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First Year Orff Exploration Bundle

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Rockstar Recorder: A Recorder Curriculum that...

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Special Needs Music Education Lessons: It's...

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All Orff For Beginners Curriculum Bundle

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Rockstar Recorder: A Recorder Curriculum that includes Orff concepts and process

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This whole year recorder curriculum is called ROCKSTAR RECORDER! The goal of this curriculum is to use Sing, Say, Move and Play to teach the Baroque Soprano Recorder. Students will learn the recorder in a sequence and also continue their mastery of

Subjects:

Music, Music Composition, Instrumental Music

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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$55.00

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First Year Orff Exploration Bundle

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Our best-selling first grade curriculum continues right where the Pre-Orff Exploration left off. This one semester curriculum includes 20 lessons in 8 units. Students will learn how to hold mallets, how to be respectful to the instruments, how to

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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$41.00

$36.90

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Special Needs Music Education Lessons: It's PlayTime: Full Curriculum

By Orff for Beginners

Special Needs Music Education Lessons: This is our full PlayTime Curriculum: lesson plans, PowerPoints, cards, and manipulatives for the special education music classroom. If you follow the lesson plans and PowerPoints, it is a full school year

Subjects:

Music

Grades:

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

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$55.00

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All Orff For Beginners Curriculum Bundle

By Orff for Beginners

This bundle contains all grade level curriculum that Orff for Beginners has available. Kindergarten, First Grade (which is Pre-Orff Exploration and First Year Orff Exploration), Second Grade, Third Grade and Upper Elementary. Pre-K is included free

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Music

Grades:

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

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It's Preschool Time! ENTIRE YEAR

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“It’s Preschool Time” is ready for your preschool students! After much success with our “It’s Music Time!” curriculum in the Kindergarten classes, we decided to bring it to the preschool level. Similar to “It’s Music Time,” these lessons are

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Music

Grades:

PreK

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$35.00

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Second Year Orff Exploration Bundle

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This whole year second year curriculum teaches students all the concepts they are expected to learn in their second year of Orff experiences. There are 11 units, all of which are sold individually, but are bundled here for a discount. Also included

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Music, Vocal Music

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Lesson

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It's Music Time! An Entire Year Curriculum for Kindergarten

By Orff for Beginners

This entire year kindergarten curriculum teaches students to sing, say, move and play. The It's Music Time curriculum is divided up into 8 different times. Vocal Time, Singing Time, Opposite Time, Instrument Time, Movement Time, Nursery Rhyme Time,

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Music

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Kindergarten, 1^st

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Lesson

$60.00

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Third Year Orff Exploration Bundle

By Orff for Beginners

This whole year third year curriculum teaches students all the concepts they are expected to learn in their third year of Orff experiences. There are 8 units, all of which are sold individually, but are bundled here for a discount. TempoThis

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Music

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Lesson

$48.00

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Pre-Orff Exploration Bundle

By Orff for Beginners

This bundle includes The Farm, I Found the Rhythm, Naughty Kitty Cat, and PumpkinsIncluded in all 4 units are our Snapshots and our "Today in Music Class" sections. The Snapshot is a one page view of a days lesson. It's condensed and quick to look

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Music

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Special Needs Music Education Lessons: It's PlayTime!--Instrument Time

By Orff for Beginners

Special Needs Music Education Lessons: This is the next in our series of products for special education music class, also known as intervention class. This packet contains a variety of songs for learning the names of musical instruments and using

Subjects:

Music

Grades:

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

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Lesson

$3.00

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Fall Into Music Bundle: Pumpkins, Leaves and Apples, the Orff way

By Orff for Beginners

This bundled item puts together seven fall units in one product. The Preschool ones are added for free since not everyone teaches preschool. It’s Preschool Time!- FALLThis Preschool fall unit focuses on rhythm exploration with the theme of Fall

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music

Grades:

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

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Lesson

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Special Needs Music Education Lessons: It's PlayTime!--Story Time

