Strumming for Learning

If your district uses Clever to house the apps of adopted programs, this login card makes it helpful to get those logins organized at home and at school. I print the student QR codes off of Clever, cut them out, and glue them onto this editable PDF. Then laminate and send home or keep in reading folders for parents to keep track of. I also keep a copy in a folder in my classroom for student use and for subs to access. This form is editable so you can type in your district's Clever landing page U

Teach your students this traditional song and the movements to go with it. Then change up the lyrics and movements for ANY subject. Hit those academic and VAPA standards together.

Do you pick a star student or student of the week? This binder includes a cover and inserts for a Star of the Week. My version is special as I send home a borrowed reading buddy (stuffed animal), an "All About Me Poster" that I purchased seperately & already use, and a journal entry. Includes ideas of what to do with the reading buddy and a journal entry to encourage writing and drawing. This version does not include directions for a take home ukulele, it's more general.

Do you pick a star student or student of the week? This binder includes a cover and inserts for a Star of the Week. My version is special as I send home a borrowed reading buddy (stuffed animal), an "All About Me Poster" that I purchased separately & already use, and a borrowed take home ukulele (that I am willing to part with for the weekend). Includes ideas of what to do with the reading buddy, a journal entry to encourage writing and drawing, as well as tips for playing the ukulele with th

This strumming practice sheet gives a visual reference and easy to understand explanation on how to strum a ukulele and guitar. Various strumming patterns are progressively introduced. This one sheet can be used as a new player progresses from a simple downstrum all the way up to the island strum. It's a one-stop-shop for progressing through learning.

This chord chart helps user understand how the ukulele strings are tuned and how the fingers are placed for 5 common chords. This form is the same as the other listed ukulele chord chard without the fancy artwork.

Start your morning by calling students to the carpet with a guitar song. This song is perfect for after the morning craziness of attendance, socializing, and unexpected spills. It is a great cue for students to begin walking towards the carpet, settling down, and getting their minds and bodies ready for learning and fun. Includes right and left hand chord charts and suggested strumming patterns. This is for guitar with standard tuning.

Having a classroom aid or volunteer is incredibly helpful. This check list helps you organize the work you need them to do and gives them the independence and guidance to get it done. This is great for the beginning of the year or as an intervention for students struggling with foundational concepts. Check the skills you'd like the students to work with and what they need to do when they're done. Place this sheet on top of the worksheets and/or activities you want students to complete.

This song or chant can be used to help your students practice skip counting by 10's, 5's, and 2's. It's a fun way to use rhythm sticks or get their bodies moving while they practice this skill. You can also have a student use a pointer and show the class on a 100's chart in front of the room as they all sing together. Chord charts and finger placement for both right and left handed players are on the page.

Start your morning by calling students to the carpet with a ukulele song. This song is perfect for after the morning craziness of attendance, socializing, and unexpected spills. It is a great cue for students to begin walking towards the carpet, settling down, and getting their minds and bodies ready for learning and fun. Includes right and left handed chord charts, finger placement, and suggested strumming patterns.

This happy song can be used as a chant if you don't play the ukulele. Have fun getting to know each other's name in class by singing along with some rhyming and rythm. Suggestions for use are included as well as how to use clapping, tapping, and instruments to keep students engaged and participating. If you play the ukulele, right and left handed chord charts with numbered finger placement are on the page as well as bolded text cues to help you know when to switch chords.

Help students review letter names and sounds with this song/chant. This sets up a great routine for daily phonics practice. There are ukulele chords with finger placement graphics at the top of the page as well as bolded cues for when to switch chords. Make review the alphabet fun and use through the year with suggestions for use and differentiation. If you don't know how to play the ukulele and are interested in using it to enhance teaching and learning in your classroom, check out the "Strummi

Print these dismissal cards on cardstock and they can be filled out for each student at meet the teacher night or back to school night. Organize them alphabetically by first name and keep them next to your classroom door in a folder or binder with a pen (for parents to make changes if needed). Grab at dismissal. They are so helpful for you the beginning of the year or when a child has multiple adults pick up on different days. Also helpful for subs so they can feel more confident at dismissal.

This song is for a ukulele playing librarian to play for students before the read aloud. The song is great at setting expectations for listening to a story. The chord charts on the page are for a right or left handed player.

Doubles can be tough to teach. Use whole body beat clapping and hand motions to this fun ukulele doubles song. If you don't play the ukulele, it's easy to use it as a class chant. Great for teaching or reviewing doubles and addition. This sheet includes chord charts for left and right handed ukulele playing.

This is a great song that speaks to the weather changes in the fall as well as what we're thankful for. It lends itself easily to hand and body motions to match the words. Would be a great song to use during a fall party as a quick presentation song to parents. This download includes the left and right hand chord charts with finger placement.

Make blending fun with this catchy chant/song for your classroom that includes build in phonics practice. Students learn that the sounds of letters blend together to form words. there are suggested CVC words to blend so it's always new and interesting for your students. If you play the ukulele, right and left handed chord charts are included with numbered finger placement and bolded text help you know when to switch chords.

Great Parent Communication Tool! Quickly write out the book title, and focused sight words and spelling patterns for on this book tag. Write one for each leveled reading group, print copies, cut apart, and slide it into the book going home each week. Many times parents don't know how to help their child read at home. This provides guidance to reinforce the skills students are learning in class.

Enjoy this chord chart with visuals to help you understand how chord charts match the neck of the ukulele. Right and left hand common chord charts all in one spot. Includes C, D, F, G, G7, Am chords. This also shows the tuning for each string for right and left hand players and how they connect to the tuning pegs as well as string numbering for fingerpicking. Great for beginners!

Counting to 20 can get a bit monotonous for kiddos. Make it fun with your ukulele! This song encourages wiggles and movement while helping students learn to keep a beat. It's interactive with some jumping and thumping and you can use your ukulele as a drum during the counting parts. Chord charts for right and left handed players are on the page and suggested strumming patterns and there too. If you're learning to switch chords in a song, there are bolded fonts to cue you when to switch the chord