Lesson Plans

Students will demonstrate their ability to add software instrument tracks by creating a project with at least three tracks

Students will demonstrate an understanding of phrasing in music through creating interactive musical experiences.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic functions of Soundtrap, their role as producers of a creative project, and share their project with their teacher and at least one other student.  

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic functions of Soundtrap, share their project with at least one other student, showcase their creative project during a class listening party, and self-Assess their journey using the Self-Assessment Checklist.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic functions of Soundtrap, share their project with at least one other student, and self-Assess their journey using the Peer-Assessment Checklist.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic functions of Soundtrap, share their project with at least one other student, and self-Assess progress using the Collaboration Assessment Checklist.

Students will demonstrate their understanding of rhythmic notation by accurately completing the Drum Beats Sheet.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of their own state before and after listening to music., become more relaxed, and nderstand music is not a sport nor competition. Music is an art and a science and can be used to create a particular impact on a listener.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of popular music and the evolution of pop music, describe differences in 3 different pop songs, and reflect and share their feelings about their favorite song.

Students will demonstrate understanding of tempo, lyrics, audio recording, microphone use, and create a cover of a popular song as a class.

Students will demonstrate understanding of: Live performance process and etiquette and contextualisation of music. Students will perform as a class and produce program notes and materials.

Students will explore Soundtrap as a resource to make rich recordings. They will explore the basics of recording techniques to create a polished version of the original soundtrack they have created based on their original story creations. They will have a final polished product in the form of an mp3 to be dropped in the visual representation of their story they create. At the end of the year, there will be a culminating celebration of the compositions and creations using various digital media platforms.

Students will write a 4-measure rap within the specified structure and create a rhythmic backing to accompany themselves.

Students will identify ideas they have about the text and practice identifying which ideas are best suited to a meaningful discussion by selecting a topic for conversation about the text they have read and practice conversational strategies by agreeing with, building on, or disagreeing with other students in constructive ways.  

Students will create and publish a podcast designed to share an idea with a specific audience.

Students will demonstrate the ability to record audio using Soundtrap by recording spoken text over a musical background.

Students will define narrative poems, explain the composition of narrative poems, and write, record, edit  & publish a narrative poem.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of various phonemes by producing tracks recorded backwards.

Students will self-reflect and evaluate their own reading to improve reading fluency.

Students will use a Hyperdoc to learn & research simple machines culminating in a Soundtrap audio presentation, explaining the simple machine's features and functionality.

Students will research National Parks in partners or triads and create podcasts to entice visitors to the Park.

Students will build a field guide to on-campus birds, include song samples and spoken recordings of appearance, diet, and habitat.

Students will learn the importance of loops in reference to computer programming by manipulating loops within Soundtrap to compose their own piece of music. 

Students will evaluate and compare equivalent fractions. The learners will use a visual representation to demonstrate the tangible meaning of fractions.

Students will identify equivalent fractions and be able to compare fractions to musical notes.

Students will recognize that each person has individual characteristics and talents, and that this variety of attributes contributes to building friendships as well as community in the classroom, school, and beyond through a created audio recording.

Students will create their own podcasts using Soundtrap , write a script for their podcasts and describe themselves and their talents.

Students will choose a location, cuisine, and restaurant name. They will then create a promotional flyer, menu and commercial for marketing purposes.

Students will create a collaborative radio commercial for an actual product.

Students will identify the sounds that create a sense of place in the classroom and where they live, write descriptions of the sounds or record the sounds for others to hear, and identify the sounds as natural sounds, human-made sounds, or sounds of humans and the environment interacting.

Students will explore the language around Indigenous peoples and First Nations, primary source documents, and Land Acknowledgement.

Students will learn about & practice mindfulness through taking deep breaths, learn to identify when they are feeling stressed, and practice strategies for managing stress. They will also learn to recognize how deep breathing can be used to calm and focus the body and mind

Students wil learn everyone’s name and increase social comfort. They will help build community by sharing a name that has particular significance for them. Students will also learn about the variety of cultures, identities, and histories that students bring with them to the classroom

Students will be able to talk through and process current events, practice deep listening and consider alternative view, and develop an awareness of media and media literacy.

Students will reflect on recent successes, challenges, and surprises. They will identify and connect their own emotions to music. They will develop awareness of others’ emotions.

