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Problem solving instrumental music thematic unit plans
Project Based Learning with STEM and Research: Animal Habitats and Enclosures
The zoo needs help! Students work cooperatively to design an animal habitat and enclosure for the zoo! In this STEM project, students use their imagination and creativity to build an animal habitat and enclosure designed to meet their animal's needs. A fabulous way to integrate science standards for animals into your classroom!Students work in collaborative units to design a proper animal habitat for their chosen animal. Their animal enclosures must meet the project requirements to be safe for t
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Zoo Animal Habitat Bundle: PBL, STEM, Writing, Literacy
ANCIENT EGYPT - A UNIT TO TURN YOUR CLASSROOM INTO A MUSEUM
MEETS VIRGINIA SOLS FOR ANCIENT EGYPT
PROJECT BASED LEARNING!
This packet will give you everything you need to make teaching Egypt a fantastic experience! I have made museums with my students and it is just amazing to see the end result! All you need are about a dozen books about Egypt from the library for reference. Spend a couple days introducing concepts and then divide the class up by "Museum Rooms" and projects and let the invest
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2nd - 6th
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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
Zombie Apocalypse Unit - End of the Year Project or Emergency Sub Lesson Plans
This week-long, self-guided zombie apocalypse project is the PERFECT end of the year unit! It is so versatile and can be used for many different grades and subjects; appropriate for middle school or high school, science or language arts, accelerated or remediation, even upper elementary. It could also be used for a Halloween unit or emergency sub lesson plans. Directions on each page are self explanatory and will keep your students engaged from start to finish.I originally created this activity
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4th - 12th
Also included in: Biology Lessons and Curriculum for the ENTIRE YEAR
STEM Makerspace Activities MEGA GROWING BUNDLE All Units
Looking for low to no-prep, self-paced, creative, artistic, outside-the-box thinking STEM activities for your students? Combine the thematic units you are teaching or the literature you are reading with your students, along with whatever scrap materials you can find, for your students with these fun and engaging Makerspace activities!They are a great way to incorporate STEM into your core Reading, Math, Science or Social Studies instruction. They come in a variety of sets so that you can differe
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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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Lin-Manuel Miranda | Digital & Printable Music Composer Listening Unit
If you loved Hamilton, Encanto, Moana, Mary Poppins, or In the Heights, you're going to love this Lin-Manuel Miranda Listening Unit! Since LMM is responsible for composing music for both film scores & the Broadway stage, his music will be familiar and engaging to a wide variety of students. This composer unit makes is great for in person learning as well as during Distance Learning! Also, please note that these diverse stories are key for students being able to feel included in your class
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Hispanic Heritage Month | Songs, Composers & Bulletin Boards (20% off)
UKULELE UNIT for Music Class! Google Slides & Canva Slideshows
This 44 page slideshow is ready-to-present meaning you can start this Ukulele Unit TODAY! This unit is meant to be taught over the course of a few weeks, depending on how often you see your students and how quickly they master each chord. The slideshow is available on both Google Slides & Canva (best with Canva Pro or Canva Education). Included:Ukulele BasicsUkulele HistoryUkulele AnatomyHow to Hold, Tune, & Play UkuleleChords BasicsChords included: C, Am, F, G, G7, D, C7, A7Videos, Imag
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: GROWING MUSIC CLASSROOM BUNDLE! 38 resources and counting!
Fantastic Food Trucks: Flexible No-Prep Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Welcome to the Fantastic Food Trucks PBL project! This project will lead your students through an amazing and in-depth journey as they design all aspects of their very own food truck business. With the provided grade-appropriate support, your students will design their menu, plan the layout of their truck, consider startup costs as well as how to market their business. There is a wealth of information in this packet to guide you and your students through this incredible learning experience. Whet
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4th - 9th
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Ukulele Interactive Notebook - Growing Resource - Unit 1
This growing interactive activity notebook will guide you and your students through the learning process of playing ukulele!
Lock In This Price! You will receive future units free of charge when you buy the current version (the price of this resource will increase to reflect the added units). E-mail notifications will be sent to buyers when this resource is updated.
