$10 - $20 1st Grade Autumn Activities (by date, oldest first)

For many, the passage into Autumn means a shift from Summer to the academic year. That passage is marked by changes of season. Long days and short nights turn to shorter days and longer nights. Summer days may have been filled with recreation, camp, family, and travel. Now schools days are filled with academics, homework, extracurricular activities, and busy schedules.

With all the changes, some students and families experience anxiety, stress, and difficulty balancing all they need to do. 

Our Autumn Yoga Sequence can help yoga practitioners of all ages to feel a deeper sense of balance within. 

With yoga and mindfulness, kids can become more calm, focused in school, and empowered to start every day with confidence and compassion.

Explore the benefits of Yoga and Mindfulness

• More self-awareness
• Improved focus
• Attunement to nature
• Experience in mindfulness with real-world context 
• Fun
• Promotes physical and mental wellbeing
• Improved balance 

Lesson Plans for Teachers and Parents

In our Educator’s edition, we provide 3 easy-to-follow curriculums for teachers, parents, and anyone else that works with children (split by age: young kids, kids, and tweens). 

Each lesson plan is formatted to teach an entire class and includes:

• Facilitated discussion prompts
• Group activities
• Yoga movement 
• Guided relaxations
• Crafts

Also included are:

• Printable yoga deck to learn five (5) yoga poses
• Tips for yoga and yoga card games
• Four (4) Autumn mindfulness activities
• Five (5) coloring pages 
• An Autumn story to integrate the yoga poses for literacy integration
• Journaling pages to reflect on your practice

Learn and Move with our Yoga Cards

Learn five (5) yoga poses. Written for kids, each card comes with easy-to-follow illustrations and step-by-step instructions.  In this resource, the yoga cards come in two variations: one with instructions and another version without text, which is perfect for new readers and people that may have special needs.

This Autumn yoga deck is the perfect way to de-stress and share yoga and mindfulness with children!

Practice anywhere! Use this deck at home, school, park, or when traveling! Add to your peace corner, play yoga games, practice individual poses or as a full sequence. 

Add Mindfulness to your Routine

Research shows that mindfulness can improve executive functions in their brain like cognitive control, working memory, cognitive flexibility, and better grades.

We’ve added four (4) Autumn mindfulness activities to teach your children how to manage their emotions and be present. These Fall-themed activities will get your kids excited about the changing seasons while developing their own mindfulness practice.

Also included are five (5) coloring pages of the poses so kids can mindfully color while learning the poses and a journal so they can reflect on their practice.

The Autumn Sequence is a 44-page PDF download which you can view on your phone, tablet, computer or print out onto paper. We recommend cutting out each card and taping/gluing on a 4x6 index card or card stock. For added durability, laminate each card. 

Made for educators, yoga teachers, and people leading children's yoga in any setting

Includes three (3) specially designed yoga lesson plans that can be taught to kids ages 2-7, 7-11 and 11-14.

Included in this bundle:
- Empowerment Series Printable Yoga Cards + Lesson Plans
- Autumn Sequence Printable Yoga Cards + Lesson Plans
- Sun Salutation Yoga Cards
- Yamas & Niyamas: Successful Relationships with Self & Others

Enjoy!

Seasons themed Color by CVC Word puzzles covering short a, e, i, o, and u word families. This bundle includes the Autumn, Winter, Spring, and Summer Color by CVC sets at a 20% discount off the list price. Each color by word puzzle features 4 to 8 CVC words for a vowel family in two difficulty levels for 40 puzzles total. I've included both a picture clue set and a word clue set. In the picture clue set, students look at the picture of the word and then find the corresponding word to color. In the word clue set, students have the CVC word to look at and find the matching word to color in the puzzle. No prep! Just print and go.

Want some but not all of these units? Want to mix in some non-seasonal units? Build a custom bundle by choosing from any of our 40+ units and you'll still save 20% off the list price! You can choose from a 4 Unit Bundle, a 6 Unit Bundle, or a 10 Unit Bundle.

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*all of my CVC activities use the same words and images for cohesive learning*

CVC Blending Cards - 85 Words with and without pictures

CVC Word Family Rearrange Puzzles -

85 Words

St. Patrick's Day Color by CVC Word

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These seasonal sight word cards make a fun seasonal literacy center or seasonal sight word game for students to enjoy while practicing sight words from the Fry sight word list. This set of cards are for Fry words 1-300.

These sight word cards have a variety of uses in the classroom from games, to instructional tools, to center props.

