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Discover lesson plans that keep kids moving and having fun while teaching them to hear and reproduce a steady beat.

Entry Kentry (Mother Goose) | Passing Game Grade 2-6 Teach steady beat with this fast-paced passing game. It's an elimination game too, but even the kids who are 'out' stay involved as members of "the band." Get Lesson

Little Sally Walker | Chant/Steady Beat Game Grade K-2 SUB LESSON Teach steady beat with Little Sally Walker—a classic circle game for grades K-2. Students chant the rhyme and patch the beat while the "it" student performs the actions. Get Lesson

Jump the Hoop | Steady Beat Game Grade 2-6 Hula hoops, music, and movement! Student teams jump in and out of hoops in this high-energy game to see who can stay in the longest. It’s a no-prep steady beat lesson that works with almost any age group! Get Lesson

Touchdown | Steady Beat and Math Facts Grade 2-6 Want to get your music students moving while reinforcing steady beat and math skills at the same time? Touchdown is an elementary music curriculum winner that makes both music teachers and homeroom teachers look like heroes! Get Lesson

The Wee Little Scare | Steady Beat/Jump Rope Contest Grade 2-3 Turn a playground activity into an unforgettable learning experience! The Wee Little Scare uses a jump rope contest and Orff instruments to help students master steady beat. Get Lesson

Discover lesson plans that teach basic rhythms with hands-on music making activities and games.

Monsters in My Closet | Rhythm/Drumming Grade K-3 Scary rhythms ahead! This elementary drumming lesson teaches students basic drumming technique as they listen to and repeat rhythms from the "Monsters in the Closet" rhyme. Get Lesson

John Kanaka | Reading Music/Rhythms Grade 2-4 All hands on deck! It's time for a salty sea shanty drumming lesson on quarter and eighth notes. No heavy lifting for you! We've done the prep work. Get Lesson

I Caught a Fish Alive | Reading Music/Rhythms Grade K-2 I Caught A Fish Alive turns the beloved Mother Goose counting rhyme into an irresistible rhythm adventure. Kids learn the poem, then dive into playing the rhythms on the drums! Get Lesson

Chatter with the Angels | Orff Orchestration (Ostinato/Rhythm) Grade 1-2 This Orff-inspired music lesson plan and orchestration for “Chatter with the Angels” gives students a hands-on music making experience while exploring the whole note, quarter note, quarter rest, and ostinato. Get Lesson

I'm as Free a Little Bird | Syncopation and Movement Activity Grade 2-3 Want a simple way to teach jazzy rhythms? I'm as Free a Little Bird is a no-prep music lesson plan that introduces syncopation through a fun song and movement activity. It’s always a massive hit! Get Lesson

Mystery Message Game | Rhythm and Pitch Activity Grade 2-6 It’s 'Hangman' with a twist. Music students compare and contrast rhythm/pitch sets and decode a secret message in a race to win the game. It's always a hit! Get Lesson

Run from the Farmer | Syncopation and Movement Activity Grade 2-3 Pre-Thanksgiving Day Wackiness! "Run from the Farmer" is a hilarious song about Thanksgiving, told from the turkey's perspective. This super-charged lesson introduces syncopation in a fun and active way. Get Lesson

Slap Happy Music Math | Rhythm Review Grade 2-6 SUB LESSON Want to turn music lesson review into playtime? Slap Happy Music Math is a wacky review game that reinforces rhythm values. Get Lesson

Tic-Tac-Toe | Rhythms and Rests Grade 2-6 Tic-Tac-Toe with a twist! Students read and perform simple rhythms correctly to win squares in this musical twist on the classic game. Get Lesson

Who Has the Candy in Their Pocket | Rhythms and Rests Grade 2-4 Solve the musical whodunit! Students chant a rhyme and perform simple rhythms on non-pitched percussion instruments to track down the student with the hidden candy. Get Lesson

Miss Polly Had a Dolly | Reading Music/Rhythm Grade K-2 Miss Polly meets Mr. Ostinato! This adorable lesson uses the song "Miss Polly Had a Dolly" to introduce quarter notes and rests as students sing and perform a simple, repetitive rhythm on rhythm sticks. Get Lesson

Visit MMF Songbook for kids songs and rhymes. The rhythm and meter of simple rhymes are easy to hear and repeat and will make your next drumming lesson a surefire hit!

Discover lesson plans that teach musical pitch with activity lessons and games that are sure to send the fun into overdrive.