I have designed this interactive notebook with new musicians in mind. Most of the people who enter my classroom or watch my You
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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
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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Hand Bell Music - Christmas Handbell bundle
I love using handbells with kids and I've done it for 25 years. This is a bundle of 7 of my Handbell arrangments for 5th grade, middle school, and can also be used with high school and adults.Listen to a digital track of each of the songs.Carol of the BellsDeck the HallsDing Dong Merrily on HighGood King WenceslasJingle BellsO Christmas TreeSing We Now of Christmas(Some of these arrangements are sold separately)I also have resources for:Teaching children to play recordersTeaching children to pla
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5th - 12th
Restaurant Themed Social Skills & Auditory Processing Cafe {Middle School}
Welcome to SpeechSnacks Cafe!! I was inspired to create a restaurant-themed packet that would help students with social skills for proper table etiquette. The packet evolved into other areas of language and auditory processing as well---and is the perfect addition for your life skills groups! What you will find in this restaurant-themed language packet:•(pgs 3-5) 18 cards of social scenarios related to restaurant situations/table manners•(pgs 6-9) 24 cards of restaurant descriptions in which t
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3rd - 8th
Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi (Pi Day Activity- Circles)
This is a lesson with the book Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi by Cindy Neuschwander. It has questions about the book itself so there is both a math and literature connection. The math part of the lesson provides a hands on activity as well as other practice problems as well as extension problems to continue on into the study of circumference. I also have a unit on Sir Cumference and the First Round Table if you are interested. If you need other products for middle school check out my sto
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Sir Cumference Books Unit Bundle
The Nutcracker Music Activities for The Elementary Classroom
Use these comprehensive slides to guide your students through a lesson of The Nutcracker with Musician of The Month: Tchaikovsky! All of the text is editable and the necessary audio and links are already embedded.What's included...23 slide presentation on Tchaikovsky and music from The Nutcracker2 biography slides with an interactive videoDirections for the "statue game" with winter poses and Dance of The Sugar Plum Fairy audioMarch of The Nutcracker Cup Game slides with rhythms, instructions, a
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PreK - 6th
"Keys to Treasure" Piano Unit for grades 4-6
Want to teach a piano unit but have a limited number of keyboards in your classroom? This is a fun and motivational pirate-themed piano unit that will last about 3-4 months! This unit was designed for the general music classroom, grades 4-6, with a minimum of 6 keyboards/pianos. Students work in groups for this unit. However this unit can also be adapted for piano labs and for other grade levels. This unit includes everything you will need to teach students how to play the piano from square one!
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4th - 6th
More BANG for your Book: A Bundle of Drum Lessons using Children's Literature
A bundle of great activities to incorporate more literature in your music classroom! Use these five lessons together as a drum unit or space them individually throughout the year. Students will love reading the simple rhymes in these stories and then playing them on the drums. In the process they will learn about reading rhythmic notation, dynamics, form, improvisation, drum technique, and different types of drums. This bundle of drumming lessons uses the following books:• Thump, Thump, Rat-
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K - 2nd
Zoo Animal Habitat Bundle: PBL, STEM, Writing, Literacy
Project-Based Learning with zoo animals and their enclosures! You get the persuasive writing project, the PBL and STEM resource, and the zoo animal literacy response sheets! A 3 in 1 fabulous deal! What kid doesn’t love the zoo? Now you can bring the zoo to your classroom! Students can create zoo animal habitats and enclosures, persuade the public to come see their enclosure, and respond to zoo books and animal literature all in your classroom! Teachers can provide rich literacy experiences by u
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2nd - 4th
STEM Engineering Design Process Template- Use with ANY STEM Project! EDITABLE!
This STEM Template resource can be used with ANY STEM project! Just fill out the EDITABLE slides with your project’s parameters and you are ready to go! The resource includes posters and handouts to guide your students through the Engineering Design Process step-by-step. Assessment tools, including a general project rubric, are included. This resource includes posters and handouts for adding research to your project. It also includes posters and handouts for engaging students in peer feedback fo
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Vivaldi's Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter Music Listening Activities and Maps
Teach Vivaldi’s most famous violin concertos, The Four Seasons, throughout your school year. This bundle includes: 178 pages - 34 worksheets plus many teaching and info pages, and activities. May be used with various grade levels and are printable PDFs. Worksheets are provided for printing and with fillable form fields for students to type in responses. Music listening links are SafeShare ad-free videos. See my store page for complete lists of resource pages for each season.Look at the previews
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3rd - 6th
Ukulele Songs, Assessments, Finger Charts, & Decor Bundle (20% off)
This 20% off bundle unit has everything you'd need to teach ukulele! From honoring the ukulele's Hawaiian roots to building confidnce through SEL & Growth Mindset posters, assessments to fingering charts, and loads of songs, your students are sure to LOVE playing this string instrument! While Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI or AAPI) Month is a great time for Ukulele, this bundle has you covered all year long!Aligned with the National Core Arts Standards (Music)
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3rd - 8th
100th Day of School Fun {FREE}
Celebrate the 100th Day of School!Have some fun on the 100th Day and celebrate learning with the printables in this FREE pack! To see how I use these activities check out my blog post here: Top 5 100th Day Activities Features: • STEM building project with 2 different options • Writing 100 Words • 100 Sticker/Stamp 10 frames • Star for 100 Stamp Crowns • Sorting Sheet for 100th Day Necklaces***************************************************************************
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PreK - 2nd
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