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Teaching Music In Joy

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Kristin Lukow's Basketballs To The Beat!

By Teaching Music In Joy

Music and Basketball have this in common: RHYTHM! I have been teaching note values, beat and rhythm using basketballs for years. Now, due to repeated requests from my music teacher friends, I have put four of those routines to paper so others can

Subjects:

Music, Other (Music), Physical Education

Grades:

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

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Elementary Musical Scope and Sequence

By Teaching Music In Joy

This is a K - 6 musical scope and sequence for the general music education classroom. It is one we worked on for over a year for our school district. (Updated 10-8-18) I am the only elementary music teacher in my district. This is a good starting

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Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

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

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Syllabi, Outlines, Professional Documents

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Painless Plans for the Elementary Music Substitute

By Teaching Music In Joy

These are UPDATED plans I leave for my substitute! I never know if I am going to have a "music person" in my room so these plans are do-able for ANY substitute teacher. I have a "Sub Tub" which contains the supplies mentioned on the paper.

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Other (Music)

Grades:

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

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Activities, Internet Activities, Lesson

$1.50

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Music Monthly Lesson Plan Template

By Teaching Music In Joy

This music lesson plan template contains the National Standards for music in the right hand column, the focus of the lesson in the middle column and extras that are customizable in the left hand column. The entire page is customizable for your

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Other (Music)

Grades:

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

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Outlines, Printables, Lesson

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Music Grading Rubrics

By Teaching Music In Joy

Here is a grading rubrics for your music classroom. We used this when we were still using paper grades. It assesses several areas of behavior and music mastery in the elementary music classroom.

Subjects:

Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

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

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Assessment, Rubrics

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Musical Happy Notes

By Teaching Music In Joy

Here are 16 unique musical happy notes or caught being good cards. I created them with various fonts and clip art from the discovery education site. The borders are thick, making it easy to cut with a paper cutter. "Clip art licensed from the

Subjects:

Other (Music)

Grades:

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

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Printables

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Beginning of the Year Powerpoint - Customizable

By Teaching Music In Joy

This is a beginning of the year PowerPoint that has a .ppt extension and is editable in Microsoft's PowerPoint. I use this to introduce myself and my rules to my students. It contains fun animations and slide transitions that keep students'

Subjects:

Other (Music), Classroom Management, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

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Classroom Brochure

By Teaching Music In Joy

Here is a 3-fold classroom brochure that I created for my music classrooms. This is the exact brochure I used in the 2011-2012 school year. I update it each year. This brochure is in a word format however it was created using Apple's Pages

Subjects:

Other (Music), Back to School, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Professional Documents, For Parents

$1.50

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MP3 Beautiful Nebraska Accompaniment

By Teaching Music In Joy

This is an MP3 accompaniment track I created on my Yamaha keyboard, for Nebraska's state song, Beautiful Nebraska.

Subjects:

Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

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

Types:

Songs

$1.50

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Major Scale Ladder

By Teaching Music In Joy

I have always wanted a real ladder in my classroom to represent the Major Scale, one with Mi and Fa and Ti and Do to be closer together to show the 1/2 steps. I've drawn one on the board for many years and until I build the real thing, I'm going to

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Posters

$1.00

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Teeth Songs!

By Teaching Music In Joy

Here are 7 songs all about teeth, sung to familiar tunes! The songs are about a lost tooth, a loose tooth, a tooth ache, pulling a tooth out, braces, cavities and new tooth! I have written out the title, the words and the tunes. No musical

Subjects:

Vocal Music, Health, Child Care

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Songs

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Beautiful Nebraska Coloring Page / Word Sheet

By Teaching Music In Joy

This is a beautiful word sheet I created for our state song, Beautiful Nebraska. It is created in color and can be used as an overhead slide or printed in gray scale for a coloring sheet. It has all the words printed as well as the composers and

Subjects:

Vocal Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Songs

$1.00

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Beginning of the Year Keynote - Customizable

By Teaching Music In Joy

This presentation was made in Keynote. I like to tweak it every year to keep it interesting for my students. Keynote is the program I prefer to use to create presentations! It is adorable and customizable. It is a beginning of the year introduction

Subjects:

Other (Music), For All Subjects

Grades:

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

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PowerPoint Presentations

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Instrument Families Chant

By Teaching Music In Joy

These are rhythm chants I created for my students to move, clap and remember the instrument families of the orchestra. We make up our own actions to aid in the memory and the fun. Your students will enjoy creating their own actions and making it

Subjects:

Music, Instrumental Music

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Songs, Printables

$1.00

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Beautiful Nebraska Quiz

By Teaching Music In Joy

This is a short quiz based on the lyrics of Nebraska's state song, Beautiful Nebraska. It is a short fill in the blank worksheet with no word bank.

Subjects:

Other (Music)

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Songs

$1.00

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Musical Mini Post-It Notes Template!

By Teaching Music In Joy

These are fun! Simply copy this page. Place a blank paper on top of this page. Put your mini-sticky notes in the exact place of the template that is underneath. You should be able to see through the paper just enough to line up the notes with

Subjects:

Other (Music)

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables

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Instrument Family Chants

By Teaching Music In Joy

Here are chants I wrote for my students to interact with and remember the instrument families of the orchestra. There are two pages. One with the words only and one with the rhythms we use. We make up our own actions to go with the chants. Kids

Subjects:

Music, Instrumental Music

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Printables

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

35 years of elementary music classroom education. Pianist, vocalist and worship leader. Adult education facilitator.

MY TEACHING STYLE

As a music teacher, I aim to cultivate a growing musical awareness by providing enthusiastic instruction in music fundamentals and guidance in musical creativity.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Nebraska Loves Our Public Schools highlighted teacher - 2010.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BME in music education from The University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The products I share here on TPT are ones I have created for use in my own classroom! I know they work because I use them!

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I'm the wife of my hunky hubby, the mother of three married children, Mimi to six beautiful grandchildren, musician, explorer, gardener and gravel road walker. I was diagnosed with MS in 2009 and am currently living symptom free. I'm blessed beyond words.