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Trade screen time for active, Orff-inspired music lesson plans that are fun and 100% free. From "Battle of the Bands" to "Monsters in My Closet," these fully-scripted lessons use games and rhymes to help your students read, move, and perform rhythms through active play. Use them "as-is" to save hours of planning, or make them your own to create unplugged musical moments your students will love!

I'm as Free a Little Bird | Music Lesson Plan - Reading Music/Syncopation 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
Battle of the Bands | Music Lesson Plan - Reading Music/Rhythms Grade 3-6 This no-prep lesson turns reading rhythms into a competition! Students work in "bands" to perform speech pieces on non-pitched percussion instruments. Let the "Battle of the Bands" begin! Get Lesson
Monsters in My Closet | Music Lesson Plan Grade K-3 Scary rhythms ahead! This elementary drumming lesson uses a monster-fun speech piece to teach rhythm and drumming technique. 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
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
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
Run From The Farmer | Reading Music/Syncopation 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 | Rhythmic Values Review Game 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 Review Game 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!