5As Lesson Plan for Grade 3, 4th QUARTER
Content Standard: The learner demonstrates understanding of the concepts of tempo in order to
respond to conducting symbols indicating variations in tempo
Performance Standard: The learner enhances performance of poetry, chants, drama, musical
stories, and songs by using a variety of tempo
Learning Competency: The learner mimics animal movements according to speed
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Specific Objectives: At the end of the lesson the pupils will be able to;
1. Define tempo based on examples given
2. Identify the difference between slow and fast tempo through beats and movements
3. Give examples of fast and slow tempo
4. Demonstrate fast and slow tempo through imitating animal’s movement
5. Appreciate the importance of tempo in music
II. CONTENT/SUBJECT MATTER
Subject: Music
Topic: Tempo
References: K12 Curriculum guide in Music pp. 39 of 124
Code: MU3TP-IVa-1
Additional Materials from Learning Resources: [Link]
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Other Learning Materials: laptop, TV, video, visual aids, Pictures, PPT
III. PROCEDURE
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY LEARNERS’ ACTIVITY
A. AWARENESS
A. Prayer
“Hello everyone! so before we “Our father…”
start may I request everyone to
please stand for our prayer. Let us
bow our heads and feel the
presence of our almighty God!”
“Amen”
“Amen”
B. Greetings
“Good morning class! Before you “Good morning ma’am!”
take your seat, please pick up The learners pick up pieces of paper and
pieces of paper and any trash trash under their seats and arranged their
under your seats and arrange your chairs properly.
chairs properly”
Alright thank you class you may
now be seated.
“Okay class, let me introduce
myself first by the way my name is “Hello teacher Jopay!”
Jonafe D. Alvior or you can call
me teacher “Jopay” and I will be
your music teacher for today.
C. Checking of Attendance
“Are there any absentees in the
class today?” “There is none ma’am”
“Very Good, since all of you are
present and are eager to learn
from my class today”
D. Drill
The teacher will present the rules
in the classroom.
Classroom Rules:
1. Be cooperative and participative
2. Be respectful all the time.
3. Do not answer in chorus. Raise your
hand if you want speak.
“Do I make myself clear class?” “Yes ma’am!"
“Very good!”
Motivation:
“Now, I want everyone to please
stand and dance to the beat of
agadoo. Are you all ready?” “Yes, we are ready ma’am!”
“Alright, did you enjoy the action
“Yes sir, we really enjoy it”
song class?”
“Good, before you take your seats (The pupils do the inhale and exhale to cool
let us first cool down (inhale, down)
exhale.”
“Alright, you may now settle ‘Thank you ma’am!”
down”
E. Review
“Anyway, did you still remember “Yes sir, it’s all about the SCALE on G clef.”
what did we discussed
yesterday?”
“The SCALE is a sequence of notes played in
“Very good, so what is a Scale?” a specific order, following a pattern of
intervals (distances between notes) that
defines its character and is used to create
melodies and harmonies ma’am”
“Very good, Let’s give 5 claps to
(name of pupil)!”
B. ACTIVITY
“Before we proceed to our lesson, we “Yes, we are ready ma’am”
will be having an activity. Are you
ready class?”
“I will flash images of animals, so all
you have to do is to identify what it is “Yes ma’am!”.
and tell if it moves fast or slow.”
“Please pay attention and cooperate
for whoever gets the correct answer
will be given a reward afterwards!”
“Is my instruction clear class?” “Yes ma’am!”
“The teacher will show images of the
ff. animals:”
Answers:
1. Cheetah 1. Fast
2. Turtle 2. Slow
3. Sloth 3. Slow
4. Snail 4. Slow
5. Horse 5. Fast
“Very good class you’ve guessed all The leaners are clapping.
the answers correctly, let’s us give
ourselves 5 claps!”
C. ANALYSIS
“Now, what have you observe on our “It is all about the fastness or slowness of an
activity earlier?” animal ma’am!”
Very good!
“Did you find it difficult to determine “Pupil’s answer may vary”
the fastness or slowness of the
animals?”
“So based on our activity, does any of “Our lesson for today is all about tempo
you have an idea on what will be our ma’am!”
lesson for today?”
“Yes, you got it right it’s all about one
of the fundamental elements of music
which is the “TEMPO”!
“Let us give 5 claps to (name of (Pupils are clapping)
pupil!)”
