Lesson Plan: Treble Clef Space Notes Introduction

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Lesson Plan
Type
Estimated Time
Author

Grades K
(4MAT Style) Treble Clef Space Notes Introduction
Two 30 Minute Classes (end of the year)
Czarina Francisco

Overview & Objectives

This lesson will introduce your students to the names for the space
notes in the treble clef.
Students will:
Play games to reinforce the difference between a space and a
line on a staff
Identify the four space notes in the treble clef F A C E
Create a music video for the FACE song
Standards INTS
INTS - Teacher
1a. Promote, support, and model creative and innovative
thinking and inventiveness
2a. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that
incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student
learning and creativity
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
3c. Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to
students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media
and formats
INTS -Student
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
5b. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that
supports collaboration, learning, and productivity
Resources and Preparation
Materials/Technology

Computer
Overhead Projector
Class iPad(s)
Camera

Print-outs/Manipulatives
Bean bags/animals
Music Staff (I have one tiled into my classroom floor)
F A C E Flash Cards one pack per student
(https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Treble-ClefPitch-Flashcards-with-Polka-Dot-Border-694994)
Art Supplies
Coloring Sheet one per student
(https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mama-BirdTreble-Clef-Space-Note-Identification-Coloring-PageWorksheet1597958)
Note Names one per student
(https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Treble-Clef-NoteNames-FREEBIE-1022943)
Staff Swatter Game
(https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Treble-Clef-StaffSwatter-Game-1201833)

Websites/Apps
FACE Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1v74oWfK8s)
Staff Wars Game available as an app or software
(http://www.themusicinteractive.com/classroom-apps.html)
Staff Swatter Game for Smart Boards
(https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Swat-That-FlyTreble-Clef-Note-Naming-Game-1679369)
Preparation
Charge iPad and download apps
Make/laminate copies of coloring page and flashcards for each
student
Have examples of student work for final project to show students
Make sure all classroom technology is set up and running
Load YouTube Videos
Activities

Evaluation

Q1 (10 Minutes)
Students will play toss the
beanies onto the staff and
decide if it lands on a line or
a space
Teacher will then challenge
students to toss the beanies
so that they land only on
the spaces not on the lines
Q2 (20 Minutes)
Teacher will introduce idea
that the spaces have their
own names
Students will make guesses
at what those note names
are
Teacher will tell the students
the names for the notes
Students will watch the
YouTube video FACE
Students will learn and sing
the song from the video
Students will learn the F-AC-E Face!! Song
Q3 (15 Minutes)
Students will play the Staff
Wars or Staff Swatter game
as a class
Teacher will assist the class
in making choices
Students may use their Note
Names card to make
decisions
Q4 (15 Minutes)
Students will practice the FA-C-E Face!! Song
Students will draw a face on
each space note on their
flash cards
Student will sing the song
and hold up the proper flash
card for each note
Teacher will take a video of
small groups students

Participation
Ability to discern space or
line

Participation
Focus
Ability to identify notes with
teachers help
**Homework Coloring
Sheet

Ability to identify each note

with classmates help

Ability to properly identify

each note independently
Participation
Creativity

singing and create a music

video to share with school
and families
Extensions
Students can play both Staff Swatter and Staff Wars Game
Students can draw their own online flash cards using Educreation
Students can teach the songs to their family and record a video
of them singing the song together and send it to the teacher
F-A-C-E, Face!! Lyrics Sung to the tune of B-I-N-G-O
There are 4 notes between the lines and they live in the spaces
F-A-C-E FACE
F-A-C-E FACE
F-A-C-E FACE
The space notes spell out FACE