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Half Steps with Lauren

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Music Mad Libs

By Half Steps with Lauren

This includes 5 fun and easy songs that were turned into Mad Libs! This is great for whole class fun, small group work, centers, or just to fill those few minutes when kids are in line waiting for their teacher to pick them up! Mad Libs are a

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music, Other (ELA)

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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$2.00

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More Musical Mad Libs

By Half Steps with Lauren

Mad Libs are SO much fun, why not use them in your classroom?!?! This is my second set of musical mad libs for classroom use. There are five commonly known songs where important words are missing and students need to fill them in based on the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Music

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Printables

$2.00

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How to Catch a Snowman Movement Activity

By Half Steps with Lauren

Students love the How to Catch a....... series of books! What better way to get out of the winter doldrums than to add fun movement to one of those silly books, How to Catch a Snowman?!?! Whether you need a brain break, a reason to reread the book,

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Winter

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Not Grade Specific

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Activities, Games

$4.00

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Charlotte's Web Rhythmic Composition/Notation Bundle

By Half Steps with Lauren

I used this when our school read Charlotte's Web as our "One School One Book." These activities are a great way to integrate literacy and the school-wide project into your music room. This bundle includes a PowerPoint of the main characters without

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Activities

$6.50

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My Hat Has Three Corners Lyrics and Accompaniment

By Half Steps with Lauren

This presentation can be used to teach the song My Hat Has Three Corners. It begins with the lyrics alone and then adds layers of accompaniment depicted with icons on each new slide. This is created through the Orff approach. You can use the icons

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities

$2.00

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Charlotte's Web Characters and Rhythms

By Half Steps with Lauren

This PowerPoint presentation includes pictures and names of the main characters in this story along with their matching rhythms (quarter notes, quarter rests, half notes, pairs of eighth notes). You can use this resource in a variety of ways to

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities

$1.50

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Easter Egg Hunt Rhythm Game - Ta, TiTi, Shh

By Half Steps with Lauren

This SMARTNotebook file is an interactive game to help your students practice reading and performing rhythms using quarter notes, quarter rests, and pairs of eighth notes. Students can either touch the egg on the SMARTboard or toss a squishy ball

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Games

$3.00

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Apple Tree Lyrics and Accompaniment

By Half Steps with Lauren

This song is a favorite among teachers and students. While it is great in the fall, it is fun to do any time of the year. These pages take you through the progression of learning the lyrics first, and then layering different accompaniment parts on

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Activities

$2.00

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Pumpkin Pie Rhythm Practice

By Half Steps with Lauren

Pumpkin and Pie = the best words for fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving! Using these words/pictures, students can practice reading and performing rhythms. There are a set of slides with icons only, icons and words, icons and notation. This is fun

Subjects:

Music, Music Composition, Other (Music)

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Printables

$2.00

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Charlotte's Web Creative Composition Worksheet

By Half Steps with Lauren

This worksheet focuses on the rhythms of the names of the main characters in Charlotte's Web. After decoding the character names, students can use those rhythms as building blocks to create three separate rhythmic compositions. These compositions

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Activities

$2.00

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Tempo Definition Worksheet

By Half Steps with Lauren

This could be used as a worksheet or as an assessment. It is a multi-level matching worksheet which is in line with the new push for more complicated assessment practices. Students need to be able to know the definition of each tempo word along

Subjects:

Music

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment

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Charlotte's Web Character Rhythms

By Half Steps with Lauren

This is a PowerPoint slide presentation with pictures and names of the main characters in Charlotte's Web. Students can decode the rhythms to match the names of the main characters. This is a great way to incorporate literature into your music

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities

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Charlotte's Web Icon Notation Composition

By Half Steps with Lauren

This SMARTboard presentation has two slides with icon composition using pictures of the main characters. One slide allows for a simple two-icon composition and the second slide allows for a four-icon composition. You can use this in a variety of

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Activities

$1.50

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Elements of Music Analylsis

By Half Steps with Lauren

This product allows you to start with whole class discussion about the elements of music. The first page can be done as a large group analyzing music you are listening to together. If wanted, you could also use this page to write definitions and

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities, Assessment

$1.50

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Are You Sleeping? Steady Beat Map

By Half Steps with Lauren

Easy for students or teacher to use. Point to the icons to follow the steady beat of the song. The icons match the lyrics of the song. Great way to introduce quarter rest. One slide uses "z" and the other slide uses the traditional quarter rest

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Activities, Songs

$1.00

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Music Journal Questions

By Half Steps with Lauren

This is a collection of fifteen music related journal prompts for a wide range of ages. These can be used for individual work where students write answers on their own or can be used a conversation starters during class. Perfect for bell work,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Music, Writing

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Centers

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching at the elementary level for 15 years and have been in the middle school for 3 years. I have my undergrad degree in PK - 12 music education and my Masters' Degree in Gifted and Talented Instruction with a focus on the musically gifted. I also have experience with preschool music classes.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Most of my teaching centers around the ideas and research of Dr. John Feierabend! His methods are simply amazing. They are backed by years of research and have proven successful year after year. They are logical, age appropriate, and child-centered. In my classes we make music constantly. There is very little "teacher talk" going on (as much as I can help it!) I also have my Level 1 Orff Certification and infuse my classroom with many Orff principles and ideas. As Dr. Feierabend says, my number one rule in my classroom is to "sing FOR the students, not with them!!"

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Arts & Music, Music, Music Composition, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Performing Arts), Other (ELA), Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Winter