Ways to Use

• Flash Cards
• Memory Game
• Sand or Salt Tray Cards
• Writing Center Reference Cards
• Place in Alphabetical Order
• Write the Room

Each word is printed on its own themed card for students to use to practice reading, writing and spelling each sight word.

Sets Included

• Spring Cards with colorful flowers.
• Summer Cards with suns.
• Winter Cards with snowballs.
• Autumn/Fall with colorful leaves.

Skills Assessed:

• Reading sight words
• Writing sight words

This bundle includes the following products:

Spring

Fry 1-100 Sight Word Cards for Spring

Fry 101-200 Sight Word Cards for Spring

Fry 201-300 Sight Word Cards for Spring

Summer

Fry 1-100 Sight Word Cards for Summer

Fry 101-200 Sight Word Cards for Summer

Fry 201-300 Sight Word Cards for Summer

Fall

Fry 1-100 Sight Word Cards for Autumn

Fry 101-200 Sight Word Cards for Autumn

Fry 201-300 Sight Word Cards for Autumn

Winter

Fry 1-100 Sight Word Cards for Winter

Fry 101-200 Sight Word Cards for Winter

Fry 201-300 Sight Word Cards for Winter

Find a variety of activities for Kindergarten with an acorn or squirrel theme. Activities include both math and English centers and worksheets.

ELA Activities Included:

• Beginning Sounds Sorting
• Complete and Incomplete Sentence Clip Cards
• Complete and Incomplete Sentence Sorting
• Complete and Incomplete Sentence Worksheet
• Letter Word and Sentence Sorting Center
• Letter Word and Sentence Sorting Worksheets
• Punctuation Clip Cards
• Punctuation Worksheet
• Unscramble the Sentence Worksheets
• Writing Prompts

Math Activities Included

• Addition Number Bond Clip Cards
• Addition Number Bond Mats and Cards
• Addition Sorting Cards
• Addition Write and Wipe Number Bond Cards
• Addition Write and Wipe Number Sentence Sheets
• Comparing Numbers Cards
• Comparing Numbers Clip Cards
• Counting and Skip Counting Puzzles
• Counting Forward Cards
• Counting to 20 Clip Cards
• Counting to 20 Tens Frame Matching Center
• Making 10 Clip Cards
• Making 10 Task Cards Center
• Making 10 Worksheets
• Nonstandard Measurements Length and Height Task Cards
• Skip Counting Cards 2s, 5s, 10s
• Teen Number Puzzles
• Weight Comparison Task Cards

Where is the Object? These seasonal sight word game is great for students who are practicing sight word recognition and beginning reading skills. This game can be used in a pocket chart or on a table top for an early education classroom.

Products Included:

• Winter: Where's the Penguin?
• Spring: Where's the Ladybug?
• Summer: Where's the Sun?
• Fall: Where's the Acorn?

What is Included:

• Sight word cards for the Fry 1-300 sight word list.
• Penguin cards for hiding

The cards are available in two formats, 6 to a page and 4 to a page to accommodate different sized pocket charts.

Ways to Use:

• small group game
• whole class game
• circle time game
• student led literacy center
• one on one instruction to target specific sight words for struggling students

How to Play:

Where's the ________? is a game for centers or whole group instruction where an object is hidden behind a sight word card. A poem is chanted where the student(s) must say the sight word they think the object is behind. Once guessed, the sight word is removed. If the object is behind the sight word card, then the object must be hidden again to play further. If the object is not behind the sight word card, then the poem is chanted again with a new sight word.

These seasonal sight word cards make a fun season literacy center or seasonal sight word game for students to enjoy while practicing sight words from the preprimer through third grade word list for a total of 220 words.

These sight word cards have a variety of uses in the classroom from games, to instructional tools, to center props.

Ways to Use

• Flash Cards
• Memory Game
• Sand or Salt Tray Cards
• Writing Center Reference Cards
• Place in Alphabetical Order
• Write the Room

Each word is printed on its own themed card for students to use to practice reading, writing and spelling each sight word.

Sets Included:

• Spring flower cards
• Summer sun cards
• Fall leaf cards
• Winter snowball cards

Skills Assessed:

• Reading sight words
• Writing sight words

This bundle includes the following products:

Spring

Preprimer Sight Word Cards for Spring

Primer Sight Word Cards for Spring

First Grade Sight Word Cards for Spring

Second Grade Sight Word Cards for Spring

Third Grade Sight Word Cards for Spring

Summer

Preprimer Sight Word Cards for Summer

Primer Sight Word Cards for Summer

First Grade Sight Word Cards for Summer

Second Grade Sight Word Cards for Summer

Third Grade Sight Word Cards for Summer

Fall

Preprimer Sight Word Cards for Autumn

Primer Sight Word Cards for Autumn

First Grade Sight Word Cards for Autumn

Second Grade Sight Word Cards for Autumn

Third Grade Sight Word Cards for Autumn

Winter

Preprimer Sight Word Cards for Winter

Primer Sight Word Cards for Winter

First Grade Sight Word Cards for Winter

Second Grade Sight Word Cards for Winter

Third Grade Sight Word Cards for Winter

These holiday sight word cards make a fun holiday literacy center or holiday sight word game for students to enjoy while practicing sight words from the Fry 1-100 word list.

