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How are you feeling? According to the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, “Emotions drive learning, decision-making, creativity, relationships, and health.” The Mood Meter helps students identify their emotions, the first step to learning about the cycle of emotions and how to intervene in their own behavior. The emoji theme connects with students and they grasp the concept quickly. Since I see kindergarten through sixth grade students, I needed a mood meter that would work well across a var

An absolute favorite in my classes, use this fun game to reinforce rhythmic recognition. 5 different versions! Their fortunes all have to do with musical careers! Students practice using musical vocabulary to play the game. They also learn about different musical careers because they want to know what the fortune teller reveals! ♬ Three Variations This pack of fortune tellers includes three variations you can choose from to fit your needs. 1 page - 1 fortune teller with a single rhythmic value

Gamify your music classroom and create an enjoyable atmosphere for learning with this Rhythm and Fractions game. Perfect for Common Core Math connections and an easy print and stash for the sub tub! Included: Game Board with DirectionsRhythm Pizza PiecesRhythm Cards (optional)This game includes the following notes: Whole Note, Half Note, Quarter Note, Single Eighth Note, Eighth Note Pair, and Group of Four Sixteenth notes. Want more? See my Musical Fractions Bundle for my Musical Fractions Not

Quiz or worksheet to assess understanding of note values and time signatures. The quiz/worksheet is designed to assess both rote knowledge of note value and time signature definitions AND the application of that knowledge in reading and writing music. The quiz/worksheet is also designed to be easy to grade as only the final question requires teacher concentration to grade. The assessment quickly clarifies for the teacher any area of these two connected subjects that may need to be reinforced

This pack of fortune tellers includes 5 fortune tellers in two variations (total of 10). Variation 1: With instrument names Variation 2: With boxes to write in instrument names Each variation includes Page 1: “Orchestra Instrument Families” on corners. Page 2-5: Four versions of “Individual Instruments.” That's 10 fortune tellers in total! Simply print and put in your sub tub! Excellent way for students to use instrument names in conversation. Instruments Included: Piccolo Flute Oboe Cla

These 79 flashcards will become an indispensable tool in your classroom! Use them to speak rhythm syllables, play rhythms on unpitched percussion, compose, assess, discover form, practice sight reading, and so much more! Ready to transition to counting? In the orchestra, band, and choir classroom, these flashcards are a great way to isolate rhythmic values from the pitches of the staff. In addition to the activities above, the flashcards with rhythmic counts will aid students in counting and

A musical math unit connecting rhythmic concepts to their fractional counterparts including how to convert music notation to pie graphs and fraction bars. The cross curricular tie in to Common Core Math Standards for fourth grade reinforces students’ understanding of fractions as well as the relationships between rhythmic values. The lesson plans are intentionally short to allow the music teacher to continue the unit theme throughout many weeks while leaving time in the rest of the lesson for e

Use these posters in the International Baccalaureate music room to show the Learner Profile specific to music class! All 22 of the IB Learner Profile Attitudes and Attributes are included. Not using the new IB terms? Just print pages 1-25! In 2014, IB made some changes to available terminology. Your school may be using "Courageous" instead of "Risk Taker." The other option is "Global Thinker" instead of "Thinker." These two options are included as additional pages at the end of the document.

This slick and clean design of this classic game will be perfect for all ages and all classrooms! All 16 possible combinations for Quarter Note {Ta} and Eighth Note Pair {Titi} are included in this beginning set of traditional notation symbols. Simply print on cardstock, cut along the lines, laminate, and you're ready to go! How to use this set: ♬ Large group game. ♬ For larger classes, have students pair up on a card, a perfect opportunity to differentiate instruction. ♬ Center game. Stud

Are you a music teacher at an IB PYP School? Here are the Approaches to Learning for the music room! All five skills are included with bubbles that include music specific behavior. Bonus points for those that recognize the background music! ********** Need more resources for the IB music room? ♫ Learner Profile Attributes and Attitudes for Music Classrooms! ********** Feedback helps me make better products! International Baccalaureate, IB PYP, IB, Learner Profile, Inquirer, Posters, Displa

Print and display these colorful posters to give your room a musical lift! The instruments of the orchestra are organized into their families for easy reference and to help reinforce instrument family concepts. Three versions included! 1) Color instruments with names 2) Color instruments without names 3) Black and white line drawing instruments Uses: ♫ Music room display ♫ Interactive notebook inserts ♫ Sub Tub activity - Color and label the instruments. ♫ Informative coloring pages I made t

These 130 flashcards will be an indispensable resource as you teach sixteenth notes! Each rhythm in Set 2 contains at least one group of four sixteenth notes. Use them to speak rhythm syllables, play rhythms on unpitched percussion, compose, assess, discover form, practice sight reading, and so much more! The extra large notes make it easy to use these cards at the front of the room for whole group instruction. Or, these cards can be used in small groups for center work as well. Other rhyth

These posters feature the International Baccalaureate Learner Profile Attitudes and Attributes as they relate to music class! Each Learner Profile Attribute features a musician and a different musical career! Each Leaner Profile Attitude features a musical ensemble! These posters add a wonderful touch to any IB music room! All 22 of the IB Learner Profile Attitudes and Attributes are included. Two sizes are included in the file. Since wall space can be at a premium, I often needed to use h

Help your students become self-sufficient learners with these music staff reference sheets! Two Versions 1) Fill in the Blank Students fill in the blanks as part of a music staff lesson or refresher. 2) Reference Sheets Instrument specific music staff reference sheets. Simply print and staple in! Here are all the versions that are included, useful for band and orchestra classes: ♫ Fill in the Blank - 5 lines, plus one ledger line above and below - 4 spaces, plus one above an

Worksheet activity where students spell words using notes. They draw their clef, so it can be used by all instrumentalists.

Enrich your classroom environment with these notes and rests posters! Students in my classes have referenced these posters to answer a classmate's question without any input from me! Clear and concise picture of the note or rest on a five line staff with the name of the note or rest and the number of beats the note or rest is worth. Notes included: whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth Eighth and sixteenth note posters include pictures of multiple notes beamed and a picture of a singular n

♬ Easy to print, hand out, and go! This set contains three worksheet activities, all great ways to practice discerning between quarter note {Ta} and eighth note pair {Titi} rhythms as well as syllable recognition. In the first two worksheets, students label the picture with the vocabulary word and the corresponding rhythm of 'ta' or 'titi.' These worksheets use vocabulary from the next generation science standards, words that students need to see in a variety of settings to truly master. ♬ 1.

♬ Easy to print, hand out, and go! Develop confidence with quarter note {Ta} and eighth note pairs {Titi} and support science vocabulary. In this worksheet, students label the picture with the vocabulary word and the corresponding rhythm of 'ta' or 'titi.' A great worksheet to leave for a substitute, the answer key makes it easy for anyone to help students complete it. School wide support of intentional vocabulary instruction increases student learning! Like this? Please see my 1st Grade