8th grade Spring other (performing arts) resources for SMART Notebook

Scott Joplin; The King of Ragtime - SMARTBOARD/NOTEBOOK EDITION

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This Smart Notebook lesson (appropriate for elementary music students in grades 3 and up) introduces students to the famous African-American composer Scott Joplin, one of the most popular composer of the Ragtime era. Included in this unit of study, you will find colorful graphics/clip-art, historical background information and pictures on topics like player pianos, cakewalks, etc., short video/audio examples of themes being discussed within the lesson, attached audio examples of colorful listen

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3rd - 8th

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Bird and Spring Themed SMART Board Attendance Activity w/ SOUND

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Classroom Management, For All Subjects, Spring

What better way to start your day than with the delightful sound of chirping birds! Students move their bird to the birdhouse and then click the bird in the house for a special morning greeting! This activity comes with both a numbered page (if you assign students numbers) and a page where you can change student names. Directions for changing names are included! *If you are concerned about students being able to reach the higher items on a SMART Board, consider having students use a pointe

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PreK - 8th

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Spring/Earth Day SMART Board Attendance Activity Bundle (3 Activities)

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Earth Day, Environment, Spring

This bundle has three Spring and Earth Day themed SMART Board Attendance Activities. SOUNDS are included for all three activities. Each attendance activity comes with a direction page specific to the activity. There are two options for each attendance activity--a numbered page (if you assign students numbers) and a page where you can change student names. Check out my individual listings for additional pictures for each activity! "Birds in a Birdhouse" What better way to start your day than

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PreK - 8th

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Butterfly and Spring Themed SMART Board Attendance w/ SOUND and ANIMATION

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Classroom Management, Science, Spring

Fly away, little butterfly! Students use this fun and engaging notebook activity to show they are present at school. This file has both moving objects and sound. Students "release" their butterfly by clicking on it. The butterfly gracefully flies away while making a magical sound. What a wonderful way for your students to start the day! The activity comes with both a numbered page (if you assign students numbers) and a page where you can change student names. Directions for changing name

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PreK - 8th

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Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Music)

Boomwhacker Interactive Song List- Kooshball

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Muzique Arts

Use a Kooshball or simple selection by hand to give your music students the chance to choose from a few popular songs to play as a group using Boomwhackers! Let it Go, Stars Wars Theme, Star Spangled Banner, a Mystery Tune, and so many more! Fun way to learn how to read music and work in a group to create music!

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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

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Interactive Whiteboard, Activboard Activities

Music Jepoardy!

Created by

Wildpan Music

Have fun with this interactive whiteboard activity that can be used with grades 3-8 in the elementary music class. Categories include: Dynamics, Timbre, Ensembles, Tempos, and Musical Symbols. both visual and audio examples are utilized during this activity with your class! Music Jepoardy! by Ed Anderson is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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Music, Other (Music)

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3rd - 8th

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March St. Patrick's Day "Shimmy Shimmy Shamrock Shake" SMART Board Attendance

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Classroom Management, Spring, St. Patrick's Day

It's time to boogie down, shamrock style! Students make their shamrocks move and "dance" on this SMART Board attendance activity. The file has many moving objects, including a boy and girl leprechaun who will "dance" (spin) for several seconds when clicked. Students will then do the "shimmy shimmy shamrock shake" by clicking on their shamrock and making it "dance" (the shamrock will fade in and out for several seconds and then will disappear). This activity will really get rockin' when mult

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PreK - 8th

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African-American Music-Part 1: History/Influences On Today's Music-SMBD/NTBK ED.

