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Elementary music thematic unit plans for International Baccalaureate
The True Beginning: Before the Method Book
Curriculum and lesson plans for the first weeks of your beginning string orchestra class. Learn how to set up your beginners for success as they establish good playing habits through step-by-step lesson plans, fun games, and motivating music.
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4th - 8th
Handbell Unit - Learn to Play Hand bells / Tone chimes
A best seller. A unit of study for teaching upper elementary and middle school students how to play hand bells (aka hand chimes or tone chimes). This is the process I have used for years to teach 5th - 8th graders to play. It is a step-by-step process with 7 lessons, songs to use and how to teach the lessons. It has a .pdf file of the teaching process along with 11 projectable .pdfs to use with the class. This unit is for 2 octave hand bells (G4 to G6).It takes about a month (or 7 class periods
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5th - 9th
An Inquiry Based Math Project The American Revolution
Get ready to take a journey of math adventures back in time to the American Revolution with this inquiry based math project. It offers collaborative learning and hands on inquiry requiring the children to solve problems, think critically and apply their knowledge of measure and scale, fractions, ratio tables and word problems with the four operations as they plan military strategies and solve problems for the Colonial and British armies. Text is included with data that the children will have
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4th - 6th
Teaching Figurative Language with Taylor Swift Songs - Grades 3-6
If there’s one thing I love about Taylor Swift (other than her dance moves!) it is her use of figurative language. If you have ever listened to her songs you know she uses a lot of similes and metaphors in her writing. She is a major pop star today, and I guarantee your students can (and will!) sing along to any one of her songs! With this product you will be able to teach and have your students practice identifying and writing seven types of figurative language using Taylor Swift songs.
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3rd - 8th
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Poetry Analysis Guide Grades 3-8 - Digital & Printable Versions
This resource guide is perfect for teaching poetry analysis to your students (printable through Adobe PDF and digital version in Google Slides)! It includes 80+ pages in the printable version and 40 Google Slides (plus a how-to video to customize the Google version to your digital classroom). Scaffold and guide students through analyzing poetry, hitting on various skills along the way. Incorporate music lyrics and songs into your lessons to get your students motivated and excited about analyzi
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3rd - 8th
Music in the Movies Mini Unit for Music + Language Arts || Google Slides + PDF
This is a ready-to-go, no prep, entirely done for you mini unit that is sure to engage your students, even if music is not their thing! I have created this unit to integrate music and language arts so that it is cross-curricular and purposeful, and can result in multiple marks for you as the teacher.Students will:* Learn about the history of music in the movies* Explore some Oscar winners* Learn specific terminology* Develop an understanding and appreciation for mood, tone, and feeling conveyed
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4th - 8th
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Graduation Program {"Adventures of a Kindergarten Year"}
"The Adventures of a Kindergarten Year" is a Graduation Program I wrote because it was so hard to find creative programs for our students to showcase what they had learned throughout the year. This program has a script that covers the months of the year beginning with the first days of school in August until the last days of school in May.There are original poems and songs to highlight what the kids learned each month and some other songs you will recognize. Although this graduation progra
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PreK - 1st
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IB PYP Complete Unit of Government Structures: Civics, Citizens, Civil Rights
Welcome to the world of civics! This is a 6 week transdisciplinary unit study with the theme of How We Organise Ourselves. Using the idea of what it means to be a citizen in the world, we inquire into the central idea and how leaders have governed world citizens over time, with various outcomes and effects upon society. With over 150 pages of hands on activities and lessons, this is a complete unit of inquiry. UK &; USA spelling included. The summative assessment has an emphasis on action
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3rd - 6th
Alphabet Letter Printing Practice Pages with Letter Watches Included!
