Hippie+Counterculture+I+-+Block+E

Lesson plan for the teaching project

Estimated Time: 12min – 15 min

Objective: Connect the anti-war (Vietnam War) idea and other hippie principles into the song.

“Hook”: Show the hippie video

Conclusion: I will conclude the video with the summarization and overview of the song, which will be given after the song is done playing.

Major teaching objective (a brief description of the main theme(s) of this song and how it relates to US History at that time): The song was published during the height of the hippie movement and during the Vietnam War. It was published in 1960s and targeted the public to stop the war and keep the peace. It was originally written as a song for children’s nursery school. The lyrics have simple words and are repetitive. Also, it has simple melody that anyone can sing along with.

What will be done (a) before, (b) during, and (c) after the song to help teach the important lessons from the music Before the song, I am going to show the introductory video, then right before I show the video, give some descriptions and major theme of the song. Then during the song, I will stop here and then to give some descriptions then after the song, I will summarize what happened and give word to word description.

How to get them involved: Ask questions