I Know an Old Lady | Introduction to Intervals Grade 2-5 There Was an Old Lady Skipped... or did she step? Using the book 'There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell,' students play xylophone patterns to distinguish between step-wise and skipping motion in this fun, introductory lesson on intervals. Get Lesson

Melody Map | Introduction to Melodic Contour Grade 2-4 This tall "yarn" tells the tale! Students work in pairs to "draw" the melodic contour of a familiar kids song on the classroom floor, making pitch direction hands-on and easy to understand! Get Lesson

Chatter with the Angels | Orff Orchestration (Ostinato/Rhythm) Grade 1-2 This Orff-inspired music lesson plan and orchestration for “Chatter with the Angels” gives students a hands-on music making experience while exploring the whole note, quarter note, quarter rest, and ostinato. Get Lesson

Mi-Do-Do Game | Introduction to Solfège Grade 2-4 I'm no Dodo... bird that is! This game uses a solfege staircase to introduce do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-do. Repeat every solfege phrase you hear, but don't get caught singing Mi-Do-Do! Get Lesson

Mortimer | Introduction to Solfège Grade 2-3 Clang, Clang, Rattle, Bing, Bang! Students sing the solfege scale as Mortimer (Mortimer by Robert Munsch) goes up and down the stairs. Students accompany this story by loudly banging on pots, pans, and percussion instruments! Get Lesson

Mystery Message Game | Rhythm and Pitch Activity Grade 2-6 It’s 'Hangman' with a twist. Music students compare and contrast rhythm/pitch sets and decode a secret message in a race to win the game. It's always a hit! Get Lesson

Color-by-Note | Note Naming Grade K-3 SUB LESSON The Perfect Sub Tub Lesson! Engage every student in learning note names with this color-by-note music worksheet lesson. It’s a great no-prep lesson for subs and always a winner with students. Get Lesson

Discover lesson plans that teach students musical form through movement and listening maps and glyphs.

Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks | ABA Form/Dance Grade 1-2 Hatch musical understanding! Kids peck and explore as they engage with this composer masterwork in an unforgettable, hands-on way! Get Lesson

Bow, Wow, Wow | Form/Round Grade 2-6 Bow, Wow, Wow! An introduction to singing in a round. Your students will bark for more as they explore steady beat and tempo! Get Lesson

Hungarian Dance No.5 | Form/AABBCDAB Codetta Grade 2-6 Brahms Meets Baseball. Students perform baseball moves to Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No. 5. This high-energy tempo lesson is always a home run! Get Lesson

In the Hall of the Mountain King | Listening Map Grade 2-6 Accelerando in action! This listening map helps students analyze how Grieg’s masterpiece gets faster and faster. Get Listening Map

Tempo Cop | Tempo ID Game (Largo, Moderato, Allegro, and Presto) Grade 2-4 Tempo Cop is a fun twist on the classic Four Corners game that turns students into musical drivers, with one player acting as the Tempo Cop. Students sharpen their ears by identifying Largo, Moderato, Allegro, and Presto—all while moving, listening, and having a blast! Get Lesson

Pick a Bale of Cotton | Tempo Terms/Movement Activity Grade 1-3 Ramp up the fun with "Pick a Bale of Cotton." This music lesson plan teaches kids essential tempo terms with an engaging movement activity. Get Lesson

Messiah/Hallelujah Chorus (Handel) | Listening Lesson Grade 2-6 Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah! You've found it - the perfect listening map to introduce your students to the majestic speed and power of one of history’s greatest works! Get Premium Lesson Pack

Michael Row the Boat Ashore | Call and Response Grade 2-3 All Aboard! Introduce Call and Response as students sit in boats and use rhythm sticks as oars to row their way through this movement lesson! Get Lesson

Skittle, Skittle, Skittle, Ski | Form/Canon Grade 2-6 Students learn about the canon while playing body percussion patterns—including snaps, stamps, and finger pops—to create an impressive rhythmic performance. Get Lesson

Trashin' the Camp (Tarzan) | AABA Form/Dance Grade 2-3 Bring the jungle to your music classroom! Students learn to keep the beat as they dance a different step to each section of Trashin' the Camp from Disney's "Tarzan." Get Lesson

Trepak | Music Lesson Plan - AABA Form/Listening Map Grade 2-4 Experience the Nutcracker through dance. Tchaikovsky’s high-energy "Trepak" is the perfect way to explore fast tempos through movement! Get Lesson

Twinkle, Twinkle, Changing Star | Theme and Variations Form Grade 2-4 Introduce Theme and Variations with this lesson that combines listening with a worksheet, giving students an opportunity to illustrate how the music changes. Get Lesson

Viennese Musical Clock (Kodály) | Rondo/Dance Grade 2-3 Bring Kodaly’s masterpiece to life through role-play as dancers, knights, and royalty in Vienna while mastering the timing of the Rondo. Get Lesson

Discover lesson plans that teach students about meter and time signature through movement and get your music students smiling from ear to ear.

