
2b. Develop technology-enriched learning environments that
enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and
become active participants in setting their own educational
goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own
progress
2d. Provide students with multiple and varied formative and
summative assessments aligned with content and technology
standards, and use resulting data to inform learning and
teaching

INTS -Student
1a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products,
or processes

1b. Create original works as a means of personal or group

expression
2a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or
others employing a variety of digital environments and media
2b. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple
audiences using a variety of media and formats
2d. Contribute to project teams to produce original works or
solve problems
6a. Understand and use technology systems
6b. Select and use applications effectively and productively
6c. Troubleshoot systems and applications
6d. Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies

Resources and Preparation

Materials/Technology
Computers
Overhead Projector
Camera
Paper and art supplies
Print-outs/Manipulatives
Hula Hoop(s)
Instructions for Hula Hoop Pass
(http://www.ultimatecampresource.com/site/camp-activity/hulahoop-pass.html)
Instructions for Helium Hula Hoop
(http://www.wilderdom.com/games/descriptions/HeliumStick.html
)

Websites/Apps
Wordle (http://www.wordle.net/create)
Word It Out (http://worditout.com/word-cloud/make-a-new-one)
Poll Everywhere (https://www.polleverywhere.com/survey/l1CHDsoH)
Class Vimeo or YouTube account
CUPS!! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y1aOg_UO_A)
Marching Band Gangnam Style (https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=bTPEcRrzhZ8)
Piano Guys (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VqTwnAuHws)
Hot Scots Drum Line (https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=6iuD3pSgBcw)
Preparation
Set out hula hoop
Designate student groups for final activity
Have examples of student work to show students
Make sure all classroom technology is set up and running
Load Digital Story Video example and YouTube videos
Reserve computers for digital story activity
Activities
Q1 (20 Minutes Class 1)
Teacher will explain chosen
hula-hoop game and play
game with class. (For large
classes pass the hula-hoop
works best.)
Students will play game
twice. Each round will be
timed.
During the first round,
teacher will not be a team
player. During the second
round, teacher will be
encouraging and motivate
class to finish.
Q2 (15 Minutes Class 1)
Students will participate in a
discussion on what
happened during the game
and if they noticed a
difference in the way they
felt between rounds 1 and 2
Teacher will facilitate
discussion writing down key
words mentioned by
students into Wordcloud
creator. After discussion
closes, teacher will share
the completed Wordcloud
with class for final input
Students will watch YouTube
examples of music

Evaluation
Participation

Participation
Thoughtful discussion

Q3

Q4

ensembles exhibiting
exceptional teamwork
(10 Minutes Class 1)
Students will answer class
poll questions on
PollEverywhere
(Three 45 Minute Classes)
Students in small group will
write a short digital story
about the importance of the
team to a music group
Students will choose to
either take pictures or
create illustrations with the
art supplies
Students will upload their
illustrations/pictures to
iMovie and create their
digital story including
recorded narration, and
sound effects/background
music
Students will share their
digital story to the lower
grades

Thorough reflections and

answers

Creativity
Well thought out story line
Emphasis on teamwork in a
music group
Presentation to classmates

Extensions
Play both hula-hoop games or additional team building games of
your choice
(http://micampuscompact.org/CMDocs/MCC/Camp/2011%20Cam
p/Teambuilding%20Activities.pdf) or
(http://www.htoec.org/library/documents/teambuildingrough.pdf)
Students can teach the hula hoop games to the younger
students when they present their digital stories.
Students can write and record new lyrics to a well-known song to
describe the importance of teamwork.
Students can write letters of encouragement/secret encourager
letters to each other or to a student in the other class, sharing
what they appreciate about their classmate. Teacher will
distribute letters to keep the secret safe.
Students can also make word clouds of encouragement (similar
to the encouraging letters) with positive words and uplifting
phrases to encourage their classmates.

Additional Resources/Links
http://www.habaneroconsulting.com/insights/musical-ensemblesas-a-model-for-leadership-and-teamwork#.VXowylxViko
http://www.cumberlink.com/news/local/music-teaches-creativityand-teamwork/article_4d53afa2-94f2-11e3-8d60001a4bcf887a.html
http://www.engauge.co.uk/audible-teamwork/