The teacher presents the objectives:
At the end of the lesson, you are
expected to: (Pupils read altogether)
[Link] tempo based on examples
given
[Link] the difference between slow
and fast tempo through beats and
movements
[Link] examples of fast and slow
tempo
[Link] fast and slow tempo
through imitating animal’s movement
[Link] the importance of tempo
in music.
D. ABSTRACTION
TEMPO is one of the elements of
music which refers to the movement Learners are listening and cooperating.
of the music. It is also called as the
speed in music.
There are two different movements:
Fast tempo
Slow tempo
Some songs are slow and some are
fast, it varies depending upon the
mood of the music.
(Pupils answers may vary)
Fast tempo- it is the tempo in music in
which sit gets faster or higher beats. Learners are listening and cooperating.
Happy songs often have fast tempo.
Ex. Happy birthday song
“Teacher will then ask pupils about
other examples that they have in (Pupils answers may vary)
mind.”
Very good!
Slow tempo- is generally slow,
reversed for braoadly played
musicand used to denote emotional Learners are listening and cooperating.
and slow tone. Sad songs or music has
slow tempo.
Ex. Rockabye baby (lullaby)
“Teacher will then ask pupils about
other examples that they have in
mind.”
“Very good class, now does all of you
understand what tempo is?”
“Excellent, so at this point I will give
you more examples. I want you to
listen carefully to the song that I will
be playing and all you have to do is to
identify the tempo of the music.”
“Is my instruction clear class?”
Songs to be played: Answers:
1. Jingle bells 1. Fast tempo
2. Hush little baby 2. Slow tempo
3. Jolly music 3. Fast tempo
4. Silent night 4. Slow tempo
5. Dancing music 5. Fast tempo
“Amazing job everyone let us give (Pupils perform the fireworks clap)
ourselves fireworks clap!”
“Now who wants to play a game?” (Pupils raise their hands)
“Alright everyone please stand. We Learners are listening and cooperating.
will call this game “Largo presto
freeze.” Are you all excited to play “Yes ma’am!”
this game?
(The teacher will play the video)
“Way to go kids, did you enjoy the “Yes ma’am we really enjoyed the game!”
game? Alright very good!
After of discussion, the teacher will
ask the learners.
“Did you understand class?” “Yes ma’am”
“Again what is tempo?”
“Very good, it is called the speed of
the music.”
“What are the two movements of
tempo?”
“Very good! How about the
importance of tempo?”
“What do you think is the importance
of tempo?”
“TEMPO is one of the elements of music
which refers to the movement of the music
“Alright, so Tempo, the speed or pace ma’am.
of music, is crucial because it directly
impacts the emotional and stylistic “The fast tempo and the slow tempo ma’am”
elements of a piece, guides musicians
in performance, and helps convey the
piece's character and style.
“Great job kids, let us give ourselves
five claps!” (Pupil’s answer may vary)
E. APPLICATION
“Now, let’s apply what you have just
learned through activities. I will
divide you into 2 groups.
INSTRUCTION:
“Each group will choose a
representative to pick an animal here
in front. So, the animal you picked
will serve as your guide on what type
of tempo of music you will present as
a group here in front.
“Is my instruction clear class?” “Yes ma’am!”
So here is the criteria for your
activity:
CLARITY- 50%
ORGANIZATION OF
WORDS OR TONE- 20%
CORRECT TEMPO - 30%
100%
Do you have any questions or “There is none ma’am!”
clarification?
If none, you can now start with your (Pupils will work on their activity and
activity. You will be given only 5 perform in front)
minutes to choose a song and another
5 minutes to perform here in front.
“Okay, good job class, both groups
got a perfect score. Thank you so
much for your cooperation.”
“At this point, please get a sheet of “okay ma’am!”
paper and let’s have a short quiz.
IV. EVALUATION
DIRECTION: Identify whether the following
songs tempo is slow or fast. Write the word
TURTLE if it is slow and HORSE if is fast.
Answers:
1. Twinkle twinkle little star 1. Turtle
2. Hush little baby 2. Turtle
3. Wheels on the bus 3. Horse
4. Rain rain go away 4. Horse
5. Itsy bitsy spider 5. Horse
V. ASSIGNMENT
For your assignment in one whole
sheet of paper list at least 10 animals
with slow and fast movement, and 5
songs with slow and fast tempo.
“It is clear class?” “Yes sir”
“Class dismissed!”
“Thank you and good bye class”. “Thank you and good bye teacher Jopay!”
Prepared by: Jonafe D. Alvior (BEED3B)