"Five Little Seeds" is a speech piece activity for lower elementary students. In this activity, students will explore steady beat, rhythm, and movement.

Materials needed- device to watch the lessons on

Grade levels- K-2nd

In "I'm a Little Teapot" students will work on singing voice and add simple rhythm instruments.

Materials Needed: Rhythm sticks, device to watch lesson on

Grade level: Lower elementary

Students will learn "B-I-N-G-O" and add shakers during the rests. They'll learn sounds/silences.

Materials Needed: device to watch lesson on, and a shaker

Grade level: lower elementary

"We are Dancing in the Forest" is a song for lower elementary that teaches melodic direction while also teaching a fun game.

Materials needed: computer or device to watch lesson on

Grade level- lower elementary

"Hot Cross Buns" and "Snail Snail" teach solfege, rhythm counting, and xylophone.

Materials needed-xylophone or keyboard (if you have one) and electronic device or computer.

Grade level: Lower elementary sing and movement, upper elementary do the full lesson

"Peanut Sat on a Railroad Track" is a speech piece that incorporates different instrument parts.

Materials needed: rhythm or melodic instruments

Grade level: upper elementary (can modify for lower elem.)

"Five Little Monkeys" teaches singing and movement.

Materials needed-device to watch lesson on.

Grade level: lower elementary

"The Thing That Isn't There" is perfect to use as a Halloween activity. This song teaches students to use their head voice and how to sing verses. After students sing the song, they can add ostinatos on instruments and with voices.

Materials needed- rhythm or melodic instruments

Grade leve...

"One Bottle of Pop" is a song students can sing in a round while also doing motions.

Grade level: lower elementary learn the melody and upper elementary can learn the round

"Knock at the Door" teaches body percussion, xylophone, and singing.

Materials Needed-xylophone or other barred instrument and device to watch the video lesson on

Difficulty Level-For 3rd-5th grade, but modifications can be made for 1st-2nd graders

In this lesson, students will learn the songs "I Don't Care if the Rain Comes Down" and "Singing in the Rain". They will practice their singing voices as well as adding movements and a shaker part to the songs.

Materials Needed-shaker and device or computer to watch lesson on

Grade level-...

This body percussion warm-up uses clapping, patting, stomping, and snapping in ABACA form.
Materials needed: device to watch video on

Grade level: upper elementary

"Ten Little Bluebirds" teaches singing and melodic direction. Students will sing and add a xylophone glissando to represent the birds flying away.

Materials needed- xylophone and device to watch the lessons on

Grade level: lower elementary

"Song of Peace" teaches two part harmony

Materials needed-a device to watch the lesson on

Grade level: upper elementary

Students will learn "The Star Spangled Banner" and a vocal warm-up, about our singing voice, and practice proper posture and etiquette.

Materials needed-electronic device or computer

All grade levels

"It's Raining, It's Pouring" teaches singing, but also a xylophone accompaniment and rhythm sticks.

Materials needed: melodic and rhythm instruments

Grade level: Lower elementary

This lesson teaches students how to do creative movement by using scarves and to do mirroring. We will move high, low, big, and small.

Materials needed-scarves or ribbons and a device to watch the lesson on

Difficulty level-preschool or lower elementary

In "The Homework Battle", we will be using body percussion to stomp and clap the words. We will discuss form, dynamics, rhythm, and layer two rhythms together.

Materials needed- an electronic device or computer

Difficulty level- Younger students can learn the A section by just speaking th...

"Monkey Monkey Moo" is a speech piece that teaches ABA form. In the A section, we will be drumming the rhythm of the song. In the B section, we will be improvising our own rhythms.

Materials needed-a drum, or a bucket, tupperware container, or the floor and electronic device or computer.
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"Mother, Mother" teaches singing voice with movement and rhythm sticks.

Materials needed- device to watch lesson on

Grade level: lower elementary

"Peter Peter, If You're Able" is a drumming activity that teaches ABA form and improvisation.

Materials needed-an electronic device to watch the video lesson on, a drum (or bucket), boomwhacker (or paper towel roll), rhythm sticks (or plastic spoons), and a triangle (or metal spoons).

Di...

"The Butcher Shop" is a speech piece that teaches steady beat, rhythm, body percussion, and drumming

Materials needed-a device to watch the lesson on, drum or bucket

Difficulty level-3rd-5th grades, but can be modified for 1st-2nd by practicing steady beat and rhythm one at a time instead ...

