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Home On The Range Writing Project

By Teaching Music In Joy

Get your students writing by using a folk song template! Home On The Range is the great state song of Kansas that everyone knows! Or at least they should! It's one of the great folk songs born out of the westward movement in the United States.

Subjects:

U.S. History, Music Composition, Poetry

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Songs, Lesson

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The Super Fun 3 Minute Music Test

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This is my version of a tricky test I found on-line. I made it for my 5th and 6th graders. You can really only give it once as the first question is the trick! Maybe you've seen test like this. I know my students will have fun with it. I hope

Subjects:

Music, Study Skills

Grades:

5^th, 6^th

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Worksheets

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Military Songs Medley PP Presentation

By Teaching Music In Joy

This PowerPoint presentation shares a bit of history on each of the songs from each branch of the military. (Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marines) One slide per song is for history and one slide per song is for the main chorus or verse of

Subjects:

U.S. History, Music

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Songs

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America, The Beautiful - Write Your Own Verse!

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Katharine Lee Bates wrote four verses to her poem which turned into one of our great Patriotic songs and each year I have my fifth graders write their own verse. The paper gives instruction on how to do just that with the first verse of the poem

Subjects:

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

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Songs

$2.00

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Sakura in A Minor Pentatonic for Recorder

By Teaching Music In Joy

This is a paper I use with my students for melody reading using the Japanese folk song Sakura. It begins on A and is easily playable on the recorder in A minor pentatonic. The top of the paper has letters in boxes representing the notes for those

Subjects:

Instrumental Music, Asian Studies

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Songs

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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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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

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Professional Documents, For Parents

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Musical Vocabulary Words Movie

By Teaching Music In Joy

This is a self-playing movie with a pretty aqua background made with lots of fun transitions to make it visually interesting. I made it in Apple's Keynote program. It contains all the musical vocabulary words I have included in my "Musical Word

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Other (Music)

Grades:

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

Types:

Word Walls, Video Files

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Pie Rhythms

By Teaching Music In Joy

Who loves pie? I do and I like that my students are associating speech with rhythm. This worksheet has students write the given pie names under the corresponding rhythms in the table. It also gives them opportunity to write their own favorites and

Subjects:

Music

Grades:

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

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Worksheets

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Musical Word Wall - 60 Words - PDF

By Teaching Music In Joy

This is a a collection of 60 musical terms to be cut out and used as a word wall. They are edged in a thick black border that will allow you ease for cutting out. All the words are in the same size box which is equal to the width of a regula 8.5 X

Subjects:

Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

2^nd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Word Walls, Bulletin Board Ideas

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Dog Breed Rhythms

By Teaching Music In Joy

I'm a dog lover and we have always owned rescue dogs. Many of my students love their dogs or wish they had one! Combining something they love with speech patterns and rhythm, that I also love! This worksheet has students write the given dog

Subjects:

Music

Grades:

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

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Worksheets

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Favorite Music Survey

By Teaching Music In Joy

This is a simple survey to give your elementary/middle music students at the beginning of the year, or anytime you want this information. The questions are open-ended, no right or wrong answers. They will give you a better understanding of the

Subjects:

Other (Music)

Grades:

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

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Research

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America - My Country 'Tis of Thee - PowerPoint

By Teaching Music In Joy

This is a powerPoint that I created in Apple's program Keynote and then exported as PowerPoint. It includes the lyricist and a brief history of the tune. It includes all 4 verses and is presented on a very pretty red background. America is a

Subjects:

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

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

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Rhythm Chart

By Teaching Music In Joy

Here is a simple rhythm grid for your students to fill in to aide in understanding of note values and their relationship to each other. I have provided 2 key options. I project these and review how to draw the notes and then project the blank one

Subjects:

Music, Music Composition

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

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Musical Word Wall - 60 Words - Customizable in Microsoft Word

By Teaching Music In Joy

This is a a collection of 60 musical terms to be cut out and used as a word wall. They are edged in a thick black border tht will allow you ease for cutting out. All the words are in the same size box which is equal to the width of a regula 8.5 X

Subjects:

Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

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

Types:

Word Walls, Bulletin Board Ideas

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Song Unit from the Writings of Laura Ingles Wilder

By Teaching Music In Joy

This is a complete unit outline of all of the music in the Little House on the Prairie series written by Laura ingles Wilder. I have read all the books and gleaned the mentions of songs and music within. This unit gives the information of the

Subjects:

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

Grades:

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

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Projects, Unit Plans, Songs

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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

Types:

Activities

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Music Student Audition Form

By Teaching Music In Joy

I'm always looking for an easy-to-use form that will help me keep track of student auditions. I have created something that categorizes student by name, class and/or school. It uses the 4 "Ps" Preparedness, Presence, Projection, and Pitch. There

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

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

Types:

Classroom Forms

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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

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Get America Singing Scavenger Hunt

By Teaching Music In Joy

This is a Scavenger Hunt I created for the first book of Get America Singing. Students read the questions and go find the answers in the book. The will be finding songs with certain time signatures, looking for musical symbols and other interesting

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets

$1.00

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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.