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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

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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)

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

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Activities, Internet Activities, Lesson

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Our National Anthem Worksheet-Quizable!

By Teaching Music In Joy

This is a part fill-in-the-blank, part matching and part answer-the-question worksheet or quiz on America's national anthem. The first part is the first verse with missing words. The missing words are written in the second section for matching

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

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5^th, 6^th

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Worksheets, Songs

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Movin' and Groovin' Music Vocabulary Words

By Teaching Music In Joy

Here are 40 basic music vocabulary words set to music and movement. I have created all of these over many years and use them every single day in my classroom! I have the words listed and how to sing, dance and move your way into understanding

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Vocabulary, Music, Other (Music)

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

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Activities, Songs

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Rockin' Rhythm Reading to the Oldies - Kristin Lukow

By Teaching Music In Joy

There are 6 Rhythm Reading PowerPoints included in this Zip file. No music is included! You must purchase that yourself. What IS included is 4 beat rhythm patterns with clapping, movement and body percussion suggestions! These are actual

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Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

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

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PowerPoint Presentations, Songs

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Musical Word Wall With Meanings

By Teaching Music In Joy

This set of musical word wall words have the meaning printed on the cards in a smaller font. Some are very creative like crescendo and decrescendo which get larger and smaller in letter size. There are 41 words in this basic set. You can surely add

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Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

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

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Word Walls, Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

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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)

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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.

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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

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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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Jazz Listening Chart

By Teaching Music In Joy

This is a simple table with boxes for describing 8 Jazz pieces. The pieces, composers, performers and lyricists are listed. Students are encouraged to draw or write about what they hear. All you need for this worksheet are the pieces themselves

Subjects:

Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Worksheets, Outlines, Graphic Organizers

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America, The Beautiful - Write Your Own Verse!

By Teaching Music In Joy

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

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

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Worksheets, 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'

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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

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Word Walls, Video Files

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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

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Word Walls, Bulletin Board Ideas

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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

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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

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PowerPoint Presentations

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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

Types:

Projects, Unit Plans, Songs

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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.