By Orff for Beginners

Special Needs Music Education: This is the next in our series of products for special education music class, also known as intervention class. This packet contains a variety of songs for helping students wind down from a busy music class, called

Subjects:

Music

Grades:

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

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Lesson

$3.00

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Theme and Variations: Upper Elementary

By Orff for Beginners

This upper elementary unit teaches students the concept of theme and variation. There are two versions included, each of them has 4 lessons, one using recorder and one using xylophones. The recorder one emphasizes the note F#. They both use Hot

Subjects:

Music

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Lesson

$7.00

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Penguins! Learning about 16th notes

By Orff for Beginners

This middle of the year second grade unit teaches students about 16th notes. The unit teaches 16th notes through singing, dancing, speaking and playing instruments with penguin activities. Also included is our lesson plan Snapshot. This is a one

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

$6.00

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3rd Grade Sub Plans

By Orff for Beginners

Meet the Orchestra with a sub! Students will learn the different instruments of the orchestra through the stories "Zin, Zin, Zin a Violin," "Berlioz the Bear" and "There Was a Shy Fellow Who Swallowed a Cello."These are four standalone sub plans for

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Music

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Lesson

$7.00

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Rain: Learning about Major and Minor

By Orff for Beginners

This third grade middle of the year unit uses the concept of rain to teach major and minor. Students review tonal center, and experience the sounds of major and minor with a movement story and 6 short rain pieces that help students hear major and

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Lesson

$6.00

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It's Music Time! Semester One for Kindergarteners

By Orff for Beginners

This first semester kindergarten curriculum teaches students to sing, say, move and play. The It's Music Time curriculum is divided up into 8 different times. Vocal Time, Singing Time, Opposite Time, Instrument Time, Movement Time, Nursery Rhyme

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

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Lesson

$30.00

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Kindergarten Sub Plans

By Orff for Beginners

These are four standalone sub plans for Kindergarten. Each plan runs somewhat parallel to lessons in our Kindergarten curriculum. However, they will be easy for anyone to understand. There are manipulatives and interventions to print and add to

Subjects:

Music

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

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Lesson

$6.00

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Special Needs Music Education Lessons: It's PlayTime!--Movement Time

By Orff for Beginners

Special Needs Music Lessons: This is the next in our series of products for special education music class, also known as intervention class. This packet contains a variety of songs for learning to move appropriately, called Movement Time. Each Time

Subjects:

Music

Grades:

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

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Lesson

$3.00

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Star Light Star Bright: High/Low and So/Mi on Xylophones

By Orff for Beginners

This first grade unit teaches high and low and so and mi on the xylophones. Students will use movement, visuals and xylophone activities to understand the concepts. Also included is our lesson plan Snapshot. This is a one page view of a days

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Lesson

$5.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Leslie King: Elementary Music Specialist Pre-K through 5th Grade 11 years Private Piano Lesson Instructor: 8 years Come Sing With Me: Early Childhood music classes Musical Reader's Theatre Instructor Grades 3-4 3 years Ellen Augsburger: Elementary Music Specialist Pre-K through 5th Grade 11 years Private Piano Lesson Instructor: 15 years

MY TEACHING STYLE

We believe that children are the creators of their own music. Our lessons include many children's stories, movement, dance, instruments, songs, games, nursery rhymes and folk songs. We believe that children should be engaged in learning and encouraged to create on their own.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Presented Lessons at local Orff Chapter meetings.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Leslie King: Undergraduate: Cornerstone University Elementary Education Major with minors in music and language arts. Masters: Elementary Education with emphasis in music. Orff Levels One and Two certified Ellen Augsburger: Undergraduate: Goshen College Music Education Major with minor in Piano Pedagogy Masters: Anderson University Music Education with emphasis in Orff Orff Levels One, Two and Three certified

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

We create our own Christmas Musical Programs using Children's Christmas stories.

GRADES

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

Arts & Music, Music, Music Composition, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music