1st Grade Music

Movement and Circle Games

Incorporate movement into your music lessons with these fun singing games for "The Telephone Rings", "Ring Around the…

Subjects

Physical Education and Fitness

Music

Music Education Strategy

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Patterns in Music and Math

Students learn how to solve music and math problems by finding patterns.

Subjects

Mathematics

Music

Music National Content Standard 8

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Singing Lesson for Grades K-4

Have students choose a familiar song and work with them to develop individual and ensemble singing. Meets National Music…

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Music

Music National Content Standard 1

Art, Music and Drama

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Rhythms and Body Percussion

Students in grades K-4 echo short rhythms and melodic patterns by using their bodies.

Subjects

Music

Musical Instruments

Music National Content Standard 2

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Discipline Strategies in the Music Classroom

Distribute an article that gives discipline strategies and behavior management tips to use in the music classroom.

Subjects:

Music

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Use these criteria to choose age-appropriate songs for your classes.

Selecting Song Materials

Subjects:

Music

Music Styles

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One, Two, Buckle My Shoe: Music and Children's Literature

Use children's literature to help teach music. Explore nursery rhymes with your students and make musical connections to…

Subjects:

Literature

Music Education Strategy

Music National Content Standard 1

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Teaching Rhythms Through Echo

Help students in grades K-4 with rhythm and melody by using the echo technique and basic percussion instruments.

Subjects

Music

Musical Instruments

Music National Content Standard 2

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Twinkle, Twinkle: Music and Curricular Connections

Using children's songs, these lessons show how to teach music while meeting curriculum standards. There are activities…

Subjects

Music

Music Education Strategy

Music National Content Standard 1

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Distinguishing Speaking vs. Singing

Games and activities to help students learn the difference between speaking and singing.

Subjects:

Speech

Music National Content Standard 1

Music National Content Standard 8

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Build classroom community while giving many students the chance to lead your class.

Follow Me Freeze

Subjects

Music

Art, Music and Drama

Social Skills

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Musical Passports: Building Musical Bridges

Young children can learn to understand the organization of language by learning song lyrics. These music lessons include…

Subjects

Music

Music Education Strategy

Music National Content Standard 1

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Start the Music Strategies: Introduction

Learn about strategies that can help children grow musically by reading this introduction to MENC's Start the Music…

Subjects:

Music

Music Education Strategy

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Exploring the Voice and Singing More Accurately

Use activities and games to encourage students to learn variation in their singing.

Subjects:

Music National Content Standard 1

National Standards for Music Education

Music

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Learn about the different families of instruments in an orchestra.

Families of Instruments

Subjects:

Music

Musical Instruments

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Technology Strategies -- National Music Standard #1

These activities and strategies for music education will help you use technology in your classroom to teach singing.

Subjects

Music

Music Education Strategy

Music National Content Standard 1

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Technology Strategies -- National Music Standard #2

Learn how to use technology to teach instrument performance with these activities and strategies for music education.

Subjects

Music

Music Education Strategy

Music National Content Standard 2

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Administrative Expectations

An explanation of what school administrators expect from and look for in job candidates.

Subjects:

Jobs, Careers, and Occupations

Community and Ways of Life

Social Studies and History

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Encouraging Individual Singing

Try these games and activities to encourage individual singing.

Subjects:

Music

Music Performances

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Curious George "Ten Little Monkeys" Song

Connect music and literature with these printable lyrics to "Ten Little Monkeys". Children are sure to enjoy learning…

Subjects:

Literature

Curious George Teacher Guides & Activities

Mathematics

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African Drums Craft & Reading Activity

Connect music and reading with this craft project. Students will build African hand drums, then use sounds and rhythms…

Subjects:

Music

Art, Music and Drama

Musical Instruments

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EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS

Music Printables Slideshow

You'll find many worksheets inside this slideshow, which use music and songs to teach lessons about a variety of…

Subjects:

Music

Art, Music and Drama

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Music in Our Schools Month Activities

MENC (now NAfME) collected successful ideas and activities for celebrating Music in Our Schools Month (March).

Subjects:

Music

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