Music class ideas for elementary

A list of five circle games that are great for elementary music. There are so many concepts you can teach with these games, and the kids will love it!

Check out this post for creative and exciting ways to add scarves into your music activities. Also, find some specific scarf music examples.

Movement lessons your fourth and fifth grade music students will want to do. These are simple & easy lessons for elementary music class.

First year elementary music teachers face a lot of difficulties-- this is how to get ready for your first year!

Teaching music with fun, tried & tested lessons, DIY classroom projects & ideas your students will love with Tracy King, the Bulletin Board Lady.

It inevitably happens to every music teacher at some point in their teaching career: you have to call out absent. Whether it’s to attend a conference,

Do you teach elementary music to fifth graders? Are you struggling to teach fifth graders? Here are some tips and tricks to help you out!

Learn how to practice rhythms with this budget-friendly and fun rhythm game in your elementary music classroom.

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Coming up with engaging games for a middle school classroom can be daunting. They are at an age where they want to be independent, yet need some hand holding. They start the “I’m too cool for school” attitude and it can be intimidating at times when you introduce a new game or project - immediately the eye rolling takes over and you are stuck with questioning yourself. I’m here to tell you, I’VE BEEN THERE! MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT MY AWESOME MUSIC GAMES THAT REQUIRE NO MATERIALS AND THE KIDS…

Here's a BIG list (with step-by-step instructions) of elementary music games for all ages including your hard-to-please older students.

Hannah Zimmermann on Instagram: "Better When I’m Dancing - rhythm stick routine I knew I wanted to create a rhythm stick routine to this song because I had read a blog post by @victoriaboler about using this song to reinforce fa. Since 5th graders just learned fa, this was the perfect change of pace we needed to keep us on a focused path (singing and hand signing fa) while exposing us to it in a different context than a folk song. You know you’ve found a hit when your students say…

This post may contain affiliate links. You pay the same and I get a small commission. Yay! (Please see my/our full disclosure for further information.) Looking for simple and fun music lessons? These movement activities for 2-3 grade elementary music class are just the ticket! These lessons are for second and third grade. They will… Continue reading The Best Movement Activities for 2-3 Grade Elementary Music Class

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Music teachers DON'T MISS these fabulous games for music class. 🎲 This blog post features several fun music class activities for the middle school music room. Your music classroom will be a favorite specials class! 🎶#education #teacherresources

Looking for engaging, musical games to play with your students? Here are a few of my favorite games and activities for elementary music classes, children's choirs, and elementary group classes.

This is a great resource whether you are starting from scratch or looking to make some changes to the curriculum you already have. This general music curriculum set will serve as an idea bank with everything you need to create and/or develop an engaging elementary music curriculum. You will find ideas for lesson content/sequencing, curriculum mapping, long-term planning, ready to use resources, and so much more to support your elementary music class. #musiccurriculum #elementarymusic

It happens at every level, at every school I’ve ever taught in. A student asks, “can we play freeze dance today?” I’m always torn. I want my students to have fun and …

Lena Leon | Elementary Music Class Made Fun on Instagram: "If you got floor rings for your classroom this year, then this routine is a must! It worked well with my 2nd-5th grade classes last year, and I’m planning to reuse it again this year. This routine is inspired by the Haitian dance called *Ti Kabrit*. The music I used is on Spotify: *Cuba* from the album *Children’s Music Worldwide*. 😉 Save this for later and don’t forget to share with your bestie 💕🎵🫶🏼 #elementary #music…