Alphabet Letter Printing Practice Pages are a fun way for students to learn the letters of the alphabet! In these 26 alphabet pages students will be asked to trace uppercase and lowercase letters, then write them independently. A letter watch has been included at the bottom of each page for students to decorate, color and wear when they have completed the writing task!PLEASE NOTE: THESE PRINTABLES ARE ALREADY ALL INCLUDED IN ALL OF THE ALPHABET LETTER OF THE WEEK PACKAGES, AND THE LET'S LEARN TH
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PreK - 1st
An IB PYP Media Inquiry How We Express Ourselves Through Advertising
How We Express Ourselves - As our children are inundated with media advertising from every conceivable source, this complete IB PYP unit of inquiry gives them an incredible insight, through the central idea, of how the media impacts our thinking and decision making.This 90+ page packet is filled with trans-disciplinary, interactive, hands on activities that engage and promote questioning within the children. My 5th graders were thoroughly involved throughout this inquiry. It can of course be ada
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3rd - 6th
A Complete IB PYP Science Unit of Inquiry Earth's Structure and Landforms
Take the children to the centre of the Earth! Be the Miss Frizz of your classroom with this complete earth science, IB PYP unit of inquiry. How the World Works: Central idea: The Earth’s structure is constantly changing through processes and forces that can impact society. This unit is all about the amazing moving and shaking of our Earth’s surface, as we explore the science behind plate tectonics and how the processes under the Earth lead to the movement and changing of our world as we know it
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3rd - 6th
Bucket Drumming Karate (Google Slides Version) w Play Along Tracks!
**NOTE: This is for the Google slides version - a PowerPoint version is also available.This is a fun way to establish rhythms with students from kindergarten on up, but I've found it works best from third grade through eighth grade, giving kids a way to not only learn aurally but visually and kinetically all at once! All you need are some sticks and some buckets, and it can be as easily as chopping up some dowel rods from your local hardware store, chopsticks from your local eatery, or even buyi
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3rd - 6th
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Winter Bucket Drumming
This is built from one of my favorite teaching units – bucket drumming karate, and my desire to bring it to a winter concert setting! The students love showing off their skills, and so do I! My favorite thing is to use popular winter and Christmas songs that I already own and have the students play along! Each song features instructions as well as lyrics and suggestions for how to play along from start to finish (and passing actions if appropriate), followed by a practice rhythm slide for stu
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K - 8th
Adaptations of Living Things an IB PYP Science Unit of Inquiry
UPDATED: New and improved pictures, graphic organisers and hands on critical thinking activities. Science experiments galore in this IB PYP complete unit of inquiry! And flipables, foldables, gardening and group work, webquests, neighbourhood nature walks, and the science goes on and on. Kids love inquiry based learning and there are over 150 pages full of hands on, concept based inquiry that engages and provokes with authentic, hands on learning in this complete, interactive science unit of i
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3rd - 6th
Money: A Complete IB PYP Unit of Inquiry
How does money affect everyday life? The struggle becomes real for the kids with many critical thinking activities. Through all of the curricular areas, the children learn about the origins of money, the difference between wants and needs, banking and budgeting and they explore the myriad of ways decisions about money can affect our lives. The culmination dives into careers and how our choice of career will ultimately shape our lifestyle. Lots of hands on inquiry into social studies, math and li
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3rd - 6th
A Complete IB PYP Unit of Inquiry How We Express Ourselves with Fairy Tales
Fairy tales. An inherent part of childhood that take us on adventures of fantasy and culture. This complete IB PYP unit of inquiry delves into the imaginative world of classic fairy tales from around the world as we explore the central idea of:People around the world create stories to express emotion, ideas and values.With over 180 pages of trans disciplinary, hands on, inquiry based activities that provoke and engage, we develop our reading skills and strategies as we analyse different tales a
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2nd - 5th
A Complete IB PYP Science Unit of Inquiry of Ocean Life
