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PreK-8

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Music With Sara Bibee

This guided listening presentation has all you need to teach about the national anthem of the United States. It gives a historical overview of the anthem, complete with several video examples through the use of SafeShareTV. The presentation comes in both PDF and PPT formats and includes a series of worksheets and printables that span music, history, and literacy connections: follow-along notes; predictions; exit slips; lyrics rewriting activity; lyrics explanation; historical timeline; vocabulary list; lyrics sheet; crossword puzzle; word search; create-your-own banner; and U.S. flag coloring sheet. Best suited for grades 3-8 but can easily be used as a supplement for units in other grade levels.
Please note that SafeShareTV links will only work if your school’s network allows the use of YouTube. If YouTube (or SafeShareTV) is blocked, the video links will not work.

The Star-Spangled Banner Guided Listening Presentation

Digital Resources PDF + PPT

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Pitch Publications

Have you ever wanted to do maypole dancing with your class? Wondered why people even do maypole dancing in the first place? If so, Maypole Mania is for you. This resource is perfect for helping your students to understand and do the choreography around May Day, and to help get your students moving to music in an interactive way.
This comprehensive unit is all about maypole dancing. The lesson and accompanying PowerPoint presentations with dance animation will provide you everything you will need to teach a fun, engaging unit on maypole dancing. Perfect for a field day or any kind of group activity event. This resource includes: instructions on how to build your own maypole - easily built in a weekend; detailed lesson plans for maypole dancing; the history of maypole dancing; the history of May Day; dance steps and tips to teach the dances, and an engaging Powerpoint presentation that will help you teach your students about the history of the maypole along with animated slides to demonstrate the dance steps. Dances that are covered include: Basic Circle; Concentric Circle; Basic Weave; Gypsy's Tent; Barber's Pole; Spider Web and Jacob's Ladder.

Maypole Mania! How to build and dance the Maypole

Digital Resources

Cori Bloom

This set of worksheets is an easy way to gather feedback from your students after a general musical performance. Each worksheet asks students to evaluate their performance through writing, drawing, or both. Includes eight print-and-go worksheets. The perfect resource for formative assessments and differentiation.

Music Performance Self-Evaluation: Grades K-3

PDF Worksheets K-3

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Mystic Publishing

Scat singing is the easiest way for kids to get started developing their jazz chops. The Freddie the Frog and the Flying Jazz Kitten storybook introduces kids to scat singing. This teacher's guide contains a detailed step-by-step process that creates a "safe zone," leading the most insecure students to uninhibited scattin' fun.

Freddie the Frog Scat Singing for Kids

Teacher's Edition

Hal Leonard Corporation

Introduce students to jazz through great literature combined with learn by doing. Step-by-step projectable lessons combine content and audio/video recordings of Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center artists with interactive student learning. This easy-to-present resource is designed for a teacher who may or may not be trained in America's art form. Digital downloads include lesson slides to project, audio recordings of each song, and Wynton Marsalis sharing background information as well as reproducible activity/assessment worksheets. Free online access to the corresponding video clips for each lesson is included. Bring jazz to the next generation with this incredible resource. The hands-on lesson plans were created by Sharon Burch.

Jazz for Young People, Vol. 1: New Orleans and Jelly Roll Morton

Book, Online Audio & PDF

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Voice Category

Celebrate good sportsmanship, teamwork, problem solving and learning how to win and lose with dignity and class! A new girl in town has joined the boys baseball team. No problem. But wait! She wants to be the pitcher? That has never been done before, at least not in this town! Through five innings, the cast gets to play the parts of many favorite baseball players throughout history, and they learn how to be true all-stars whether the score shows a win or a loss. This 25-minute spring musical features five original songs and easy-to-learn rhyming dialog with over 30 speaking parts. The teacher edition includes piano/vocal arrangements with choreography, a helpful production guide and digital access to PDFs of melody sheets, lyric sheets and dialog. To perform with recordings, there are two options. A performance/accompaniment CD is available separately. For cost-saving value, the performance kit/audio access includes the teacher edition and digital access to performance/accompaniment audio recordings. Songs include: Play Ball; You're at Bat; Strike Zone; In a Pickle; All Stars! 25 minutes.

It's a Hit!

Unison/Two-Part Teacher's Edition with Singer PDF

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Instrument Family

Mike Byrd Music

This fun and diverse collection of 15 Orff arrangements with unison vocal lines provides songs for every season. Some of the arrangements also include a piano accompaniment, and most include other rhythmic instruments. Each song includes a page of teaching suggestions and ideas. Suitable for grades K-6.

