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Simple Star-Spangled Banner Sheet Word Bank & Definitions

By Teaching Music In Joy

This is a simple Star-Spangled Banner fill-in-the-blank worksheet that has a word bank with definitions at the bottom of the page. I like to use this with 3rd graders each year for practice with vocabulary and writing! It's an easily accesible

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Vocabulary, U.S. History, Vocal Music

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Worksheets, Songs, Printables

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Our National Anthem Worksheet-Quizable!

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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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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.

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U.S. History, Music, Vocal Music

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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

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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

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

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

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PowerPoint Presentations, Songs

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Home On The Range Writing Project

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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.

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U.S. History, Music Composition, Poetry

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Worksheets, Songs, Lesson

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Military Songs Medley PP Presentation

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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

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U.S. History, Music

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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

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

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Worksheets, Songs

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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

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

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

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PowerPoint Presentations

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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

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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)

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

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Activities

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The Star-Spangled Banner Writing project.

By Teaching Music In Joy

This worksheet is designed to help students understand the meaning of our National Anthem by having them re-write the first verse of the Star-Spangled Banner, line by line, using language that we use today. Directions are given at the beginning

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U.S. History, Vocal Music

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Worksheets, Songs, Lesson

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Grand Old Flag PowerPoint

By Teaching Music In Joy

This is a PowerPoint for the public domain song, Grand Old Flag. It includes the one simple verse by George M. Cohan and a bit of history as to how the song came to be. I created this PowerPoint in Apple's Keynote program and exported it as a

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U.S. History, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music

Grades:

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

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PowerPoint Presentations

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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.