Students will be able to increase their emotion vocabulary and to interpret emotions. They will create a musical composition to match the mood/feeling of a selected emotion.

Students will use digital tools, Soundtrap and Makey Makey, for a creative project. They will compile and share a variety of composed music and/or beats as well as reflect on their learning process.

Students will understand how to conduct an interview and intentionally listen to the responses; produce and publish an audio interview to share about a peer; and create a visual display (graphic) based on their interview to represent the person they interviewed.

Students will write and audio record a story that identifies multiple perspectives and add automation and panning throughout the audio recording to enhance their story.

Students will learn basic musical form structures - binary, ternary, rondo - and use Soundtrap to compose their own pieces with those forms

Students will use the scientific method - observe, research, hypothesize, experiment, analyze, and report conclusions - to learn about and articulate the different effects they can apply to their music

Students will reflect on the school year and write a letter to the future class with specific objectives decided by their teacher.

Students will compose their own haiku. Practice reading their writing aloud by recording their haiku in Soundtrap.

Students will demonstrate their ability to add software instrument tracks by creating a project with at least three tracks

Students will compose a piece of music in relation to an inspiration by effectively producing sounds together in a digital audio workstation.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of phrasing in music through creating interactive musical experiences.

Students will demonstrate basic proficiency with Soundtrap by using loops to compose and export a short audio file.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic functions of Soundtrap, their role as producers of a creative project, and share their project with their teacher and at least one other student.  

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic functions of Soundtrap, share their project with at least one other student, showcase their creative project during a class listening party, and self-Assess their journey using the Self-Assessment Checklist.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic functions of Soundtrap, share their project with at least one other student, and self-Assess their journey using the Peer-Assessment Checklist.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic functions of Soundtrap, share their project with at least one other student, and self-Assess progress using the Collaboration Assessment Checklist.

Students will demonstrate their understanding of how to perform and record basic rhythms by composing a simple 8-measure drum beat.

Students will demonstrate their understanding of rhythmic notation by accurately completing the Drum Beats Sheet.

Students will create a composition using rhythmic, harmonic and melodic loops.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of their own state before and after listening to music., become more relaxed, and nderstand music is not a sport nor competition. Music is an art and a science and can be used to create a particular impact on a listener.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of classical music and the evolution of classical music, describe differences in 3 classical pieces, and reflect and share their feelings about their favorite piece.

Students will demonstrate understanding of tempo, audio recording and microphone use, and create an arrangement of a classical musical piece in small groups.

Students will demonstrate understanding of: live performance process and etiquette and contextualisation of music. Students will perform as a class and produce program notes and materials.

Students will create a podcast about a playlist.

Students will demonstrate the ability to record MIDI by using virtual software instruments.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of rhythm in poetry by creating hip-hop versions of Shakespeare’s sonnets.

Students will be sound explorers by making maps of the sounds around them and connecting them to personal objects, and compose and record an original soundscape.

Students will write a 4-measure rap within the specified structure and create a rhythmic backing to accompany themselves.

Students will create their own jingle using the provided resources (no vocal skills required!)

Students will write and record their own jingle using the provided resources.

Students will mashup their original jingle with another and reflect on the entire creation process.

Students will identify ideas they have about the text and practice identifying which ideas are best suited to a meaningful discussion by selecting a topic for conversation about the text they have read and practice conversational strategies by agreeing with, building on, or disagreeing with other students in constructive ways.  

Students will create and publish a podcast designed to share an idea with a specific audience.

Students will demonstrate the ability to record audio using Soundtrap by recording spoken text over a musical background.

Students will construct a short text using Soundtrap and submit it to a peer, deconstruct a text and provide feedback to a peer using Soundtrap, and analyze a recorded text to test their learning

Students will define narrative poems, explain the composition of narrative poems, and write, record, edit  & publish a narrative poem.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of various phonemes by producing tracks recorded backwards.

Students will increase their fluency and comprehension through repeated readings and practice of Readers Theatre scripts and experience a variety of literature, including fiction and nonfiction, in the form of Readers Theatre scripts.

Students will gain an appreciation for different species of spiders, learn how to conduct an interview. They will also practice listening, taking notes and speaking.

