It’s no surprise that I sprinkle some autumn magic in my lesson plans. Here are some of my favorite fall music lessons...
After a long, hot, and buggy summer here in Nashville, we welcome the fall season with open arms!
Looking for preschool fall songs? This collection is perfect for circle time or whenever you want to add some music to your toddler or preschool classroom!
These fall poems are perfect for your preschool or kindergarten class! These poetry packs are full of ideas and activities for your shared reading time, and your kiddos will love them!
As the leaves change colors and the air turns crisp (for most of us), we elementary music teachers have a unique opportunity to infuse some of the beauty of the fall season into our classrooms. One effective way to engage our kiddos in musical exploration is by using themes.In this blog post, we'll explore how using a fall-themed storybook is the perfect springboard for teaching essential music skills this season!7 Steps to Plan Your Fall-Themed Lesson Ideas...Quickly!Themed storybooks can explo
It’s no surprise that I sprinkle some autumn magic in my lesson plans. Here are some of my favorite fall music lessons...
I have posted about this before, but I REALLY love the Pass the Pumpkin song/activity. This year, I came up with a new powerpoint for my first graders and I used it just this morning and am really happy with how well the students sang and played. One thing I love about this song is that it is "safe" for schools that do not celebrate Halloween; there is the word "spooky" but that is, technically, NOT a Halloween word. I hope you enjoy the slides below.. save each one and put into a ppt. or email me at [email protected] and I'll send you the pdf! The directions and song are on slide 2, slide 3 is a beat slide and then subsequent slides show the progression from iconic rhythms to actual notation. The final slides show what instruments play on the various parts of the song. Happy Fall!
Steady beat vs. no beat is a great concept for K-1st grade music. Combine children's literature, folk songs, and instruments in this lesson.
Looking for fall music activities or ideas for elementary music centers? These autumn acorn-themed matching game cards are a simple and fun way to review rhythms that your students will love! Use these matching game cards in your music centers, in private lessons, or add them to your fall music lesson plans. ** Please click 'View Preview' above to preview the contents** 12 rhythms are included in 2 versions each for a total of 24 different acorn-shaped matching cards. Everything is included in both color and black & white, as well as North American and UK terminology (where applicable). The size of the matching cards is 2 'acorns' per page. Recording sheets are included. 2 versions of the fall rhythms matching cards are included: Note image - Name (for example - image of a quarter note is matched to the word quarter note) Note image - Number of beats (for example - image of a quarter note is matched to the words '1 beat') Fall Rhythms included: 2 eighth notes (2 quavers) eighth note (quaver) 4 sixteenth notes (4 semiquavers) triplet (triplet) quarter note (crotchet) half note (minim) dotted half note (dotted minim) whole note (semibreve) eighth rest (quaver rest) quarter rest (crotchet rest) half rest (minim rest) whole rest (semibreve rest) A fun addition to your autumn music lessons! ____________________________________ More Fall Music Activities: Fall Holidays Color by Rhythm Worksheets Fall Rhythm Worksheets
Download these free apple themed circle time printable props for toddlers and preschoolers to hold while listening to books and singing!
A few fun fall books & activities to celebrate my favorite season…..Several of my favorite fall books also have tons of great opportunities for kids yoga poses & b…
Music workstation ideas for fall include playing instruments, pumpkin matching games, candy corn puzzles and more! High engagement, active learning, high level conversations and smiles are all part of these centers for October and November in music class.
Here are some name writing practice activities for preschoolers and kindergarteners. These ideas are hands-on and fun for kids and will encourage them to
Get ready for a cozy autumn with these fall self-care ideas, including hot drinks, good books, seasonal food, and relaxing outdoor activities.
How about 48 Brain Break Cards with a fall theme?!? Designed to be fast, fun, and effective. Your kids will love these brain breaks and so will you! Feel confident you have a fun and engaging way to move all fall! Downloadable PDF file. Read more details below.
Here's a delightful little fall-themed song that you can use to teach ABA form. Identify the form, rearrange the parts, and let students discover!
Lots of pretty autumn crafts for kids creating fall leaf art projects! Lots of clever and unique leaf crafts for preschoolers and up!
When November rolls around I try to focus my thoughts on things I’m grateful for. Some of them are healthy and happy children and grandchildren, a dream job teaching music to elementary students and the opportunity to share my creative talents at my teacherspayteachers store. This month I’m […]
As Autumn approaches - we music teachers can begin to consider these SPELLBINDING music class activities to embrace the MAGIC of the season!
I was inspired by another blogger, Emily at thesweetestmelody to make my own "Fall Rhythms" pack. Used it yesterday with kindergarteners an...
Mrs. Tanenblatt's personal teaching blog, filled with songs, games, and activities for the elementary music room.
