1st Grade Summer Independent Work Packet (by price, high to low)

Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities? This BIG Back to School Bundle includes 73 full resource packs!

Jump right into the composer studies or just rest a little easier knowing you have engaging worksheets for whenever you may need them. Instant music appreciation in your sub plans? Yes, please!

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

Save time! The music selections are already curated for you. This means that you don’t have to spend hours searching for the perfect pieces of music for your lessons. You can simply choose from the pre-selected music and get started right away!

Add music appreciation to various lessons and unit studies. Classical music can be used to enhance a wide variety of lessons and unit studies. For example, you could use it to teach history, literature, or even math. The music can help students to understand the time period, the culture, or the concepts that you are teaching.

Students explore social-emotional themes through listening. Classical music can help students to explore a variety of social-emotional themes, such as sadness, joy, anger, and peace. By listening to the music, students can learn to identify and understand these emotions. They can also learn how to express these emotions in a healthy way.

Low-prep engaging and mindful activities for students. The activities that are included in this product are low-prep and engaging. You can easily implement them in your classroom without spending a lot of time or effort! These mindful listening activities also help students to focus and to relax.

Easily find the music on YouTube or your favorite music services. The music included in these resources is available on YouTube and other popular music services. This means that you can easily access the music and play it for your students!

No musical training is required – just print and play! There are no prerequisites for these resources. Simply print out the activities and play the music! Your students will be able to enjoy the music and learn about classical music without any prior knowledge.

Composer Listening Packs (42 composers)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • John Williams • Frédéric Chopin • Duke Ellington • Johannes Brahms • George Walker • Gustav Mahler • Claude Debussy • Clara Schumann • Franz Liszt • John Philip Sousa • Ludwig Van Beethoven •  Amy Beach • Melba Liston • Florence Price • Mary Lou Williams • Fanny Mendelssohn • Scott Joplin • Charles Mingus • John Coltrane • Nat King Cole • Art Tatum • Dizzy Gillespie • Charlie Parker • Thelonious Monk • Joseph Bologne • Antonio Vivaldi • Sergei Rachmaninoff • George Gershwin • Joseph Haydn • Carl P.E. Bach • Johann Christian Bach • Antonio Salieri • George Handel • Claudio Monteverdi • Henry Purcell • Antonio Scarlatti • Johann Pachelbel • Wilhelm F Bach • Pyotr Tchaikovsky • Aaron Copland • Charles Ives

Mindful Listening (12 seasons/holidays)

Just print & play! Add a mindful music activity to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. These listening sheets are also great for sub plans - and with 150+ categorized classical pieces to choose from, there is an engaging printable for any occasion!

► Hello, January! (New Year) (30 pages)

► Sweet February (Valentine's Day) (42 pages)

► Emerald March (St. Patrick's Day) (24 pages)

► April Sunshine (Spring) (22 pages)

► May Flowers (Flowers) (24 pages)

► Woodland June (Trees) (24 pages)

► Patriotic July (4th of July) (24 pages)

► August Summer (Ocean & Earth) (26 pages)

► September Days (Autumn) (24 pages)

► Spooky October (Halloween) (60 pages)

► Calm November (Thanksgiving) (44 pages)

► Festive December (Winter) (42 pages)

Teacher Appreciation Bundle (six resource packs)

Two listening sheets are included for each piece, for a total of 174 listening activities.

► Winterreise (Schubert) (50 pages)

► Album for the Young, Op. 39 (Tchaikovsky) (50 pages)

► Four Ogives (Satie) (10 pages)

► Hungarian Rhapsodies (Liszt) (40 pages)

► Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky) (24 pages)

► Brandenburg Concertos (16 pages)

Social-Emotional Listening Bundle (five resource packs)

Just Print & Play! Four resources are included in the "Emotions in Music" bundle! These resources explore what makes a piece of music have feelings - is it the tempo? Instruments? Students record the listening experience in their own unique way!

► Excited Classical Music (47 pages)

► Sad Classical Music (47 pages)

► Happy Classical Music (47 pages)

► Calming Sunshine Classical Music (26 pages)

► Peaceful Classical Music

World Classical Music Bundle (featuring eight countries)

Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities? This activity bundle takes listeners around the world with classical music from eight countries! Each listening pack features some of the country's most notable, distinctive, and well-loved pieces.

► Classical Music of Australia (28 pages)

► Classical Music of Canada (28 pages)

► Classical Music of Italy (26 pages)

► Classical Music of New Zealand (28 pages)

► Classical Music of Portugal (30 pages)

► Classical Music of Spain (24 pages)

► Classical Music of the United States (28 pages)

► Classical Music of France (25 pages)

+ 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.

Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities? This BIG Music History Bundle includes over 2,000 pages of listening sheets (82 resources!) This bundle includes listening activities from Baroque to Modern, Black History Month, Women's History Month, and every season!

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

Ideas for Listening Sheets & Activities!

• Brain Breaks!
• Bulletin Board Displays
• Composer Studies
• Sub Plans
• Homework/Homebound students
• Homeschoolers/Distance Learning
• Easily add music to any theme/season

Composer Listening Packs (40 composers)

Each Composer Pack Includes:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • John Williams • Frédéric Chopin • Duke Ellington • Johannes Brahms • George Walker • Gustav Mahler • Claude Debussy • Clara Schumann • Franz Liszt • John Philip Sousa • Ludwig Van Beethoven •  Amy Beach • Melba Liston • Florence Price • Mary Lou Williams • Fanny Mendelssohn • Scott Joplin • Charles Mingus • John Coltrane • Nat King Cole • Art Tatum • Dizzy Gillespie • Charlie Parker • Thelonious Monk • Joseph Bologne • Antonio Vivaldi • Sergei Rachmaninoff • George Gershwin • Joseph Haydn • Carl P.E. Bach • Johann Christian Bach • Antonio Salieri • George Handel • Claudio Monteverdi • Henry Purcell • Antonio Scarlatti • Johann Pachelbel • Wilhelm F Bach • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Mindful Listening (12 seasons/holidays)

Just print & play! Add a mindful music activity to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. These listening sheets are also great for sub plans - and with 150+ categorized classical pieces to choose from, there is an engaging printable for any occasion!

► Hello, January! (New Year) (30 pages)

► Sweet February (Valentine's Day) (42 pages)

► Emerald March (St. Patrick's Day) (24 pages)

► April Sunshine (Spring) (22 pages)

► May Flowers (Flowers) (24 pages)

► Woodland June (Trees) (24 pages)

► Patriotic July (4th of July) (24 pages)

► August Summer (Ocean & Earth) (26 pages)

► September Days (Autumn) (24 pages)

► Spooky October (Halloween) (60 pages)

► Calm November (Thanksgiving) (44 pages)

► Festive December (Winter) (42 pages)

Teacher Appreciation Bundle (six resource packs)

Two listening sheets are included for each piece, for a total of 174 listening activities.

► Winterreise (Schubert) (50 pages)

► Album for the Young, Op. 39 (Tchaikovsky) (50 pages)

► Four Ogives (Satie) (10 pages)

► Hungarian Rhapsodies (Liszt) (40 pages)

► Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky) (24 pages)

► Brandenburg Concertos (16 pages)

Social-Emotional Listening Bundle (five resource packs)

Just Print & Play! Four resources are included in the "Emotions in Music" bundle! These resources explore what makes a piece of music have feelings - is it the tempo? Instruments? Students record the listening experience in their own unique way!

► Excited Classical Music (47 pages)

► Sad Classical Music (47 pages)

► Happy Classical Music (47 pages)

► Calming Sunshine Classical Music (26 pages)

► Peaceful Classical Music

World Classical Music Bundle (featuring eight countries)

Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities? This activity bundle takes listeners around the world with classical music from eight countries! Each listening pack features some of the country's most notable, distinctive, and well-loved pieces.

