For those in the US looking for Thanksgiving activities to share with your classrooms, here are several great ideas […]

Preschool and Music classes can be fun and include learning skills with ideas for K-6 using turkey music and movement activities.

Looking for ideas for this popular Thanksgiving song - Over the River and Through the Woods? Check out this post for great information and a freebie too!

Preschool and Music classes can be fun and include learning skills with ideas for K-6 using turkey music and movement activities.

November and Thanksgiving music activities.

Teach kids to recognize gratitude and be thankful by doing this thankfulness paper chain with them throughout the month of November.

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Celebrate Thanksgiving with free piano downloads from Hoffman Academy! Explore games, printables, sheet music, and more.

Murder mystery parties are the BEST! What if you could recreate the mystery experience in your classroom? Check out how I took what I learned and...

Kindergarten students have been learning all about our classroom percussion instruments. They've learned to identify the instrument names and play them using correct technique. I got the idea from Mrs. Mattson's Music Room to use this "Aikendrum" activity to review all that they've learned. First, I introduced the song and we talked about what they heard. The students loved hearing all of the silly things Aikendrum was made from. (http://rovingfiddlehead.com/kidlit/flannel-friday-aiken-drum/) Next, we learned the song and sang it together. I used Raffi's version. Then, I had a few students come to the board to choose their own Aikendrum food items and we sang the song again. After some fun singing together, I told the students that they were going to get to be even more creative together and create an Aikendrum from our classroom percussion instruments. I put them into groups, gave them a bucket of instruments, and the fun began. Once they were finished creating their Aikendrum, they worked together to draw a picture of each instrument part and write the instrument's name in the blank for their creation. They also tried to sing their own version of the song. Here are a few pictures of what they came up with: Here is a copy of the worksheet I made for those interested. Enjoy!

I really like this song because I get a chance to talk with students about "call and response" songs and can introduce improvisation.

Here's a free printable for playing the game musical pumpkin. It's a variation of musical chairs but without chairs or children getting put out of the game.

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Truth or Dare Music Jenga. Organized Chaos. Fun and engaging game for elementary and middle school to review concepts. Could be used for sub plans, centers, or a full class game.

We have so much to be thankful for this year with another little turkey joining our family last month! November has flown by but we kept busy between the baby snuggles with our new Tot School Thanksgiving theme these past few weeks. Here were our plans for our Thanksgiving theme: And here are the details […]

Superhero Freeze Dance: Need a fun movement activity to fill a few minutes of music or PE? Classroom teachers, are you looking for a fun brain break to get your kids up and moving? Try this Freeze Dance! Turn on some fun music, and each time you hit pause show a different picture (print or project onto your board). Students will love posing like these superhero boys and girls. This file includes 38 fun poses for your students. This file is also included in my money saving bundle: Freeze Dance Year Round Bundle Turn on your favorite superhero jam and get ready to move. I have included links to 8 of my favorite songs to use with this set. PLEASE NOTE- Due to copyright issues, I cannot include an mp3 of the music to play. If you download this product, please let me know what you think by leaving feedback! Each comment brightens my day and helps me improve my materials. If you love this set, check out my other Freeze Dance sets: - Superhero Freeze Dance - Rock Star Freeze Dance - Summer Freeze Dance - Pirates Freeze Dance - Monster Mash Freeze Dance - Thanksgiving Freeze Dance {Movement Exploration} - Rockin' Christmas Freeze Dance - Winter Fun Freeze Dance - Valentine's Freeze Dance - St. Patrick's Day Freeze Dance - Rainy Day Freeze Dance - Easter Freeze Dance - Year Round Freeze Dance 1 - Year Round Freeze Dance 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Connect with me! Make sure that you are following my store (just click the green star by my name) to get the latest scoop on new resources, sales, and freebies. Follow me on Facebook @ Lindsay's Kodaly Inspired Classroom Check out my Pinterest Boards Follow me on Instagram Get some great ideas on my blog, Kodaly Inspired Classroom ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you have any questions about a resource, please feel free to contact me at [email protected]

Make teaching about past vs. present in your kindergarten social studies lessons a breeze with these fun and engaging resources.

If your patients loved using the Winter Reminisce Activity, they are sure to enjoy these Spring reminisce questions and topics. Just enter your email below to get the full download. Get flexible and take your patients outside for part of this activity. My super creative COTA friend, used them with her patients. She even had PT ... Read More about Spring Reminisce Activity

September is the perfect time to begin improvisation activities in the elementary music classroom. Download the free fall music lesson ideas.

Dr. Jean's Albuquerque Turkey Song sung to the tune of "Oh My Darlin' Clementine"

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.

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

It’s no surprise that I sprinkle some autumn magic in my lesson plans. Here are some of my favorite fall music lessons...

This printable Thanksgiving dinner playlist is the perfect addition to your festivities. It's a jazzy take on turkey day and a classic!

Just print & play! Do you need engaging November/Thanksgiving/Autumn activities or music sub plans? Each page offers creative ways for students to learn more about the classical compositions of Benjamin Britten! Composer Birthday: Benjamin Britten - November 22 What's Included: 1-page Resource Guide Listening Sheet Star Rating Guide (Students rate with pumpkins!) Listening Sheets Weather and Emotions Listening Sheets Composer Biography Page - fact sheet (1 or 2 facts are already provided, a box to paste/draw the composer's portrait, and a birthday box to color in and decorate cupcakes! Composer Research Sheet - students can use their favorite reference materials to compile a full page of facts about the composer's home country. Composer Rating Activity - there are more options to profile the composer on the rating sheet, including which season and musical style they belong to. Word Composer Activity - the classic letter puzzle, students can use all the letters from the composer's full name to create new, shorter words and record their score. Benjamin Britten Musical Selections: (two pages per piece) 01. The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra 02. Simple Symphony 03. Violin Concerto No. 5 04. Spring Symphony 05. Cuckoo (Friday Afternoons) 06. Sinfonia Da Requiem 07. Cello Sonata, Op. 65 08. Ballad of Heroes

Free kids printable Seek and Find activity. A great thanksgiving activity for kids. A fun and free fall activity for preschool & kindergarten.