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Introduce your students to traditional African drumming and dance with a book, presentation, and drum circle! First, read the book "Drumbeat in Our Feet" by Julio T. Leitao and Patricia A. Keeler. This book tells the story of preparing for a dance performance and also gives lots of history of African dance and drumming. If you do not have this book, there are read alouds on Youtube. Next, go through the Powerpoint/Google Slides presentation that gives more information on African drumming. Fin

5 sets of slides for each month of the school year August-June. These slides are meant to help you build your lessons to show students the daily agenda, who the helpers are, links to movement and instrument play alongs, song lyrics, and more. Please note that the Rhythm of the Day Slides are NOT editable. Headings are not editable EXCEPT for the last three slides in each set, where the headings are left blank. Breakdown of Slide SetsSlide 1: Welcome to MusicSlide 2: Happy Fall/Halloween/Give

Introduce your students to the Mariachi music that helps us celebrate Cinco de Mayo with this presentation and cup routine! The presentation is broken down as follows: Slides 1-2: What is Cinco de Mayo?Slide 3: Traditions in the United StatesSlides 4-7: Mariachi music/instruments/listening suggestionsSlide 8: Famous Mariachi SongsSlides 9-10: La Raspa introductionSlides 11-17: La Raspa cup routine videos (Easy version)Slides 18-24: La Raspa cup routine videos (Difficult version)Slides 25-27: Jar

Looking for a way to organize your daily lessons, or just a way to spruce up your google slides in your music classroom? These EDITABLE retro themed slides are a cute and functional way to help you plan your lessons! Build your daily lesson plans with these slides. Open a new presentation, then copy/paste the slides you want in the order you want them, and add in your own information--bullet point agenda, links to movement/instrument play alongs, song lyrics, who the music helpers are, and more

Updated for 2025-2026! First day of music means going over how things work in the music room! I always have a powerpoint open to help me remember what I need to cover (it's easy to forget when you have 24 classes!) and to give students a visual to follow along with. There are three styles included, meaning you could use these for years to come! (The school year will be updated each summer). This is a 19-slide editable presentation, plus 3 blank slide templates. Here is the slide breakdown: Sli

This is a 21 slide presentation about Aaron Copland's life and his Appalachian Spring ballet, including a breakdown of the theme and variations in the Simple Gifts section of the ballet. The presentation is in Google Slides and includes many high quality images with bullet point text. This is a good way to give a broad introduction to Aaron Copland as well as one of his most famous pieces! Here is a breakdown of the slide content: Slides 1-7: Who Was Aaron Copland? Slides 8-12: Appalachian Spri

December lessons and resources for elementary music teachers! These are some of my most popular resources put into one place, discounted enough so that even if you don't use them all, you still save! This variety pack includes lessons and resources to use with grades K-5. Here is what's included: Christmas Color by Note/Musical Symbol (Grades K-5)9 sheets included -3 color by note (easy/medium/difficult versions) -3 color by treble clef notes (space notes, line not

April lessons and resources for elementary music teachers! These are some of my most popular resources put into one place, discounted enough so that even if you don't use them all, you still save! This variety pack includes lessons and resources to use with grades K-5. Here is what's included: Easter Color by Note/Musical Symbol (Grades K-5)9 sheets included -3 color by note (easy/medium/difficult versions) -3 color by treble clef notes (space notes, line notes, al

Looking for a way to organize your daily lessons, or just a way to spruce up your google slides in your music classroom? These EDITABLE fall/autumn themed slides are a cute and functional way to help you plan your lessons! Build your daily lesson plans with these slides. Open a new presentation, then copy/paste the slides you want in the order you want them, and add in your own information--bullet point agenda, links to movement/instrument play alongs, song lyrics, who the music helpers are, an

EDITABLE spring themed slides to help you plan your April elementary music lessons! 5 styles included: two are floral, one is rainbow, one is Easter themed, and one is rain/umbrella themed. Build your daily lesson plans with these slides. Open a new presentation, then copy/paste the slides you want in the order you want them, and add in your own information--bullet point agenda, links to movement/instrument play alongs, song lyrics, who the music helpers are, and more! There are three blank slid