► Classical Music of Australia (28 pages)

► Classical Music of Canada (28 pages)

► Classical Music of Italy (26 pages)

► Classical Music of New Zealand (28 pages)

► Classical Music of Portugal (30 pages)

► Classical Music of Spain (24 pages)

► Classical Music of the United States (28 pages)

► Classical Music of France (25 pages)

► It can be hard to keep track of all the dates and eras in classical music history, so we created this freebie to help! Grab this six-page guide of composers sorted by musical period. Birthdates, birthplaces, and their famous compositions included. Get this instant download delivered right to your inbox!

Are you searching for ways to boost student engagement and make learning more memorable this year? The Classical Journey Bundle offers 12 months of guided exploration through time, history, and the world of music appreciation! These low-prep activities are perfect for music teachers, but can easily be paired with social studies, science, and the arts!

Add an enriching soundscape to your history and literature units for next-level enrichment, and spark student discussions about different composers and their works. Invite students to explore social-emotional themes and connect with complex feelings openly.

You'll find hundreds of low-prep listening worksheets, featuring over 150 pieces of iconic classical music. Explore the Classical Journey Bundle chronologically or pull activities by composer or theme to accompany your lessons. All of the music can easily be found on YouTube or your favorite streaming service, and the accessibility of these activities makes them great for brain breaks, send-home packets, and even adding to your sub tubs or plans!

What are the benefits?

• Save precious time: Curated music selections eliminate your search struggle!
• Seamless integration: Enhance various lessons and unit studies with music appreciation.
• Emotional expression: Guide students through social-emotional themes with mindful listening.
• Low-prep, high engagement: Keep students captivated with fun and mindful activities.
• Music at your fingertips: Easily find pieces on YouTube or your preferred streaming music service.
• No musical expertise needed: Print and play – it's that easy!

Bundle Features

• Seamless 12-Month Integration: Low-prep activities for each month, including for use in your summer send-home packets, keep the music flowing year-round.
• Seasonal Exploration: Spring, Summer, Autumn/Fall, and Winter-themed pieces bring the joys of each season to life.
• Diverse Listening Experiences: Group or independent activities make learning adaptable and perfect for distance learning and in-person settings.
• Ready-to-Play Printables: Print and let the musical exploration begin – no prior musical knowledge is needed!
• Sub Tubs and Plans: Keep substitute plans engaging with these ready-to-use activities.
• Composer Crossroads: Introduce students to diverse composers, from established icons to exciting modern interpretations.

Classical Music Themes and Focus

There are five activity packs included for each month. This provides a variety of activities to explore each piece of selected music!

1. Fairy Tale Listening Pack
2. Space Tale Listening Pack
3. Emoji Checkboxes Listening Pack
4. Listen & Color Worksheet
5. Mindful Listening and Weather Listening Pack

Hello, January!

Get ready for a musical world tour in January's listening pack! We've got waltzes from Strauss and Schubert for twirling, a concerto by Haydn that'll make your trumpets shine, and a wintery symphony by Tchaikovsky to chase away the chills. We'll also explore the grandeur of Baroque with Bach and Corelli, and take a trip to a lively masquerade ball with Khachaturian's Masquerade Suite. Full Preview

Sweet February

February is for love, and this music pack brings all the feels! We've got dreamy pieces by Liszt, Debussy, and Rachmaninoff. Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet explores the timeless whirlwind tale, while Mozart's Piano Concerto and Elgar's Salut d'Amour add a touch of elegance. You'll have easy grab-and-go activities for Valentine's Day all month long! Full Preview

Emerald March

Buckle up for a musical trip to the Emerald Isle this March! Listen to the tales of Ireland with pieces by Harty, Stanford, and Sullivan, and let the charming tunes of Leroy Anderson's Irish Suite whisk students away to a land of rolling green hills (and leprechauns!) These print-and-play activities are low prep and fun to use! Full Preview

April Sunshine

Spring is here with March's music pack! We celebrate the season with Vivaldi's blooming "Spring" and the playful birdsong of Rimsky-Korsakov's "Dance of the Birds." Breathe in the fresh air with Schumann's "Spring" symphony and Copland's wide-open spaces of "Appalachian Spring." We've got a touch of sunshine with Strauss and some Beethoven and Handel, too! So open the windows, let the sunshine in, and get ready to explore the sounds of spring! Full Preview

May Flowers

April showers bring May flowers and this fragrant musical activity pack is filled with all things floral! You'll find waltzes by Tchaikovsky and Glazunov, alongside blooming melodies by Rachmaninoff, Debussy, and Strauss. Serenade students with Caccini, and explore Britten's delightful "Five Flower Songs." Prokofiev's "Tale of the Stone Flower" adds a touch of whimsy, and Schubert's "Heidenröslein" (Wild Rose) reminds us that even the smallest flowers can be beautiful. Full Preview

Woodland June

This month we're hiking through towering pines with Sibelius and Glazunov; while exploring the secrets of Bax's forest tales. Wagner will guide students through the murmurs of the woods, while Macdowell paints a picture with his "Woodland Sketches." Introduce students to the ancient wisdom of the "Five Sacred Trees" with John Williams, and get lost in the enchanting melodies of Geminiani's forest! Full Preview

Patriotic July

It's the season for fireworks, cookouts, and all things patriotic! We've got Sousa's booming marches like "The Stars and Stripes Forever" and other traditional favorites like "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "America the Beautiful."

You can easily pair "Lincoln Portrait" and "Hail to the Chief" with your social studies or government lessons. There's even a touch of ragtime fun with iconic American composer Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag." You can easily stretch music appreciation beyond the 4th of July into the whole month! Full Preview

August Summer

Set sail on a musical journey this August with a low prep pack full of ocean and Earth-themed wonders! We'll soar through the sky with Vaughan Williams' "The Lark Ascending" and dive deep with Debussy's dreamy "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun."

Vivaldi takes students on a tour of all four seasons, and Handel's "Water Music" conjures images of flowing fountains and sparkling lakes. We've also included Yiruma's "River Flows in You" and Chopin's "Raindrop Prelude." Perfect for winding down the summer and engaging students for the back-to-school season! Full Preview

September Days

Invite fall into your classroom or homeschool this September with a vibrant musical harvest! Celebrate the changing leaves with Copland's Americana in "Our Town" and Rautavaara's colorful "Autumn Gardens." Breathe in the crisp air with the introspective melodies of Beethoven's "String Quartet No. 15," then enjoy a brisk walk through Bax's mysterious "November Woods." Raff's

Symphony No. 10 will bring a touch of grandeur, while Sowerby's "Comes Autumn Time" paints a picture with sound. These engaging autumn-themed activities make wonderful brain breaks! Full Preview

Spooky October

We've got a spine-tingling selection of October listening activities perfect for Halloween chills and thrills! Explore Bach's iconic piece "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" and the hauntingly beautiful "Lacrimosa" by Mozart. Liszt's "Totentanz" (Dance of Death) and "Mephisto Waltz" conjure up images of ghouls and goblins, and all things spooky!

Dive into the creepy crawlies of "Gnomus" and feel the enchanting magic of Saint-Saens' "Aquarium" and "Danse Macabre." Of course, no Halloween festivities would be complete without Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King" and Dukas' "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." You'll find everything you need for Halloween-themed classical music appreciation! Full Preview

Calm November

The November pack was curated to wind down the year, explore feelings of gratitude, and calm the senses through fall-inspired music. Students begin a peaceful journey with Copland's "Appalachian Spring" and the gentle sounds of Curiale's "Awakening."

Let the warmth of Ives' "New England Holidays" and the tenderness of Copland's "The Tender Land Suite" fill your classroom with a sense of community. Find serenity in the quiet beauty of Copland's "Quiet City" and Alwyn's "Green Hills." You'll find your classroom or homeschool is a little extra cozy this Thanksgiving season with these print-and-play music appreciation activities! Full Preview

Festive December

Deck the halls with the swirling melodies of Tchaikovsky's "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" and the playful ring of Leontovych's "Carol of the Bells!" Vivaldi's "Winter" from the Four Seasons will whisk students away to a snowy wonderland, while Prokofiev's "Troika" takes them on a thrilling sleigh ride.

