1st Grade Identify And Describe The Mood Or Emotions Evoked By Different Types Of Music. Lesson Plan Example

Topic: Identify and describe the mood or emotions evoked by different types of music.

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to identify and describe the mood or emotions evoked by different types of music.

Materials

• Music from different genres or eras (e.g. classical, pop, rock, country, etc.)
• puppets or dolls for the students to act out the emotions or moods
• colored pens or pencils for each student
• large pieces of paper or poster board for the students to create their projects on

Warm-up

• Begin the lesson by asking the students if they have ever heard a song that made them feel happy, angry, scared, etc. Have them share some examples with the class.

Guide the discussion by asking questions such as:

• What makes you feel that way?
• What about the song makes you feel that way?
• Have you ever felt a different mood or emotion while listening to a song?

Direct Instruction

• Provide the students with examples of different types of music, such as classical, pop, rock, etc.
• Ask the students to listen to each example and try to identify the mood or emotion that the music is trying to evoke.
• Discuss the results as a class, and discuss why the music is trying to evoke that particular mood or emotion.

Guided Practice

• Provide the students with another set of examples of different types of music.
• Ask the students to work in pairs and listen to one example of music each.
• Have the students use a graphic organizer (such as a mood grid or emotion grid) to describe the mood or emotion that the music is trying to evoke, and why.
• Have the students share their results with the class, and discuss as a group.

Independent Practice

• Provide the students with a list of examples of different types of music.
• Ask the students to choose one type of music and listen to a few examples of it.
• Have the students use a graphic organizer (such as a mood grid or emotion grid) to describe the mood or emotion that the music is trying to evoke, and why.
• Have the students create a presentation (e.g. a poster or a short video) to share their results with the class.

Closure

• Review the different types of music and the mood or emotions that they are trying to evoke.
• Ask the students to share any thoughts or insights they have about the relationship between music and emotions.

Assessment

• Observe the students during the independent practice to see if they are accurately identifying and describing the mood or emotions evoked by different types of music.
• Review the presentations that the students created during the independent practice to assess their understanding of the relationship between music and emotions.