I love movement props for my preschool and kindergarten music groups. One of my favorite movement props? Hands down, the Stretchy Band . The stretchy band is exactly that, a big band that is flexible, stretchy and made with elastic and a soft, colorful fabric. The Stretchy Band is machine was
Once in a while I do a blog post more aimed at a music teacher audience, and this is one of those posts. This is the hello song that I sing to start every music for kindergarten and first grade. …
The Three Little Pigs storytelling Lesson Plan with percussion intstrument sound effects and improvisation - It's so much fun!
Click here>> Please SUBSCRIBE to REMIFA's YouTube Channel << For more music teaching resources, tutorials for Canva and Tpt, and much more. Thank you!PIANO SHEET MUSIC - Easy VersionThe famous ODE TO JOY from Beethoven's 9th Symphony. A great way to introduce and use a an easy first song...
The glockenspiel or the xylophone is one of the first musical instruments children can use to take their first steps in playing music.This repertoire is rich enough to get you started.
12 Free scarf movement activities for elementary music teachers, P.E. teachers and any teach who wants to use scarf activities.
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Kindergarten students love using instruments! Here are 5 tried and true rhythm activities to get your little ones engaged in music class.
Do you need some music for your elementary music classroom? Here is a variety to choose from ranging from “easy” to “intermediate” levels. You can print the sheet music an…
Every chance that I can, I use little phrases or hand signals to save time. I try and do everything I can do to streamline my instruction so that I don’t have to reexplain or go back and reteach. I only get 25 minutes twice a week with my kids […]
Looking For An Easy Music Game for your Class? You've come to the right place! I'm sharing an easy music game I like to do in the spring time with my preschool, kindergarten and 1st graders. Check out this easier version of the game "Little Bird" and be sure to share your thoughts in the comment section below. Easier Game Version: Little Bird Have the class sit in a straight line along the wall. Select two students to make a window by joining each others hands high above their heads so the other children can fly under their hands. The teacher will call out a color such as red birds. Anyone that is wearing red clothes will pretend to be a red bird and fly through the window as the class sings the song. Repeat the game by singing the song again and picking a different color bird to play the game. Continue the game calling out different color birds to go through the window. (Yellow, orange, green, black, blue, white, red, pink, brown, purple, grey birds) I like to make it more fun by calling for girl birds, boy birds and all birds. Most students will get several turns to go through the window since they will have more than one color on their clothes. Teacher Tips: 1. Let the children take turns forming the window throughout the game. 2. It's much easier to have the preschool or kindergarten classes fly around the room without using the two student window. They have just as much fun pretending to fly around like birds. You can find loads of fun music games and singing games Here! Enjoy this fun game with your classes! Sherry Stucki :)
Line up easily at the end of class with the quick and easy sound game, which reinforces basic music concepts in elementary music.
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! […]
Fun and engaging hand clapping game to teach your kiddos!
Free sheet music of traditional nursery rhymes and children's songs and free fun and easy music theory printable worksheets for kids.
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These fun Musical Games with ping pongs are great for music classes, they're fun, cheap and easy to set up and always very popular!
A collection of children's stories with links to their perfect Classical Music pairings, great for inspiring imaginative movement.
Looking to add fun to your chorus classroom? Adding choir games is the answer to motivate your students.
It inevitably happens to every music teacher at some point in their teaching career: you have to call out absent. Whether it’s to attend a conference,
I love teaching this fun little folk song, “I’ve been to Harlem” a.k.a. “Turn the Glasses Over,” to my students! I learned the basic version of the song at my Orff Level 1 training a few years ago and have been playing with how to teach the lesson ever since. This year […]
In this post, you'll learn about simple but engaging centers for your lower elementary students, plus tips and printables for you to implement them in your room when you’re ready. Read all the way through so you don't miss these resources!
Some calming activities for music class to help your students wind down before sending them back to the classroom teacher!
Sometimes our plans go awry, and we just need a list of go-to ideas for unexpected sick days. So, here are my top two easy sub plans.
The first time I taught a group of kindergartens I was pretty excited. This age is so fun! But as the group walked in I realized the HUGE struggle it is to get Kindergarteners to do anything on their first day of school. It's the most adorable little struggle to get them to sit on the rug
Inculcate and enhance your child's interest in music with some related games. Read about some enjoyable music games for kids in this post.
Please Mr Crocodile Music Note Chasing Game is the perfect way for kids to practice not recognition while blowing off a bit of steam!
This year I created a small project for us to work on to continue work on high vs. low. I really enjoyed this project because the students...
Kindergarten and first grade music lesson to teach the different between singing voice and talking voice... with puppets! And books!
A Music Fortune Teller is a great way to review musical concepts learned. If you have forgotten how to play, here is a link that describes in detail how ..
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It feels weird to realize this is my last Sunday off without having to go to work the next day. It's funny because at the beginning of the summer, you feel like you have so much time. At this point of the summer, I feel like I'm trying to hold on to every second, but the seconds are quickly falling through my fingers kind of like when you try to hold water. Because of that feeling, I have been pushing as hard as I can to get several things prepped, get my room ready, and spend time with my friends and family. Speaking of which, you know how people make comments that they have a pregnant brain or mommy brain? Nope... I don't have one of those. Sorry for getting your hopes up Mom! I have what I call my back to school brain. This is where you go to bed late, get up early, and you run so hard you forget where you put things. For example, last week I started getting ready and went to put on my deodorant. I know that there are people that smell pretty without it, but yeah, I'm not one of those people. I am not kidding friends. I have a place I put it EVERY day, but it wasn't to be found. Yet, what do I find without trying? The hubby's deodorant! So, for two days (until I remembered to buy something that smelled powder fresh) I smelled like Old Spice mixed with baby powder because smelling like a guy was a little more appealing than smelling like a wet dog. Oh, just so you know, I found my deodorant the morning after I bought new deodorant. Where was it? It was under a t-shirt and hat that was in my craft room. Most people need to add finders to their keys. Not me! I need to apparently buy a deodorant buzzer. Anyway, now that you know a little too much extra information about me, I want to give you two things. First off, several fantabulous teachers put together eBooks for this coming school year. They featured tons of teachers in each of them. They have blog links, common core products, and freebies. Oh, and the best part is the books are free! Just in case you are wondering, I am in the language arts book :) Thanks Deanna Jump and Rachelle Smith for putting together two awesome books of K-2 goodies :) If you click on the language arts or math book, it will take you straight to the creators so you can download the books. If you want to see ALL the books (K-12), you can check out Creativity in the Common Core Classroom. There are links to each of the books. I'm still amazed how many incredible people are linked up. It is definitely time to do a little more back to school shopping. Also, I promised a freebie and I am delivering. My friend Kristen had this idea around a month ago. She teaches middle schoolers and wanted to know if they truly are getting what she is teaching them. So, she asked me if I could create "Exit Slips". This way, she can see if she needs to keep covering the topic without the kids realizing who understood and who may need a little help. Well, I have always called her idea "Tickets out the Door", so I made two versions. Feel free to use however you want. Have a great night... I mean morning!!!!
