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As an elementary music teacher with decades of classroom experience, I strive to create versatile lessons, games, and resources to help you engage your students and get them excited to learn. You'll find full curriculums for ukulele and recorder, awesome card games (just like Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza!), interactive Google Slides activities, print and go lessons, classroom decor, and so much more! My products are designed with flexibility in mind, allowing for you to differentiate for your students' levels and make each resource fit your needs. Don't forget to check out custom categories to help you find exactly what you're looking for!
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Quarter-Half-Eighth-Whole-Rest: A Hilarious Card Game for Music Centers
Ever play Taco-Cat-Goat-Cheese-Pizza? If so, brace yourself for some uproarious fun with Quarter-Half-Eight-Whole-Rest! This zany card game based on the original will have your students in fits of laughter while reinforcing music theory! This fast-paced game is easy to learn, but challenging to master, making it perfect for centers all year long. Why You'll Love Quarter-Half-Eighth-Whole-Rest: Hilarious and Fast-Paced: Race against your opponents to slap the main pile when you spot a matchin
2nd - 6th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Roll a Rhythm: The Bundle! A Rhythm Dice Activity for Elementary Music Centers
Want an easy, low-prep center for your elementary music classroom? Your students will have a blast playing this rhythm reading dice game. This BUNDLED resource comes with level one and level two! Each level has four different roll a rhythm pages and two dice composition pages. It reinforces quarter, half and eighth notes as well as quarter rest. Your students will be reading, playing, notating and composing before your very eyes! Such fun and an easy way to assess without their awareness.
1st - 3rd
Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
Uke Can Do It! A Beginner’s Course for the Ukulele (Google Slides Curriculum)
Are you looking for a way to incorporate the ukulele into your elementary or middle school music curriculum? Whether you are starting a program from scratch or looking to change up the resources you use when teaching, this Google Slides, digital, scaffolded, ukulele guide is a one-stop shop for your entire ukulele curriculum. It’s modern, appealing to kids (no outdated, cutesy images) and bonus: no paper products to photocopy! Divided into four parts, your students will learn: The history of
3rd - 7th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Music Symbol OO-NO (an Uno inspired card game)
I don’t know about you, but my students LOVE playing Uno! This version of “OO-NO” follows the traditional rules of the game (detailed directions included), but uses music symbols in lieu of numbers. This is a perfect game to play to reinforce rhythm and symbol recognition. Elementary music students will delight in playing this game, learning, without even realizing! The game includes the following cards in red, yellow, green & blue: Beamed eighth notesQuarter noteHalf noteWhole noteQuarter re
K - 7th
Music, Music Composition, Other (Performing Arts)
Halloween Candy Rhythms: The Bundle! A Music Matching Game for Google Slides
As a teacher, I know that the best way to teach kids is to make learning fun and engaging. That's why I created these no-prep rhythm matching games for Google Slides, completely centered around candy. Kids will love matching the rhythms to the candy names, while reinforcing half, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes + quarter rest. This bundle includes Levels 1 & 2 of the game. Take a look at the video preview and read the description of each one to learn more! Want some more Halloween go
K - 5th
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
Meet the Instrument Families! A Google Slides lesson to introduce the orchestra
This is the mother of all orchestral instrument family presentations! Whether you are a seasoned musician or new to teaching and know nothing about instrument families, this google slides lesson is for you! Teach your students all about the instruments of the orchestra with this no-prep lesson. The four instrument families are introduced individually and then each instrument within the family has its own, detailed slide. Each slide has a large picture complete with labeled parts and interesting
PreK - 5th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
So-Mi-La Solfege Matching Game for Elementary Music Centers (Ice Cream Themed)
Are you trying to incorporate centers into your teaching or looking to add a new rotation for a station? If so, you’ve found the perfect activity! Using delicious ice cream cones divided in halves, students will match solfege note patterns (on a 3 lined staff) to their letters (S=so, M=mi, L=la). This provides the opportunity for your students to practice reading simple notation while working towards musical literacy. There is only one prep for this activity (print, cut, laminate) and then it’s
K - 3rd
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Elementary Music Card Games Bundle (Centers, Small Group, Whole Class Games)
I firmly believe that there is immense value to playing games in elementary music. It fosters an engaging and interactive learning environment where students can develop essential skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving. Through this kind of play, students enhance their cognitive abilities, improve social skills, and retain information more effectively, making learning both fun and impactful. Games also cater to diverse learning styles, ensuring that all students
2nd - 5th
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
Treble Clef Dice Activity for Music Centers: Learn the Notes on the Staff
Want an easy, low-prep center for your elementary music classroom? Your students will have a blast rolling dice and learning the note names in treble clef! This PDF comes with six different roll a note pages to help your students learn to read and write note names in the treble clef. Starting with space notes, moving to lines, mixing the two, and finally notating some treble clef words (you know, BAG, DAD, etc.), your students will be reading and notating before your very eyes! Your kids will
2nd - 5th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Music Centers Growing Bundle! Activities for Elementary General Music Classrooms
Centers, stations, rotations, whatever you choose to call it, can be one of the best ways to run your music room. The combo resources in this bundle is a dreamy balance of notation, composition, playing, and more! Students get to practice different skills, work independently or in small groups, giving you, the teacher, the ability to move around the room and assess kids without their awareness. Did I mention the activities are also super fun?! They keep your kids moving, so there isn’t time f
2nd - 4th
Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
Halloween Music Candy Compositions with Quarter Note & Rest, Eighth notes