These sight word cards have a variety of uses in the classroom from games, to instructional tools, to center props.

Ways to Use

• Flash Cards
• Memory Game
• Sand or Salt Tray Cards
• Writing Center Reference Cards
• Place in Alphabetical Order
• Write the Room

Each word is printed on its own themed card for students to use to practice reading, writing and spelling each sight word.

Sets Included:

• The Christmas cards have the sight words printed on Christmas trees.
• The Halloween cards have the sight words printed on pumpkins or candy corn.
• The Valentine's Day cards have the sight words printed on hearts of various shades of purple, pink and red.
• The St. Patrick's Day cards have the sight words of shamrocks of different patterns.
• The Easter cards have the sight words printed on Easter eggs of different patterns.
• The Patriotic cards have the sight words printed on red, white and blue stars.
• The Thanksgiving cards have the sight words printed on turkeys. (coming soon)

This product contains all of Fry's first 100 sight words:

a, about, all, an, and, are, as, at, be, been, but, by, called, can, come, could, day, did, do, down, each, find, first, for, from, get, go, had, has, have, he, her, him, his, how, I, if, in, into, is, it, like, long, look, made, make, many, may, more, my, no, not, now, number, of, oil, on, one, or, other, out, part, people, said, see, she, sit, so, some, than, that, the, their, them, then, there, these, they, this, time, to, two, up, use, was, water, way, we, were, what, when, which, who, will, with, words, would, write, you, your

These holiday sight word cards make a fun holiday literacy center or holiday sight word game for students to enjoy while practicing sight words from the Fry 201-300 word list.

These sight word cards have a variety of uses in the classroom from games, to instructional tools, to center props.

Ways to Use

• Flash Cards
• Memory Game
• Sand or Salt Tray Cards
• Writing Center Reference Cards
• Place in Alphabetical Order
• Write the Room

Each word is printed on its own themed card for students to use to practice reading, writing and spelling each sight word.

Sets Included:

• The Christmas cards have the sight words printed on Christmas trees.
• The Halloween cards have the sight words printed on pumpkins or candy corn.
• The Valentine's Day cards have the sight words printed on hearts of various shades of purple, pink and red.
• The St. Patrick's Day cards have the sight words of shamrocks of different patterns.
• The Easter cards have the sight words printed on Easter eggs of different patterns.
• The Patriotic cards have the sight words printed on red, white and blue stars.
• The Thanksgiving cards have the sight words printed on turkeys. (coming soon)

This product contains all of Fry's third 100 sight words:

These holiday sight word cards make a fun holiday literacy center or holiday sight word game for students to enjoy while practicing sight words from the Fry 101-200 word list.

These sight word cards have a variety of uses in the classroom from games, to instructional tools, to center props.

Ways to Use

• Flash Cards
• Memory Game
• Sand or Salt Tray Cards
• Writing Center Reference Cards
• Place in Alphabetical Order
• Write the Room

Each word is printed on its own themed card for students to use to practice reading, writing and spelling each sight word.

Sets Included:

• The Christmas cards have the sight words printed on Christmas trees.
• The Halloween cards have the sight words printed on pumpkins or candy corn.
• The Valentine's Day cards have the sight words printed on hearts of various shades of purple, pink and red.
• The St. Patrick's Day cards have the sight words of shamrocks of different patterns.
• The Easter cards have the sight words printed on Easter eggs of different patterns.
• The Patriotic cards have the sight words printed on red, white and blue stars.
• The Thanksgiving cards have the sight words printed on turkeys. (coming soon)

This product contains all of Fry's second 100 sight words:

Do fun and engaging science experiments with this science bundle. Each experiment includes a detailed instruction page with materials needed to complete the experiment. Each experiment comes with its own making predictions page, recording page and journaling page.