Students will describe the atomic structure of an element, identify common physical properties and uses of elements within a family and demonstrate their understanding of a chemical element and its properties, discovery, and everyday use by creating a song.

Students will learn the importance of loops in reference to computer programming by manipulating loops within Soundtrap to compose their own piece of music. 

Students will be able to list some connections between mathematics and music and describe the Fibonacci number pattern sequence, commonly called the Fibonacci Sequence, as well as explain some ways that it appears in music.

Students will identify the correct formula for a given situation and demonstrate their understanding & application by creating a song.

Students will creatively demonstrate what they learned about Ancient Greece by applying research to write and produce a newscast from a particular time period.

Students will visit and explore local historical artifacts, monuments, and phenomena, learn key facts about the local history of the community, and archive and document local history by taking pictures and voice notes.

Students will choose a location, cuisine, and restaurant name. They will then create a promotional flyer, menu and commercial for marketing purposes.

Students will identify the sounds that create a sense of place in the classroom and where they live, write descriptions of the sounds or record the sounds for others to hear, and identify the sounds as natural sounds, human-made sounds, or sounds of humans and the environment interacting.

Students will demonstrate their interpretation of connections between music and imagery through a multimedia presentation.

Students will create a collaborative radio commercial for an actual product.

Students will create a digital loop-based composition by using existing Soundtrap loops and importing new loops, and create a two-minute composition using Soundtrap.

Students will conduct empathy interviews, listen intently to empathy partner, and write, record, edit  & publish a creation (musical or audio)  to bring joy to their empathy partner

Students will explore the language around Indigenous peoples and First Nations, primary source documents, and Land Acknowledgement.

Students will reflect on recent successes, challenges, and surprises. They will identify and connect their own emotions to music. They will develop awareness of others’ emotions.

Students will learn about & practice mindfulness through taking deep breaths, learn to identify when they are feeling stressed, and practice strategies for managing stress. They will also learn to recognize how deep breathing can be used to calm and focus the body and mind

Students wil learn everyone’s name and increase social comfort. They will help build community by sharing a name that has particular significance for them. Students will also learn about the variety of cultures, identities, and histories that students bring with them to the classroom

Students will be able to talk through and process current events, practice deep listening and consider alternative view, and develop an awareness of media and media literacy.

Students will be able to increase their emotion vocabulary and to interpret emotions. They will create a musical composition to match the mood/feeling of a selected emotion.

Students will be able to apply and synthesize: word choice, theme, imagery, tone, diction, mood. Students will write, record, edit & publish a redacted poem.

Students will write their own two voice poem with a peer and demonstrate the ability to record audio using Soundtrap by recording their two voice poem.

Students will use block coding on Scratch to create a radio to showcase their Soundtrap music.  

Students will learn about the power of allies in civil and human rights movements, watch clips from Viva La Causa and identify allies within this movement, read Proclamation of the Delano Grape Workers for International Boycott Day and highlight phrases that stand out, as well as write, record, edit  & publish an audio recording from the proclamation of why it’s important to be an ally.

Students will use digital tools, Soundtrap and Makey Makey, for a creative project. They will compile and share a variety of composed music and/or beats as well as reflect on their learning process.

Students will understand how to conduct an interview and intentionally listen to the responses; produce and publish an audio interview to share about a peer; and create a visual display (graphic) based on their interview to represent the person they interviewed.

Students will use and app smash digital tools, Soundtrap, Makey Makey, and Scratch, for a storytelling project; audio record and produce a Soundtrap project; an use block coding on Scratch to enhance the audio story and connect Makey Makey to bring the project off the screen

Students will write and audio record a story that identifies multiple perspectives and add automation and panning throughout the audio recording to enhance their story.

Students will research and design small bits of audio sounds that share a message and use Soundtrap to create and compare their audio sounds

Students will enhance their listening comprehension in a language they are learning and create their own podcast using both their first language and another language they are learning.

Students will use the scientific method - observe, research, hypothesize, experiment, analyze, and report conclusions - to learn about and articulate the different effects they can apply to their music

Students will reflect on the school year and write a letter to the future class with specific objectives decided by their teacher.