Feel the grandeur of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, then pirouette through the peaceful beauty of Debussy's "The Snow is Dancing" and "Footprints in the Snow." Let Chopin's "Winter Wind" blow through the classroom, then embark on a majestic journey with Strauss' "Alpine Symphony." We'll also explore Vivaldi's "Sinfonia" and Schubert's "Winterreise" for a touch of European charm. Full Preview

Unlock a World of Learning

Ready to unlock a treasure trove of classical music appreciation for your students? Please feel free to take a deep dive into all the preview images and files to see what each monthly theme offers! You can also reach out with any questions.

• Expand composer knowledge: Explore diverse backgrounds and musical styles.
• Seasonal connections: Identify seasonal and holiday influences within compositions.
• Deepen musical understanding: Build familiarity with iconic pieces and composers.
• Become music detectives: Recognize and engage with popular classical selections.
• Uncover the soundscape: Develop skills in identifying different instrument sounds.
• Emotional discovery: Explore feelings and moods evoked by the music.
• Creative expression: Encourage students to draw and choose colors inspired by the music.

Bonus Posters!

To help get you started on the Classical Journey, this bundle also includes a pack of 70 Composer Posters as a bonus file! These posters also work well as fact sheets and handouts or size them down in the print settings for flashcards. This calming rainbow theme is great for any time of the year and will coordinate well with your colorful classroom or homeschool! Simply download the posters from the "Bonus File" box.

Featured Feedback

"There is so much great information in this product, I've only dug in a little bit! Looking forward to seeing what else is included as I go throughout the year. This is saving me so much time, thank you!" — Misty L.

"This is an amazing bundle! It includes pieces for listening that I never thought of using with my kiddos and they love the worksheets and coloring they get to do! Perfect for brain breaks, sub tubs, or when you just need a minute to let the kids work independently!" — Jessica H.

"There is so much great information in this product, I've only dug in a little bit! Looking forward to seeing what else is included as I go throughout the year. This is saving me so much time, thank you!" — MDL Music

Just Print & Play! Do you need engaging classical music activities for the summer? This summer music pack includes 6 full resources for June & July!

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!

Woodland June Emoji Checkboxes

Incorporate classical music into your spring lessons! The ten classical pieces featured in this set have a tree or forest theme - perfect for Arbor Day, Earth Day, and other nature-inspired themes. Also great for music sub plans or brain breaks!

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!

Printable Listening Sheet Sets Include:

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

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.

Woodland June, Classical Music Listening

Incorporate classical music into your spring lessons! The ten classical pieces featured in this set have a tree or forest theme - perfect for Arbor Day, Earth Day, and other nature-inspired themes.

What's Included:

1-page Resource Guide

Music Rating Guide (students color 1-5 stars or seasonal shapes)

Listening Sheets

• 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 the 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.

Printable Listening Sheet Sets Include:

01. 5 Pieces for Piano, Op. 75, Sibelius

(When the Rowan Blossoms, The Solitary Pine, The Aspen, The Birch, The Spruce)

02. The Forest, Glazunov

03. The Tale the Pine Trees Knew, Bax

04. November Woods, Bax

05. Forest Murmurs (Siegfried,) Wagner

06. Woodland Sketches, Macdowell

07. The Five Sacred Trees, Williams

08. The Enchanted Forest, Geminiani

09. Silent Woods, Dvorak

10. A Morning in the Woods, Ornstein

Aram Khachaturian Composer Listening Activities

Just print & play! Do you need engaging Aram Khachaturian/Summer/Armenia activities or music sub plans? Each page offers creative ways for students to learn more about the classical compositions of Aram Khachaturian!

Composer Birthday:

Aram Khachaturian - June 6

What's Included:

1-page Resource Guide

Listening Sheet Star Rating Guide

Listening Sheets

Weather and Emotions Listening Sheets

Composer Biography Page - fact sheet (1 or 2 facts are already provided, a box to paste/draw the composer's portrait, and a birthday box to color in and decorate cupcakes!

Composer Research Sheet - students can use their favorite reference materials to compile a full page of facts about the composer's home country.

Composer Rating Activity - there are more options to profile the composer on the rating sheet, including which season and musical style they belong to.

Word Composer Activity - the classic letter puzzle, students can use all the letters from the composer's full name to create new, shorter words and record their score.

Aram Khachaturian Musical Selections (two pages per piece)

01. Sabre Dance

02. Masquerade

03. Piano Concerto in D Flat Major, Op. 83

04. Cello Concerto in E Minor

05. Spartacus Ballet Suite No. 2

06. Cello Concerto-Rhapsody in D Minor, Op. 99

07. Symphony No. 1 in E Minor

08. Sonatina in C Minor

Patriotic July, Classical Music Emoji Checkboxes

Just Print and Play! This set of listening sheets is inspired by the various state holidays that commemorate the birthday of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson - and also as a 4th of July and other American-themed occasions! Also great for music sub plans or brain breaks!

You can also view another style of listening sheets here: Patriotic July

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!

Printable Listening Sheet Sets Include:

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

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.

Patriotic July, Classical Music Listening

Just Print & Play! This set of listening sheets is inspired by the various state holidays that commemorate the birthday of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson - and also as a 4th of July and other American-themed occasions!

What's Included:

1-page Resource Guide

Music Rating Guide (students color 1-5 stars or seasonal shapes)

Listening Sheets

• 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 the 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.

Printable Listening Sheet Sets Include:

01. Hail to the Chief, Sanderson

02. Lincoln Portrait, Copland

03. Presidential Polonaise, Sousa

04. Maple Leaf Rag, Joplin

05. Easter Monday on the White House Lawn, Sousa

06. The Star Spangled Banner, Smith

07. The Stars and Stripes Forever, Sousa

08. The Invincible Eagle March

09. President's March, Filmore

10. America the Beautiful, Ward

Gustav Mahler Composer Activities

Just print & play! Do you need engaging Gustav Mahler activities or music sub plans? Each page offers creative ways for students to learn more about the classical compositions of Gustav Mahler!

What's Included:

1-page Resource Guide - This guide will get you started quickly! Just print and play.

Listening Sheet Star Rating Guides - A reference sheet illustrates the five-star rating system included in most listening sheets. Each frame has a description, with one being "okay" and 5 stars as "Wow!"

Listening Sheets - 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 the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more. There is a space for drawing and several non-musical elements to consider, such as animals and nature.

Weather and Emotions Listening Sheets

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.

2 Biography Pages - Fact sheet (1 or 2 facts are already provided, a box to paste/draw the composer's portrait, and a birthday box to color in and decorate cupcakes! A duplicate blank page is included for students to do their own research.

Composer Research Sheet - Students can use their favorite reference materials to compile a full page of facts about the composer's home country. Some of the research options include capital, continent, population, food, and more.

Composer Rating Activity - There are more options to profile the composer on the rating sheet, including which season and musical style they belong to. This can also be used as a listening sheet or as a bulletin board display.

Word Composer Activity - The classic letter puzzle, students can use all the letters from the composer's full name to create new, shorter words and record their scores. Add a timer for an extra challenge.

Musical Selections (two pages per piece)

1. Piano Quartet in A Minor
2. Symphony No. 1 in D Major
3. Symphony No. 2 in C Minor
4. Symphony No. 3 in D Minor
5. Symphony No. 4 in G Major
6. Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor
7. Symphony No. 6 in A Minor
8. Symphony No. 7 in E Minor

► We know you'll love helping students create meaningful connections to classical music, so we are happy to share these free listening activities with you today!

Back to School Music Fun! Do you need engaging classical music activities? Classical Space Tale listening sheets combine music appreciation with an intergalactic theme! Students compose their epic space tale by choosing the setting, characters, and familiar space objects inspired by the music.

There is also a drawing box for students to capture a scene from their imaginations. Discuss and display for further engagement! Each set includes a Space Tale Guide, Space Tale Listening Sheets, and Space Tale Drawing Pages.

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!

