The Fine Art of Lesson Planning

Our Lesson Plan Structure

1. Theratunes sessions always open with the same Greeting Song—Namaste Namaste. This fosters inclusion and acknowledgment of each child, but also serves as a set reminder that a Theratunes session is about to begin.



2. The next song may follow the structure of a Focus Song, perhaps a chant to bring everyone's attention to the session


3. After students are ready, start with a Fine Motor (sitting) song to activate the left and right brain. If students are ready, they may choose to use a prop or instrument to further these fine motor skills.


4. Now we move on to Gross Motor 1 involving dance steps and large movements that students should follow with or without props/instruments. This song should be done standing to energize students.


5. This same idea is repeated in Gross Motor 2 with a large movement, energizing song.


6. After students have completed these movement activities, a congnition-specific Visual-Aural Connection comes next. This may look like a musical songtale or rhyme that involves visual stimulation and student input of some kind.


7. With all of this hard work, we now move to a Breathing/Lullaby song, a calming song meant to soothe and give love, comfort, and recognition to a child. This will help refocus attention after an active session.


8. Much like with the Greeting song, the session should end with the Goodbye Song, a sort of ritual closing for each Theratunes lesson.

Using this structure, we have crafted two sample lesson plans for teachers to get started with below. Make sure that these are not the only structures you use! Variety is important to keep the students engaged and focused with the program.