Another IB PYP unit of inquiry. Experiments ! Math fun! Food chains! And inquiry based flipables, foldables, gardening, web quests, and the science goes on and on. This makes you the coolest teacher ever! Kids love inquiry based learning and there are over 70 pages full of hands on inquiry that engages and promotes learning in this complete, interactive science unit of inquiry. I created this for our IB PYP theme of Sharing the Planet. Designed for my 3rd graders, this unit can be used with 3rd
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3rd - 5th
Bucket Drumming with Disney Inspired Beats
This is a fun way to establish rhythms with bucket drumming, using tunes that most students already know! The rhythms are interesting but not hard, and are designed for students to work on syncopation, rhythmic literacy through repetition and visuals. The beats are inspired by Disney music from Zootopia, Tarzan, The Lion King, Lilo and Stitch, Moana, Princess and the Frog and The Little Mermaid.The songs include:Try EverythingTrashin' the CampI Just Can't Wait to be KingHawaiian Roller Coaster
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1st - 8th
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M is for Music Themed Unit - Preschool Lesson Plans
***SEE ALL OUR LESSON PLAN PACKS HERE***One week, easy to use lesson plans for ages 3-5. Great for preschool, in-home daycare and homeschool. All activities now come in Full Color as well as Black & White. Edlah themed units include: Hands on activitiesSensory ideasArts and craftsFine/gross motor skill practiceJournal pagesPrintables (including easy reader books, word wall cards, sight word cards, activities, and much more) Letter handwriting sheets (in both block print or D'Nealian)Though t
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PreK - K
Also included in: Preschool Curriculum BUNDLE 2 The Next 12 Weeks
Elementary World Music Lessons | Songs, Games, and Dance
Music Around the World Lessons and Activities Take your students on a journey through the world with this Elementary World Music Unit!With over 50 pages full of traditional songs from 12 countries your students will gain a deeper understanding of cultural identity and tolerance. This 50+ page binder will last you 36 weeks if you teach one song every three weeks (this is how I teach the content).A World Music Tour That is Different than the RestWhat sets this product apart is that the majority of
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Elementary Music Games Bundle - Can Be Used For Sub Plans
Black History Month Music Lessons: Africa, Afro-Caribbean, Jazz, and more!
These slides include a variety of lessons, songs, and games targeted for studying music for Black History Month or anytime of year when discussing Jazz, African music, slavery, or the civil rights movement. All text is editable but the backgrounds and music are not. Included are links to outside videos and MP3 files of music. What's included...Introduction slideMusic from Ghana: facts, map, song game music and directions, drumming video from Brown UniversityMusic from Liberia: facts, map, welcom
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PreK - 8th
Bucket Drumming Classic Rock
It's time to take it to the next level! This set of rhythms works great for bucket drumming but also for various percussion ensembles. It combines multiple rhythms and beats to give kids a chance to experience old and new (to them!) songs while keeping a steady beat, learning how to play effectively in an ensemble and having a great time making music together!
Each song includes instructions as well as lyrics, rhythms, web links and even gives you the chance to rick-roll your students! All o
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3rd - 12th
Spring Movement Cards for Preschool and Brain Break Transition Activity
Are you struggling to find engaging brain break activities and smooth transition activities that prevent student behavior problems, occupy students with excess energy, and improve student listening skills? These spring movement cards will have your students attentive and engaged, all while learning spring vocabulary and burning some energy, so they can stay focused for the rest of the school day! This movement card set includes:spring vocabulary such as butterfly, caterpillar, seed, bunny, bird
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PreK - 2nd
An IB PYP Complete Unit of Inquiry into Beliefs and Values
This is a comprehensive 6 week IB PYP transdisciplinary unit of inquiry, investigating the theme of Who We Are and the concepts of beliefs and values, influence and behaviour and how they shape our lives. With over 120 pages of hands on inquiry-based activities and concept-based learning experiences, you will find everything you need for a complete unit of inquiry, saving you time, with these ready-made templates and planned lesson suggestions. Reading material includes non-fiction articles cove
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4th - 5th
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