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Kristin Lukow's Basketballs To The Beat!

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Jumping for Joy! A Jump Band Guide by Kristin Lukow

By Teaching Music In Joy

Teachers have been asking me for years to share how I teach Kathryn Short's fabulous Rainbow Jump Bands! I have finally compiled my best tips, tricks and techniques into one easy to use resource! It includes a playlist of songs with tempos

Subjects:

Music, Physical Education, Dance

Grades:

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

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Unit Plans, Activities

$5.00

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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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Would You Rather? Music Style.

By Teaching Music In Joy

There is a new app called, "Would You Rather?" It gives you two (often strange) scenarios and asks which one "would you rather?" My family had a lot of fun playing this game long before there was an app for it! I thought it would be fun to create

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Games

$1.50

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America's Patriotic Music - Historical Timeline & Tidbits with Lyrics

By Teaching Music In Joy

I've been working on this Powerpoint for a long time! I am always trying to tie the history to the music. This contains a timeline of many of America's Patriotic songs along with a bit of history on each one and the most familiar lyrics sung.

Subjects:

U.S. History, Music, Vocal Music

Grades:

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

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PowerPoint Presentations, Songs

$3.00

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Rhythm Reading To The Oldies II

By Teaching Music In Joy

Here are 5 more Rhythm Reading PowerPoints included in a Zip file. No music is included! You must purchase that yourself. (Copyright!) I use the original recordings by the artists purchased from iTunes. What IS included is 4 beat rhythm patterns

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music

Grades:

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

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PowerPoint Presentations, Songs

$8.00

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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

Subjects:

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

$1.50

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Chronological Yankee Doodle Presidents of the USA UPDATED!

By Teaching Music In Joy

I teach my students to memorize the presidents of the United States in chronological order. I have heard many different tunes used with this endeavor but I felt Yankee Doodle was the most appropriate since it was our first Patriotic song. I have

Subjects:

U.S. History, Vocal Music, Presidents' Day

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Songs

$2.00

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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

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PowerPoint Presentations

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Grand Old Flag / Stars and Stripes Forever :: Rhythm Basketball

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. This is my stand alone Rhythm Basketball product. It's one of my favorites. The MP3 is not included but can be

Subjects:

U.S. History, Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Activities

$2.00

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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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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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Low Rider Rhythm Reading PowerPoint

By Teaching Music In Joy

I've created many Rhythm Reading presentations through the years. I create them in Keynote and transfer them to PowerPoint. This presentation is FREE! The photos are NOT mine. The music is NOT included! I have two other packages for sale here

Subjects:

Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Songs

FREE

Digital Download PPTX (2.10 MB)

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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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

$1.50

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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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MUSIC Acronym Poster #2

By Teaching Music In Joy

Here is my 2nd music acronym poster. I have a bulletin board made out of this saying as it is a good advocacy piece! I hope you love it!

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music

Grades:

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

Types:

Posters

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.18 MB)

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MUSIC Acronym Poster #3

By Teaching Music In Joy

And here is poster #3! It is in a pdf format like #1 and #2. Enjoy.

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music

Grades:

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

Types:

Posters

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MUSIC Acronym Poster #1

By Teaching Music In Joy

We've all seen these sayings. Now, I'm trying my hand at making some posters for my room. I hope you enjoy it too!

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music

Grades:

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

Types:

Posters

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.23 MB)

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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.