Journal 4

This week we covered a lot of information on Lesson plans. We prepared throughout the week for our first lesson plans. We did cover two skills this week. This week was emphasized on the rest note and the C note on the recorder. These concepts that we learned were taught briefly throughout the week. While teaching these concepts and ideas there was always ideas on how to use certain concepts and ideas in our own lesson plan.
These different concepts and ideas this week were taught to use verbally. The professor would give the students an example of the different songs or concepts that were being taught, and the students would repeat back what they heard from the professor. This helped students to have a better understanding of what the teacher was asking for.
This week the things that were important for us was writing our first lesson plan. A lot of the topics covered this week were directions on how to successfully write your first lesson plan. There was not many topics this week covered that would help our students. It was more emphasized on the lesson plan. Some of the things that were asked to do while writing the lesson plan were not clear. Students were still not clear as to what was being asked. Being the first lesson plan students are writing I feel that they needed more direction on how to go about writing it. Other concepts that were covered were good and well explained.
This week, not many things would help my students out. The rest note and the C note on the recorder would be the only things that would benefit my students. The learning of how to write a lesson plan would benefit me as a teacher more then my students. I think it was good that we covered how to write a lesson plan more then concepts throughout the week. It takes a good lesson plan to teach a good music skill or concept.