The following experiments are available in this packet:

Apple Experiments

1. Sink or Float
2. What happens to an apple under different conditions?

Comparing Mass

Making Butter

Pumpkins

1. Pumpkin Observation
2. Sink and Float
3. Pumpkin Volcano Comparison

Seeds and Plants Experiments

1. What happens when seeds get wet?
2. How do seeds grow?

Transportation Experiments

1. Does it Roll?
2. Sink the Boat!

More Science Activities

Living and Nonliving Sort

The Plants We Eat

Are you looking for sunflower theme beginning skills for your young learners? Then this bundle is for you. Whether you're practicing shapes, numbers, letters, or fine motor skills this bundle has it all.

Other resources:

⭐ Mystery Picture| Beginning Sounds| Beginning of the Year Phonics Activity

This emergent reader bundle makes the perfect November set with fall and Thanksgiving Activities for Kindergarten or Preschool. This set includes Kindergarten Turkey Math, Counting Pumpkin seeds, and more! Each book set includes a printable version along with a matching digital version.

Only need the printable versions? You can find the printable set HERE!

This November Set includes:

8 different emergent readers with multiple versions for easy differentiation

• Look Acorns! (Look 2 acorns.) 1-10
• I See Fall (I see 1 tree) 1-10
• Falling Leaves (This tree has 3 leaves.) 10-0
• Tall and Short (Which is taller? The truck is taller) taller, tallest, shorter, shortest
• Where is the Turkey? (The turkey is above the pumpkin.)

includes: over, above, below, under, next to, beside, in, in between, on top of, in front of, behind, close to, far from, and near

• Turkey Feathers (I can see 1 feather on the turkey.) 0-10
• Pumpkin Seeds (I see 10 pumpkin seeds.) counting by 10's to 100
• Thanksgiving Parade (We will see 3 balloons at the parade.) 1-10

Each reader has:

• a black and white PDF version with 2 books to a page
• a color Seesaw™ version (links included to preuploaded books in the READ ME FIRST pdf)
• a color Google Slides™ version of each book WITH audio*

Plus:

• A Reference page to see which skills and sight words are addressed in each book
• A Parents Tips page with an editable version included

Only need the printable versions? You can find the printable set HERE!

*Audio Sharing

If you are finding that the audio isn't working for you or your students, please use the link in the READ ME FIRST file to add the files directly to your Google Drive! Most districts will not allow someone outside of your district to share files with students. Some districts DO NOT allow audio that originated out of the district. If the link is not working for you please email me at TeachingWithCoffeeAndMascara@gmail.com so that I can send you the direct files.

This is not a zip file but instead a file in Google. You will need to have a google account to open this file. Inside you will find all of the items in either a pdf format or a google slide. TeachShare does NOT allow me to use subfolders to organize the items for you, please read the READ ME FIRST file to help you know what all is included in your download.

Not sure if this Google Slides™/Seesaw™ Activity will work for you?

Test it out by trying my FREE Ways to Make 10 Math Emergent Reader (similar format as this book, with audio and movable pieces) for FREE by clicking here!

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Unlock a world of fun and learning with our Seasonal Maze Puzzle Bundle! Perfect for kindergarten and preschool students, this bundle offers a collection of maze puzzles designed to captivate young minds and enhance their problem-solving skills and fine motor coordination. Each maze is themed around a different season or holiday ( School, Fall, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Spring, and Summer.) making learning a joyous adventure throughout the year.

What's Included:

1. School Maze Puzzles: Celebrate the back-to-school season with delightful mazes featuring school buses, apples, and classroom elements. Includes 10 unique puzzles in both color and black-and-white versions.
2. Fall Maze Puzzles: Embrace the autumn spirit with mazes adorned with leaves, pumpkins, and other fall elements. Includes 10 unique puzzles in both color and black-and-white versions.
3. Christmas Maze Puzzles: Spread holiday cheer with mazes featuring ornaments, gifts, Santa, and Christmas trees. Includes 6 unique puzzles in both color and black-and-white versions.
4. Valentine's Day Maze Puzzles: Celebrate love with heart-shaped mazes, cupids, love letters, and cherubs. Includes 8 unique puzzles in both color and black-and-white versions.
5. Spring Maze Puzzles: Welcome spring with mazes filled with vibrant flowers and other spring elements. Includes 10 unique puzzles in both color and black-and-white versions.
6. Summer Maze Puzzles: Enjoy the sunny season with mazes featuring sunshine, lemonade, and other summer elements. Includes 12 unique puzzles in both color and black-and-white versions.
7. Halloween Maze Puzzles: Get into the spooky spirit with mazes featuring playful ghosts, pumpkins, bats, and Halloween fun. Includes 10 unique puzzles in both color and black-and-white versions.

