Elementary music lessons

Such a fun game idea for elementary music students! Includes ideas for extra rhythm challenges and free composition worksheet to add to the lesson plan.

Want to make your elementary music lessons more engaging? These are ways to add more instruments to your general music lessons.

Preparing for Your First Elementary Music Teaching Job. Organized Chaos. Top 5 suggestions to help you get ready over the summer for your first elementary music job.

Here are 10 of my favorite music lessons that involve movement for k-1. Movement lessons include activities and folk songs.

Looking for engaging, musical games to play with your students? Here are a few of my favorite games and activities for elementary music classes, children's choirs, and elementary group classes.

Do you have a favorite rhythm game or activity to use in your music lessons? Rhythm is something that always needs review, so you can never have too many

Books for elementary music? You can teach musical concepts in elementary music with books! In this post we have 9 book based lessons for elementary music!

A list of five circle games that are great for elementary music. There are so many concepts you can teach with these games, and the kids will love it!

Need a free, fun movie music lesson? Use this one to do listening lessons for elementary music lessons in 4th and 5th grade!

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We've all been there: one class is ahead of the rest of the grade level, it's the last day before a vacation, you're stressed/ tired/ sick and can't think straight to teach a regular lesson, it's a weird schedule day and the kids are spinning in circles, there's a last-minute change and you can't do the lesson you had planned... Whatever the reason, we all have days when we need to step out of our regularly-scheduled sequenced curriculum and do something different for one class period. Sure…

Check out some of my favorite ideas to keep elementary music students engaged at the end of the year. These lesson ideas for elementary music are perfect to use in the last few days of the school year to keep students focused. You will find elementary music lesson ideas for songs, movement, and dancing. Some of the ideas include hula hoop conductor, going downtown, soundscapes, and silly songs. #elementarymusic #studentengagement

Who doesn’t love music and what all it represents? And as you all already know it is said that having a musical education can help your brain to develop stronger in other educational areas as…

Use this fun I spy music activity with various instruments from flute to trumpet, to violin and percussion as well as music notes, treble clef forte and bass clef. #papertraildesign #band #bandactivity #printablebandgame #orchestra #orchestraactivity

First year elementary music teachers face a lot of difficulties-- this is how to get ready for your first year!

Introduce the characteristics of pop music with music lessons for upper elementary students. This unit includes elementary music resources such as pop music activities, elementary music worksheets, elementary music lesson ideas, a music teaching aid, and upper elementary music games to keep your students involved. Make learning pop music for kids more exciting, even if you're not a specialist, using these elementary music class lesson plans and music activities for upper elementary.

Whether you're starting your first music job or transitioning to a new job, these 3 tips for new elementary music teachers are key to helping start the year off strong. It's important to set a tone, begin building relationships, and get kids started on the right foot. I help break down overwhelming ideas so you feel confident and prepared on day one.

The Yellow Brick Road Blog is a website dedicated to providing music teachers with fun education resources for serious music literacy.

A tutorial on how to make singing phones using PVC pipe and elbows. A fantastic tool for the elementary music classroom!

Do you teach elementary music to fifth graders? Are you struggling to teach fifth graders? Here are some tips and tricks to help you out!