Students will demonstrate their ability to add software instrument tracks by creating a project with at least three tracks

Students will compose a piece of music in relation to an inspiration by effectively producing sounds together in a digital audio workstation.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic functions of Soundtrap, their role as producers of a creative project, and share their project with their teacher and at least one other student.  

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic functions of Soundtrap, share their project with at least one other student, showcase their creative project during a class listening party, and self-Assess their journey using the Self-Assessment Checklist.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic functions of Soundtrap, share their project with at least one other student, and self-Assess their journey using the Peer-Assessment Checklist.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic functions of Soundtrap, share their project with at least one other student, and self-Assess progress using the Collaboration Assessment Checklist.

Students will demonstrate their understanding of rhythmic notation by accurately completing the Drum Beats Sheet.

Students will demonstrate their understanding of how to perform and record basic rhythms by composing a simple 8-measure drum beat.

Students will create a composition using rhythmic, harmonic and melodic loops.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of their own state before and after listening to music., become more relaxed, and nderstand music is not a sport nor competition. Music is an art and a science and can be used to create a particular impact on a listener.

Students will demonstrate understanding of hip-hop music and the evolution of hip-hop music, describe differences in four different hip-hop songs, and reflect and share their feelings about their favorite song.

Students will demonstrate understanding of tempo, loops, beats, arranging, audio recording and microphone use, and create an original hip-hop song.

Students will demonstrate understanding of: live performance process and etiquette and contextualization of music. Students will perform as a class and produce program notes and materials.

Students will create a podcast about a playlist.

Students will demonstrate the ability to record MIDI by using virtual software instruments.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of rhythm in poetry by creating hip-hop versions of Shakespeare’s sonnets.

Students will identify ideas they have about the text and practice identifying which ideas are best suited to a meaningful discussion by selecting a topic for conversation about the text they have read and practice conversational strategies by agreeing with, building on, or disagreeing with other students in constructive ways.  

Students will create and publish a podcast designed to share an idea with a specific audience.

Students will demonstrate the ability to record audio using Soundtrap by recording spoken text over a musical background.

Students will construct a short text using Soundtrap and submit it to a peer, deconstruct a text and provide feedback to a peer using Soundtrap, and analyze a recorded text to test their learning

Students will increase their fluency and comprehension through repeated readings and practice of Readers Theatre scripts and experience a variety of literature, including fiction and nonfiction, in the form of Readers Theatre scripts.

Students will describe the atomic structure of an element, identify common physical properties and uses of elements within a family and demonstrate their understanding of a chemical element and its properties, discovery, and everyday use by creating a song.

Students will learn the importance of loops in reference to computer programming by manipulating loops within Soundtrap to compose their own piece of music. 

Students will be able to list some connections between mathematics and music and describe the Fibonacci number pattern sequence, commonly called the Fibonacci Sequence, as well as explain some ways that it appears in music.

Students will identify the correct formula for a given situation and demonstrate their understanding & application by creating a song.

Students will understand key characteristics of mental illness and use their research towards creating an educational podcast advocating for a special course of action that has the potential to help those who are affected by the illness.

Students will creatively demonstrate what they learned about Ancient Greece by applying research to write and produce a newscast from a particular time period.

Students will analyze examples of art from the 1920s, build an understanding of the times and create an audio recording to represent a time in their life.

Students will visit and explore local historical artifacts, monuments, and phenomena, learn key facts about the local history of the community, and archive and document local history by taking pictures and voice notes.

Students will choose a location, cuisine, and restaurant name. They will then create a promotional flyer, menu and commercial for marketing purposes.

Students will identify the sounds that create a sense of place in the classroom and where they live, write descriptions of the sounds or record the sounds for others to hear, and identify the sounds as natural sounds, human-made sounds, or sounds of humans and the environment interacting.

Students will progress in their foreign language writing skills, spelling and identification of sound-letter (or letter combination) correspondence by doing dictations. 

Students will create their own world language podcasts to reinforce current learning.

Students will demonstrate their interpretation of connections between music and imagery through a multimedia presentation.

Students will create a collaborative radio commercial for an actual product.

Students will conduct empathy interviews, listen intently to empathy partner, and write, record, edit  & publish a creation (musical or audio)  to bring joy to their empathy partner

Students will take a holiday tune (Joy to the World, Jingle Bells, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, Carol of the Bells, etc.) and re-envision it. They will use the skills that they have learned (working with MIDI, recording, adding drums/loops, Form) to create something new.