Features:

• Engaging Themes: Each set is thoughtfully designed with seasonal elements that make the learning process visually appealing and exciting.
• Variety of Puzzles: A diverse range of maze puzzles ensures children remain entertained and engaged while honing their problem-solving abilities.
• Color and Black & White Options: Choose between vibrant color mazes or black-and-white versions that encourage creativity through coloring.
• Answer Keys Included: Convenient answer keys are provided for both color and black-and-white versions, making it easy for educators and parents to verify solutions and track progress.

How to Use:

1. Early Finisher Activities: Use the maze puzzles as engaging challenges for students who complete their tasks ahead of time.
2. Choice and Creativity: Allow children to select their preferred maze puzzle, whether it's a colorful or black-and-white version.
3. Interactive Learning: Provide pencils or crayons for children to complete the black-and-white mazes, combining creativity with problem-solving.
4. Assessment and Feedback: Refer to the included answer keys to verify solutions and offer encouragement.

Why Choose Our Seasonal Maze Puzzle Bundle?

• Year-Round Fun: Celebrate every season and holiday with unique and engaging mazes.
• Diverse Options: A wide variety of themes and puzzles to prevent boredom and maintain interest.
• Flexible Printing: Both color and black-and-white options cater to different preferences and printing capabilities.
• Seamless Assessment: Included answer keys facilitate easy assessment and feedback, allowing educators and parents to monitor progress effectively.

Introduce the joy of seasonal learning with our Seasonal Maze Puzzle Bundle – a perfect blend of fun and education for your kindergarten and preschool students. Stay tuned for more exciting mazes to be added throughout the year!

TERMS OF USE:

You can reproduce the pages for classroom use only. The fonts I used are free for personal use. Duplication of this resource for commercial purposes or for the entire school is strictly forbidden.

HOW TO GIVE FEEDBACK:

Go to your "My Purchases" page.Click the "Leave a review" button

this is 1sweetdeal. fall-themed bundle for Kindergarten! This exciting package includes a Counting 1-10 Math Mini Workbook and a Counting 11-20 Math Mini Workbook, perfect for building essential counting skills. Dive into the season with our engaging I Spy Fall Count and Graph Worksheets, or gather your friends for a fun-filled round of the "I Have Who Has" Fall Counting Game. Plus, keep early finishers entertained and challenged with a Fall Word Search and an entertaining Fall Maze. With a variety of activities, this bundle promises hours of educational autumn adventures for young learners.

Bundle Includes:

• Counting 1-10 Math Mini Workbook: Engage young learners with foundational counting skills from 1 to 10.
• Counting 11-20 Math Mini Workbook: Advance counting abilities with numbers from 11 to 20.
• I Spy Fall Count and Graph Worksheets: Sharpen observational and graphing skills with delightful fall-themed activities.
• I Have Who Has Fall Counting Game: Foster interactive learning and group participation with an engaging counting game.
• Fall Word Search for Early Finishers: Keep students entertained and challenged with a fall-themed word search puzzle.
• Fall Maze for Early Finishers: Provide extra fun and cognitive stimulation with an entertaining fall-themed maze activity.

TERMS OF USE:

You can reproduce the pages for classroom use only. The fonts I used are free for personal use. Duplication of this resource for commercial purposes or for the entire school is strictly forbidden.

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HOW TO GIVE FEEDBACK:

Go to your "My Purchases" page.Click the "Leave a review" button

Players: 2-4

Materials:

+ Cut out and laminated Leaves

+ Cut out and laminated baskets

Directions: Place leaves scattered face down. Place the baskets with long a and short a at the top of the work space. Students will take turns taking a leaf from the pile, reading the leaf, and placing it under the correct long vowel or short vowel sound. If the student is unsure of what sound the word is making they may ask the other players for assistance. The game is over when all the leaves are placed correctly under the correct vowel sound.

Includes:

+ Raking Up Long & Short Vowels: a

+ Raking Up Long & Short Vowels: e

+ Raking Up Long & Short Vowels: i

+ Raking Up Long & Short Vowels: o

+ Raking Up Long & Short Vowels: u

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Integrate all the fun of fall in your Bible lessons! Some of my most loved, highly rated and best-selling fall Bible Lessons for Littles all in one money saving bundle!

Save 20%!

Make sure to click "Preview Included Products" to take a sneak peek!

This bundle includes

3 Bible Lesson Units

• The Fruit of the Spirit- using Apples & Apple Tree
• The Pumpkin Patch Parable- Shine Your Light for Jesus
• Give Thanks to the Lord- One Thankful Leper Ten Lepers Healed

1 Freebie also included!

Start your school year with faith filled resources! If you want to encourage your young learners and see them excited about God's Word, this Christian Back to School Bundle may be just what you are looking for! All at a 30% bundle deal!