Chomp! Shark-Themed Music Lesson Plan - Time Signatures Grade 2-4 Watch out for the sharks! This music lesson transforms rhythm and time signature review into frantic, chomping fun with a printable board game your students will beg to play again. Get Lesson

Beat Tag | Meter Game Grade 2-5 Get the wiggles out while mastering meter! This game is so active and fun that your students will beg to play it every week. Get Lesson

Meter, Meter, 3-4-5 | Time Signatures/Playground Balls Grade 2-4 Grab the playground balls and rhythm sticks! This movement lesson helps students master three different time signatures (3/4, 4/4, and 5/4) in a way that’s always a big hit. Get Lesson

Discover lesson plans that teach students dynamics through manipulative-based lessons and games.

Dynamics for Kids | MakingMusicFun.net Popsicle Stick Theater Production Grade 1-4 Learn about the four most common dynamic symbols (p, mp, mf, f) and how to play them with this MakingMusicFun.net Original popsicle-stick theater production. Get Lesson

Boom Chicka Boom | Piano and Forte Grade K-1 Students learn about two dynamic levels: piano (p) and forte (f) with this manipulatives-based music lesson plan. The adorable illustrations make this lesson irresistible for your youngest learners! Get Lesson

Musical Easter Egg Hunt | Dynamics Grade 1-6 It's a musical twist on "Hot or Cold!" Students learn about four dynamic levels (p-f) as they use loud and soft sounds to guide their classmates toward hidden eggs. It's so much fun they'll beg for one more round. Get Lesson

Discover lesson plans that teach students about music and cultures from around the world.

Scotland | Aiken Drum Grade 1-3 Finish your Scotland unit with a bang! This traditional song is the perfect fun wrap-up to keep your students smiling. Get Lesson

Russia | Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks (Mussorgsky) - ABA Form Grade 1-2 Hatch musical understanding! Kids peck and explore as they engage with this composer masterwork in an unforgettable, hands-on way! Get Lesson

Hungary | Hungarian Dance No. 5 (Brahms) - Form/AABBCDAB Codetta Grade 2-6 Brahms meets baseball! Your students will perform baseball moves to the beat of Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No. 5. It's a total home run for any class. Get Lesson

Norway | In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg) - Listening Map Grade 2-6 Take a trip to Norway! This listening map helps students analyze and describe the thrilling twists and turns of Grieg’s masterpiece. Get Listening Map

Germany | Hallelujah Chorus (Handel) - Listening Map Grade 2-6 Hallelujah! You've found the perfect listening map to introduce your students to one of history’s greatest musical works from Germany. Get Premium Lesson Pack

Russia | Peter and the Wolf (Prokofiev) - Leitmotif Grade 1-3 Comic strip creativity! Students illustrate this classic Russian story while they listen, helping them connect characters to musical themes. Get Lesson

Austria | Viennese Musical Clock (Kodály) - Rondo/Dance Grade 2-3 Bring Kodaly’s masterpiece to life! Students role-play as knights and royalty in Vienna while learning about Rondo form through dance. Get Lesson

Discover lesson plans that teach students about music with listening maps and glyphs, or give them a chance to compare and contrast musical scores with Venn diagrams.

