Create a Fairy Tale Coloring book that has the lyrics to children's songs.  Allow children to color the pages as they learn their favorite Fairy Tales.  Students can take the books home when they are finished with them.

Fairy Tale Coloring Book Online:  http://www.storytimesongs.com/Lyrics.html

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Create a Fairy Tale Coloring book that has the lyrics to children's songs.  Allow children to color the pages as they learn their favorite Fairy Tales.  Students can take the books home when they are finished with them.

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Students in primary grades will listen to a 15-30 second musical excerpt.  Using the provided posters, the teacher will guide the students to make choices about the selection.  Was it loud or soft?  Was it fast or slow?  Which mood did you feel?

Primary Grade Describing Music Posters

Create a Fairy Tale Coloring book that has the lyrics to children's songs.  Allow children to color the pages as they learn their favorite Fairy Tales.  Students can take the books home when they are finished with them.

Fairy Tale Coloring Book Online:  http://www.storytimesongs.com/Lyrics.html

Original Lesson Plan by: http://www.storytimesongs.com/activities.html

Change the words to "When You're Happy and You Know It" to work on movement and motor skills:
When you're happy and you know it wiggle your thumbs.
OR To talk about different emotions: When you're angry and you know it stomp your feet.

Original Lesson Plan by: http://www.storytimesongs.com

Teach Children the value of Quarter Notes and Eighth Notes with this cute activity involving animal crackers.  Worksheets and Visual Aids Included.

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Practice Reading Rhythms from quarter notes to advanced sixteenth notes.  18 pages of rhythm cards.  Each rhythm card has two rhythms on it.

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Students will identify the correct number of counts for each note.  Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Whole Notes, Eighth Notes, and Sixteenth Notes are included.

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Students will draw the bar lines in the staff by studying the time signature and provided rhythms.  Time signatures include 3/4 and 4/4 time.

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Students will showcase their knowledge of note values by combining their math and music skills.  Students will complete math problems using music notes.

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Students will view four different note values and draw the equivalent rest value on this worksheet.

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Geared to Kindergarten and First Grade Students.  The teacher will print the Special Delivery Documents.  Envelopes with each rhythm should be prepared for each student.  The teacher will distribute an envelope to each student.  The teacher will clap a rhythm.  Students will find the rhythm in their Special Delivery Envelope.

Documents:  Special Delivery Rhythm 1               Special Delivery Rhythm 2

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Note Name Flash Cards allow students to recognize the names of their notes through visual and oral practice.

Note Name Flash Cards  Treble Clef:  F4-F5                 Treble Clef:  Middle C Included

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Students will identify notes that are on the line or in the space through a worksheet.

Music Worksheet:  Lines and Spaces Worksheet       Lines and Spaces Worksheet-2

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Students will cut out the Note Name squares on the top of the paper.  The Note Name Squares will then be glued to the Bingo board on the bottom of the paper.  The teacher will call out note names and students will identify the note and cover it on their bingo sheet.  Students may be allowed to make their own Bingo boards each music class, or the teacher may elect to retain the Bingo boards for use with other classes.

Note Name Bingo  Bingo Board

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Students can practice their sight reading skills, note reading skills, or listening skills with this Melody Bingo board.  Students will cut out the Melody Excerpts squares on the top of the paper.  The Melody Excerpts  Squares will then be glued to the Bingo board on the bottom of the paper.  The teacher will may 1) play the melody and have students identify the melody 2) sing the melody and have students identify. Students will identify the note and cover it on their bingo sheet.  After a student has earned a Bingo, the teacher may ask that student to sing the covered squares. Students may be allowed to make their own Bingo boards each music class, or the teacher may elect to retain the Bingo boards for use with other classes.

Melody Bingo  Melody Bingo Board

Original Creation by: Christy Lovenduski

Students can practice their sight reading skills, note reading skills, or listening skills with this Melody Bingo board.  The teacher will divide the class into two teams.  Students will roll a die to reveal the value of the question.  1-1 base, 2 -2 bases, 3 -3 bases, 4- Homerun, 5-Strike Out, 6- Strike Out.  The teacher will then display a Melody Card.  The teacher may 1) ask students to sing the card 2)ask students to show the solfege hand motions for the card 3) play the example with one wrong note; the student must identify the wrong note 4) ask students a question about the card...How does the melody move?  Does the melody have any repeating notes? etc. 

Melody Baseball  Melody Baseball Card 1,  Melody Baseball Card 2, Melody Baseball Card 3, Melody Baseball Card 4, Melody Baseball Card 5, Melody Baseball Card 6

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Students will learn information about the saxophone with the Saxophone Mix Up Game.  The teacher will print the document and cut out each fact/question about the saxophone.  The teacher will distribute the slips to the students.  Students will find the student with that has the matching symbol.  Pairs of students will come to the front of the room to read their question and answer to the class.  Students may then complete the Saxophone Facts worksheet as individuals. 

Saxophone Mix Up  Saxophone Mix Up Facts              Saxophone Facts Worksheet

Looking for a quick and easy way to see if your students know their Instrument Families?  Try this Coloring Asessment!  Students color squares containing the names of instruments.  If they follow the directions correctly, a unique number will be revealed (4- the number of instrument families!)

Instrument Family Coloring Assessment Files:  Instrument Family Coloring Assessment

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Write a four measure composition using I, IV, and V chords.

http://www.winslowk12.org/main/music/assessment/Instrumental%20music/HS%203x5%20Card%20Composition%20performance.htm

As a class, music students can create their own composition on the dry erase or chalkboard.

http://www.winslowk12.org/main/music/assessment/Elementary%20Music/Dry%20Board%20Composition.htm

Ideally for use with Share the Music, Grade 3.  Students will write solfege or pitch names to go with a preset rhythm.

Traveling Melody Composition Worksheet  Click Here