Included:

• 2 Bible Lesson Units:

- Apple Themed Fruit of The Spirit

- Wonderfully Made! All About Who God Says I Am

• Christian All About Me Handout
• Christian Affirmation Station
• Christian Meet The Teacher

Make sure to click "Preview Included Products" to take a sneak peek!

This Halloween-themed classical music listening activity pack is the perfect way to add a touch of spookiness to your October classroom or homeschool! Check out the Easy Classical Music Appreciation for October post on our blog for more information.

"My students loved this activity, and I loved that it was straightforward for a long-term sub in music. I actually completed the activity with them a few times, it was THAT MUCH FUN!" - Mia H.

Music Appreciation Made Easy!

Do you need engaging print-and-go activities and brain breaks? The music featured in this activity packet is carefully curated and previewed - saving you hours of planning time. Just print and cue the music!

The selections are available on YouTube or your favorite streaming service. There are no wrong answers, and no musical training is required, so add a few to your sub plans, too!

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of composers from different backgrounds
• observe seasonal/holiday influences within a composition
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within the music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

Social-Emotional Learning

Listening to classical music has been shown to help with self-awareness, empathy, and self-regulation. Since social-emotional learning is essential for children, incorporating classical music into your classroom or homeschool is a great way to support their development.

Talk about the emotions evoked by the selected music. What does the music make them feel? Happy? Sad? Anxious? Peaceful? Help students identify and label their feelings. Ask open-ended questions about the music and encourage students to share their thoughts and feelings.

Discuss the different instruments used in the piece of music. What does each instrument contribute to the overall sound? Encourage students to make up a story based on the music. What is happening in the story? Who are the characters? Where does it take place?

While listening, students can draw a picture or scene that comes to mind. What colors are used? What shapes? Why?

October Listening Sheets

1. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, Bach
2. Totentanz, Liszt
3. Mephisto Waltz, Liszt
4. Aquarium, Saint-Saens
5. O Fortuna, Orff
6. Gnomus, Mussorgsky
7. Night on Bald Mountain, Mussorgsky
8. Der Vampyr, Marschner
9. In the Hall of the Mountain King, Grieg
10. The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Dukas
11. Dance of the Knights, Prokofiev
12. Danse Macabre, Saint-Saens
13. Beethoven's Silence, Cortazar
14. Moonlight Sonata, Beethoven
15. Piano Quintet in A Minor, Dvorak
16. Lacrimosa, Mozart
17. Scarbo, Ravel
18. Lake in the Moonlight, Tchaikovsky
19. Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods, Saint-Saëns

What's Included

Listening Sheet - There are no wrong answers! Students can note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more.

Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a cheerful sunny afternoon? Students can select the weather symbols that come to mind. Is the music happy or sad? A set of emotional characters allows your group to pick the feelings that best relate to a piece of music.

Carnival Coloring - Which carnival rides and activities would best fit a piece of music? Does the tempo feel like a roller coaster or a peaceful swing ride in the sky? Choose a tasty treat from the snack bar, then stop at the prize booth before finishing. There are no wrong answers!

Listen and Color - While listening, students color the scene and choose the keywords/elements that resonate with their listening experience. There is lots of room for drawing, coloring, and journaling in the box! Students often engage in discussions about what they've heard or felt. Great for displaying!

Easel Activity

Pair an engaging digital listening board with these musical selections! Students use the highlight tool to choose from keyword lists that describe their listening experience. An answer box at the bottom allows students to write a brief description of their thoughts and feelings. Using the pen or any design tool provided, students can decorate a scene or upload an image to the frame! Each board features colorful clipart related to the music. As always, there are no wrong answers. Students can choose any combination of descriptors.

October Space Story - Do you need engaging classical music activities? Classical Space Tale listening sheets combine music appreciation with an intergalactic theme! Students compose their epic space tales by choosing the setting, characters, and familiar space objects inspired by the music. There’s also a drawing box for students to capture a scene from their imaginations. Discuss and display for further engagement!

October Fairy Tale - Classical Fairy Tale listening sheets combine music appreciation with a storybook theme! Students compose their wondrous tales by choosing the setting, characters, and familiar fairy tale objects inspired by the music. There’s also a drawing box for students to capture a scene from their imaginations. Discuss and display for further engagement!

October Checkboxes - Students can use the checkboxes to note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more! Time, nature, settings, instruments, colors, and more! Students can also color in the emojis that best describe their listening experience in the emoji grid.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Do you need engaging brain breaks? This single-page listening activity is excellent for celebrating summer, Earth Day, or adding to your August sub plans. Just print and play! The music is available on YouTube or your favorite streaming services.

