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Tips for Teaching Elementary Music Online  In this podcast I'm sharing tips for teaching elementary music online. Ideas for classroom management, lesson planning and engagement. READ THE POST: WATCH THE VIDEO:   https://youtu.be/8W9qvguNuaQ Support the show Thank you for listening to this Podcast! We appreciate sharing these activities with teachers and parents from around the world. Helping...

Here's an easy rhythm stick tutorial for preschool, elementary and home school music teachers. Students can get to know their rhythm sticks with this slow paced song sung to the tune of "Twinkle". I wrote some cute winter lyrics and then added in the rhythm stick actions. I also teach you how to "teach" the song and the hand actions. You can use this as a complete lesson a...

Time to get your students moving to a scarf movement song. This weeks teaching tips podcast has a tutorial for you to watch with everything you need to teach this scarf movement song.  I use this song as a warm up for scarf movement or a cool down. I also share the hand actions. This is a complete movement activity you can do with your Preschool and Kindergarten through 2nd grade classes.  All the...

Come learn some fun new name games you can play in your elementary music class on the first day of school.   In this podcast I'm sharing 5 different name games and hello song activities for the first day of class. Like this podcast?  Consider Subscribing to show your SUPPORT LINK WATCH THE VIDEO READ THE POST Support the show Thank you for listening to this Podcast! We appreciate sharing thes...

I'm thinking-that sometimes the hardest day of the school year is the FIRST DAY. Since I've taught over 20 years-I've had time to figure some things out that can make your first day run smoothly. If you like this podcast, consider SUBSCRIBING to show your support. SUBSCRIBE WATCH THE VIDEO READ THE BLOG POST Of course I've made mistakes-but the thing all of us as music teachers...

Are you thinking about your first day activities in the elementary music classroom? If you like this podcast, consider SUBSCRIBING to my content. You'll get weekly podcasts with elementary music activities and teaching tips. SUBSCRIBE I believe you can make the first day a fantastic day with well planned music and movement activities.  Engage your students the very first day with interactive...

How to Create a Music Lesson Unit for the Elementary Music Teacher Hey! This podcast is packed with easy to implement strategies on lesson planning in the elementary music classroom. I'll share how to create a music lesson unit, give some lesson planning tips and ideas for elementary music lessons. Create an elementary music lesson unit using these simple tips. Teach music concepts and integr...

10 Back to School Elementary Music Activities Here are my ten back to school elementary music activities with teaching tips, songs, games, activities, and advice you can use for a successful back to school experience. The first day of school can be a lot of fun and also a bit stressful for teachers and students. Hopefully, these ideas will help you plan your activities so that you feel great about...

Back to School Scarf Activity Lesson and Scarf Teaching Tips Hello my music teacher friends. In this video I'm sharing all my tips and tricks to have a successful scarf movement activity. You can use this in your back to school activities or later in the year.  Thanks for listening to this elementary music lesson tutorial video. @singplaycreateteachingtips Scarf Movement Activity Teaching Tip...

End of Year Songs and Games for Elementary Music Class Is it the end yet?  No?  I'm sharing some easy Elementary Music End of Year Songs and Games you can use without any prep in your classes to build community and end the school year on a positive note. YouTube Video Link: https://youtu.be/pP5bFZeXbEk Blog Post Link: https://bit.ly/3BLAFlH Support the show Thank you for listening to this Pod...

End of Year Activities in Elementary Music Class, Songs, Games, Rewards It’s the end of the school year and there’s still so much to get done!  This podcast will give you three ways to end the school year on a positive note. 00:00 SECTION 1  PLAY SINGING GAMES 06:31 SECTION 2  UPPER ELEMENTARY ACTIVITY- SING/PLAY/PERFORM IN SMALL GROUPS 11:09 SECTION 3  MANAGEMENT-REWARD SYSTEMS-ENDING ON A POSITI...

Decoding Rhythms in the Elementary Music Classroom I’m sharing  5 rhythm activities to help your students decode rhythms in elementary music class.  Rhythm activities are a foundational skills for playing and creating music. 00:00 PLAYING THE BEAT AND IDENTIFYING THE RHYTHMS 01:50 SCARF MOVEMENT FOR DECODING RHYTHMS 04:40 RHYTHM CHARTS 06:10 HOW TO USE A VIDEO PLAY ALONG FOR DECODING RHYTHMS 09:18...

Ball Activities for Elementary Music Including Parachute, Scarf, Bean Bag & Stretchy Band Podcasts  Here are some fun ideas for using a ball and a balloon ball in the elementary music classroom.   Bear Paw Creek donated these fun movement props.  00:00 BALL ACTIVITY 9:44 PARACHUTE 16:10 SCARF 52:00 BEAN BAG 1:17:30 STRETCHY BANDS Ball Activities Youtube Video:   https://youtu.be/4aNHwZAY18k  ...

