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Ancient Egypt Unit **BUNDLE** - Inquiry-Based, Comprehension This unit is a fantastic way to introduce students to Ancient Egypt while also building their self-regulation skills through inquiry-based learning. The unit includes four activities: ✔ Religion and Mummification ✔ Social Classes ✔ Famous Leaders ✔ Agriculture and the Nile Each activity uses a real-world problem to engage students on a variety of tasks like editing a textbook, cataloging artifacts at a museum, and aiding archa

Ancient Greece Unit Pack Topics covered: • Minoans • Mycenaeans • Trojan War (story and reality) • Dark Age and the Rise of the Polis • Two Examples: Sparta and Athens • First Democracy • Persian Wars • Delian League • Peloponnesian War • Phillip II of Macedon • Alexander the Great • Greek Contributions: Theater, Philosophy and Science, Architecture, and Art Items included: • PowerPoint in color • PowerPoint handout in black & white • Vocabulary Sheets (blank & answers) • Main Characters of t

This set of 30 posters is a great way to motivate students to complete research on famous composers. Individual questions like, 'Something he struggled with' or 'How he lived' encourage students to explore and understand the composers' lives. A bonus question can be used or cut out depending on students' level and asks that students write out the first bar or two of the composers most famous melody (like the first two bars of Beethoven's Ninth - da da da DAAAA!) When complete, the flags can be

Blank worksheet set for all band instruments that includes blank staff and 8 blank fingering charts per line (3-4 scales per page). Super fast, super easy way to drill or assess scales with fingerings. Each page is for one instrument. (Includes: flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, French Horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, mallet percussion) You might find these related products helpful:• Music Theory Interactive Notebook Level 1 - full year of music theory!• Interactive Notebook Listening Logs•

Three Note Melody BingoNeed something musical to sweep out those summer vacation cobwebs? No problem – play melody dictation bingo! You play the notes and students find the 3-note pattern that matches it. It's a great way to introduce or hone the skills of pitched music dictation. If you are studying intervals, you could also call out the two interval names instead of playing the sounds. Levels one and two are in C major only, while level three mixes in a minor (with accidentals). Each level has

Approved AP Music Theory Syllabus This AP Music Theory Syllabus was most recently approved by the CollegeBoard in 2017. Works well as a pacing guide, too! PLEASE NOTE: If you wish to use this syllabus, you MUST indicate that it has already been approved when you submit your audit. If you do not wish to use the three textbooks listed in this syllabus, you may copy the rest of the syllabus and submit your modification to the CollegeBoard for approval, indicating that you are modifying an existi

Summer/ Prep Assignment for AP Music Theory This prep assignment for AP Music Theory is exactly what you need to make sure that everyone is on the same page before the first class. Students are given an assignment that helps them determine where their weaknesses lie. Bonus: the chart on the last page points students to explanation and practice pages in their workbook so they can brush up on concepts over the summer break, even without a teacher. Quick to complete (about 15 minutes for well

Finally! A set of Anchor Charts designed with simple language and intended for music appreciation writing. It's in ink-saver version, too! Take a look at the preview and see how straightforward and visually appealing this printable poster set makes 10 different musical areas accessible to everyone. Can be printed on any size paper and works very well as a set of handouts or bound into a notebook. *Hint: works REALLY WELL with the TeachingWise Interactive Notebook Listening Logs! Find the link be

Famous Leaders in Ancient Egypt - Inquiry-Based, Comprehension This real-world problem activity starts off with an email from the director of a new documentary film that focuses on three of Ancient Egypt’s best-known leaders: Hatshepsut, Ramses II, and Akhenaton (with his wife Nefertiti). Students are asked to assume the role of an expert who will be interviewed for the documentary. After reviewing their knowledge by reading four different source types (a newspaper article, a non-fiction mag

This handy assessment tool doubles as a set-up guide for any subject that needs a binder and dividers. Just copy and go! It's a great way to help everyone stay organized, teach cross-curricular study skills and habits, and to provide a concrete starting point for parent-teacher conversations.