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This entertaining and engaging interactive SMART NOTEBOOK lesson (appropriate for grades 4-8) takes elementary music students on a journey through African-American Music and Culture. The journey begins during the Civil War era and continues up through the mid 1900's Jazz era. This particular file is Part 1 of a 3 Part unit. Parts 2 and 3 are also sold as separate files in my TpT store. Genres explored and studied in this unit (Part 1, 2, 3 combined) are as follows: Introduction to the Unit

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Activities, Assessment, Interactive Whiteboard

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4th - 8th

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Earth Day Recycling SMART Board Attendance Activity w/ SOUND

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Earth Day, Environment, Spring

Celebrate Earth Day and encourage recycling through the use of this fun and engaging SMART Board attendance activity. Students move their recyclable item to the recycling bin. Students then click the bin to hear the recycling truck back up and do its job! This activity comes with both a numbered page (if you assign students numbers) and a page where you can change student names. Directions for changing names are included! *If you are concerned about students being able to reach the high

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PreK - 8th

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Spring/Easter "An Egg-stra Special Surprise" SMART Board Attendance w/ SOUND

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Classroom Management, Easter, Spring

Peep! Peep! There's a sweet little surprise hiding in each of these eggs! Click to find out who wants to say hello! Students use this "egg-stra" special interactive notebook file to indicate they are present at school. Students click on their egg to reveal a special surprise. The egg will gradually disappear to reveal a sweet little peeping chick! This activity comes with both a numbered page (if you assign students numbers) and a page where you can change student names. Directions for

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PreK - 8th

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Easter Spring Jelly Bean SMART Board Attendance Activity w/ SOUND

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Classroom Management, Easter, Spring

Mr. Bunny sure does love jelly beans! Won't you share your jelly beans with him? He might even give you a personal "thank you!" Students use this fun and engaging notebook file to show they are present at school. Students put their jelly beans in Mr. Bunny's basket. Students then click Mr. Bunny for a very special "thank you." Students will giggle with delight when they hear Mr. Bunny's voice! The activity comes with both a numbered page (if you assign students numbers) and a page where

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PreK - 8th

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Danse Macabre - A Mysterious Spooky Tale Told Through Music-SMARTBOARD/NOTEBOOK

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Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Music)

This SMART NOTEBOOK lesson is appropriate for elementary music students in grades 4th - 8th grade. This lesson takes students on a mysterious, musical journey into the twisted, genius mind of French composer Camille Saint-Saens. Students will identify musical themes portrayed by specific characters, emotions, ideas, etc. Students will also be able to identify and label (by sight and sound) various instruments of the orchestra that occur in the tale and the themes they represent. A listening

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4th - 8th

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Activities, Songs, Interactive Whiteboard

African-American Music: Part 2-History/Influences On Today's Music-SMBRD/NTBK.

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This entertaining and engaging interactive Smart Notebook lesson (appropriate for grades 4-8) takes elementary music students on a journey through African-American Music and Culture. The journey begins during the Civil War era and continues up through the mid 1900's Jazz era. This particular file is Part 2 of a 3 Part unit. Parts 1 and 3 are also sold as separate files in my TpT store. Genres explored and studied in this unit (Part 1, 2, 3 combined) are as follows: Introduction to the Unit - (p

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Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Interactive Whiteboard

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4th - 8th

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Learn To Sing With Solfege

Created by

Alex Taylor

This is a basic step by step guide for teachers and students to learn how to read, and sing using solfege. I created this smart board plan for teaching solfege because nothing else was jiving for my classes. I teach 4th and 5th grade music classes using this and they catch on fast!

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Music, Other (Music), Vocal Music

Grades:

2nd - 10th

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Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

Spring Themed Flowers and Raindrops SMART Board Attendance Activity w/ SOUND

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Classroom Management, Earth Day, Spring

April flowers bring May flowers! In this fun and engaging attendance activity, students "water" their flowers by dragging a raindrop to their flower and clicking on it to hear the "plop" of the raindrop! What a fun way to start the day and welcome spring! This activity comes with both a numbered page (if you assign students numbers) and a page where you can change student names. Directions for changing names are included! *If you are concerned about students being able to reach the higher

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PreK - 8th

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March St. Patrick's Day SMART Board Attendance Activity Bundle (3 Activities)

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Classroom Management, Spring, St. Patrick's Day