★ Full Bundle Features:

159 classical pieces for listening and exploring

318 printable listening activities (two pages per piece)

Low-prep classical music appreciation for all 12 months

Summer-themed music that can be included in send-home packets

Print & play activities for Spring, Summer, Autumn/Fall, and Winter

Composers range from Baroque to Modern

Engaging activities to include in your sub tubs and plans

Group or independent listening for distance learning

★ Classical Music Themes:

New Year

Valentine's Day

St. Patrick's Day

Spring

Flowers

Trees

4th of July

Earth

Fall/Autumn

Halloween

Winter (festive)

August Summer (Ocean & Earth) (10 Selections) – Available Now!

01. The Lark Ascending, Vaughan Williams, 02. The Earth Prelude, Eiunadi, 03. The Four Seasons, Vivaldi, 04. Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Debussy, 05. Water Music, Handel, 06. River Flows in You, Yiruma, 07. Prelude Op. 28, No. 15 ("Raindrop",) Chopin, 08. Become Ocean, Adams, 09. A Walk in the Forest, Blech, 10. The Sea, Bridge

September Days (Autumn) (10 Selections) – Available Now!

01. Our Town, Copland, 02. Autumn Gardens, Rautavaara, 03. String Quartet No. 15, Beethoven, 04. November Woods, Bax, 05. Symphony No. 10, Raff, 06. Comes Autumn Time, Sowerby, 07. The Seasons: Autumn, Glazunov, 08. Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake, Wencheng, 09. String Quartet in E Minor, Delius, 10. Violin Concerto No. 14, Barber

Spooky October (Halloween) (19 Selections) – Available Now!

01. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, Bach, 02. Totentanz, Liszt, 03. Mephisto Waltz, Liszt, 04. Aquarium, Saint-Saens, 05. O Fortuna, Orff, 06. Gnomus, Mussorgsky, 07. Night on Bald Mountain, Mussorgsky, 08. Der Vampyr, Marschner, 09. 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

Calm November (Thanksgiving) (20 Selections) – Available Now!

01. Appalachian Spring, Copland, 02. Awakening, Curiale, 03. New England Holidays, Ives, 04. Symphony No. 3, Copland, 05. The Tender Land Suite, Copland, 06. Quiet City, Copland, 07. Green Hills, Alwyn, 08. Song for Harvest Season, Ives, 09. 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 (Winter) (19 Selections) – Available Now!

01. Carol of the Bells, Leontovych, 02. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Tchaikovsky, 03. Four Seasons (Winter,) Vivaldi, 04. Troika, Prokofiev, 05. Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Tchaikovsky, 06. The Snow is Dancing, Debussy, 07. Footprints in the Snow, Debussy, 08. Piano Concerto No. 1, Rachmaninoff, 09. 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

Hello, January! (New Year) (13 Selections) – Available Now!

01. Fantasia on Auld Lang Syne, Ernest Tomlinson, 02. Masquerade Suite, Aram Khachaturian, 03. The Blue Danube, Johann Strauss, 04. Les Patineurs Valse (The Skater's Waltz,) Émile Waldteufel, 05. Trumpet Concerto in E Flat Major, Joseph Haydn, 06. Concerto Grosso in C Major, Arcangelo Corelli, 07. Piano Concerto in G Major, Maurice Ravel, 08. Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity, Gustav Holst, 09. 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 (Valentine's Day) (19 Selections) – Available Now!

01. Liebesträume No. 3, Liszt, 02. Piano Concerto No. 21, Mozart, 03. Clair De Lune, Debussy, 04. Romeo and Juliet Overture, Tchaikovsky, 05. Violin Romance No. 2, Beethoven, 06. Salut d'Amour, Elgar 07. Piano Concerto No. 2, Rachmaninoff, 08. Sleeping Beauty Waltz, Tchaikovsky, 09. 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 (St. Patrick's Day) (10 Selections) – Available Now!

01. In Ireland, Sir Hamilton Harty, 02. Londonderry Air, Harty, 03. Symphony No. 3 "Irish," Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, 04. Nocturne No. 4 in A Major, John Field, 05. Piano Concerto No. 3, Field, 06. Symphony in E Major "Irish," Sir Arthur Sullivan, 07. Cello Concerto, Sullivan, 08. Symphony No. 1, Stanford, 09. Irish Rhapsody No. 1, Stanford, 10. Irish Suite, Leroy Anderson

April Sunshine (Spring) (9 Selections) – Available Now!

01. Where the Lemons Blossom, Strauss (title translations will vary), 02. Symphony No. 1 (Spring,) Schumann, 03. The Four Seasons (Spring,) Vivaldi, 04. Appalachian Spring, Copland, 05. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op. 46, Grieg, 06. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Beethoven, 07. Organ Concerto No. 13 in F major, Handel, 08. Dance of the Birds, Rimsky-Korsakov, 09. Reflections in the Water, Debussy

May Flowers (Flowers) (10 Selections) – Available Now!

01. Waltz of the Flowers, Tchaikovsky, 02. Amarilli Mia Bella, Caccini, 03. Daisies, Rachmaninoff, 04. Five Flower Songs, Britten, 05. Jardins Sous La Pluie, Debussy, 06. The Rose, The Lily, The Dove, The Sun, 07. Waltz of the Cornflowers and Poppies, Glazunov, 08. Heidenröslein, Schubert, 09. Roses from the South, Strauss, 10. The Tale of the Stone Flower, Prokofiev

Woodland June (Trees) (10 Selections) – Available Now!

01. 5 Pieces for Piano, Op. 75, Sibelius, 02. The Forest, Glazunov, 03. The Tale the Pine Trees Knew, Bax, 04. November Woods, Bax, 05. Forest Murmurs (Siegfried,) Wagner, 06. Woodland Sketches, Macdowell, 07. The Five Sacred Trees, Williams, 08. The Enchanted Forest, Geminiani, 09. Silent Woods, Dvorak, 10. A Morning in the Woods, Ornstein

Patriotic July (4th of July) (10 Selections) – Available Now!

01. Hail to the Chief, Sanderson, 02. Lincoln Portrait, Copland, 03. Presidential Polonaise, Sousa, 04. Maple Leaf Rag, Joplin, 05. Easter Monday on the White House Lawn, Sousa, 06. The Star-Spangled Banner, Smith, 07. The Stars and Stripes Forever, Sousa, 08. The Invincible Eagle March 09. President's March, Filmore, 10. America the Beautiful, Ward

More Classical Story Listening Sets:

The Nutcracker Fairy Tale Story

Classical Fairy Tale Stories

Fairy Tale Story 12-Month Growing Bundle

► We know you'll love helping students create meaningful connections to classical music, so we are happy to share these free listening activities with you today!

Back to School Music Fun! Do you need engaging classical music activities? Classical Fairy Tale listening sheets combine music appreciation with a storybook theme! Students compose their wondrous tale by choosing the setting, characters, and familiar fairy tale objects inspired by the music. There is also a drawing box for students to capture a scene from their imaginations. Discuss and display for further engagement! Each set includes a Story Guide, Fairy Tale Listening Sheets, and Fairy Tale Drawing Pages.

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!

★ Full Bundle Features:

159 classical pieces for listening and exploring

318 printable listening activities (two pages per piece)

Low-prep classical music appreciation for all 12 months

Summer-themed music that can be included in send-home packets

Print & play activities for Spring, Summer, Autumn/Fall, and Winter

Composers range from Baroque to Modern

Engaging activities to include in your sub tubs and plans

Group or independent listening for distance learning

★ Classical Music Themes:

New Year

Valentine's Day

St. Patrick's Day

Spring

Flowers

Trees

4th of July

Earth

Fall/Autumn

Halloween

Winter (festive)

★ Full Bundle Featured Compositions:

August Summer (Ocean & Earth) (10 Selections) – Available Now!