O Danny Boy | Compare and Contrast Grade 2-4 This lesson compares and contrasts three versions of this Irish favorite, including a performance by the Muppets. Get Lesson

Surprise Symphony (Haydn) | Listening Lesson Grade 3-4 Zany and fun! This music lesson plan delivers! Rated by students as "Mega-Wow!" Your students will never listen to Haydn's Surprise Symphony in the same way again! Get Lesson

In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg) | Listening Map Grade 2-6 This listening map helps students analyze and describe Grieg’s masterpiece. Get Free Listening Map

Messiah/Hallelujah Chorus (Handel) | Listening Lesson Grade 2-6 Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah! You've found it - the perfect listening map to introduce your students to one of history’s greatest works! Get Premium Lesson Pack

John Williams | Film Score Music Listening Glyph Worksheets Grade 2-6 See what your students hear! Listening glyphs allow K-3 students to express what they hear through color, while teachers assess an entire class's understanding of musical elements at a glance. Get Premium Lesson Pack

Star Wars (John Williams) | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets Grade K-3 Our Star Wars listening glyphs allow students to express what they hear through color, while teachers assess an entire class's understanding of musical elements at a glance. Get Premium Listening Glyph

Jurassic Park (John Williams) | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets Grade 2-6 See what your students hear! Listening glyphs allow K-3 students to express what they hear through color, while teachers assess an entire class's understanding of musical elements at a glance. Get Premium Lesson Pack

Indiana Jones (John Williams) | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets Grade 2-6 Our Indiana Jones listening glyphs allow K-3 students to express what they hear through color, while teachers assess an entire class's understanding of musical elements at a glance. Get Premium Lesson Pack

The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky) | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets Grade 2-6 Our The Nutcracker listening glyphs allow K-3 students to express what they hear through color, while teachers assess an entire class's understanding of musical elements at a glance. Get Premium Lesson Pack

Kangaroo from Carnival of the Animals (Saint-Saëns) | Listening Map Grade 2-6 This listening map for "Kangaroo" helps students track the whimsical music of Saint-Saëns’ masterpiece. Get Free Listening Map

Monster-Themed Music Lesson Plan Pack | Lesson Plans, Worksheets, and More Grade K-5 Ready for a month of monster-sized fun! Get monster-themed music composer lesson plans and resources, including lesson plans for composition and drumming, treble and bass clef note name and rhythm worksheets, and more. Get Premium Lesson Pack

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (Bach) - Form Grade 2-4 Introducing your elementary grade students to Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata from Toccata and Fugue in D Minor is easy with this ready-to-teach music lesson plan and listening map. Get Lesson

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (Bach) | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets Grade 2-6 Our listening glyphs for Toccata and Fugue in D Minor allow K-3 students to express what they hear through color, while teachers assess an entire class's understanding of musical elements at a glance. Get Premium Lesson Pack

Peter and the Wolf (Prokofiev) | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets Grade 2-6 Our listening glyphs for Peter and the Wolf allow K-3 students to express what they hear through color, while teachers assess an entire class's understanding of musical elements at a glance. Get Premium Lesson Pack

Circus Music (Entry of the Gladiators) | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets Grade 2-6 Our listening glyphs for Circus Music (Entry of the Gladiators) allow K-3 students to express what they hear through color, while teachers assess an entire class's understanding of musical elements at a glance. Get Premium Lesson Pack

Royal March of the Lion (Carnival of the Animals) | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets Grade 2-6 Our Royal March of the Lion listening glyphs allow K-3 students to express what they hear through color, while teachers assess an entire class's understanding of musical elements at a glance. Get Premium Lesson Pack

Discover lesson plans that teach students about music through movement.

Bow Belinda | Contradance Grade 2-4 Students learn to sing "Bow Belinda" and participate in a traditional folk dance. Get Lesson

John Kanaka | Eighth/Quarter Note and Quarter Rest Grade 2-4 "John Kanaka" is all-in-one fun! Students demonstrate an understanding of basic rhythms using drums or rhythm sticks while dancing in this joy-filled lesson. Get Lesson

Run From The Farmer | Syncopation Grade 2-3 "Run from the Farmer" is a hilarious song about Thanksgiving, told from the turkey's perspective. This super-charged lesson introduces syncopation in a fun and active way. Get Lesson

Trashin' the Camp/Tarzan | AABA Form/Dance Grade 2-3 Bring the jungle to your music classroom! Students learn AABA form as they dance a different step to each section of Trashin' the Camp from Disney's "Tarzan." Get Lesson

Viennese Musical Clock | Rondo Form Grade 2-3 Bring Kodaly’s masterpiece to life through role-play as dancers, trumpeters, knights, and royalty in Vienna while learning about the Seven-Part Rondo form (ABACADA). Get Lesson

Discover lesson plans that teach students about the instruments of the orchestra.

