Planning & Inspirational Resources for the Music Teacher

Trying to incorporate consistent social-emotional learning practices into your music classes and ensembles? This informative entry-point resource views SEL through a musical lens, helping to identify and

This contemporary collection teaches American music history through student-centered projects. Each of the 15 lessons is intended to prompt risk-taking and the expression of artistic intent, making students

This outstanding collection includes 14 lessons using Orff and other classroom instruments that vary from simple songs for PreK-1 accompanied with a storybook, to interesting instrumental arrangements for

Clear the way for learning by instantly bringing about conversation and making personal connections. These specific IceBreaker activities introduce simple as well as high-tech games with a purpose - and

Long-time educator Valerie Lippoldt Mack has compiled 60 tried-and-true activities that come directly from her classroom. These 60 "Ice Breaker" activities teach life lessons of respect, tolerance and

This vibrant collection of folk songs and activities for K-8 students explores the cultures and rich musical traditions of four West African countries: Liberia, Senegal, Nigeria, and Ghana. Each song

This reproducible collection promotes unity through ensemble playing and teaches beginning music literacy with lively instrumental play-along activities. A wide variety of instrumentation is suggested,

This collection highlights the ingenuity of the people who were instrumental in helping guide folks from enslavement to freedom along the Underground Railroad. Using quilts and songs, they were able to

This collection offers activities that are perfect warm-ups, transitions, brain breaks, and energizers that will inspire your students to move in creative, musical ways. This reproducible book includes

Nine names you need to know! Each composer is introduced with a quick-read Bio, brief Composer Connections facts, and a Listening Lab identifying important works and key elements to discover in each musical

Ice Breakers 2 will help build respect, tolerance, and patience in your classroom, as well as generate energy by getting the kids moving while giving you 64 more tricks up your sleeve to maintain

This resource is an extensive collection of curricular materials for learning music by making music in the elementary and middle school classroom. Based on the philosophies of Orff-Schulwerk, Kodaly, and

Always a classroom favorite, bucket drums and other percussion instruments are ideal ways to teach rhythmic concepts. This valuable resource is a great way to feel the joy of group performance without

This book trains you as a STEAM teacher, while detailing well-structured lessons for your students to help them become the empathetic creators of tomorrow. General music teachers and STEAM and Makerspace

This complete resource for the general music class substitute teacher is filled with activities that take little or no music background to teach! The games, worksheets and exercises are divided by classroom

Musicplay is a sequential curriculum with lessons that follow the calendar year. The weekly lessons outline the new concepts that will be taught, those that will be reviewed, and include seasonal

Each musician in this series is introduced with a quick-read bio, brief connections facts, and a listening lab identifying important works and key elements to discover in each musical selection. Students

Beat Blocks provide students with a tactile manipulative to aid in the introduction of musical concepts while including elements of discovery, exploration, and play. Musical elements such as beat,

This title features original songs and favorites with Orff arrangements, stories, games, and songs for elementary students, and children's lit connections are listed for many of the activities. All

This fantastic resource includes 14 pieces for body percussion, with a couple of songs added in! This is a delightful collection of creative ideas all about rhythm! Body Percussion activities, speech, a

The backbone of any piece of music is the rhythmic foundation. This book features two sections: Isolated Rhythm Activities and Rhythms and Pitches. The strategies are intended to support the required

Designed for effortless substitute teacher preparation, The Music Substitute Sourcebook is a ready-to-use resource for music teachers or music substitutes. Quality standards-based lesson plans and