In the "Cup Passing Game", students will sit in a circle and pass a cup by saying the same rhythm together.

Materials Needed-plastic cups and device or computer to watch lesson on

Difficulty Level-3rd-5th grades, but modifications are taught for 1st-2nd grades

"The Bouncy Ball" teaches about mallet technique, barred instrument accompaniment and chords, and steady beat.

Materials Needed-Xylophone, metallophone, or glockenspiel and a device to watch the lesson on

Difficulty Level-2nd-3rd grades have a modified part on the lesson plan and 4th-5th gr...

"Che Che Kole" is an African echo song that uses body percussion. Students will learn how the melody moves and follow it with their hands, discuss why it’s important to learn music from other countries, clap the rhythm, echo sing, and make up motions and body percussion.

Materials Needed-devic...

"Circle Round the Zero" is a folk song and dance. Student's will learn how the melody moves and count the rhythms before learning the dance.

Materials Needed-a device to play the video on

"Winter is Coming" is a 2 part song about Winter. Students will sing all about hats, mittens, sleds, and snow. and will be practicing their singing voice. This is a great song for choir too.

Materials needed-an electronic device or computer

Difficulty level-all ages will be able to sing th...

In the poem "Five Little Pumpkins", students will clap the rhythm of the poem, then will add 3 other rhythm parts underneath the main rhythm.

Materials needed-drum (tupperware, bucket), rhythm sticks (wooden/plastic spoons), triangle (metal spoons) and an electronic device or computer.

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"2-4-6-8" is a speech piece that incorporates body percussion and rhythm.

Materials Needed- device to watch lessons on

Difficulty Level- lower elementary and can add to it for upper elementary students

"Summer" is a body percussion activity to use as a warm up or as a music lesson. It teaches rhythm, steady beat, and how to speak 2 parts at the same time.

Materials needed- tablet or device to watch lesson on

Difficulty level- upper or lower elementary (modifications are made)

"Kookaburra" is a round from Australia. Kids will learn the song, add movement, then learn to sing it in a round.

Materials needed: device to watch lesson on

Grade level: upper elementary

"I Wish" is a speech piece (or poem) that students will add drums to. They will play the steady beat, rhythm, and ostinatos together as a class or in parts.

Materials needed: rhythm instruments

Grade level: Lower or upper elementary

Students will learn to sing the melody, follow the melodic direction with their hands, what syncopation is, learn about music from the Caribbean, and play a hand game with partners.

Materials needed: device to watch lesson on, instruments if needed

Grade level: 3rd-5th

In this folk song, K-5th grade students will learn the song "The Animal Fair" and add a dance to go along with it.

"Himmel und Erde" teaches upper elementary how to sing in a German round.

Students will learn the song "Hoe Ana Te Vaka" and add instruments and movement.

Materials needed- melodic or rhythm instruments

Grade level- Upper elementary (can modify for lower)

Students will learn "Bate Bate Chocolate" in Spanish, then learn the meaning in English. Identify Mexico on a map, count the rhythms of the song, then practice stirring the chocolate and adding motions.

Materials needed- device to watch the lesson on

Grade level: Lower elementary

"Alabama Gal" is a folk dance that is so much fun! Your students will love this dance. Be sure to watch the YouTube video to help you see this dance in action that I included the link to in the lesson plan.

Materials needed: device to watch the lesson on

Grade levels:
Lower elementary...

"This is Halloween" is a poem to use during Halloween time. After learning the poem, students will add vocal or instrument ostinatos.

Materials needed- melodic or rhythm instruments

Grade level- lower elementary

"A Turkey Named Burt" is the perfect activity to use during Thanksgiving time. Students will learn the speech piece, then add movement and vocal ostinatos.

Materials needed:
rhythm or melodic instruments

Grade level: lower elementary

"In the Window" is a song about Hanukkah to use in Winter. Students will learn what Hanukkah is and use their singing voices.

Materials needed: triangles or other rhythm instruments

Grade level: Lower elementary

This is the first lesson in the recorder course. Students will learn how to put the recorder together, how to blow air, how to cover the holes, and will learn the note B.

Students will learn the note A and review recorder technique.

Students will learn to play the notes A and B in a song and will review recorder technique.

This lesson will teach students to play G on the recorder, while keeping a steady beat and counting the rhythm.

This lesson will teach students to play G-A on the recorder, while keeping a steady beat and counting the rhythm.