Carnival of the Animals (Saint-Saëns) | Popsicle Stick Video Grade 1-6 Bring Camille Saint-Saëns' 'Carnival of the Animals' to life with this free MakingMusicFun.net Original popsicle stick theater production. (7:01) Get Lesson Get Premium Puppets

Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin | Orchestra Instrument Lesson Plan Grade 2-6 Bring Lloyd Moss's best-selling book to life! This lesson helps students identify orchestra instruments and understand how they work together to create a beautiful sound. Get Lesson

Discover lesson plans that teach students about the lives, music, and culture of our most famous composers.

Meet John Williams | Composer Biography for Kids (Video) Grade 1-6 Learn about John Williams with this MakingMusicFun.net Original popsicle stick theater production. (3:06) Get Lesson Get Study Guide

Meet Beethoven | Composer Biography for Kids (Video) Grade 1-6 Learn about Ludwig van Beethoven with this MakingMusicFun.net Original popsicle stick theater production. (2:25) Get Lesson Get Study Guide

Meet Mozart | Composer Biography for Kids (Video) Grade 1-6 Learn about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with this MakingMusicFun.net Original popsicle stick theater production. (2:40) Get Lesson Get Study Guide

Meet Bach | Composer Biography for Kids (Video) Grade 1-6 Learn about Johann Sebastian Bach with this MakingMusicFun.net Original popsicle stick theater production. (4:34) Get Lesson Get Study Guide Get Premium Puppets

Meet Vivaldi | Composer Biography for Kids (Video) Grade 1-6 Learn about Antonio Vivaldi with this MakingMusicFun.net Original popsicle stick theater production. (2:22) Get Lesson Get Study Guide

Meet Duke Ellington | Composer Biography for Kids (Video) Grade 1-6 Learn about big band leader and jazz pianist, Duke Ellington, with this MakingMusicFun.net Original popsicle stick theater production. (3:24) Get Lesson Get Study Guide

Meet Scott Joplin | Composer Biography for Kids (Video) Grade 1-6 Learn about the king of ragtime, Scott Joplin, with this MakingMusicFun.net Original popsicle stick theater production. (3:39) Get Lesson Get Study Guide

Meet Brahms | Composer Biography for Kids (Video) Grade 1-6 Learn about Johannes Brahms with this MakingMusicFun.net Original popsicle stick theater production. (3:58) Get Lesson Get Study Guide

Meet Andrew LLoyd Webber | Composer Biography for Kids (Video) Grade 1-6 Learn about English musical theater composer, Andrew Lloyd Webber, with this MakingMusicFun.net Original popsicle stick theater production. (3:24) Get Lesson Get Study Guide

Meet Lili Boulanger | Composer Biography for Kids (Video) Grade 1-6 Learn about French composer, Lili Boulanger, with this MakingMusicFun.net Original popsicle stick theater production. (2:45) Get Lesson Get Study Guide

Carnival of the Animals (Saint-Saëns) | Popsicle Stick Video Grade 1-6 Bring Camille Saint-Saëns' 'Carnival of the Animals' to life with this free MakingMusicFun.net Original popsicle stick theater production. (7:01) Get Lesson Get Premium Puppets

Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks (Mussorgsky) | ABA Form Grade 1-2 Hatch musical understanding! Kids peck and explore as they engage with this composer masterwork in an unforgettable, hands-on way! Get Lesson

Do-Re-Mi (Richard Rogers) | Solfège Grade 1-3 Bring Richard Rodgers’ masterpiece to life in your classroom! This lesson is perfect for introducing solfege or wrapping up a composer unit with singing and movement. Get Lesson

Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimsky-Korsakov) | Beehive Game Grade 1-3 Experience Rimsky-Korsakov’s fast-paced score through an exciting "beehive" game. Get Lesson

Gymnopedie (Erik Satie) | Same/Different Grade 1-3 Teach the concept of same vs. different through a graceful movement activity choreographed to Satie’s Gymnopedie No. 1. Get Lesson

Hungarian Dance No.5 (Brahms) | Form/AABBCDAB Codetta Grade 2-6 Brahms Meets Baseball. Students perform baseball moves to Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No. 5. This lesson is always a home run! Get Lesson

In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg) | Listening Map Grade 2-6 This listening map helps students analyze and describe Grieg’s masterpiece. Get Listening Map

Messiah/Hallelujah Chorus (Handel) | Listening Map Grade 2-6 Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah! You've found it - the perfect listening map to introduce your students to one of history’s greatest works! Get Premium Lesson Pack