Stretchy Band Activities for the Elementary Music Classroom STRETCHY BAND ACTIVITIES: http://bit.ly/2GAoA5O STRETCHY BAND BLOG POST: https://bit.ly/40gwwzZ STRETCHY BAND VIDEO: https://youtu.be/wLVksPH3EgY Support the show Thank you for listening to this Podcast! We appreciate sharing these activities with teachers and parents from around the world. Helping us continue to provide this podcast is e...

Fun Parachute Music and Movement Activities for Young Children Blog Post Link: https://bit.ly/3mxdVSF YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/3giJ2EHAS_s Parachute Activities: http://bit.ly/2F5O0p7 Buggy Parachute Music and Movement Activities : https://bit.ly/3yV5HWC Support the show Thank you for listening to this Podcast! We appreciate sharing these activities with teachers and parents from around the w...

The reason I like using bean bags is because they increase engagement in the activities.  I’ve used familiar singing game songs and nursery rhymes you can easily use without any prep. If you have time, you can connect learning music concepts with these singing games too. In this podcast I’m sharing how to play the games using bean bags. YouTube Link:  https://youtu.be/CB3tni9LQuw Blog Post Link: h...

8 Scarf Music and Movement Activities for Elementary Music Class Are you ready to change up your teaching?  These 8 activities are going to give you tons of ways you can use scarf and ribbons to teach music concepts in your elementary music classroom. The video is long as there are details and specific actions and tips on how to do these kinds of activities.  I hope you'll scroll through and...

Steady Beat Activities for Elementary Music Class  There’s always room for more steady beat activities in music class.  Young children need a variety of experiences feeling the steady beat.  And this podcast has 12 different ways that are easy to implement and can help your students feel the steady beat using the instruments and props you have in your classroom.   BLOG POST LINK: https://www.singp...

St. Patrick's Day music activities for "1-2-3 O'Leary”, an Irish and Scottish children's game song. In this post I’m sharing ways to play the game using a variety of movement props. The song is easy to learn and makes a great St. Patrick’s Day music activity. This is a 4 part series: PART 1 Balls, Bean Bags, Scarves & Stuffed Animal Activities  PART 2 New way to play the Ga...

How to Teach Partner Songs in Elementary Music Class| Michael Finnigan and This Old Man| Part 1 I'm sharing my ideas on how to teach partner songs in elementary music class.  I'm using Michael Finnigan and This Old Man as partner songs.  There are some great activities in this video you can use with any song. Part 1  how to get started and tips for teaching. Part 2 how to add movement to...

High and Low Music Activities for the Elementary Music Classroom I’m sharing  HIGH/LOW Music Activities for the elementary music classroom.  I’ve included some fun games, songs, movement activities to teach high and low in your music classes. TEACH WITH PUPPETS FROGGY MOVMENT GAME SCARF MOVEMENT PLAY HIGH AND LOW ANIMAL SOUNDS GAME READ A BOOK PLAY AN INSTRUMENT SOUNDS GAME SING VOCAL EXPLORATIONS...

MIOSM Music in Our Schools Month Activities is sponsored by NAfME. The NAfME provides many activities elementary music teachers can use in their classrooms and school. Every year during the month of march music teachers provide special opportunities in their schools to advocate for music education. Every March is “MIOSM” (Music in Our Schools Month) sponsored by NAfME. For more information and res...

10 Music Class Activities using the song "Love Somebody" for the elementary music classroom. YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/Uib3F662ywM 00:15 1 Friendship Game 02:52 2 Bean Bag Activity   04:26 3 & 4 Scarf Movement   06:01 5 Rhythm Stick Game   08:28 6 Egg Shaker  09:28  7 Movement Break or Transition   10:50 8 Hand Clapping Game   12:44 9 Sing with Hand Actions   13:42 10 Ukulele Su...

Dynamics Music Activities with "Skidamarink a Dink" (3 part compilation) I'm sharing some different teaching strategies you can use to teach DYNAMICS in the elementary music classroom.  FREE SKIDAMARINK ACTIVITY  This video is part #2 of a 3 part series. Video #1 has teaching strategies for singing the song and learning the lyrics. MUSIC DYNAMICS ACTIVITIES PART #1 I've include...

I’m sharing some ways to teach dynamics using the song “SKIDAMARINKADINK”. Get the Free Resource from www.singplaycreate.com/subscribe YOUTUBE @musicclassteachingtips LINK: BLOG POST LINK:   Support the show Thank you for listening to this Podcast! We appreciate sharing these activities with teachers and parents from around the world. Helping us continue to provide this podcast is easy! All you ne...