I love using body percussion in my music classroom. It's an effective way to TEACH Beat too. So, here are my easy body percussion activities.
My middle schoolers LOVE games. When I started teaching, I thought that middle schoolers might be too advanced for games, but I was wrong! My oldest students beg me for game days all the time. Here are some games that are great for older students! Music Trivia My students LOVE playing music trivia. I often
Check out this post for creative and exciting ways to add scarves into your music activities. Also, find some specific scarf music examples.
Here’s 10 ways to use a parachute in the music classroom. Activities will help students learn and practice music concepts. Parachutes can be used for so many fun activities in the music room. I’ve discovered that they are especially helpful during the latter part of the school year when students are more “squiggly” than ever! […]
DIY Song Cubes to help children learn music "old favorites" and practice finding and keeping the beat; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
Here are some examples of body percussion and why it's important to teach this skill, along with 7 simple activity ideas.
Discover engaging preschool music activities! Explore our top 10 favorites, instruments, songbooks, and Prodigies lessons. Get inspired now!
Use our free printable music activity as a boredom buster with kids stuck at home or as a fun part of music education in a classroom.
Music fosters physical, intellectual, social, and emotional growth. These music games for kids have big benefits and minimal setup.
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
Fun and educational activities to engage kids with music! 40 DIY musical instruments and music crafts plus activities for kids of all ages!
Use our free printable music activity as a boredom buster with kids stuck at home or as a fun part of music education in a classroom.
GUYS. I was shook when recently a music teacher friend of mine had told they had never heard of a stretchy band. SHOOK. This got me thinking....how many other music education must-haves are other music teachers missing? Here is a list of 7 music education tools that I consider to be GAME-CHANGING in my music
I started back to school this past week with my kids on Tuesday. I had such a great first week and I am so excited to be back making music with them. We spent our first few days going over music room rules and procedures (click here to see rules post), emergency drills, and jumped right into making music. Can I just say that I LOVE pinterest! I found so many great ideas for back to school games through Pinterest as well as from Susan during Level 3. I thought I would share some of the really fun ones that the students enjoyed our first few days back: "Up The Ladder" is a great game for learning the names of your new students. "Down, Down Baby" is from the Amidons. SO FUN! Apparently this is a favorite, because it's being sung on the bus! Hickety Pickety Bumblebee is a fun one to use with K/1. In first grade you could review four voices with "can you sing (whisper, call, speak) your name to me". With kindergarten, it might be a bit intimidating to ask them to sing their name to you on day 1 of music, but let's be honest we are still learning all their names several weeks into the school year. Pull this out with them a little bit later (maybe after you have presented the four voices) and do this then. Mamalama: I learned this in Level 3, and we take it a bit faster than in this video, but it is SO FUN! I even had a student get the last part after just a few listenings. CRAZY! What are some of your favorite first day songs and activities? Still looking for ways to set up and decorate your room? This music room decor catalog will give you lots of idea, plus a back to school tip on each page!
Here are some examples of body percussion and why it's important to teach this skill, along with 7 simple activity ideas.
Five fun and action-filled circle games to practice rhythm, pitch, and more with your elementary music students.
Free printable indoor movement activity cards. Fun images direct kids to act like animals, plants, vehicles, and more to burn energy and move
Pass the Shoe is a fantastic song for practicing steady beat in the elementary music classroom. It's a short song with a catchy tune, making it easy for students to internalize. The accompanying game can be modified in multiple ways to fit nearly any age group and skill level.
Too many classroom icebreakers require students to take big social risks with people they barely know. Or they don't really help students get to know each other. Or they are just plain cheesy.
Reading music is like reading a book in another language. It has its own characters and sounds. The following collection of music lesson plans for the elementary music classroom will help music tea…
Kindergarten students love using instruments! Here are 5 tried and true rhythm activities to get your little ones engaged in music class.
Montessori-inspired music themed learning activities for kids.
Sweet Sounds - Quality Kodaly Resources for Elementary Music Educators
Carnival of the Animals activities that you can use to teach The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saens with movement, listening maps
Why you should do music and movement activities with your 3-5 year old. Easy activities for families to do at home or in preschools.
Try these fun music and movement songs and activities for preschoolers at home or in the classroom. Fall, Spring and other activities themed to the season
You can’t have a preschool classroom without music! But if you’re a tone deaf preschool teacher like I am, putting together a music curriculum can be a daunting task. These are some of my go-to resources for music in my classroom. Free Music Nancy Stewart has a hundreds of free songs available to download on her website. […]
Movement lessons your fourth and fifth grade music students will want to do. These are simple & easy lessons for elementary music class.
Five fun egg shaker activities you can use with Preschool and Kindergarten music classes for Halloween or any time of year!!
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.
Here are several summer music camp activities you can do with group classes or camps over the summer. They can be use with a group of different ages.
Music activities for toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary students
This post may contain affiliate links. You pay the same and I get a small commission. Yay! (Please see my/our full disclosure for further information.) Looking for simple and fun music lessons? These movement activities for 2-3 grade elementary music class are just the ticket! These lessons are for second and third grade. They will… Continue reading The Best Movement Activities for 2-3 Grade Elementary Music Class
I hope these music activities for preschoolers help to give you some
Brain breaks are a great classroom management tool to use regularly in your classroom. Brain breaks are short, 1 to 2 minute, activities that can…
Why you should do music and movement activities with your 3-5 year old. Easy activities for families to do at home or in preschools.
Get some help with the difficult older students by using these 10 music activities for middle school with your students right away. [DETAILS]
Kindergarten music centers can be daunting to try! These centers with a huge success with my students! See how I did it!
...enhanced learning through tactile means. Here are a few of the most frequently used music manipulatives in my elementary classroom...