October Mindful Listening (en Español) From January to December, the monthly listening sets are now available in Spanish! ¿Necesitas actividades atractivas de Halloween o planes sustitutos de música? ¡Estas hojas de escucha imprimibles ofrecen a los estudiantes formas creativas de aprender más sobre los tonos fantasmagóricos de la música de Halloween! Presentando las composiciones de Franz Liszt, Ludwig Van Beethoven y muchos más.

Do you know how composers create the haunting sounds of Halloween? Check out our blog post The Hidden Secrets of Spooky Halloween Music to learn more!

Just Print and Play! Do you need engaging classical music activities? Students can detail their listening experience with emojis, checkboxes, and a space for drawing/notes! Also great for music sub plans or brain breaks!

Bundle Benefits:

• Save time! The music selections are already curated for you
• Add music appreciation to various lessons and unit studies
• Students explore social-emotional themes through listening
• Low-prep engaging and mindful activities for students
• Easily find the music on YouTube or your favorite music services
• No musical training is required - just print and play!

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of popular classical music composers
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of classical music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within classical music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

What's Included:

Emoji Rating Guide (14 emojis to choose from, color and b&w)

Listening Sheets - there are no wrong answers! Students can use the checkboxes to note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more!

Checkbox options:

Time, nature, settings, instruments, colors, and more! Students can also color in the emojis that best describe their listening experience in the emoji grid.

The 'Inspiration Box' can be used for:

Drawing/doodling, journaling, notes, poetry, etc.

Hello, January!

1. Fantasia on Auld Lang Syne, Ernest Tomlinson
2. Masquerade Suite, Aram Khachaturian
3. The Blue Danube, Johann Strauss
4. Les Patineurs Valse (The Skater's Waltz,) Émile Waldteufel
5. Trumpet Concerto in E Flat Major, Joseph Haydn
6. Concerto Grosso in C Major, Arcangelo Corelli
7. Piano Concerto in G Major, Maurice Ravel
8. Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity, Gustav Holst
9. Symphony No. 1 (Winter Dreams,) Tchaikovsky
10. Waltz in D, Op. 9, No. 3 ("Country Waltz,) Franz Schubert
11. Suite De Symphonies, No. 1 (Rondeau,) Jean-Joseph Mouret
12. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 4 in G Major, Johann Sebastian Bach
13. Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, Johann Sebastian Bach

Sweet February

1. Liebesträume No. 3, Liszt
2. Piano Concerto No. 21, Mozart
3. Clair De Lune, Debussy
4. Romeo and Juliet Overture, Tchaikovsky
5. Violin Romance No. 2, Beethoven
6. Salut d'Amour, Elgar
7. Piano Concerto No. 2, Rachmaninoff
8. Sleeping Beauty Waltz, Tchaikovsky
9. Cavalleria Rusticana (Intermezzo), Mascagni
10. Fantasia No. 3, Mozart
11. Symphony No. 9, Schubert
12. Piano Sonata No. 3, Brahms
13. Bolero, Ravel
14. "Moonlight Sonata", Beethoven
15. The Moldau, Smetana
16. Serenade, Schubert
17. Romance in F Minor, Dvorak
18. Violin Concerto, Mendelssohn
19. Arabesque No. 1, Debussy

Emerald March

1. In Ireland, Sir Hamilton Harty
2. Londonderry Air, Harty
3. Symphony No. 3 "Irish," Sir Charles Villiers Stanford
4. Nocturne No. 4 in A Major, John Field
5. Piano Concerto No. 3, Field
6. Symphony in E Major "Irish," Sir Arthur Sullivan
7. Cello Concerto, Sullivan
8. Symphony No. 1, Stanford
9. Irish Rhapsody No. 1, Stanford
10. Irish Suite, Leroy Anderson (American composer)

April Sunshine

1. Where the Lemons Blossom, Strauss (title translations will vary)
2. Symphony No. 1 (Spring,) Schumann
3. The Four Seasons (Spring,) Vivaldi
4. Appalachian Spring, Copland
5. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op. 46, Grieg
6. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Beethoven
7. Organ Concerto No. 13 in F major, Handel
8. Dance of the Birds, Rimsky-Korsakov
9. Reflections in the Water, Debussy