01. The Lark Ascending, Vaughan Williams, 02. The Earth Prelude, Eiunadi, 03. The Four Seasons, Vivaldi, 04. Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Debussy, 05. Water Music, Handel, 06. River Flows in You, Yiruma, 07. Prelude Op. 28, No. 15 ("Raindrop",) Chopin, 08. Become Ocean, Adams, 09. A Walk in the Forest, Blech, 10. The Sea, Bridge

September Days (Autumn) (10 Selections) – Available August 8, 2021

01. Our Town, Copland, 02. Autumn Gardens, Rautavaara, 03. String Quartet No. 15, Beethoven, 04. November Woods, Bax, 05. Symphony No. 10, Raff, 06. Comes Autumn Time, Sowerby, 07. The Seasons: Autumn, Glazunov, 08. Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake, Wencheng, 09. String Quartet in E Minor, Delius, 10. Violin Concerto No. 14, Barber

Spooky October (Halloween) (19 Selections) – Available August 15, 2021

01. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, Bach, 02. Totentanz, Liszt, 03. Mephisto Waltz, Liszt, 04. Aquarium, Saint-Saens, 05. O Fortuna, Orff, 06. Gnomus, Mussorgsky, 07. Night on Bald Mountain, Mussorgsky, 08. Der Vampyr, Marschner, 09. 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

Calm November (Thanksgiving) (20 Selections) – Available August 22, 2021

01. Appalachian Spring, Copland, 02. Awakening, Curiale, 03. New England Holidays, Ives, 04. Symphony No. 3, Copland, 05. The Tender Land Suite, Copland, 06. Quiet City, Copland, 07. Green Hills, Alwyn, 08. Song for Harvest Season, Ives, 09. 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 (Winter) (19 Selections) – Available August 29, 2021

01. Carol of the Bells, Leontovych, 02. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Tchaikovsky, 03. Four Seasons (Winter,) Vivaldi, 04. Troika, Prokofiev, 05. Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Tchaikovsky, 06. The Snow is Dancing, Debussy, 07. Footprints in the Snow, Debussy, 08. Piano Concerto No. 1, Rachmaninoff, 09. 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

Hello, January! (New Year) (13 Selections) – Available September 5, 2021

01. Fantasia on Auld Lang Syne, Ernest Tomlinson, 02. Masquerade Suite, Aram Khachaturian, 03. The Blue Danube, Johann Strauss, 04. Les Patineurs Valse (The Skater's Waltz,) Émile Waldteufel, 05. Trumpet Concerto in E Flat Major, Joseph Haydn, 06. Concerto Grosso in C Major, Arcangelo Corelli, 07. Piano Concerto in G Major, Maurice Ravel, 08. Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity, Gustav Holst, 09. 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 (Valentine's Day) (19 Selections) – Available September 12, 2021

01. Liebesträume No. 3, Liszt, 02. Piano Concerto No. 21, Mozart, 03. Clair De Lune, Debussy, 04. Romeo and Juliet Overture, Tchaikovsky, 05. Violin Romance No. 2, Beethoven, 06. Salut d'Amour, Elgar 07. Piano Concerto No. 2, Rachmaninoff, 08. Sleeping Beauty Waltz, Tchaikovsky, 09. 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 (St. Patrick's Day) (10 Selections) – Available September 19, 2021

01. In Ireland, Sir Hamilton Harty, 02. Londonderry Air, Harty, 03. Symphony No. 3 "Irish," Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, 04. Nocturne No. 4 in A Major, John Field, 05. Piano Concerto No. 3, Field, 06. Symphony in E Major "Irish," Sir Arthur Sullivan, 07. Cello Concerto, Sullivan, 08. Symphony No. 1, Stanford, 09. Irish Rhapsody No. 1, Stanford, 10. Irish Suite, Leroy Anderson

April Sunshine (Spring) (9 Selections) – Available September 26, 2021

01. Where the Lemons Blossom, Strauss (title translations will vary), 02. Symphony No. 1 (Spring,) Schumann, 03. The Four Seasons (Spring,) Vivaldi, 04. Appalachian Spring, Copland, 05. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op. 46, Grieg, 06. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Beethoven, 07. Organ Concerto No. 13 in F major, Handel, 08. Dance of the Birds, Rimsky-Korsakov, 09. Reflections in the Water, Debussy

May Flowers (Flowers) (10 Selections) – Available October 3, 2021

01. Waltz of the Flowers, Tchaikovsky, 02. Amarilli Mia Bella, Caccini, 03. Daisies, Rachmaninoff, 04. Five Flower Songs, Britten, 05. Jardins Sous La Pluie, Debussy, 06. The Rose, The Lily, The Dove, The Sun, 07. Waltz of the Cornflowers and Poppies, Glazunov, 08. Heidenröslein, Schubert, 09. Roses from the South, Strauss, 10. The Tale of the Stone Flower, Prokofiev

Woodland June (Trees) (10 Selections) – Available October 10, 2021

01. 5 Pieces for Piano, Op. 75, Sibelius, 02. The Forest, Glazunov, 03. The Tale the Pine Trees Knew, Bax, 04. November Woods, Bax, 05. Forest Murmurs (Siegfried,) Wagner, 06. Woodland Sketches, Macdowell, 07. The Five Sacred Trees, Williams, 08. The Enchanted Forest, Geminiani, 09. Silent Woods, Dvorak, 10. A Morning in the Woods, Ornstein

Patriotic July (4th of July) (10 Selections) – Available October 17, 2021

01. Hail to the Chief, Sanderson, 02. Lincoln Portrait, Copland, 03. Presidential Polonaise, Sousa, 04. Maple Leaf Rag, Joplin, 05. Easter Monday on the White House Lawn, Sousa, 06. The Star-Spangled Banner, Smith, 07. The Stars and Stripes Forever, Sousa, 08. The Invincible Eagle March 09. President's March, Filmore, 10. America the Beautiful, Ward

More Fairy Tale Listening Sets:

The Nutcracker Fairy Tale Story

Classical Fairy Tale Stories

► We know you'll love helping students create meaningful connections to classical music, so we are happy to share these free listening activities with you today!

"My students loved being able to print off the listening guides to fill in while they listened to a piece of music! Visually, the guides are set up well and are fun and attractive to the kids!" - Kristin Z.

What are the benefits of this bundle?

• Save time! The classical music selections are pre-selected for you.
• These low-prep activities are great for winding down the school year.
• Add music appreciation to your summer send-home packets.
• Easily find the music on YouTube or your favorite music services.
• Engaging and mindful activities for students (and their families!)
• No musical training is required - just print and play!

What's Inside?

This low-prep packet includes a resource guide, star-rating guides, and two different listening pages per piece! Students pair a listening activity with the music and begin noting their feelings, ideas, and more. There are lots of keywords to choose from, instruments to identify, and plenty of room for creativity. Discuss and display for further engagement.

What is the Easel Activity?

Students use the highlight tool to choose from keyword lists that describe their listening experience. An answer box allows students to type 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!

Which musical activities are included in this bundle?

June Listening Sheets

1. Mysterious Forest, Frederic Chopin
2. Pines of Rome, Ottorino Respighi
3. The Forest, Alexander Glazunov
4. The Tale the Pine Trees Knew, Arnold Bax
5. November Woods, Arnold Bax
6. Forest Murmurs (Siegfried,) Richard Wagner
7. Woodland Sketches, Edward Macdowell
8. The Enchanted Forest, Francesco Geminiani
9. Silent Woods, Antonin Dvorak
10. A Morning in the Woods, Leo Ornstein
11. Waldszenen (Forest Scenes,) Robert Schumann
12. Forest Murmurs, Franz Liszt
13. To An Old White Pine, Edward MacDowell
14. In Deep Woods, Edward MacDowell
15. The Five Sacred Trees, Williams
16. The Trees, Op. 75, Jean Sibelius
17. The Almond Tree, John Ireland
18. The Rain Tree, Toru Takemitsu
19. Tales from the Vienna Woods, Johann Strauss II
20. The Forest of Fir Trees in Winter, Pyotr Tchaikovsky

July Listening Sheets

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
11. Fanfare for the Common Man, Aaron Copland
12. Variations on "America," Charles Ives
13. Afro-American Symphony, William Grant Still
14. The American Frontier, Calvin Custer
15. Grand Canyon Suite, Ferde Grofe
16. Strike Up the Band, George Gershwin
17. Simple Gifts, Aaron Copland
18. American Salute, Morton Gould
19. The Liberty Bell, John Philip Sousa
20. The Washington Post, John Philip Sousa

August Listening Sheets

1. The Lark Ascending, Vaughan Williams
2. The Earth Prelude, Einaudi
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
11. Conga del Fuego, Marquez
12. Romance No. 2, Beethoven
13. Concierto de Aranjuez, Rodrigo
14. A Midsummer Night's Dream, Mendelssohn
15. The Sound of Trees, Pepin
16. Summerland, William Grant Still
17. The Seasons: Summer, Glazunov
18. The Seasons: August, Tchaikovsky
19. Summer Night on the River, Delius
20. Summer Day, Prokofiev

+ 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.

