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Upper Elementary Music Games

Barred Instrument Exploration Activities

Doña Araña: Vocal Exploration, Creative Movement, & a Chasing Game

Kindergarten Music songs, games, & activities

Zapatitos Blancos: One Rhyme, Three Processes:

Apple Tree Writing Activities using Depth of Knowledge (DOK)

Fall Listening Lessons for Elementary Music

Opening and Closing Songs for Lower Elementary General Music

Review and Assessment at the Beginning of the Music Year

One Song, Three Teaching Processes: Sea Shell

Pop Songs for Upper Elementary General Music

2 4 6 8, Meet Me At the Garden Gate - One Rhyme, Three Teaching Processes

Scaffolding Mallet Instruction in Elementary General Music

Teaching a Song in the No-Singing, Socially Distant Music Classroom

5 General Music Games for Distance, In-Person, or Hybrid Learning

A Complete 1st Grade Virtual Music Lesson using Seesaw and Google Classroom

Seesaw Activities for La in SLSM

Rhythmic Building Blocks for 2nd Grade

PLANNING

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Curriculum Maps for Elementary General Music

Review and Assessment at the Beginning of the Music Year

National Core Arts Music Standards Written as "I Can" Statements

Assessing Improvisation in Elementary General Music

Lesson Planning During Covid-19 Part 2: Resilient Pedagogy

Lesson Planning During Covid-19 - Part 1

Planning an Active Music Curriculum

A Scope and Sequence for Elementary Music

Planning Ahead: Creating Your Ideal Music Curriculum

How to Match Songs with Musical Concepts

Resources for Creating a Grade-Level Song List (That You May Not Have Thought of Yet!)

3 Curriculum Outlines: Kodaly-Inspired, Orff-Inspired, and Beginning Student

Planning an Elementary Music Informance: Part 2

Planning an Elementary Music Informance : Part 1

Let's Lesson Plan: 3rd Grade #10

My First Day of Elementary Music Lesson Plans

The Ultimate Guide to Lesson Planning in the Elementary Music Room - Part 3

Ultimate Guide to Lesson Planning in the Music Room: Part 2

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Curriculum Maps for Elementary General Music

Apple Tree Writing Activities using Depth of Knowledge (DOK)

Physical Preparation Activities for Elementary General Music

Embedding Rhythmic Improvisation into the Elementary Music Warm Up Routine

Review and Assessment at the Beginning of the Music Year

National Core Arts Music Standards Written as "I Can" Statements

Transitions in Elementary General Music Lessons

Scaffolding Passing Games in Elementary General Music

Assessing Improvisation in Elementary General Music

Types of Borduns in Elementary General Music

Vocabulary for Elementary General Music Teachers

Multiple Means of Engagement in Elementary General Music (UDL in Music Part 2)

Universal Design for Learning in Elementary General Music (Part 1)

Active Listening in Elementary General Music

Creative Listening in Elementary General Music

Lesson Planning During Covid-19 Part 2: Resilient Pedagogy

Lesson Planning During Covid-19 - Part 1

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Breakfast Jams: Tiptoe and Step to Haydn

Victoria Boler 1/23/16 Victoria Boler 1/23/16

Breakfast Jams: Tiptoe and Step to Haydn

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Basic Beats: Practicing Quarter Notes and Eighth Notes

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Basic Beats: Practicing Quarter Notes and Eighth Notes

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Basic Beats: How to Identify Quarter and Eighth Notes

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Basic Beats: How to Identify Quarter and Eighth Notes

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Breakfast Jams: Hallelujah Chorus

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Breakfast Jams: Hallelujah Chorus

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How to Teach Rhythm vs. Beat (Part 2)

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How to Teach Rhythm vs. Beat (Part 2)

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How to Teach Rhythm vs Beat (Part 1)

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How to Teach Rhythm vs Beat (Part 1)

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Breakfast Jams: George Frideric Handel

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Breakfast Jams: George Frideric Handel

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Music for Preschoolers: Steady Beat

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Music for Preschoolers: Steady Beat

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Music for Toddlers: Steady Beat

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Music for Toddlers: Steady Beat

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Music for Infants: Steady Beat

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Music for Infants: Steady Beat

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Sing We Now of Christmas: Christmas is Coming

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Sing We Now of Christmas: Christmas is Coming

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Breakfast Jams: Bright Morning Stars are Rising

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Breakfast Jams: Bright Morning Stars are Rising

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Dreidel Song

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Dreidel Song

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Four Reasons Your Kids Hate Piano Lessons (And What to do About It!)

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Four Reasons Your Kids Hate Piano Lessons (And What to do About It!)

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How To Read Chinese Music

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How To Read Chinese Music

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Breakfast Jams: Story of My Life - Postmodern Jukebox

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Breakfast Jams: Story of My Life - Postmodern Jukebox

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How to Listen to Music

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How to Listen to Music

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Breakfast Jams: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons (Plus a few of my favorite music sites!)

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Breakfast Jams: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons (Plus a few of my favorite music sites!)

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BreakfastJams: Autumn Leaves

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BreakfastJams: Autumn Leaves

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Brakfast Jams: Mahler

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Brakfast Jams: Mahler

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