Songs for Every Season

Orff Book

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Themes & Variations

Come join the hopping Bunnies in this fun, furry program for K-3 singers. Featuring a heartwarming story of sharing and of course plenty of furry friends, this musical is sure to delight audiences. With speaking lines, solos, unison parts, a healthy message, and cute costumes, your students will have a hippity-hoppity good time. Includes a script, piano scores, and reproducible vocal and lyric sheets.  The online digital content is packed with projectables (lyrics and notation), videos (lyrics, notation, and choreography), vocal and accompaniment tracks, and the teacher's guide in digital format. 25 minutes.

Bunnies! A Hopping New Musical

Unison Book, Online Audio & Video

Alfred Music Publishing

Spring is just around the corner, but the flowers have yet to bloom. While the children are waiting for nice weather, the weeds have popped up but the flowers remain hidden underground. It takes the clever Dandelion Queen to figure out why and bring about the first blossoms of the season! This charming, easy-to-stage musical is designed specifically for grades K-4. The unison songs, brief rhyming script, creative costume ideas, and simple staging suggestions will make your primary production a snap. Reproducible student pages, full performance and accompaniment recordings, plus full-color cover art are included on the enhanced CD.

Bada Bing, It's Spring!

This classy collection of jazz favorites features easy voice-leading and supportive accompaniments, making these well-crafted arrangements a breeze to learn. Young singers will groove to these accessible charts, arranged specifically for young unison voices with optional harmony. Songs include: Basin Street Blues; Choo Choo Ch' Boogie; I've Got the World on a String; Java Jive; Pink Panther and Tuxedo Junction.

Let's All Sing Jazz

Unison/Two-Part Teacher's Edition

Jazz is the music of America! From New Orleans to Chicago, from the cotton fields to the Cotton Club, you will learn about such jazz greats as Fats Waller, Cab Calloway, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, and more! The six original two-part songs and entertaining scriptare ideal for elementary/middle school performers, and John Jacobson's choreography and staging are included right in the publication. "To bop, or not to bebop, there is no question! We haz it, folks. We Haz Jazz!" 30 minutes.

We Haz Jazz!

Teach music kids love, with songs they will want to sing! Bring your K–8 classroom to life with 180 ready-to-go lessons packed with pop hits, Disney favorites, and essential music skills! Planning has never been easier with this customizable interactive music curriculum designed to turn every class into a musical adventure that will keep students engaged, learning, and singing along. With exclusive, carefully curated resources, this comprehensive digital curriculum offers sequential, fully developed standards-based lessons that are vertically aligned for a variety of age levels. Its song library includes titles kids already know and love as well as traditional songs and world music – all professionally arranged and recorded with elementary and middle school students in mind. Created by music educators, this is a wealth of growing resources, including:
 
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<li>A library of 100+ digital books with additional songs and resources</li>
<li>Complete recorder and ukulele methods</li>
<li>800+ engaging songs across genres and cultures</li>
<li>Downloadable notation, lyrics, and P/A audio files</li>
<li>Movement-based lessons and choreography videos</li>
<li>Musicals complete with full songs, dialogue, and supporting materials</li>
<li>Listening maps to support literacy and cross-curricular learning</li>
<li>Hundreds of worksheets and online activities</li>
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Usable year-round, the EE Music Class subscription includes full digital access to all content for 365 days from the activation date and can be used in person or virtually. A six-month subscription is for sale in December, January and February, and multi-year subscriptions are available as well. Easy to use, engaging, and a great value, this trusted subscription is already used by thousands of classrooms and can be yours today!

Hal Leonard's Essential Elements Music Class

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Reproducible

www.jillandmichaelgallina.com

Exciting and inspirational, this one-act musical play encourages children to experience growing up with joy, anticipation, and kindness. Through seven bright songs with accessible two-part harmonies, children learn tools for success: proper exercise, good manners, friendship, and helping others. The short linking script, easy costuming, and simple staging and scenery make it adaptable for groups of any size to perform successfully. Most importantly, the positive messages will surely make this production a memorable and educational experience to last throughout their growing years! The teacher's edition, available in print or digitally, includes an introduction to the musical; suggestions for props, costumes, and staging; piano/vocal scores; and reproducible student parts. Accompaniment/performance MP3s are also available for purchase.
 
The Complete Choral Kit has been specifically designed to easily facilitate traditional choral rehearsals and instruction. This kit is available for immediate download and comes with a nontransferable license that provides the purchaser with mechanical, synchronization, and streaming rights; a reproducible PDF of the director's score with reproducible student pages; and a performance/accompaniment MP3.

Get Up and Grow

Two-Part Teacher's Edition w/ Reproducible Student Parts

Rediscover the delightful music and hilarious lyrics of popular children's songwriter Raffi. His skillful combination of rhythm, rhyme and repetition makes singing fun and helps to build speech and listening skills. Perfect for a short program in the classroom or on stage, this 15-minute revue features five songs, piano/vocal arrangements with simple movement suggestions, reproducible singer parts, and an easy-to-learn rhyming narration. It is designed and is adaptable for groups of all sizes. Songs include: Brush Your Teeth; Down by the Bay; Rise and Shine and Shake My Sillies Out. 15 minutes.