Once October hits, my students are all Halloween, all the time. This print and go, candy composition packet is the PERFECT way to get them composing music, reading and notating rhythms, practicing performing quarter notes, rests, and eighth notes (and even improvising on Orff instruments). Your students will instantly be hooked, engaged, and excited to create their own candy compositions, leaving you free to assess their skill development (without their awareness). This packet is also a perfec
PreK - 3rd
Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
Rockin' Recorders: The Only Method Guide You’ll Ever Need--Google Slides Version
Do you teach the soprano recorder in your elementary music class? Do you want to teach it, but are nervous it’s going to be a loud, squeaky disaster? This is the ONE AND ONLY recorder method guide you will EVER need. I have been teaching recorder for 20 years and THIS curriculum and methodology WORKS! This is the Google Slides version--perfect for sharing directly with your students! Students think it's super fun and the tricks I have come up with are pretty foolproof. My students immediately
3rd - 5th
Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
Elementary Music Theory Worksheet Bundle (General Music)
This is the mother of all theory bundles! Everything you need to teach note names in treble and bass clefs, note placement (lines/spaces), rhythm values, & dynamics is right here at your fingertips! This bundle is the perfect way to teach, review, and reinforce all of your music theory curriculum in one spot. This bundle contains dozens of delectable and drool worthy worksheets that you can teach in any order you like. All you have to do is download, print, or share digitally and your le
K - 7th
Music, Music Composition, Other (Performing Arts)
Pizza-Themed Rhythm Composition Packet (Print & Go) for Elementary Music
Looking for a way to fire up your students' enthusiasm and get them excited about composing? Look no further than pizza! Yup–you read that right! This Print-and-Go Pizza-Themed Composition Packet is your one-stop shop to keep your students engaged and continuing their musical growth (any time of year), all while having a slice of fun! Why This Pizza-Themed Activity is a Winner! Pepperoni Power Melodies: Students become composers, creating their own 16-beat pizza-topping inspired pieces, all whi
1st - 3rd
Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
Pop of Color Gen-Alpha Lingo Rhythms--2 sets! Elementary General Music
Want rhythm practice to sell itself? Bring the latest kid lingo into your classroom! These Pop of Color Gen-Alpha Lingo Rhythm Posters double as eye-catching decor and a playful teaching tool—students will love chanting rhythms like “Bruh,” “No Cap,” and Forty One. They’re fun, relevant, and memorable! These bright, bold posters pair notation with the words your kids already saying—so your students lean in, chant along, and remember it. It’s a guaranteed attention grabber. Print, cut, lamin
4th - 7th
Music, Other (Performing Arts), Vocal Music
Ukulele KABOOM! A Game for Elementary Music Centers and Stations
This ukulele KABOOM game is everything! Students LOVE it and ask to play over and over again. This version is perfect to use in centers and stations, small group instruction, as filler for a few minutes at the end of a class period, an activity for your sub-tub, and as assessment. KABOOM is super simple to play and, like Monopoly, can go on forever (or...use a timer to make sure it doesn't!). Here's how you play: Place the cards (you will have cut out and laminated, if possible) in a container
2nd - 7th, Adult Education
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Meet the Instrument Families: A Google Slides Lesson + Game (Elementary Music)
Do you want to teach your students about the Instruments of the Orchestra and their families? With this bundle you are getting TWO NO-PREP, Google Slides resources! First, a lesson that introduces each instrument by family and a “This OR That” game to check for understanding and use as an assessment. Your students are guaranteed to be filled with joy and excitement as they solidify their understanding of the names, visuals, and properties of orchestral instruments and the families to which th
1st - 4th
Art, Instrumental Music, Music
Halloween Music Activity BUNDLE: Candy Composition, Write the Room, & KABOOM!
It's October, pumpkins are everywhere and my students are beyond excited for Halloween. What better way to ensure engagement than to gear your lessons towards your students' interests? This Halloween bundle (reinforcing quarter notes, quarter rests, and eighth notes) is exactly what you need to turn all that Halloween excitement into productive learning! This bundle includes three very different types of lessons: a candy composition packet, a write the room, and a game of KABOOM. Here is
K - 7th
Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
Treble Clef Note Names: No-Prep Worksheet Packet (Sub Plans)
Looking for an exciting hook to get your students interested in learning the note names of the treble clef, but not sure where or how to start? Tired of the same-old, boring worksheets from standard music curriculum? This package is for you! Included in this no-prep lesson are 10 delectable, donut themed worksheets designed to teach and help students practice learning the note names in the treble clef. All you have to do is download, print, or share digitally and your lesson is good to go
K - 6th
Music, Music Composition, Other (Performing Arts)
Candy Rhythms Bundle: A Music Matching Game for Google Slides (General Music)
As a teacher, I know that the best way to teach kids is to make learning fun and engaging. That's why I created these no-prep rhythm matching games for Google Slides, completely centered around candy! Kids will love matching the rhythms to the candy names, while reinforcing half, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes + quarter rest. This bundle includes Levels 1 & 2 of the game. Take a look at the video preview and read the description of each one to learn more! In a the mood for a sugar rus
K - 5th
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
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About the store
Experience
As an elementary music teacher with decades of classroom experience, I strive to create versatile lessons, games, and resources to help you engage your students and get them excited to learn. You'll find full curriculums for ukulele and recorder, awesome card games (just like Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza!), interactive Google Slides activities, print and go lessons, classroom decor, and so much more! My products are designed with flexibility in mind, allowing for you to differentiate for your students' levels and make each resource fit your needs. Don't forget to check out custom categories to help you find exactly what you're looking for!
Teaching style
Joyful
Spirited
Creative
Engaging
Effective
Versatile
I happily blend Orff, Kodaly and Gordon methods to inspire and educate students to become confident and versatile musicians.
My own education history
Bard College
Teachers College of Columbia
Institute for Integrative Nutrition
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www.joannateachesmusic.com
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