Ah, Fall... the leaves are changing colors, the air is getting cooler, the coffees are infused with pumpkin spice... It's a nice time of year. I'm linking up with my blog tribe to share some of my favorite fall lessons! I am lucky enough to teach in a school that is very pro-Halloween. We have a huge costume parade and every class throws a party. It's easily one of my favorite days of the school year. So I have lots of fun doing Halloween songs along with other seasonal songs this time of year. I'll share some great things I've found to do with each grade level... Pre-K Our Pre-K students just learned the letter "M" in their classroom, so I decided to reinforce that literacy component with a fun movement activity called, "Monsters Stomp Around the House." This is a piggyback song to the tune of, "The Ants Go Marching" which we are going to be learning later in the year. Now that they've heard the melody in this song, it should be more familiar to them when we get to it! Kindergarten I learned this song in college and love doing it with my primaries: To trace the melodic contour, I use foam leaves that I bought at a craft store a few years ago. You could also use scarves or paper cutouts for the same effect. 1st Grade Another favorite song that I learned in college is a piggyback song to the tune of "The Muffin Man." This one is called "The Pumpkin Child." Oh, do you know the pumpkin child? The pumpkin child, the pumpkin child! Do you know the pumpkin child Who goes to [ school name]? I start the lesson by telling my students a story of a day when a little pumpkin came to the school and he went to different teachers in the building and asked them if they knew the pumpkin child. Each time I mention a new teacher, we sing the song again. By the time I've finished the story, they've had at least six or seven repetitions of the song and can sing it independently. Then we play a beat passing game and pass a pumpkin around the circle. Whoever the pumpkin lands on is the pumpkin child! I let the pumpkin child pick a movement (pat, clap, snap, etc.) for us to use to keep the steady beat. 2nd Grade I LOVE the book "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything" But do you know what I love even more than the book? This great video that has the story set to a song! I had my students sing along and then act out each part. After singing the song, I bring out the book and we add instruments for each part as well. 3rd-5th Grade For my intermediate students, I've found a couple of fun activities on Pinterest that I use... The kids love reading the notation for Ghost of John in this shape! And we sing it in a two or three part round. I'm excited to try this cup passing game next week. I also do a contest with The Addams Family Song... since music class is a place where we practice performing and stage presence, I challenge them to sing the song like Wednesday Addams: with a frown the whole time and NO SMILING. There is nothing funnier than watching a bunch of kids try their hardest NOT to smile!!! I hope you enjoy these Falloween (as my second graders called it) activities. Don't forget to check out some of the other blogs in the linkup! An InLinkz Link-up
Babies to Bookworms provides a review of "The Leaf Thief", a children's book about leaves and Fall & pairs it with Fall activities for kids!
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Here are some fun songs for teaching about Autumn or Fall with young children! These songs are great for Pre-K, Preschool, and Kindergarten. This is a
15 Singable Autumn Songs for Preschoolers and Toddlers. Fingerplays and songs about leaves, apples, spiders, pumpkins, squirrels, & bunnies.
Thanksgiving in music class can be a great time to sing, move and reflect. Add some of these tried and tested activities to spice up your lesson plans in November or any time this fall. Get your students dancing, singing, coloring and more!
Seven different fall music center activities for your elementary music room! These ideas are easy to implement and will keep students engaged!
A fun fall music activity with leaves. Your preschool and pre-k kids will love jumping and stomping in leaves as they explore music and emotions.
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This Vivaldi's The Four Seasons Autumn Activity is something all kids will enjoy and is a perfect way to welcome the Fall season.
Download this free Itsy Bitsy Spider printable activity and create props for music and movement or circle time!
Students in Kindergarten and First Grades listened to the song "Autumn Leaves" which is in a minor key. We responded to the music by moving back and forth to the beat like trees waving in the wind. Next we added "leaves" to our dramatization by holding scarves and moving to the flowing, minor melody. I love how the kiddos were so passionate and expressive!
Apple songs and activities for lots of fun in the elementary music room, including songs, games, instrument activities, and children's books.
For those in the US looking for Thanksgiving activities to share with your classrooms, here are several great ideas […]
Use this printable If It's Fall Preschool Circle Time song to help preschoolers learn fall vocabulary and some of the common changes we see during fall!
I saw that Mrs. Miracle was taking part in a fun Linky party so I decided to check out Principal Principles blog and decided to take par...
Here's another Halloween song for you (surprise, surprise). This one I first taught during my practicum time with Cindy McCaskill in Boulder, CO. It can be found in Grace Nash's Holidays and Special Days book. (Grace Nash is very well known among Orff teachers. . .. some day I'd love to take a level.) Here it is: Verse 2: Halloween, Halloween, ghosts fly high. Halloween, Halloween, ghosts fly high. Goblins sit on fences, weating pumpkin pie. Halloween, Halloween, ooh, OH MY! To be honest, I actually forgot the second verse until I looked it up tonight. And Grace Nash has the last word of the first verse as "cats". Over the course of my teaching I accidentally changed it to bats. I do this with my 1st graders so I simplified the Orff part. In her book, Ms. Nash has a broken bordun, where as I have them play a straight bordun. I also have them add a triangle on the rests (as I'm using this to prepare rest right now.) Here's my Orff part: (The second line is the triangle and the third is a bass xylophone): Here's the slides of the PowerPoint that I use with this song: First, we sing it reading just the words of the song: Second, we sing it, keeping a steady beat and reading the words (aligned to the beats of the song): Third, we sing the song (text) while clapping the rhythm. I have replaced the text with iconic represtentation of the rhythm. As a class, we review that two small pumpkins on a beat are ti-ti and one big pumpkin on a beat is ta. We also talk about why there is a leaf (there is no sound on that beat). Next, we read the known rhythms of the song. Again, we talk about the leaf and how that is a beat of silence. We have not yet presented quarter rest so we leave the iconic notation there: Finally, after ta rest is presented, we revist this song and read it with the full rhythmic notation: I've got a "double-header" concert (4th and 5th grades) on Thursday, so we'll see if I can squeeze in another post before then. In the meantime, have a GREAT week everyone!