Students will explore the language around Indigenous peoples and First Nations, primary source documents, and Land Acknowledgement.

Students will be able to talk through and process current events, practice deep listening and consider alternative view, and develop an awareness of media and media literacy.

Students will learn about & practice mindfulness through taking deep breaths, learn to identify when they are feeling stressed, and practice strategies for managing stress. They will also learn to recognize how deep breathing can be used to calm and focus the body and mind

Students wil learn everyone’s name and increase social comfort. They will help build community by sharing a name that has particular significance for them. Students will also learn about the variety of cultures, identities, and histories that students bring with them to the classroom

Students will reflect on recent successes, challenges, and surprises. They will identify and connect their own emotions to music. They will develop awareness of others’ emotions.

Students will be able to apply and synthesize: word choice, theme, imagery, tone, diction, mood. Students will write, record, edit & publish a redacted poem.

Students will write their own two voice poem with a peer and demonstrate the ability to record audio using Soundtrap by recording their two voice poem.

Students will use block coding on Scratch to create a radio to showcase their Soundtrap music.  

Students will learn about the power of allies in civil and human rights movements, watch clips from Viva La Causa and identify allies within this movement, read Proclamation of the Delano Grape Workers for International Boycott Day and highlight phrases that stand out, as well as write, record, edit  & publish an audio recording from the proclamation of why it’s important to be an ally.

Students will use digital tools, Soundtrap and Makey Makey, for a creative project. They will compile and share a variety of composed music and/or beats as well as reflect on their learning process.

Students will understand how to conduct an interview and intentionally listen to the responses; produce and publish an audio interview to share about a peer; and create a visual display (graphic) based on their interview to represent the person they interviewed.

Students will use and app smash digital tools, Soundtrap, Makey Makey, and Scratch, for a storytelling project; audio record and produce a Soundtrap project; an use block coding on Scratch to enhance the audio story and connect Makey Makey to bring the project off the screen

Students will write and audio record a story that identifies multiple perspectives and add automation and panning throughout the audio recording to enhance their story.

Students will research and design small bits of audio sounds that share a message and use Soundtrap to create and compare their audio sounds

Students will enhance their listening comprehension in a language they are learning and create their own podcast using both their first language and another language they are learning.

Students will use the scientific method - observe, research, hypothesize, experiment, analyze, and report conclusions - to learn about and articulate the different effects they can apply to their music

Students will reflect on the school year and write a letter to the future class with specific objectives decided by their teacher.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic functions of Soundtrap, their role as producers of a creative project, and share their project with their teacher and at least one other student.  

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic functions of Soundtrap, share their project with at least one other student, showcase their creative project during a class listening party, and self-Assess their journey using the Self-Assessment Checklist.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic functions of Soundtrap, share their project with at least one other student, and self-Assess their journey using the Peer-Assessment Checklist.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic functions of Soundtrap, share their project with at least one other student, and self-Assess progress using the Collaboration Assessment Checklist.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of their own state before and after listening to music., become more relaxed, and nderstand music is not a sport nor competition. Music is an art and a science and can be used to create a particular impact on a listener.

Students will explore how technology can mediate musical engagement, and help overcome obstacles of physical separation in a music context

Students will progress in their foreign language writing skills, spelling and identification of sound-letter (or letter combination) correspondence by doing dictations. 

Students will demonstrate their interpretation of connections between music and imagery through a multimedia presentation.

Students will conduct empathy interviews, listen intently to empathy partner, and write, record, edit  & publish a creation (musical or audio)  to bring joy to their empathy partner

Students will learn about the power of allies in civil and human rights movements, watch clips from Viva La Causa and identify allies within this movement, read Proclamation of the Delano Grape Workers for International Boycott Day and highlight phrases that stand out, as well as write, record, edit  & publish an audio recording from the proclamation of why it’s important to be an ally.

Students will understand how to conduct an interview and intentionally listen to the responses; produce and publish an audio interview to share about a peer; and create a visual display (graphic) based on their interview to represent the person they interviewed.

Students will learn to analyze edtech products and analyze Soundtrap as an edtech product for their classrooms.