In this kindergarten music lesson from my elementary practicum, students will imitate animal sounds and sing the "Grizzly Bear" to learn about the loud and quiet sounds in music. falterteresa_loudquietsounds.pdf
I led warm-ups and taught students about the history of "Oh, Holy Night" in my middle school choral practicum. falterteresa_historyofohholynight.pdf
In this lesson plan, students learn the rhythm for an 8th note paired with two 16th notes and two 16th notes paired with an 8th note. I taught this lesson plan to my classmates in Elementary Music Methods. This lesson plan is in Orff format. falterteresa_8thnote_216thnote.pdf
Students used these pictures to come up with phrases to use as the basis for improvisation on Orff instruments.
Artifacts: Get to know your students tool: Students will fill out form to inform the teacher of where the students are in their musical studies and any conflicts the students might have with rehearsals/concerts. falterteresa_gettoknowstudents.pdf
Educational Psychology Case Study: Project Based Learning Unit on Creating and Improvising a Folk Dance. The plan takes into consideration the development levels and how to best fit their needs of the students at an imaginary school. casestudylearningplan.pdf
Classroom Management Plan: My classroom management plan is based on the research of Wong and Wong (2014) and Marzano (2003). Classrooms that I teach in will have a positive and safe environment that promotes student learning. I believe the positivity of teacher plays a big role in the enthusiasm of the students and the effort students put into the class. Creating an environment that will help the students flourish is my main goal of my classroom management plan. cmfinal_falterteresa.pdf
Score Study Template: This is a template that I created to help in the score study and lesson planning process. scorestudytemplate.pdf