Dive into an exciting world of numbers with our comprehensive "Matching Numbers to Quantities Math Counting to 20 Count and clip Bundle!" This enchanting product collection offers a delightful array of themed clip cards, designed to enhance early numeracy skills through engaging and interactive activities. Perfect for preschool and kindergarten classrooms, homeschooling, or any early childhood learning environment, this bundle provides a fun and educational experience for young learners.

What's Included:

Back to School Matching Numbers to Quantities Math Counting to 20 Clip Cards

• Vibrant school-themed clip cards featuring school bags, pencils, books, and crayon boxes.
• Engaging activities to match numbers 1 to 20 with corresponding quantities.

Fall Matching Numbers to Quantities Math Counting to 20 Clip and Match

• Autumn-themed clip cards with pumpkins, pumpkin-shaped cookies, cupcakes, and pumpkin pie slices.
• Perfect for celebrating the fall season while practicing counting skills.

Hanukkah Matching Numbers to Quantities Math Counting to 20 Clip Cards

• Festive Hanukkah-themed clip cards with Menorahs, Gelt Coins, Latkes, and Dreidels.
• An engaging way to learn about Hanukkah and develop number recognition.

Winter Matching Numbers to Quantities Math Counting to 20 Clip Cards

• Cozy winter-themed clip cards featuring hats and mittens.
• A delightful way to count from 1 to 20 during the winter season.

Button Matching Numbers to Quantities Math Counting to 20 Clip Cards

• Charming button-themed clip cards in vibrant colors and black & white.
• A fun and interactive way to match numbers to quantities.

Valentine's Day Matching Numbers to Quantities Math Counting to 20 Clip Cards

• Heartwarming Valentine's Day-themed clip cards with Hearts and Cupids.
• Celebrate love while enhancing early math skills.

Spring Flower Matching Numbers to Quantities Math Counting to 20 Clip Cards

• Cheerful spring-themed clip cards adorned with beautiful flowers.
• A delightful activity for the spring season, perfect for matching numbers to quantities.

Easter Matching Numbers to Quantities Math Counting to 20 Clip Cards

• Easter-themed clip cards featuring colorful Easter Eggs.
• An engaging way to celebrate Easter and practice counting.

Summer Lemon and Lemonade Matching Numbers to Quantities Math Counting to 20 Clip Cards

• Bright summer-themed clip cards with lemons and glasses of lemonade.
• A refreshing way to enjoy the summer season while learning numbers.

Halloween Matching Numbers to Quantities Math Counting to 20 Clip Cards

• Spooky Halloween-themed clip cards featuring candy corn, witch hats, potions, and cauldrons.
  A thrilling way to practice counting from 1 to 20 while celebrating the spooky season!

Features and Benefits:

• Themed Learning: Each set features a unique theme, offering a diverse and engaging learning experience.
• Number to Quantity Matching: Facilitates the development of essential counting skills by matching numbers 1 to 20 with corresponding quantities.
• Interactive Engagement: Designed for hands-on learning, these clip cards encourage active participation and enhance fine motor skills.
• Colorful and Black & White Options: Choose between vibrant color or black & white versions to suit various teaching styles and preferences.
• Comprehensive Sets: With a total of 1200 task cards, this bundle offers a well-rounded and versatile learning experience.
• Educational and Fun: Perfect for individual or group activities, promoting collaboration, social skills, and a strong foundation in early numeracy.

Bring joy to learning with the "Matching Numbers to Quantities Math Counting to 20 Clip and Match Bundle." This bundle combines educational value with engaging visuals, making it an essential addition to any early childhood learning environment. Let the fun and excitement of themed clip cards enhance your child's early math skills!

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

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.

► We know you'll love helping students create meaningful connections to classical music, so we are happy to share these free listening activities with you today!

Embark on a musical journey through the changing seasons with Antonio Vivaldi's captivating "The Four Seasons"! This engaging resource invites students to explore the rich soundscapes of this iconic concerto, experiencing firsthand the distinctive moods Vivaldi paints for each season.

As they connect their unique seasonal experiences with the selected music, students discover the powerful link between music and the natural world, paving the way for creative explorations and personal interpretations. Get ready to fill your classroom with the beauty of music and the wonder of nature!

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi
• observe seasonal/weather influences within a composition
• familiarity with the Baroque musical period
• 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

The Four Seasons Music Appreciation Pack

Unleash the inner musician in your students with this Four Seasons listening pack! Filled with engaging activities like colorful rating guides, interactive listening sheets, and creative weather & feelings comparisons, this resource helps students actively listen, reflect, and connect with music in a variety of ways. From drawing scenes and checking musical elements to exploring emotions and weather associations, these activities make learning fun and encourage a deeper appreciation for the world of music! Learn More

Four Seasons Word Search

Enhance your Vivaldi unit with a fun, no-prep word search! Students can discover and review key terms related to Vivaldi and "The Four Seasons" in this engaging puzzle. It's a perfect brain break, bell-ringer, or activity to boost vocabulary, spelling, and problem-solving skills. Answer key included for easy use! Learn More

Four Seasons Fairy Tale Listening

Unleash your students' inner storytellers with these enchanting classical music activities! Just print and play as students embark on a musical fairy tale adventure. These charming listening sheets spark imaginations with story prompts and illustrations. Choose the setting, characters, and familiar fairy tale objects inspired by the music, then capture a scene inspired by the story in the included drawing box. Discuss and display these unique creations for a magical learning experience! Learn More

Four Seasons Space Tale Listening

Blast off on a musical adventure with these engaging classical music activities! Just print and play as students create their own interstellar space tales inspired by the sounds. These imaginative listening sheets offer a guided journey with story prompts and illustrations. Choose the setting, characters, and space objects inspired by the music, then capture a scene in the included drawing box. Discuss and display these unique creations for a fun and interactive learning experience! Learn More

Four Seasons Woodland Tale

Just print and play with these engaging classical music activities! Whether your students prefer a fairy tale, space exploration, or a woodland adventure, these activities combine music appreciation with imaginative storytelling. Students use illustrated charts to choose characters and settings, and then capture their inspired stories in the included drawing boxes. Discuss and display these creations for a magical learning experience! Learn More

Four Seasons Highlighter Poetry

Cultivate mindful listening and spark creativity with these engaging "Highlighter Poetry" activities! Simply print and play as students embark on a musical journey with Vivaldi's Four Seasons. While listening, they'll highlight keywords that resonate with their experience, choosing from colors, emotions, seasons, and instruments. These low-prep activities foster social-emotional learning, encourage mindful listening and spark meaningful class discussions about each piece. Perfect for composer studies, brain breaks, or bell ringers, these activities offer a fun and enriching way to explore the world of music! Learn More

Four Seasons Listening Dots

Looking for captivating ways to enhance music appreciation? These print-and-play activities offer something for everyone! Choose from "Highlighter Poetry" or "Listening Dot Boards" activities, each combining classical music, mindful listening, and social-emotional learning. Students embark on a musical journey with renowned composer Antonio Vivaldi, selecting colors, emotions, seasons, and more that resonate with their Four Seasons listening experience. These low-prep activities are perfect for composer studies, brain breaks, or bell ringers, fostering mindful listening, sparking discussions, and enriching your child's musical exploration! Learn More

Four Seasons Sports Tale Listening

Game on! Get ready for a musical match with these engaging print-and-play activities! Combining classical music appreciation with a sports theme, allows students to create music-inspired sports stories. Students choose sports-themed objects inspired by the music and then capture their imaginative scenes in the drawing box. Discuss and display these creations for a fun and interactive learning experience! Learn More

Ignite a lifelong love of music with The BIG Four Seasons Music Appreciation Bundle! This exciting collection offers a treasure trove of activities to engage students of all learning styles in the magic of "The Four Seasons."