This fantastic series covers everything from beginner to advanced music theory and can be used as both a complete music theory curriculum or a thorough review unit for advanced students. The series makes a great first unit for AP Music Theory and beginning harmony students! Module 2 of the Music Theory Unit Includes: • time signatures • rhythm (duration) vs. meter (strong and weak) • simple/ compound time • duple/ triple/ quadruple time • conducting patterns Includes: • PowerPoint in pdf, fu

This simplified syllabus for AP Music Theory contains the course description, overview of topics covered, and all the policies important for students and parents to know. Best of all, it's a fully-editable Word document so you can customize it anyway you like! I use this syllabus for parents and students instead of the more rigorous one required by the CollegeBoard for audit purposes which also includes a pacing guide and relevant textbook pages. This product is part of a complete AP Music Theo

Blank Teacher Planner Pages for AP Music Theory These planer pages are print-and-go and help you organize the many tasks and layers of planning needed for AP Music Theory. Print as many pages as you need for your year or semester, in full color or black and white versions Daily Planner Page includes space for: • unit and class number • date of class • speaker notes (and announcements, reminders, etc.) • teacher reflections (what worked, common student questions, etc.) • ear training war

This fantastic series covers everything from beginner to advanced music theory and can be used as both a complete music theory curriculum or a thorough review unit for advanced students. The series makes a great first unit for AP Music Theory and beginning harmony students! Module 5 of the Music Theory Series Includes: —Intervals— • naming with quantity and quality • inverting intervals • consonant and dissonant intervals • simple vs. compound intervals —Transposition— —Triads— • inversions

Winter Interval Bingo Give ear training a wintery boost with interval dictation bingo! You play the notes and students find the notes that match. Alternately, you can call the interval names (major third, harmonic!). It's a great way to introduce or hone the skills of interval dictation and it’s a fun way to make the most of class time and keeps attention strong, even right before a long holiday. Each level has the same intervals scrambled on three different cards so not all students will get

This great set contains 117 low-color word wall words plus a page of blanks. This set also prints well in black and white. Each card is color-coded by category: • Notation words & symbols • Ensemble names • Tempo words • Dynamic words • Articulation words • Description words (form, texture, etc.) Fantastic for spelling, listening logs, descriptive writing, flash cards, and lots more! Want something with more color? Check out the 'Confetti Music Word Wall' in my store: https://www.teacherspay

This Mad Minute Pack includes three versions of the level 3 mad minute (lines and spaces, up to 2 ledger lines, sharps/ flats) with combined Treble and Bass clef OR either Alto or Tenor clefs (on separate sheets). These powerhouse printables work as homework, bell work, speed reading quizzes, study practice, and more, helping students to read notes and draw their clef with speed and accuracy. Prefer that your students name the notes using solfege? No problem! First one that gets it all right

Agriculture and the Nile: Inquiry-Based, Comprehension, No Prep This real-world problem activity starts off with a fax and contract from the CEO of a publishing company to you, the copyeditor. A new textbook is about to be published and the company needs you to check for factual errors in the manuscript using the fact sheets provided. (Pssst: This is a great way to introduce students to a new career option! The editor’s contract and the textbook ‘galley’ drafts are the real thing!) No Prep •

Music History Project – Oral Presentation – Romantic Period This music history project combines research on various themes within the Romantic Period and effective oral presentation skills. In this assignment, students will choose a topic and explore both its causes and long-lasting effects. Product includes effective presentation advice, a teacher PowerPoint (for a general background on the Romantic Period and its main themes), as well as links to bibliography and footnote/ in-text citation st

These ultra-easy Beginner Band Theory Tests make assessment a breeze! Two sets are included: one that is pdf-locked for print-and-go evaluation, and a second that is fully-editable in PowerPoint or Google Slides. Concepts tested include: note names in Treble and Bass clefwrite the counting under the notes/ rests (whole, half, quarter, paired eighths)complete the bar of 4 beatsadding beatsnotes and fingerings for the B-flat concert scale'bonus box' for feedback from students(Please note that if