This bundle has three March and St. Patrick's Day themed SMART Board Attendance Activities. Each activity comes with a direction page specific to the activity. There are two options for each attendance activity--a numbered page (if you assign students numbers) and a page where you can change student names. Check out my individual listings for additional pictures for each activity. "In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb" What's that I hear? A lion ROAR-ing and a lamb BAA-ing? That means it must

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PreK - 8th

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Music, Other (Music), Vocal Music

Thumbs Up Thumbs Down Solfege Pattern Game: Level 3

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Music with Miss Belanger

In this SMART notebook file, the teacher will click on the link on each page, and a recorded solfege pattern played on the piano (in the key of D+) will sound. Students simply show you which pattern they hear by giving you a thumbs up or down! A nice, easy informal assessment to see quickly who "has it"! This file contains level 3 which uses only la-so-mi-re-do. I will be posting the last level (4=full scale) soon! Having the sound files recorded like this also makes it an ideal activity to

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3rd - 8th

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Assessment, Interactive Whiteboard, Games

Spring/Easter SMART Board Attendance Activity Bundle (3 Activities)

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Easter, For All Subject Areas, Spring

This bundle has three Spring/Easter themed SMART Board Attendance Activities. SOUNDS included for all three activities. ANIMATIONS included for two of the three activities. Each attendance activity comes with a direction page specific to the activity. There are two options for each attendance activity--a numbered page (if you assign students numbers) and a page where you can change student names. Check out my individual listings for additional pictures for each activity! "Fly Away, Little

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PreK - 8th

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Arts & Music, Music, Other (Music)

String Orchestra Instrument Position and Care Review

Created by

Nathaniel Strick

This is a great way to review position for your string orchestra. Teach students to value and respect their instrument. They will also review their rest, seated, and playing positions. There are also reminders about bow hold, fingernails, and practicing.

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2nd - 8th

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Interactive Whiteboard, Graphic Organizers

Music Room Interactive Visuals

Created by

Harmonicclassroom

This is an interactive file with the visuals I use most often in my classroom. Body percussion staff- you can move the notes on the staff to make ostinatos to repeat. Solfege Ladder- you can move the solfege notes that you are not yet using- put them in the box and clear the visual to the only solfege notes you and your students need. Xylophone visual- you can demonstrate xylophone patterns for students in a large fashion, as well you can remove the bars you are not using.

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Music, Music Composition, Other (Music)

Grades:

K - 8th

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Interactive Whiteboard, Posters

The Young Singer's Guide To Vocal Health & Proper Singing - SMARTBOARD/NOTEBOOK

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Music, Other (Music), Vocal Music

This SMART NOTEBOOK lesson introduces elementary general music & young vocal music students to the key essential steps on how to care for their overall vocal health. This guide is set-up with interactive links to specific topics/chapters within the file so that one key topic (in any selected order) can be discussed at a time per teachers discretion. Points covered in this tutorial/guide include: 1. Keeping your vocal chords healthy (from the inside out) 2. Proper singing posture 3. Vo

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K - 8th

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Study Guides, Thematic Unit Plans, Interactive Whiteboard

African-American Music-Part 3: History/Influences On Today's Music-SMBD/NTBK. ED

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This entertaining and engaging interactive Smart Notebook lesson (appropriate for grades 4-8) takes elementary music students on a journey through African-American Music and Culture. The journey begins during the Civil War era and continues up through the mid 1900's Jazz era. This particular file is Part 3 of a 3 Part unit. Parts 1 and 2 are also sold in my TpT store. Genres explored and studied in this unit (Part 1, 2, and 3 combined) are as follows: Introduction to the Unit - (part 1) Civ

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Grades:

4th - 8th

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Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Music)

Harmonicas!! Harmonicas!!

Created by

Music is FUN

Do you need a simple way to introduce harmonicas before ever passing them out? Look no further. This smart board interactive lesson has simple explanations of the parts of the harmonica. Included is a sorting page for the parts of the harmonica, a move a harmonica to the "box" when you get yours page, a how to play a note page, link to the discovery channel "How It's Made" show, and a link to a beatbox harmonica song to get your kids hooked! As a bonus you can edit it to suit your needs using sm

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3rd - 8th

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