Eric Young's lesson is a great way to start music class with your older elementary students. This mixer has a fun song with a body percussion hand jive for the B Section.
Bring rhythm to life with Alex Angle's playful, student-centered lesson for grades 3–5! Starting with a fun question-and-answer chant, students explore rhythm through body percussion, improvisation, and composition.
As summer comes to a close, many teachers begin preparing for the new school year. To help you out, Mary Knysh has gathered three of her favorite "welcome back to school" classroom activities.
Crystal Pridmore's lesson introduces students to the concept of emotional boundaries through imagery, movement, breath work, poetry, and creative expression.
Maria Vanesa Utz's lesson “Like a Butterfly” is a song-based activity designed to target emotional regulation and reduce anxiety in our littlest learners.
David Thaxton draws multiple arts integration entry points from scientific concepts related to physics, astronomy and rocket science for an engaging series of lessons that create evocative music and movement in the general music classroom.
David Thaxton presents a lesson plan for "Even the Darkness," his beautiful choral piece that celebrates the bringing and returning of light into a dark world.
In Rob DelGaudio's lesson, students explore mallet practice with colored note notation and the creation of mini melodies, which culminates in a collaborative performance.
Hannah Lemont uses the theme of gratefulness to create a meaningful and inclusive lesson for this season of Thanksgiving. Using the book We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga and a simple song with body percussion, her lesson encourages students to reflect on gratitude through singing, movement, and creative expression.
Jennifer Bhooshan uses the children's book "Jabari Jumps" as a springboard to exploring high/low on the xylophone and practicing other important mallet techniques.
Watch out for the Water Witch! Students love to play the game inspired by the song "Unk, Unk, Unk" from Music for Children Vol. 1. Continue learning throughout your classes by spiraling this piece into the older grades through barred instrument and recorder play.