From interactive listening sheets and creative storytelling prompts to mindful listening exercises and even a brain-boosting word search, this pack caters to diverse learning needs while fostering a deeper appreciation for music.

Thanksgiving Day is right around the corner! Special education teachers, take advantage of these NO PREP file folder games for your small group math centers and independent work stations. These 7 activities are perfect for that short holiday week right before everyone goes on break! This bundle includes a Thanksgiving social story, practice for number identification, addition, subtraction and counting within 20!

• Pumpkin Pie Addition and Subtraction File Folder Game
• Thanksgiving Number to Number Match File Folder Game
• Thanksgiving Turkey Tablet Subtraction
• Thanksgiving Turkey Tablet Addition
• Thanksgiving Dinner Count File Folder Game

Download 6 ready made file folder games as well as a special BONUS Thanksgiving Day Social Story to share with your students.

Explore the majestic world of trees and forests with classical music for June! From Chopin to Wagner and even Tchaikovsky, introduce your students to these iconic pieces of music inspired by trees.

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 emotions. 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?

June Listening Sheets

1. Mysterious Forest, Frederic Chopin
2. Pines of Rome, Ottorino Respighi
3. The Forest, Alexander Glazunov
4. The Tale the Pine Trees Knew, Arnold Bax
5. November Woods, Arnold Bax
6. Forest Murmurs (Siegfried,) Richard Wagner
7. Woodland Sketches, Edward Macdowell
8. The Enchanted Forest, Francesco Geminiani
9. Silent Woods, Antonin Dvorak
10. A Morning in the Woods, Leo Ornstein
11. Waldszenen (Forest Scenes,) Robert Schumann
12. Forest Murmurs, Franz Liszt
13. To An Old White Pine, Edward MacDowell
14. In Deep Woods, Edward MacDowell
15. The Five Sacred Trees, Williams
16. The Trees, Op. 75, Jean Sibelius
17. The Almond Tree, John Ireland
18. The Rain Tree, Toru Takemitsu
19. Tales from the Vienna Woods, Johann Strauss II
20. The Forest of Fir Trees in Winter, Pyotr Tchaikovsky

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.

June 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! (21 pages)

June Fairy Tale - Classical Fairy Tale listening sheets combine music appreciation with a storybook theme! Students compose their wondrous tale 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! (21 pages)

June 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. (12 pages)

The Five Sacred Trees - Do you need engaging brain breaks? This single-page listening activity is great for celebrating summer, Arbor Day, or for adding to your June sub plans. Just print and play! The music is available on YouTube or your favorite streaming services. (1 page)

June Mindful Listening (en Español) From January to December, the monthly listening sets are now available in Spanish! ¡Incorpora música clásica a tus lecciones de primavera! Las diez piezas clásicas presentadas en este set tienen temática de árbol o de bosque- perfecto para el Día del Árbol, Día de la Tierra y otros temas inspirados en la naturaleza.

Back-to-school season may be rapidly approaching, but there is still a little summer left! Introduce students to these nature-inspired classical pieces.

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?

August Listening Sheets

1. The Lark Ascending, Vaughan Williams
2. The Earth Prelude, Einaudi
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
11. Conga del Fuego, Marquez
12. Romance No. 2, Beethoven
13. Concierto de Aranjuez, Rodrigo
14. A Midsummer Night's Dream, Mendelssohn
15. The Sound of Trees, Pepin
16. Summerland, William Grant Still
17. The Seasons: Summer, Glazunov
18. The Seasons: August, Tchaikovsky
19. Summer Night on the River, Delius
20. Summer Day, Prokofiev

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.

August 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!

August 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!

August 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.

Become Ocean - Do you need engaging brain breaks? This single-page listening activity is great 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.

August Mindful Listening (en Español) From January to December, the monthly listening sets are now available in Spanish! Este conjunto de hojas de escucha está inspirado por los diversos días festivos estatales que conmemoran el cumpleaños de George Washington, Abraham Lincoln y Thomas Jefferson – ¡así como el 4 de julio y otras ocasiones con temas Americanos!

July represents the American summer - fireworks, cookouts, and parades! Students engage in active listening through a journey of American-inspired classical music.

Lifetime Updates

You'll have everything you need for a month of classical music appreciation with 100+ listening activities in this activity vault. You will also receive periodic updates for this resource for free! Keep an eye on your "My Purchases" tab for update notifications.

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 emotions. 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?

July Listening Sheets

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
11. Fanfare for the Common Man, Aaron Copland
12. Variations on "America," Charles Ives
13. Afro-American Symphony, William Grant Still
14. The American Frontier, Calvin Custer
15. Grand Canyon Suite, Ferde Grofe
16. Strike Up the Band, George Gershwin
17. Simple Gifts, Aaron Copland
18. American Salute, Morton Gould
19. The Liberty Bell, John Philip Sousa
20. The Washington Post, John Philip Sousa

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.

July 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!

July 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!

July 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 Invincible Eagle March - Do you need engaging brain breaks? This single-page listening activity is great for celebrating Independence Day, or for adding to your July sub plans. Just print and play! The music is available on YouTube or your favorite streaming services.

July Mindful Listening (en Español) From January to December, the monthly listening sets are now available in Spanish! Este conjunto de hojas de escucha está inspirado por los diversos días festivos estatales que conmemoran el cumpleaños de George Washington, Abraham Lincoln y Thomas Jefferson – ¡así como el 4 de julio y otras ocasiones con temas Americanos!

Color By Number Addition within 10 - Year Long Holidays, Events and Activities Bundle

Save by purchasing the bundle! Get all 4 seasonal sets for a total of 27 different color by number pages. This holiday themed math resource features the following seasons, holidays and events from throughout the entire year:

FALL:

Fall

Back to School

Labor Day

Halloween

Veteran's Day

Thanksgiving

WINTER:

Winter

Hannukah

Christmas

New Years

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Groundhog's Day

Valentine's Day

Presidents' Day

Mardi Gras

100th Day of School

SPRING:

Spring

St. Patrick's Day

Easter

Earth Day

Cinco de Mayo

Memorial Day

SUMMER:

Summer beach

4th of July

Birthday

Summer ice cream

Summer sun

All coloring pages focus on addition within 10. Pair this set with additional color by number sets featuring different math skills to easily differentiate for a diverse group of learners. The exciting pictures keep students engaged and having fun while they practice critical early math skills, develop fact fluency, and work on fine motor activities.

PERFECT FOR:

- Math Centers

- Homework Packets

- Fast Finishers / Early Finishers

- Morning Work Papers

- Independent Practice

- Fine Motor / Coloring Practice

- Homeschool

INCLUDED IN THIS DOWNLOAD:

Four 8.5 x 11 inch, black & white PDF downloads. Total of 27 color by number pages.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Terms of Use:

Purchasing this resource entitles the buyer the right to reproduce items for use in a single classroom or home. No elements of the product are to be used individually. Distribution, editing, sharing or selling the item is prohibited.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Clipart and Fonts Credits:

Creative Clips Clipart by Krista Wallden

Mollie Jo Fonts

KA Fonts

https://www.TeachShare.com/Store/Creative-To-The-Core

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

**** Looking for more ADDITION ACTIVITIES? Take a look at: ****

Color By Code: Addition: On The Farm

Color By Code: Addition: Under The Sea

Color By Code: Addition: Mission to Mars

**** Or, click here to see all of my COLOR BY CODE activities.****

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Copyright © Alicia Rosti The Speckled Frog

Use this no prep holiday activity to practice subitizing numbers 0-5 with tally marks, ten frames, counting hands, dice and dot patterns. Subitizing helps students recognize quantities without counting while developing concepts such as more/less, part vs. whole, and patterns. This holiday math resource can be used as morning work, homework or math centers. It's even great to leave for substitute teachers or in a virtual setting.

What's Included?