March lessons and resources for elementary music teachers! These are some of my most popular resources put into one place, discounted enough so that even if you don't use them all, you still save! This variety pack includes lessons and resources to use with grades K-5. Here is what's included: St. Patrick's Day Color by Note/Musical Symbol (Grades K-5)9 sheets included -3 color by note (easy/medium/difficult versions) -3 color by treble clef notes (space notes, lin

February lessons and resources for elementary music teachers! These are some of my most popular resources put into one place, discounted enough so that even if you don't use them all, you still save! This variety pack includes lessons and resources to use with grades K-5. Here is what's included: Valentine's Color by Note/Musical Symbol (Grades K-5)9 sheets included -3 color by note (easy/medium/difficult versions) -3 color by treble clef notes (space notes, line n

Introduce six careers in music with this 20-slide presentation! The careers covered are D.J., Composer, Music Therapist, Music Producer, Music Teacher/Professor, and Performer. Basic information is given about each career, as well as average salary. Salaries are based on the 2023 average in the United States. There is also a list of questions for students to ask themselves to determine whether or not they would be a good fit for each career. I used this to introduce a musical careers unit to m

EDITABLE Winter/Snowman themed slides to help you plan your January elementary music lessons! Build your daily lesson plans with these slides. Open a new presentation, then copy/paste the slides you want in the order you want them, and add in your own information--bullet point agenda, links to movement/instrument play alongs, song lyrics, who the music helpers are, and more! There are three blank slide templates in each style so you can customize them to your needs. There are also Melody of th

Updated for 25-26! Neutral Boho classroom decor for music teachers! Editable templates included. This is a 3-in-1 resource that includes Binder Covers and Spines, 10-Drawer Rolling Cart Labels, and Square Labels for small instrument storage and more! You will receive: 4 Pre-made Binder Covers/Spines in 3 stylesEditable versions38 Labels for 10-Drawer Rolling Cart (days of the week, grade levels Pre-K-8th, Choir, Band, Orchestra, and more)**Centered and Off-Center versions included to accommodat

September lessons and resources for elementary music teachers! These are some of my most popular resources put into one place, discounted enough so that even if you don't use them all, you still save! This variety pack includes lessons and resources to use with grades K-5. Here is what's included: Fall Themed Color by Note/Musical Symbol (Grades K-5)9 sheets included -3 color by note (easy/medium/difficult versions) -3 color by treble clef notes (space notes, line

August lessons and resources for elementary music teachers! Get ready for back-to-school with this variety pack, which includes lessons and resources to use with grades K-5. Here is what's included: Meet the Music Teacher Editable Templates/What Will I Learn In Music Sheets2 styles of editable Meet the Music Teacher templatesHalf-sheet "What Will I Learn In Music?" for grades K-5 (add your bullet point list)Put both out at Meet the Teacher night! First Day of Music Editable Presentation22-slide

October elementary music favorites! These are some of my best-selling resources for October. There are 4 resources included: Danse Macabre Active Listening Guide (grades 3-5)Worksheet that breaks the 7-minute piece into small sections to guide student listeningAsks students to listen for specific instruments, dynamics, dialogue between sectionsAlso asks students to imagine the scene and draw what they think is happeningTeacher timing guide includedColor and B&W versions includedI use this listen

Looking for a few resources to fill out your November elementary music plans? This variety pack includes lessons and resources to use with grades K-5! Here is what's included: Thanksgiving Write the Room/Scavenger Hunt (Grades K-5)Write the Room -3 versions: quarter/eighth/rest, half/whole/quarter/eighth/rest, and sixteenth/quarter/eighth/rest -10 rhythms for each version -Place rhythm cards around the room. Students find them and record the rhythms on

Updated for 26-27! Pastel Rainbow classroom decor for music teachers! Editable templates included. This is a 3-in-1 resource that includes Binder Covers and Spines, 10-Drawer Rolling Cart Labels, and Square Labels for small instrument storage and more!You will receive:Pre-made Binder Covers/Spines in 2 styles and 6 colorsEditable versions38 Labels for 10-Drawer Rolling Cart (days of the week, grade levels Pre-K-8th, Choir, Band, Orchestra, and more)**Centered and Off-Center versions included to