Snow Day/Winter Musical Choice Boards K-5

Are you looking for a fun, interactive activity for the remote or hybrid classroom? These engaging choice boards are perfect for a remote snow day or for anytime during the winter! Students LOVE choice boards, and you'll love how easy they are to implement into your classroom!

There are 3 choice boards in this set: K/1, 2/3 and 4/5. Each has completely different activities and you are welcome to edit and mix and match.

Choice Board Descriptions: 

K/1 

1. Winter Vocal Exploration- Students follow winter-themed vocal pathways (audio files embedded for additional guidance) 
2. Winter Rhythm Sort- Students sort winter words into 1 syllable/quarter note box and 2 syllable/eighth notes box (also included as a SeeSaw activity) 
3. Build a Snowman Same/Different Game- Students listen to tonal and rhythm patterns and identify them as same/different in this fun interactive game (all patterns are performed with neutral syllables)
4. Winter Listening- Student watch LineRider’s Skaters’ Waltz (with the option to “ice skate” around their space) 
5. Winter Art- Students draw a picture on Chrome Music Lab 
6. Story- Students listen to “Snowy Day” 

2/3

1. Snow Day Melody- Students sing a Sol-Mi-Re-Do melody and play it on a virtual xylophone (audio files embedded for additional guidance) 
2. Igloo Rhythms- Students create patterns using winter-themed rhythmic building blocks (quarter note, eighth notes, quarter rest) (also included as a SeeSaw activity) 
3. Build A Snowman Rhythm Game- Students decode rhythmic patterns and identify notes and rests in this fun interactive game (quarter note, eighth notes, quarter rest, half note)
4. Winter Listening- Students listen & read about Vivaldi’s “Winter” and then the Piano Guys’ mashup of “Winter” and “Let It Go” 
5. Music Technology- Students experiment with Chrome Songmaker 
6. Play-Alongs-Students read or play along with winter-themed YouTube videos (quarter note, eighth notes, quarter rest, half note) 

4/5 

1. Create A Melody- Students turn a poem into a melody with Creatability
2. Igloo Rhythms- Students create patterns using winter-themed rhythmic building blocks (rhythms included: quarter, eighth, sixteenth, 2 sixteenth and 1 eighth) (also included as a SeeSaw activity) 
3. Build A Snowman Treble Clef Game- Students identify notes on the treble clef staff in this fun interactive game 
4. Winter Listening- Students listen to “Vuelie” from Frozen and learn more about the Sami people 
5. Music Technology- Students experiment with winter haikus and Typatone 
6. Play-Alongs-Students read or play along with winter-themed YouTube videos

Before you purchase: 

These choice boards are GOOGLE SLIDES files- please make sure your school uses the Google platform.

Your students will need internet access as well as access to YouTube and several websites (Chrome Music Lab, Creatability, Typatone, Playxylo.com) to successfully interact with the choice board.

If you use a different video platform, you can replace the YouTube videos with your own links. 

If you have a technology question or issue, please contact me at christinemorgan1021@gmail.com before posting a negative review. I am happy to help!