Save by purchasing the bundle! Get all 4 seasonal sets for a total of 27 different color by number pages. This holiday themed math resource features the following seasons, holidays and events from throughout the entire year:

FALL:

Fall

Back to School

Labor Day

Halloween

Veteran's Day

Thanksgiving

WINTER:

Winter

Hannukah

Christmas

New Years

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Groundhog's Day

Valentine's Day

Presidents' Day

Mardi Gras

100th Day of School

SPRING:

Spring

St. Patrick's Day

Easter

Earth Day

Cinco de Mayo

Memorial Day

SUMMER:

Summer beach

4th of July

Birthday

Summer sea shellsl

Summer treats

All coloring pages focus on subitizing with numbers 0-5. Pair this set with additional color by number sets featuring different math skills to easily differentiate for a diverse group of learners. The exciting pictures keep students engaged and having fun while they practice critical early math skills, develop number sense, and work on fine motor activities.

PERFECT FOR:

- Math Centers

- Homework Packets

- Fast Finishers / Early Finishers

- Morning Work Papers

- Independent Practice

- Fine Motor / Coloring Practice

- Homeschool

- Virtual Settings

- Substitute Teachers

INCLUDED IN THIS DOWNLOAD:

Four 8.5 x 11 inch, black & white PDF downloads. Total of 27 color by number pages.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Terms of Use:

Purchasing this resource entitles the buyer the right to reproduce items for use in a single classroom or home. No elements of the product are to be used individually. Distribution, editing, sharing or selling the item is prohibited.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Clipart and Fonts Credits:

Creative Clips Clipart by Krista Wallden

Mollie Jo Fonts

KA Fonts

https://www.TeachShare.com/Store/Creative-To-The-Core

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

**** Looking for more SUBITIZING ACTIVITIES? Take a look at: ****

Color By Code: Subitizing 0-5: On The Farm

Color By Code: Subitizing 0-5: Under The Sea

Color By Code: Subitizing Mini Bundle

**** Or, click here to see all of my COLOR BY CODE activities.****

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Copyright © Alicia Rosti The Speckled Frog

Hop on the TikTok trend and give your kindergarten kids these fun and trending vocabulary acquisition literacy tests (10) for summer, which also double as coloring pages. This is an exciting way for your PreK kids to learn to identify and write new words! The resource is handy and ready to use. These vocabulary sheets are fun for emerging readers or for classes or parents who are looking for a fun way to learn new words.

The vocabulary worksheets include different objects: animals, fruits, vegetables, and more! Some are a bit challenging to identify, making it fun and a great way to explore your child's creativity ;).

See Preview for full details

This resource is great as an English test, homework, activity, full-class instruction, early finishers, homeschool and more!

You may like:

• Polygons for beginners.
• Coordinate for beginners.
• Fractions for beginners.

My best rated freebie:

Free Long division Practice Worksheets.

Don't forget that leaving feedback earns you points toward FREE TeachShare purchases.

All the resources I make are free for the first 24 hours! so follow my store <3 to stay updated every time I post.

keywords:(not necessarily related to the topic)

preschool coloring pages

mystery pictures

digital resources

Preschool Kindergarten Spring Packet Worksheets Coloring Page

Summer Writing!
This packet contains 75 daily writing prompts (25 for each of the 3 months), for June, July & August, along with 35 pages of theme-shaped, primary lined writing paper.

There are 75 different prompts, which include varied writing styles : Steps, Opinion, Persuasive, Creative, and Personal.

To go with the prompts, you receive 35 different theme-shaped journaling pages with primary lines. (Suggestions for which journal page to use are given under each prompt in small print.)

(NOTE: THE PREVIEW CONTAINS AUGUST ONLY. THIS PACKET CONTAILS ALL 3 MONTHS.)

See the bottom of this page for the full list of journal page shapes.

*********************************************************

!!! OR SEE MY FULL 12-Month packet in my store for a great value!!
Daily Writing Prompts * 12 Months * 100 Themed Shaped Lined Journal Pages !!!!!

See my Summer packets here:

Teaching Inclusion Summer Themed Packets

This purchase is for the use of one teacher. It is not intended to be shared. Please use the 'additional license' purchase if more than one teacher will be using it. Thank you!

Copyright © 2022 Teaching Inclusion All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.

Leave feedback to earn credits for future purchases!

Follow my page to get updates!

Be sure to visit my store for many comprehension packets, and other activity worksheets! My packets strive for inclusion of all students. I provide lined paper, a choice of comprehension, simple activities, and answer sheets. I also take requests!

https://www.TeachShare.com/Store/Teaching-Inclusion

Shaped-Journal pages include:

1. call out cloud

2. tree

3. cheese

4. hot air balloon

5. doughnut

6. earth

7. hand

8. fish

9. food (pizza, or choose another)

10. suitcase

11. sun

12. house

13. Steps

14. yoga

15. shell

16. ice cream bowl

17. smile

18. UFO

19. star

20. radio

21. cupcake

22. video game

23. bowl

24. water waves

25. cow

26. chalkboard

27. burger

28. tiger

29. pool

30. mustard

31. sock

32. book

33. dog

34. pancakes

35. apple

This is a fun, perfect way for your students to practice Graphing coordinates, Coloring and Map skills at the end of the school year! The resource is handy and ready to use. Finding the summer mystery picture will definitely hold the children's interest. Students will color in the correct squares on the grid using the colors and the coordinates (letters and numbers) that are given to them within the quadrant.

This resource is great for homework, activity, full-class instruction, early finishers, and more!

By using these printable you will:

• Help develop spatial thinking.
• Allows kids to describe algebraic relationships in a visual sense.
• Use art in combination with math to stimulate visual memory.

Details:

• Page 1: About the author.
• Page 2: Resource cover.
• Page 3: The quadrant.
• Page 4: The codes.
• Page 4: Answer keys.

You may like:

• Polygons for beginners.
• Coordinate for beginners.
• Fractions for beginners.

My best rated freebie:

Free Long division Practice Worksheets.

Don't forget that leaving feedback earns you points toward FREE TeachShare purchases.

All the resources I make are free for the first 24 hours! so follow my store <3 to stay updated every time I post.

keywords:(not necessarily related to the topic)

coordinate plane

coordinate graphing mystery pictures

coordinate grid

coordinate plane graphing battleship

coordinate graphing mystery pictures

coordinate plane

coordinate plane

coordinate graphing mystery pictures

coordinate graphing mystery pictures

coordinate graphing mystery pictures

coordinate graphing mystery pictures

coordinate graphing mystery pictures spring

coordinate plane

coordinate plane

coordinate plane graphing battleship

coordinate plane spring

coordinate plane

coordinate plane

coordinate plane pictures

coordinate plane graphing

coordinate plane

spring

spring craft

spring bulletin board

spring activities

spring coloring pages

coordinate graphing mystery pictures

coordinate graphing mystery pictures

digital resources

Give your kindergarten kids this fun and easy (10) coloring activity to get excited for summer break. This is an exciting way for your PreK kids to learn numbers using summer coloring pages, they will love figuring out which summer theme picture will get at the end of the school year! The resource is handy and ready to use. Finding the summer mystery picture will definitely hold the children's interest. Students will color in the correct squares on the grid using a simple color code.

See Preview for full details

This resource is great for homework, activity, full-class instruction, early finishers, homeschool and more!

By using these printable you will:

• Help develop spatial thinking.
• Allows kids to describe algebraic relationships in a visual sense.
• Use art in combination with math to stimulate visual memory.

Included pictures:

1. Tree
2. flower
3. Bird
4. Turtle
5. Ice Cream
6. Beach ball
7. Strawberry
8. Cocktail
9. Watermelon
10. Popsicle.

You may like:

• Polygons for beginners.
• Coordinate for beginners.
• Fractions for beginners.

My best rated freebie:

Free Long division Practice Worksheets.

Don't forget that leaving feedback earns you points toward FREE TeachShare purchases.

All the resources I make are free for the first 24 hours! so follow my store <3 to stay updated every time I post.

keywords:(not necessarily related to the topic)

preschool coloring pages

mystery pictures

digital resources

Preschool Kindergarten Spring Packet Worksheets Coloring Page