Description
These Instruments of an Orchestra lesson plans are your easy button to nine weeks of prepped and ready to go lessons on the instruments of the orchestra. The Instruments of the Orchestra unit contain lessons on each of the instrument families of the orchestra – percussion, brass, strings, woodwind and keyboard. With listening, movement and worksheet activities for each of the instrument families, you will have all the resources to teach your students engaging and effective lessons on the instruments of the orchestra. Need audio suggestions? No problem! I’ve got YouTube link suggestions for songs and instrument listening examples throughout the lesson. Grab the Instruments of the Orchestra Unit Lesson Plans today and take this quarter off for lesson planning!
Product Details:
This product contains nine (9) weeks of lesson plans:
- Intro to the Orchestra
- String Family
- Brass Family
- Woodwind Family
- Percussion Family
- Keyboard Family/Class Review
- Sort and Name Instruments
- Unit Test (or Review Day)
- Extension Activity (or Unit Test)
Plus, all worksheets, listening maps and visuals needed for the lessons are included. Some of the resources include:
- daily learning goals for each lesson
- visuals and facts about each instrument
- worksheets about each instrument family
- instrument sorting cards
- listening maps or rhythmic activities for:
- Fanfare for the Common Man
- Spring from the Four Seasons
- Turn the Beat Around
- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
- mid-point and end-point assessment tools
Teachers only need to provide the necessary audio, and I have provided a list of recommended audio from YouTube.
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