Peter and the Wolf (Prokofiev) | Illustrate Comic Strip/Listening Grade 1-3 Comic Strip Creativity! Students illustrate the story of Peter and the Wolf in a comic strip as they listen to the recording! Get Lesson

Surprise Symphony (Haydn) | Music Lesson Plan Grade 3-4 Zany and fun! This music lesson plan delivers! Rated by students as "Mega-Wow!" Your students will never listen to Haydn's Surprise Symphony in the same way again! Get Lesson

Viennese Musical Clock | Movement/Rondo Form Grade 2-3 Bring Kodaly’s masterpiece to life through role-play as dancers, trumpeters, knights, and royalty in Vienna while learning about the Seven-Part Rondo form (ABACADA). Get Lesson

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Discover lesson plans that teach students about musical form.

Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks | ABA Form Grade 1-2 Today, your music students "hatch!" This movement lesson introduces your youngest learners to ABA form as they perform a magnificent ballet to Mussorgsky’s masterpiece. Get Lesson

Gymnopedie (Erik Satie) | Same/Different Grade 1-3 Teach the concept of same vs. different through a graceful movement activity choreographed to Satie’s Gymnopedie No. 1. Get Lesson

Hungarian Dance No.5 | Form/AABBCDAB Codetta Grade 2-6 Brahms Meets Baseball. Students perform baseball moves to Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No. 5. This lesson is always a home run! Get Lesson

In the Hall of the Mountain King | Listening Map Grade 2-6 This listening map helps students analyze and describe Grieg’s masterpiece. Get Listening Map

Messiah/Hallelujah Chorus (Handel) | Listening Lesson Grade 2-6 Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah! You've found it - the perfect listening map to introduce your students to one of history’s greatest works! Get Premium Lesson Pack

Michael Row the Boat Ashore | Call and Response Grade 2-3 All Aboard! Introduce Call and Response as students sit in boats and use rhythm sticks as oars to row their way through this movement lesson! Get Lesson

Skittle, Skittle, Skittle, Ski | Form/Canon Grade 2-6 Students learn about the canon while playing body percussion patterns—including snaps, stamps, and finger pops—to create an impressive rhythmic performance. Get Lesson

Trashin' the Camp/Tarzan | AABA Form/Dance Grade 2-3 Bring the jungle to your music classroom! Students learn AABA form as they dance a different step to each section of Trashin' the Camp from Disney's "Tarzan." Get Lesson

Trepak | AABA Form Grade 2-4 Experience the Nutcracker through dance. Teach AABA form with Tchaikovsky’s high-energy "Trepak." This ready-to-teach lesson introduces students to the most popular ballet of all time through movement! Get Lesson

Twinkle, Twinkle, Changing Star | Theme and Variations Form Grade 2-4 Introduce Theme and Variations form with this lesson that combines listening with a worksheet that gives students an opportunity to illustrate each variation. Get Lesson

Viennese Musical Clock | Rondo Form/Dance Grade 2-3 Bring Kodaly’s masterpiece to life through role-play as dancers, trumpeters, knights, and royalty in Vienna while learning about the Seven-Part Rondo form (ABACADA). Get Lesson

Discover lesson plans that teach students to compare and contrast musical scores.

Gymnopedie (Erik Satie) | Same/Different Grade 1-3 Teach the concept of same vs. different through a graceful movement activity choreographed to Satie’s Gymnopedie No. 1. Get Lesson

Discover lesson plans that provide students with an easy introduction to the world of music composition and an opportunity to compose their own music.

Composing with Kids | Free Web-Based Music App Grade 2-6 Spark creativity in your music classroom instantly—no signup, no login required! Kids compose songs, create beats, and explore rhythms on an intuitive grid. Includes 50 guided lessons perfect for centers, independent work, or whole-class activities. Free Web-Based App & Lessons

Down by the Bay | Writing Lyrics and Drawing Grade K-1 Unlock the creativity of your music students by asking them to create their own verses to 'Down by the Bay' and illustrate these ideas to understand the relationship between music and art. Get Lesson

Pizza Man, Pizza Man | Music Composition Lesson and Worksheet Grade 2-4 Pizza, music and kids... what could be better? Students combine all three with this popular and fun-filled music lesson plan, Pizza Man, Pizza Man. Get Lesson

Star Wars Rap | Music Composition Lesson and Worksheet Grade 2-4 Make your next music classroom lesson a galactic adventure! This music composition lesson and worksheet gives students their first opportunity to write music like Star Wars film composer, John Williams. Get Lesson

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