Baby Beluga

Unison/Two-Part Reproducible Book

Experience the history and development of America's music from New Orleans up the Mississippi to Saint Louis, to Chicago and around the world. Find out why original jazzers had interesting names like Dizzy, Satchmo, Lady Day, Jelly Roll and Yardbird. Jam-packed with jazz history and fun facts, this unique revue features an original theme song and five jazz classics in kid-friendly arrangements. Extend learning further with The Story of Jazz, a full-color timeline and recorded history complete with narration and music excerpts of jazz standards spanning over a hundred years. Enjoy the sounds of Ragtime, Blues, Dixieland, Swing, Big Band, Bebop and more. 30 minutes.

Gotta Be Jazz

Experience authentic mariachi styles and rhythms in your general music class! Eight traditional Mexican songs transport you and your students to a place rich with harmony and ensemble camaraderie. These arrangements by world-renowned mariachi composer and performer Jose Hernandez work well with piano or guitar accompaniment. Add pitched Orff instruments for even more fun. The teacher edition contains vocal parts with Spanish lyrics and pronunciation guides, piano and guitar accompaniment, Orff parts, and brief song translations and history. This all-in-one collection also includes digital access to authentic recordings performed on traditional mariachi instruments. Students can model the singing and then perform with the full-sounding accompaniment recordings. You will also receive digital access to PDFs of singer and instrument parts when you purchase the teacher edition. Songs include: Cielito Lindo; El Venadito; La Golondrina; La Llorona; La Sandunga; Las Mañanitas; Los Barandales del Puente and a beautiful arrangement of Noche de Paz (Silent Night) for the holidays, with both English and Spanish lyrics.

Canta, Mariachi, Canta!

Plank Road Publishing

Let the power of music be the voice of your students with this important musical revue that celebrates and honors our one and only planet Earth. This revue is a wonderful tool for opening discussions about science and the environmental challenges facing us all. Great for Earth Day, it includes a script with connecting dialog, a teacher's guide, and program artwork as well as movement and staging suggestions - everything you need for a fantastically successful program! The book and CD option includes the teacher's handbook, reproducible student parts, and performance/accompaniment recordings. The PDF and MP3 bundle includes the same materials digitally. Songs: My Planet, Your Planet; It's Easy Bein' Green; Earthlings, Unite!; Tomorrow Needs Us; Agents of Change.

My Planet, Your Planet

Unison/Two-Part Book & CD w/ Reproducible Student Parts

So creative, so kinesthetic, so cute! It's simply a blast to sing this baker's dozen of unison animal songs designed for primary-aged singers. Each of the whimsical, kid-inspired tunes tips the hat to a favorite creature and their inherent actions. Helpful movement suggestions offer specific staging ideas as well as clever classroom activities to encourage participation. Giggles are guaranteed as your littlest musicians Wiggle Like a Worm, Swim Like an Otter, spin their very own spider web, and more. Perfect for in-class exploration or on-stage entertainment! Book and enhanced CD includes full performance and accompaniment recordings, plus reproducible student pages.

Ants in My Pants

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 selection. Students may check what they learned on the review page, and then connect with the composer's life and times through reflection questions and a culminating writing prompt. This digital book includes fillable fields for onscreen use, or you may print and copy classroom handouts. Of special note, professional equity consultant Daysha J.P. Underwood reviewed this book for cultural sensitivity and relevance. Present these personalities individually throughout the year or explore them all in March to celebrate Women's History Month. Composers include Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Clara Wieck Schumann, Cécile Chaminade, Amy Beach, Maria Grever, Undine Smith Moore, Julia Perry, Chen Yi, and Jennifer Higdon.

Nine Noteworthy Female Composers

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Available in a variety of formats, this resource magazine for elementary and middle school music teachers is published bimonthly – five times during the school year, beginning with the September/October issue and ending with the May/June issue. Whether you subscribe early or later in the year, you will receive any back issues and never miss an issue!
 
The magazine features include:
 
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<li>An entire musical revue within the first three issues of every volume</li>
<li>Ten or more original songs per issue in varying styles</li>
<li>Full rights for you to photocopy the songs for use with your students</li>
<li>Full-performance and accompaniment-only recordings – using real, professional musicians – for each song</li>
<li>A recorder feature</li>
<li>Suggestions for using the music with your students</li>
<li>Network, a forum for teachers to exchange tips and ideas</li>
<li>Photo Journal, idea-filled color photographs</li>
<li>Online bonuses for all subscribers, including projectable lyric pages in PowerPoint format, and online extras which can include piano/recorder scores, rehearsal tracks, illustrated lyrics in PDF format, and more!</li>
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Music K-8, Vol. 36 (2025-2026)

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