5th grade

Form Worksheets

Teaching Suggestions When your goal is to have the students fill out A,B,C, etc. on a form worksheet or assessment, they first need to be very familiar with the piece, or at least portions of the piece. For some students, ...

Composing-D,E,G,A,B,C,’D’

Lesson ideas Working with partners, students write their own rhythm with 4 beats per measure. (If they want to use a whole note, they may only use one in the last measure.) Give them some pointers: write rhythms in patterns. ...

Scotland’s Burning

Lyrics (Folk song) Scotland’s burning, Scotland’s burning,Look out, look out,Fire, fire, fire, fire!Pour on water, pour on water! See also Subject: fire fighting Harmony: canons / Orff arrangements / chords I & V / one chord Melody: D,G,A,B,D’ / Sibelius composition lessons with this ...

John the Rabbit

Lyrics (Folk song) Old John the Rabbit (oh yes!)Old John the Rabbit (oh yes!)Had a mighty bad habit (oh yes!)Of going to my garden (oh yes!)And eating all my peas (oh yes!)And cutting all my cabbage (oh yes!)He ate tomatoes (oh yes!)And sweet potatoes (oh yes!) ...

Curricular Charts

Curriculum Maps (See downloads at bottom of page. Each number has a corresponding button.) 1 1 2 3 4 Colorful Curriculum Chart / Blank Curriculum Chart (PDF & XLS) Curriculum Chart (PDF) Elementary Music Assessments (example) (PDF) Elementary Music Year Map (PDF) ...

Music Curriculum Newsletters

These examples for music curriculum newsletters can help you create your own, either printed or digital, so parents can see what their children are learning in your class. See also specials (Music, Art, P.E.) newsletters

Bubbles

I use the term: “bubbles” to describe when students use personal space. We pretend to turn on our bubbles around our bodies by snapping above our heads. When I play music or sing, students may move around the room with ...

Staff Manipulatives

I use a couple of different manipulatives for staff notation. In 2nd grade, we begin using 3 lines. We practice putting round felt notes (see example below) on lines and spaces. We get to know which line is 1 and ...

Xylophone Visual Aids

I use these a TON for 2nd through 5th grade when we play xylophones. They can be cut out separately, laminated with magnets on the back so I can stick them to the board. You can also print them out ...

Way Down South

Lyrics (Traditional chant) Way down South where bananas grow,Grasshopper stepped on an elephant’s toe.Elephant cried with tears in his eyes,“Pick on somebody your own size!” See also Melody: E,G,A Meter: 4 Rhythm: (see below) Timbre: chants or purchase here (printables ...
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