May Flowers

1. Waltz of the Flowers, Tchaikovsky
2. Amarilli Mia Bella, Caccini
3. Daisies, Rachmaninoff
4. Five Flower Songs, Britten
5. Jardins Sous La Pluie, Debussy
6. The Rose, The Lily, The Dove, The Sun
7. Waltz of the Cornflowers and Poppies, Glazunov
8. Heidenröslein, Schubert
9. Roses from the South, Strauss
10. The Tale of the Stone Flower, Prokofiev

Woodland June

1. 5 Pieces for Piano, Op. 75, Sibelius
2. The Forest, Glazunov
3. The Tale the Pine Trees Knew, Bax
4. November Woods, Bax
5. Forest Murmurs (Siegfried,) Wagner
6. Woodland Sketches, Macdowell
7. The Five Sacred Trees, Williams
8. The Enchanted Forest, Geminiani
9. Silent Woods, Dvorak
10. A Morning in the Woods, Ornstein

Patriotic July

1. Hail to the Chief, Sanderson
2. Lincoln Portrait, Copland
3. Presidential Polonaise, Sousa
4. Maple Leaf Rag, Joplin
5. Easter Monday on the White House Lawn, Sousa
6. The Star Spangled Banner, Smith
7. The Stars and Stripes Forever, Sousa
8. The Invincible Eagle March
9. President's March, Filmore
10. America the Beautiful, Ward

August Summer

1. The Lark Ascending, Vaughan Williams
2. The Earth Prelude, Eiunadi
3. The Four Seasons, Vivaldi
4. Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Debussy
5. Water Music, Handel
6. River Flows in You, Yiruma
7. Prelude Op. 28, No. 15 ("Raindrop",) Chopin
8. Become Ocean, Adams
9. A Walk in the Forest, Blech
10. The Sea, Bridge

September Days

1. Our Town, Copland
2. Autumn Gardens, Rautavaara
3. String Quartet No. 15, Beethoven
4. November Woods, Bax
5. Symphony No. 10, Raff
6. Comes Autumn Time, Sowerby
7. The Seasons: Autumn, Glazunov
8. Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake, Wencheng
9. String Quartet in E Minor, Delius
10. Violin Concerto No. 14, Barber

Spooky October

1. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, Bach
2. Totentanz, Liszt
3. Mephisto Waltz, Liszt
4. Aquarium, Saint-Saens
5. O Fortuna, Orff
6. Gnomus, Mussorgsky
7. Night on Bald Mountain, Mussorgsky
8. Der Vampyr, Marschner
9. In the Hall of the Mountain King, Grieg
10. The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Dukas
11. Dance of the Knights, Prokofiev
12. Danse Macabre, Saint-Saens
13. Beethoven's Silence, Cortanza
14. Moonlight Sonata, Beethoven
15. Piano Quintet in A Minor, Dvorak
16. Lacrimosa, Mozart
17. Scarbo, Ravel
18. Lake in the Moonlight, Tchaikovsky
19. Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods, Saint-Saëns

Calm November

1. Appalachian Spring, Copland
2. Awakening, Curiale
3. New England Holidays, Ives
4. Symphony No. 3, Copland
5. The Tender Land Suite, Copland
6. Quiet City, Copland
7. Green Hills, Alwyn
8. Song for Harvest Season, Ives
9. Turkey Trot, Bernstein
10. Badinerie, Bach
11. Divertimento, Bernstein
12. Autumn, (Four Seasons) Vivaldi
13. Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Haydn
14. Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, Mozart
15. Kinderszenen, Schumann
16. Piano Concerto No. 3, Beethoven
17. Pilgrims, Rorem
18. English Horn Concerto, Rorem
19. Autumn Legend, Alwyn
20. Festival March, Alwyn

Festive December

1. Carol of the Bells, Leontovych
2. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Tchaikovsky
3. Four Seasons (Winter,) Vivaldi
4. Troika, Prokofiev
5. Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Tchaikovsky
6. The Snow is Dancing, Debussy
7. Footprints in the Snow, Debussy
8. Piano Concerto No. 1, Rachmaninoff
9. Symphony No. 11, Raff
10. Peter and the Wolf, Prokofiev
11. Ice Dance, Elfman
12. Winter Wind, Chopin
13. Alpine Symphony, Strauss
14. Sinfonia, Vivaldi
15. Winterreise, Schubert
16. Chasse-Neige, Liszt
17. The Snow Maiden, Rimsky-Korsakov
18. String Quartet in F Major, Ravel
19. Sinfonia Antarctic, Williams

+ BONUS FILE

This bundle has you covered with engaging listening activities, but what about visual learning? Grab this pack of 70 Composer Fact Sheet Posters as a free bonus! These calming rainbow-themed posters can also work as handouts, or resize them in your print settings for colorful flashcards.

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